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<div><br />
== Political Donors ==<br />
Ted Cruz is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. Cruz is currently the Junior U.S. Senator from Texas. Previously he served as Texas Solicitor General. Here is a list of his top political donors over the course of his career, ranging from 2011-2014[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014]].<br />
<br />
1. Club for Growth-$705,657<br />
<br />
2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991<br />
<br />
3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500<br />
<br />
4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350<br />
<br />
5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550<br />
<br />
6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600<br />
<br />
7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900<br />
<br />
8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413<br />
<br />
9. Jones Day-$44,500<br />
<br />
10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150<br />
<br />
== On Climate Change ==<br />
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." 2015 [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/]]<br />
<br />
When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening. <br />
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
<br />
"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
<br />
== On States' Rights ==<br />
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]<br />
<br />
At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Cruz voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings from interest groups ==<br />
Click on the following link to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Ted_Cruz&diff=874Ted Cruz2015-09-24T19:50:19Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
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<div><br />
== Political Donors ==<br />
Ted Cruz is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. Cruz is currently the Junior U.S. Senator from Texas. Previously he served as Texas Solicitor General. Here is a list of his top political donors over the course of his career, ranging from 2011-2014[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014]].<br />
<br />
1. Club for Growth-$705,657<br />
<br />
2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991<br />
<br />
3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500<br />
<br />
4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350<br />
<br />
5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550<br />
<br />
6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600<br />
<br />
7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900<br />
<br />
8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413<br />
<br />
9. Jones Day-$44,500<br />
<br />
10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150<br />
<br />
== On Climate Change ==<br />
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." 2015 [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/]]<br />
<br />
When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening. <br />
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
<br />
"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]<br />
<br />
== On States' Rights ==<br />
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Cruz voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings from interest groups ==<br />
Click on the following link to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=873Main Page2015-09-24T19:43:30Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
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<div>== Resources ==<br />
* [[Media]] -- esp live feeds<br />
* [[Wikis and Profile Pages]] -- other websites w info on politicos and pundits<br />
* [[Graphics]] -- graphical resources, some our own, some from other resources<br />
<br />
== 2016 Presidential Candidates ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
*[[Hillary Clinton]]<br />
*[[Ted Cruz]]<br />
*[[Rand Paul]]<br />
*[[Marco Rubio]]<br />
*[[Ben Carson]]<br />
*[[Carly Fiorina]]<br />
*[[Mike Huckabee]]<br />
*[[George Pataki]]<br />
*[[Jeb Bush]]<br />
*[[Chris Christie]]<br />
*[[Lindsey Graham]]<br />
*[[Bobby Jindal]]<br />
*[[John Kasich]]<br />
*[[Bernie Sanders]]<br />
*[[Martin O'Malley]] <br />
*[[Jim Webb]]<br />
*[[Lincoln Chafee]]<br />
*[[Donald Trump]]<br />
*[[Rick Santorum]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Political Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
* [[John McCain]]<br />
* [[John Kerry]]<br />
* [[John Edwards]]<br />
* [[Joseph Lieberman]]<br />
* [[Barack Obama]]<br />
* [[Joe Biden]]<br />
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]]<br />
* [[Jimmy Carter]]<br />
* [[Richard Cheney]]<br />
* [[Colin Powell]]<br />
* [[Michael Morell]]<br />
* [[Paul Ryan]]<br />
* [[Mitt Romney]]<br />
* [[Rick Perry]]<br />
* [[Newt Gingrich]]<br />
* [[Bill Clinton]]<br />
* [[Rob Portman]]<br />
* [[Richard Haass]]<br />
* [[Ari Fleischer]]<br />
* [[Chuck (Charles) Hagel]]<br />
*[[Robert McNamara]]<br />
*[[Samantha Power]]<br />
*[[Kenneth Pollack]]<br />
*[[Lanny Davis]]<br />
*[[Orrin Hatch]]<br />
*[[Patrick Leahy]]<br />
*[[Scott Walker]]<br />
*[[Mitch McConnell]]<br />
*[[John Cornyn]]<br />
*[[Harry Reid]]<br />
*[[Dick Durbin]]<br />
*[[Chuck Schumer]]<br />
*[[John Boehner]]<br />
*[[Kevin McCarthy]]<br />
*[[Steve Scalise]]<br />
*[[Nancy Pelosi]]<br />
*[[Steny Hoyer]]<br />
*[[Rupert Murdoch]]<br />
*[[David Petraeus]]<br />
*[[John Brennan]]<br />
*[[Stephen Hadley]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Non-U.S. Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
*[[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<br />
*[[David Cameron]]<br />
*[[Nicola Sturgeon]]<br />
*[[Angela Merkel]]<br />
*[[Narendra Modi]]<br />
*[[Vladimir Putin]]<br />
*[[Pope Francis]]<br />
*[[Shinzo Abe]]<br />
*[[Xi Jinping]]<br />
*[[Kim Jong-un]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
= 2016 Presidential Candidates' Net Worth =<br />
*[[Candidates Ranked by their Net Worth]] <br />
<br />
== Political Organizations' Ratings of 2016 Presidential Candidates ==<br />
*[[Scorecards for Candidates by Political Organizations]]<br />
<br />
== Media Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4"><br />
*[[Charles Krauthammer]]<br />
*[[Bernard Lewis]]<br />
*[[Ben Stein]]<br />
*[[Max Fisher]]<br />
*[[Chris Matthews]]<br />
*[[Juan Cole]]<br />
*[[George Will]]<br />
*[[Joe Scarborough]]<br />
*[[Michael Grunwald]]<br />
*[[Bill O'Reilly]]<br />
*[[Gwen Ifill]]<br />
*[[William Safire]]<br />
*[[Ceci Connolly]]<br />
*[[Fred Barnes]]<br />
*[[Tony Snow]]<br />
*[[Bob Edwards]] <br />
*[[Joie Chen]]<br />
*[[Howard Fineman]]<br />
*[[Lou Dobbs]]<br />
*[[Jeff Birnbaum]]<br />
*[[Judy Woodruff]]<br />
*[[Dick Morris]]<br />
*[[Morton Kondracke]]<br />
*[[David Carr]]<br />
*[[Alan Colmes]]<br />
*[[Christopher Hitchens]]<br />
*[[Fred Francis]]<br />
*[[Brit Hume]]<br />
*[[Cal Thomas]]<br />
*[[Bob Arnot]]<br />
*[[Evan Thomas]]<br />
*[[Corey Robin]]<br />
*[[Max Boot]]<br />
*[[Michael Barone]]<br />
*[[Fareed Zakaria]]<br />
*[[Thomas Friedman]]<br />
*[[Ezra Klein]] <br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Political Groupings ==<br />
*[[Neo-Cons]]<br />
*[[Libertarians]]<br />
*[[Rightwingers]]<br />
*[[Liberals]]<br />
<br />
== Myths ==<br />
*[[Iraq Had WMDs]]<br />
*[[Torture Doesn't Work]]<br />
*[[We Won in 2003]]<br />
*[[U.S. Government's "Delicate Balance" During Arab Spring]]<br />
*[[Torture Provides Useful Intelligence]]<br />
*[[Climate Change is a Hoax]]<br />
<br />
== Timelines ==<br />
*[[Iraq Sanctions]]<br />
*[[Iraq War]]<br />
<br />
==Crucial Votes ==<br />
*[[Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq]]<br />
*[[Presidential Fast Track Authority]]<br />
*[[2008 Bank Bailout]]<br />
<br />
== Groups ==<br />
* [[MEMRI]]<br />
<br />
== Articles ==<br />
<br />
* [[Dean Baker]]<br />
* [[Transportation Security Administration (TSA)]]<br />
<br />
== Some thoughts on starting new ==<br />
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--[[User:M|M]] 07:52, 20 November 2010 (PST)</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=872Main Page2015-09-24T19:42:32Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* Media Figures */</p>
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<div>== Resources ==<br />
* [[Media]] -- esp live feeds<br />
* [[Wikis and Profile Pages]] -- other websites w info on politicos and pundits<br />
* [[Graphics]] -- graphical resources, some our own, some from other resources<br />
<br />
== 2016 Presidential Candidates ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
*[[Hillary Clinton]]<br />
*[[Ted Cruz]]<br />
*[[Rand Paul]]<br />
*[[Marco Rubio]]<br />
*[[Ben Carson]]<br />
*[[Carly Fiorina]]<br />
*[[Mike Huckabee]]<br />
*[[George Pataki]]<br />
*[[Jeb Bush]]<br />
*[[Scott Walker]]<br />
*[[Chris Christie]]<br />
*[[Rick Perry]]<br />
*[[Lindsey Graham]]<br />
*[[Bobby Jindal]]<br />
*[[John Kasich]]<br />
*[[Bernie Sanders]]<br />
*[[Martin O'Malley]] <br />
*[[Jim Webb]]<br />
*[[Lincoln Chafee]]<br />
*[[Donald Trump]]<br />
*[[Rick Santorum]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Political Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
* [[John McCain]]<br />
* [[John Kerry]]<br />
* [[John Edwards]]<br />
* [[Joseph Lieberman]]<br />
* [[Barack Obama]]<br />
* [[Joe Biden]]<br />
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]]<br />
* [[Jimmy Carter]]<br />
* [[Richard Cheney]]<br />
* [[Colin Powell]]<br />
* [[Michael Morell]]<br />
* [[Paul Ryan]]<br />
* [[Mitt Romney]]<br />
* [[Newt Gingrich]]<br />
* [[Bill Clinton]]<br />
* [[Rob Portman]]<br />
* [[Richard Haass]]<br />
* [[Ari Fleischer]]<br />
* [[Chuck (Charles) Hagel]]<br />
*[[Robert McNamara]]<br />
*[[Samantha Power]]<br />
*[[Kenneth Pollack]]<br />
*[[Lanny Davis]]<br />
*[[Orrin Hatch]]<br />
*[[Patrick Leahy]]<br />
*[[Mitch McConnell]]<br />
*[[John Cornyn]]<br />
*[[Harry Reid]]<br />
*[[Dick Durbin]]<br />
*[[Chuck Schumer]]<br />
*[[John Boehner]]<br />
*[[Kevin McCarthy]]<br />
*[[Steve Scalise]]<br />
*[[Nancy Pelosi]]<br />
*[[Steny Hoyer]]<br />
*[[Rupert Murdoch]]<br />
*[[David Petraeus]]<br />
*[[John Brennan]]<br />
*[[Stephen Hadley]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Non-U.S. Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
*[[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<br />
*[[David Cameron]]<br />
*[[Nicola Sturgeon]]<br />
*[[Angela Merkel]]<br />
*[[Narendra Modi]]<br />
*[[Vladimir Putin]]<br />
*[[Pope Francis]]<br />
*[[Shinzo Abe]]<br />
*[[Xi Jinping]]<br />
*[[Kim Jong-un]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
= 2016 Presidential Candidates' Net Worth =<br />
*[[Candidates Ranked by their Net Worth]] <br />
<br />
== Political Organizations' Ratings of 2016 Presidential Candidates ==<br />
*[[Scorecards for Candidates by Political Organizations]]<br />
<br />
== Media Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4"><br />
*[[Charles Krauthammer]]<br />
*[[Bernard Lewis]]<br />
*[[Ben Stein]]<br />
*[[Max Fisher]]<br />
*[[Chris Matthews]]<br />
*[[Juan Cole]]<br />
*[[George Will]]<br />
*[[Joe Scarborough]]<br />
*[[Michael Grunwald]]<br />
*[[Bill O'Reilly]]<br />
*[[Gwen Ifill]]<br />
*[[William Safire]]<br />
*[[Ceci Connolly]]<br />
*[[Fred Barnes]]<br />
*[[Tony Snow]]<br />
*[[Bob Edwards]] <br />
*[[Joie Chen]]<br />
*[[Howard Fineman]]<br />
*[[Lou Dobbs]]<br />
*[[Jeff Birnbaum]]<br />
*[[Judy Woodruff]]<br />
*[[Dick Morris]]<br />
*[[Morton Kondracke]]<br />
*[[David Carr]]<br />
*[[Alan Colmes]]<br />
*[[Christopher Hitchens]]<br />
*[[Fred Francis]]<br />
*[[Brit Hume]]<br />
*[[Cal Thomas]]<br />
*[[Bob Arnot]]<br />
*[[Evan Thomas]]<br />
*[[Corey Robin]]<br />
*[[Max Boot]]<br />
*[[Michael Barone]]<br />
*[[Fareed Zakaria]]<br />
*[[Thomas Friedman]]<br />
*[[Ezra Klein]] <br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Political Groupings ==<br />
*[[Neo-Cons]]<br />
*[[Libertarians]]<br />
*[[Rightwingers]]<br />
*[[Liberals]]<br />
<br />
== Myths ==<br />
*[[Iraq Had WMDs]]<br />
*[[Torture Doesn't Work]]<br />
*[[We Won in 2003]]<br />
*[[U.S. Government's "Delicate Balance" During Arab Spring]]<br />
*[[Torture Provides Useful Intelligence]]<br />
*[[Climate Change is a Hoax]]<br />
<br />
== Timelines ==<br />
*[[Iraq Sanctions]]<br />
*[[Iraq War]]<br />
<br />
==Crucial Votes ==<br />
*[[Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq]]<br />
*[[Presidential Fast Track Authority]]<br />
*[[2008 Bank Bailout]]<br />
<br />
== Groups ==<br />
* [[MEMRI]]<br />
<br />
== Articles ==<br />
<br />
* [[Dean Baker]]<br />
* [[Transportation Security Administration (TSA)]]<br />
<br />
== Some thoughts on starting new ==<br />
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We hope that prior articles can be rescued from the prior, corrupted, database and imported to this installation.<br />
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--[[User:M|M]] 07:52, 20 November 2010 (PST)</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=871Main Page2015-09-24T19:42:13Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* Media Figures */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Resources ==<br />
* [[Media]] -- esp live feeds<br />
* [[Wikis and Profile Pages]] -- other websites w info on politicos and pundits<br />
* [[Graphics]] -- graphical resources, some our own, some from other resources<br />
<br />
== 2016 Presidential Candidates ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
*[[Hillary Clinton]]<br />
*[[Ted Cruz]]<br />
*[[Rand Paul]]<br />
*[[Marco Rubio]]<br />
*[[Ben Carson]]<br />
*[[Carly Fiorina]]<br />
*[[Mike Huckabee]]<br />
*[[George Pataki]]<br />
*[[Jeb Bush]]<br />
*[[Scott Walker]]<br />
*[[Chris Christie]]<br />
*[[Rick Perry]]<br />
*[[Lindsey Graham]]<br />
*[[Bobby Jindal]]<br />
*[[John Kasich]]<br />
*[[Bernie Sanders]]<br />
*[[Martin O'Malley]] <br />
*[[Jim Webb]]<br />
*[[Lincoln Chafee]]<br />
*[[Donald Trump]]<br />
*[[Rick Santorum]]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Political Figures ==<br />
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"><br />
* [[John McCain]]<br />
* [[John Kerry]]<br />
* [[John Edwards]]<br />
* [[Joseph Lieberman]]<br />
* [[Barack Obama]]<br />
* [[Joe Biden]]<br />
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]]<br />
* [[Jimmy Carter]]<br />
* [[Richard Cheney]]<br />
* [[Colin Powell]]<br />
* [[Michael Morell]]<br />
* [[Paul Ryan]]<br />
* [[Mitt Romney]]<br />
* [[Newt Gingrich]]<br />
* [[Bill Clinton]]<br />
* [[Rob Portman]]<br />
* [[Richard Haass]]<br />
* [[Ari Fleischer]]<br />
* [[Chuck (Charles) Hagel]]<br />
*[[Robert McNamara]]<br />
*[[Samantha Power]]<br />
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*[[Morton Kondracke]]<br />
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*[[Brit Hume]]<br />
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*[[Ezra Klein]] <br />
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--[[User:M|M]] 07:52, 20 November 2010 (PST)</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Juan_Cole&diff=870Juan Cole2015-09-24T19:41:32Z<p>100.37.172.155: Created page with "== On Libya == Cole defended the use of military force to prevent a massacre in Benghazi and to aid the Libyan rebel movement in their liberation struggle: "Well, intervention..."</p>
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<div>== On Libya ==<br />
Cole defended the use of military force to prevent a massacre in Benghazi and to aid the Libyan rebel movement in their liberation struggle: "Well, intervention is always a problematic thing, and it could go badly wrong, I have to admit from the outset. But you had a situation in Libya which was pretty peculiar. The uprising was a popular uprising. You had crowds coming out into the streets in downtowns, in Zawiyah, in Zuwarah, in so many of the cities of that country, and Benghazi. You had very substantial numbers of the officer corps defecting to the crowds, declaring for them. And it was chaotic, and it was not well coordinated, but it was nationwide. And I would estimate that, at its height, the people had thrown off Gaddafi’s rule in something on the order of 80 to 90 percent of the country. And mostly, it was done nonviolently.<br />
<br />
And then the Gaddafi sons, who command these special forces and the tank commanders, made an attempt to put this down. And they did it in the most brutal way possible. They mounted tanks, 30, 40, 50 tanks, sent them into the downtowns of places like Zawiyah, and they just shelled civilian crowds, protesters. They shelled buildings. They brutalized people over days, until they scared everybody and put them down, and then they sent secret police around to round up alleged ringleaders and reestablish secret police rule. And they did this in town after town after town. And then they started rolling the tanks to the east, and they were on the verge of taking the rebel stronghold, Benghazi. And there certainly would have been a massacre there in the same way that there was in Zawiyah, if it hadn’t been stopped at the last moment by United Nations allies.<br />
<br />
And here we had a situation where the Arab League met and demanded a no-fly zone. The U.S. Senate voted a resolution for a no-fly zone. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, 1973, asking not only for a no-fly zone, but for all measures necessary to protect civilian life. And now you have NATO and Arab League members like Qatar and the UAE patrolling Libya’s skies, intervening against those tanks that were wreaking that havoc on ordinary people." [http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/29/a_debate_on_us_military_intervention (3/29/2011, Democracy Now)]</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=823Lindsey Graham2015-09-12T17:37:04Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
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<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
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"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
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Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Graham said of Saddam Hussein: “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn’t have weapons of mass destruction. For 12 years now, we’ve been playing this game, trying to get this man to part with his weapons of mass destruction.” 2003 [http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-john-mccain-and-lindsey-graham-relayed-ba#.qdPeQ15jp]]<br />
<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015 [[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/05/18/lindsey_graham_iraq_was_not_a_mistake_obama_not_bush_to_blame_for_current_mess_in_iraq_and_syria.html]]<br />
<br />
Graham has also said that the Iraq War was “an opportunity to demonstrate to the Arab world and others that the rule of law matters.” 2004 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/us/struggle-for-iraq-south-carolina-senator-senator-s-pointed-questions-get-heart.html]]<br />
<br />
== On ISIL ==<br />
At a Republican party fundraiser, Graham said: “If I’m President of the United States and you’re thinkin’ about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL—anybody thinkin’ about that?—I’m not going to call a judge, I’m going to call a drone, and we will kill you.” 2015 [[http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/17/407385168/gop-presidential-hopefuls-serve-up-ice-cream-cheese-and-red-meat-to-iowans]]<br />
<br />
== On Israel ==<br />
Graham said during a discussion of the Iran Deal that "The one thing I can say about Israel and nuclear weapons: Not one Arab state has felt the need to go down the nuclear road because of Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons." 2015 [[http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4550183/excerpt-israel-question]]<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
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1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
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2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
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3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
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4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
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5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
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6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
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7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
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8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
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9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
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10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
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== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
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== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
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== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
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http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Joe_Biden&diff=822Joe Biden2015-09-12T17:31:20Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
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<div>==On the Iraq War==<br />
Biden has been referred to as "single most important congressional backer of the Bush administration’s decision to invade" Iraq. A 2008 article in FPIF details how Biden "orchestrated a propaganda show designed to sell the war to skeptical colleagues and the America public by ensuring that dissenting voices would not get a fair hearing" using his role as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080912110435/http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5492]]<br />
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"What we have here, I argue, as the rationale for going after Saddam, is that he signed a cease-fire agreement. The condition for his continuing in power was the elimination of his weapons of mass destruction, and the permission to have inspectors in to make sure he had eliminated them. He expelled those inspectors. So he violated the cease-fire; ergo, we have authority--not under a doctrine of preemption. This will not be a preemptive strike, if we go with the rest of the world. It will be an enforcement strike." (10/10/2002, Senate hearing on Authorizing Force in Iraq) [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?id=152410] [http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me080823.htm]<br />
<br />
“Secretary Powell made a powerful and irrefutable case today before the UN Security Council. The evidence he produced confirms what many of us already know - that Saddam continues to flout the world’s demand that he disarm." (2/5/2003) [http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/jan-mar03releases/2-03%20biden%20reax.htm]<br />
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MR. RUSSERT: I want to go back to 2002, because it’s important as to what people were saying then and what the American people were hearing. Here’s Joe Biden about Saddam Hussein: “He’s a long term threat and a short term threat to our national security.” “We have no choice but to eliminate the threat. This is a guy who is an extreme danger to the world.” “He must be dislodged from his weapons or dislodged from power.” You were emphatic about that.<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s right, and I was correct about that. He must be, in fact—and remember the weapons we were talking about. I also said on your show, that’s part of what I said, but not all of what I meant. What I also said on your show at the time was that I did not think he had weaponized his material, but he did have. When, when the inspectors left after Saddam kicked them out, there was a cataloguing at the United Nations saying he had X tons of, X amount of, and they listed the various materials he had. The big issue, remember, on this show we talked about, was whether he had weaponized them. Remember you asked me about those flights that were taking place in southern Iraq, where—were they spraying anthrax? And, you know, what would happen? And, you know, so on and so forth. And I pointed out to you that they had not developed that capacity at all. But he did have these stockpiles everywhere.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: Where are they?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Well, the point is, it turned out they didn’t, but everyone in the world thought he had them. The weapons inspectors said he had them. He catalogued—they catalogued them. This was not some, some Cheney, you know, pipe dream. This was, in fact, catalogued. They looked at them and catalogued. What he did with them, who knows? The real mystery is, if he, if he didn’t have any of them left, why didn’t he say so? Well, a lot of people say if he had said that, he would’ve, you know, emboldened Iran and so on and so forth. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But when you read the national intelligence estimate, which has now been released, there’re a lot of caveats put on the level of intelligence about the aluminum tubes and...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Absolutely.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: General Zinni, who’s been on this program a few weeks ago, said that when he heard the discussion about the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam had, he said, “I’ve never heard that” in any of the briefings he had as head of the Central Command. How could you as a U.S. senator be so wrong?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: I, I wasn’t wrong. I was on your show when you asked me about aluminum tubes, and I said they’re for artillery. I don’t believe they’re for cascading.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But you said Saddam was a threat. He had to be...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: He was a threat.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: In what way?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: The threat he presented was that, if Saddam was left unfettered, which I said during that period, for the next five years with sanctions lifted and billions of dollars into his coffers, then I believed he had the ability to acquire a tactical nuclear weapon—not by building it, by purchasing it. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: You were asked on this program a few months after the invasion of May of ‘03 about your vote. And you said, “There was sufficient evidence to go into Iraq.” And then in ‘04 you said—a year and a half ago—“I voted to give the president the authority to use force in Iraq. I still believe my vote was just.” Then you went to Iowa in ‘07, running for president and said, “It was a mistake. I regret my vote.”<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s unfair. I said that on your program it was a mistake between, and you make it sound like I went to Iowa and all of a sudden I had people out there saying Biden is...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: Well, there was a change in your thinking from, from being...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: No...<br />
<br />
(4/29/2007, Meet the Press: Meet the Candidate, Sen. Joe Biden) [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18381961/ns/meet_the_press/t/mtp-transcript-april/#.UG8uOxyIu-E]<br />
<br />
== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==<br />
Biden voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq<br />
<br />
==On the Patriot Act==<br />
Biden has taken credit on numerous occasions for writing the Patriot Act. He said: "Almost the same thing that got passed, the Patriot Act, was introduced by me in 1994, and it was the right-wing that defeated it." 2002 [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/surveillance-joe#.cdkqEp2E6]]</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Joe_Biden&diff=821Joe Biden2015-09-12T17:28:18Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On the Patriot Act */</p>
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<div>==On the Iraq War==<br />
<br />
"What we have here, I argue, as the rationale for going after Saddam, is that he signed a cease-fire agreement. The condition for his continuing in power was the elimination of his weapons of mass destruction, and the permission to have inspectors in to make sure he had eliminated them. He expelled those inspectors. So he violated the cease-fire; ergo, we have authority--not under a doctrine of preemption. This will not be a preemptive strike, if we go with the rest of the world. It will be an enforcement strike." (10/10/2002, Senate hearing on Authorizing Force in Iraq) [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?id=152410] [http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me080823.htm]<br />
<br />
“Secretary Powell made a powerful and irrefutable case today before the UN Security Council. The evidence he produced confirms what many of us already know - that Saddam continues to flout the world’s demand that he disarm." (2/5/2003) [http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/jan-mar03releases/2-03%20biden%20reax.htm]<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: I want to go back to 2002, because it’s important as to what people were saying then and what the American people were hearing. Here’s Joe Biden about Saddam Hussein: “He’s a long term threat and a short term threat to our national security.” “We have no choice but to eliminate the threat. This is a guy who is an extreme danger to the world.” “He must be dislodged from his weapons or dislodged from power.” You were emphatic about that.<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s right, and I was correct about that. He must be, in fact—and remember the weapons we were talking about. I also said on your show, that’s part of what I said, but not all of what I meant. What I also said on your show at the time was that I did not think he had weaponized his material, but he did have. When, when the inspectors left after Saddam kicked them out, there was a cataloguing at the United Nations saying he had X tons of, X amount of, and they listed the various materials he had. The big issue, remember, on this show we talked about, was whether he had weaponized them. Remember you asked me about those flights that were taking place in southern Iraq, where—were they spraying anthrax? And, you know, what would happen? And, you know, so on and so forth. And I pointed out to you that they had not developed that capacity at all. But he did have these stockpiles everywhere.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: Where are they?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Well, the point is, it turned out they didn’t, but everyone in the world thought he had them. The weapons inspectors said he had them. He catalogued—they catalogued them. This was not some, some Cheney, you know, pipe dream. This was, in fact, catalogued. They looked at them and catalogued. What he did with them, who knows? The real mystery is, if he, if he didn’t have any of them left, why didn’t he say so? Well, a lot of people say if he had said that, he would’ve, you know, emboldened Iran and so on and so forth. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But when you read the national intelligence estimate, which has now been released, there’re a lot of caveats put on the level of intelligence about the aluminum tubes and...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Absolutely.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: General Zinni, who’s been on this program a few weeks ago, said that when he heard the discussion about the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam had, he said, “I’ve never heard that” in any of the briefings he had as head of the Central Command. How could you as a U.S. senator be so wrong?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: I, I wasn’t wrong. I was on your show when you asked me about aluminum tubes, and I said they’re for artillery. I don’t believe they’re for cascading.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But you said Saddam was a threat. He had to be...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: He was a threat.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: In what way?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: The threat he presented was that, if Saddam was left unfettered, which I said during that period, for the next five years with sanctions lifted and billions of dollars into his coffers, then I believed he had the ability to acquire a tactical nuclear weapon—not by building it, by purchasing it. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: You were asked on this program a few months after the invasion of May of ‘03 about your vote. And you said, “There was sufficient evidence to go into Iraq.” And then in ‘04 you said—a year and a half ago—“I voted to give the president the authority to use force in Iraq. I still believe my vote was just.” Then you went to Iowa in ‘07, running for president and said, “It was a mistake. I regret my vote.”<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s unfair. I said that on your program it was a mistake between, and you make it sound like I went to Iowa and all of a sudden I had people out there saying Biden is...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: Well, there was a change in your thinking from, from being...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: No...<br />
<br />
(4/29/2007, Meet the Press: Meet the Candidate, Sen. Joe Biden) [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18381961/ns/meet_the_press/t/mtp-transcript-april/#.UG8uOxyIu-E]<br />
<br />
== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==<br />
Biden voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq<br />
<br />
==On the Patriot Act==<br />
Biden has taken credit on numerous occasions for writing the Patriot Act. He said: "Almost the same thing that got passed, the Patriot Act, was introduced by me in 1994, and it was the right-wing that defeated it." 2002 [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/surveillance-joe#.cdkqEp2E6]]</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Joe_Biden&diff=820Joe Biden2015-09-12T17:27:40Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
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<div>==On the Iraq War==<br />
<br />
"What we have here, I argue, as the rationale for going after Saddam, is that he signed a cease-fire agreement. The condition for his continuing in power was the elimination of his weapons of mass destruction, and the permission to have inspectors in to make sure he had eliminated them. He expelled those inspectors. So he violated the cease-fire; ergo, we have authority--not under a doctrine of preemption. This will not be a preemptive strike, if we go with the rest of the world. It will be an enforcement strike." (10/10/2002, Senate hearing on Authorizing Force in Iraq) [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?id=152410] [http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me080823.htm]<br />
<br />
“Secretary Powell made a powerful and irrefutable case today before the UN Security Council. The evidence he produced confirms what many of us already know - that Saddam continues to flout the world’s demand that he disarm." (2/5/2003) [http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/jan-mar03releases/2-03%20biden%20reax.htm]<br />
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MR. RUSSERT: I want to go back to 2002, because it’s important as to what people were saying then and what the American people were hearing. Here’s Joe Biden about Saddam Hussein: “He’s a long term threat and a short term threat to our national security.” “We have no choice but to eliminate the threat. This is a guy who is an extreme danger to the world.” “He must be dislodged from his weapons or dislodged from power.” You were emphatic about that.<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s right, and I was correct about that. He must be, in fact—and remember the weapons we were talking about. I also said on your show, that’s part of what I said, but not all of what I meant. What I also said on your show at the time was that I did not think he had weaponized his material, but he did have. When, when the inspectors left after Saddam kicked them out, there was a cataloguing at the United Nations saying he had X tons of, X amount of, and they listed the various materials he had. The big issue, remember, on this show we talked about, was whether he had weaponized them. Remember you asked me about those flights that were taking place in southern Iraq, where—were they spraying anthrax? And, you know, what would happen? And, you know, so on and so forth. And I pointed out to you that they had not developed that capacity at all. But he did have these stockpiles everywhere.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: Where are they?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Well, the point is, it turned out they didn’t, but everyone in the world thought he had them. The weapons inspectors said he had them. He catalogued—they catalogued them. This was not some, some Cheney, you know, pipe dream. This was, in fact, catalogued. They looked at them and catalogued. What he did with them, who knows? The real mystery is, if he, if he didn’t have any of them left, why didn’t he say so? Well, a lot of people say if he had said that, he would’ve, you know, emboldened Iran and so on and so forth. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But when you read the national intelligence estimate, which has now been released, there’re a lot of caveats put on the level of intelligence about the aluminum tubes and...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: Absolutely.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: General Zinni, who’s been on this program a few weeks ago, said that when he heard the discussion about the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam had, he said, “I’ve never heard that” in any of the briefings he had as head of the Central Command. How could you as a U.S. senator be so wrong?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: I, I wasn’t wrong. I was on your show when you asked me about aluminum tubes, and I said they’re for artillery. I don’t believe they’re for cascading.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: But you said Saddam was a threat. He had to be...<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: He was a threat.<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: In what way?<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: The threat he presented was that, if Saddam was left unfettered, which I said during that period, for the next five years with sanctions lifted and billions of dollars into his coffers, then I believed he had the ability to acquire a tactical nuclear weapon—not by building it, by purchasing it. ...<br />
<br />
MR. RUSSERT: You were asked on this program a few months after the invasion of May of ‘03 about your vote. And you said, “There was sufficient evidence to go into Iraq.” And then in ‘04 you said—a year and a half ago—“I voted to give the president the authority to use force in Iraq. I still believe my vote was just.” Then you went to Iowa in ‘07, running for president and said, “It was a mistake. I regret my vote.”<br />
<br />
SEN. BIDEN: That’s unfair. I said that on your program it was a mistake between, and you make it sound like I went to Iowa and all of a sudden I had people out there saying Biden is...<br />
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MR. RUSSERT: Well, there was a change in your thinking from, from being...<br />
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SEN. BIDEN: No...<br />
<br />
(4/29/2007, Meet the Press: Meet the Candidate, Sen. Joe Biden) [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18381961/ns/meet_the_press/t/mtp-transcript-april/#.UG8uOxyIu-E]<br />
<br />
== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==<br />
Biden voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq<br />
<br />
==On the Patriot Act==<br />
Biden has taken credit on numerous occasions for writing the Patriot Act. He said: "Almost the same thing that got passed, the Patriot Act, was introduced by me in 1994, and it was the right-wing that defeated it."</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Kenneth_Pollack&diff=819Kenneth Pollack2015-09-12T17:22:48Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On Iraq */</p>
<hr />
<div>== On Iraq ==<br />
<br />
In his book, ''The Threatening Storm'', Pollack advocated heavily for this use of force in Iraq, citing Iraq's supposed stash of WMD's, which did not in fact exist. Pollak wrote in his book "the only prudent and realistic course of action left to the United States is to mount a full-scale invasion of Iraq to smash the Iraqi armed forces, depose Saddam’s regime, and rid the country of weapons of mass destruction.” Pollack predicted, “It is unimaginable that the United States would have to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars and highly unlikely that we would have to contribute even tens of billions of dollars.” Likewise, he wrote, “we should not exaggerate the danger of casualties among American troops. U.S. forces in Bosnia have not suffered a single casualty from hostile action because they have become so attentive and skillful at force protection.”<br />
<br />
"Those who argue that the United States would inevitably become the target of unhappy Iraqis generally also assume that the Iraqi population would be hostile to U.S. forces from the outset. However, the best evidence we have suggests that the Iraqi people would be pleased to be liberated, and over the longer term, their acceptance of U.S. forces would likely be determined by the efforts the United States undertook." [[http://mondoweiss.net/2014/06/pollack-friedman-experts]]<br />
<br />
In an NPR interview in Nov. 2002, Pollak talked about why the U.S needed to intervene in Iraq. "I believe that we are going to have to go war with Iraq sooner rather than later. The reason that it has to be sooner rather than later is because of Iraq's development of nuclear weapons. What we've heard from all of the intelligence communities in the West--there seems to be a consensus among our own, the British, the French, the Germans, the Israelis--they all believe that Saddam Hussein has effectively everything that he needs to build nuclear weapons.<br />
<br />
"He's got the uranium. He hasn't enriched it yet. But what that says is that we do have a window. We don't want Saddam Hussein to get nuclear weapons. If he were to acquire them, it would be tremendously dangerous, possibly tragic for the entire world."<br />
<br />
"I do agree with the view that it is likely that if we invade Iraq, we will trigger their use of weapons of mass destruction. But I think there are a number of very important caveats to keep in mind. First, our ability, our military capabilities to deal with those threats is actually quite high. Our forces are well-prepared to deal in that kind of environment. And what's more, our offensive capabilities are very good, and chances are we can prevent the Iraqis from using a lot of that if we handle the operation correctly. And I noted the most recent newspaper article suggesting that this is going to be a massive invasion force; I think that's absolutely right. The bigger the force we bring to bear, the better our capabilities to prevent the Iraqis from using these weapons.<br />
<br />
"At some point down the road, Saddam Hussein is going to acquire a nuclear weapon." [[http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/transcripts/2002/nov/021110.inskeep.html]]<br />
<br />
In 2003, Pollack wrote an article for New York Times entitled "Saddam's Bombs? We'll Find Them." He argues that "There has long been an extremely strong case -- based on evidence that largely predates the Bush administration -- that Iraq maintained programs in weapons of mass destruction." [[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/20/opinion/saddam-s-bombs-we-ll-find-them.html]]</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Kenneth_Pollack&diff=818Kenneth Pollack2015-09-12T17:22:25Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On Iraq */</p>
<hr />
<div>== On Iraq ==<br />
<br />
In his book, ''The Threatening Storm'', Pollack advocated heavily for this use of force in Iraq, citing Iraq's supposed stash of WMD's, which did not in fact exist. Pollak wrote in his book "the only prudent and realistic course of action left to the United States is to mount a full-scale invasion of Iraq to smash the Iraqi armed forces, depose Saddam’s regime, and rid the country of weapons of mass destruction.” Pollack predicted, “It is unimaginable that the United States would have to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars and highly unlikely that we would have to contribute even tens of billions of dollars.” Likewise, he wrote, “we should not exaggerate the danger of casualties among American troops. U.S. forces in Bosnia have not suffered a single casualty from hostile action because they have become so attentive and skillful at force protection.”<br />
<br />
"Those who argue that the United States would inevitably become the target of unhappy Iraqis generally also assume that the Iraqi population would be hostile to U.S. forces from the outset. However, the best evidence we have suggests that the Iraqi people would be pleased to be liberated, and over the longer term, their acceptance of U.S. forces would likely be determined by the efforts the United States undertook." [[http://mondoweiss.net/2014/06/pollack-friedman-experts]]<br />
<br />
In an NPR interview in Nov. 2002, Pollak talked about why the U.S needed to intervene in Iraq. "I believe that we are going to have to go war with Iraq sooner rather than later. The reason that it has to be sooner rather than later is because of Iraq's development of nuclear weapons. What we've heard from all of the intelligence communities in the West--there seems to be a consensus among our own, the British, the French, the Germans, the Israelis--they all believe that Saddam Hussein has effectively everything that he needs to build nuclear weapons.<br />
<br />
"He's got the uranium. He hasn't enriched it yet. But what that says is that we do have a window. We don't want Saddam Hussein to get nuclear weapons. If he were to acquire them, it would be tremendously dangerous, possibly tragic for the entire world."<br />
<br />
"I do agree with the view that it is likely that if we invade Iraq, we will trigger their use of weapons of mass destruction. But I think there are a number of very important caveats to keep in mind. First, our ability, our military capabilities to deal with those threats is actually quite high. Our forces are well-prepared to deal in that kind of environment. And what's more, our offensive capabilities are very good, and chances are we can prevent the Iraqis from using a lot of that if we handle the operation correctly. And I noted the most recent newspaper article suggesting that this is going to be a massive invasion force; I think that's absolutely right. The bigger the force we bring to bear, the better our capabilities to prevent the Iraqis from using these weapons.<br />
<br />
"At some point down the road, Saddam Hussein is going to acquire a nuclear weapon." [[http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/transcripts/2002/nov/021110.inskeep.html]]<br />
<br />
In 2003, Pollack wrote an article for New York Times entitled "Saddam's Bombs? We'll Find Them." [[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/20/opinion/saddam-s-bombs-we-ll-find-them.html]] He argues that "There has long been an extremely strong case -- based on evidence that largely predates the Bush administration -- that Iraq maintained programs in weapons of mass destruction."</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=817Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:27:21Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Graham said of Saddam Hussein: “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn’t have weapons of mass destruction. For 12 years now, we’ve been playing this game, trying to get this man to part with his weapons of mass destruction.” 2003 [http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-john-mccain-and-lindsey-graham-relayed-ba#.qdPeQ15jp]]<br />
<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015 [[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/05/18/lindsey_graham_iraq_was_not_a_mistake_obama_not_bush_to_blame_for_current_mess_in_iraq_and_syria.html]]<br />
<br />
Graham has also said that the Iraq War was “an opportunity to demonstrate to the Arab world and others that the rule of law matters.” 2004 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/us/struggle-for-iraq-south-carolina-senator-senator-s-pointed-questions-get-heart.html]]<br />
<br />
== On ISIL ==<br />
At a Republican party fundraiser, Graham said: “If I’m President of the United States and you’re thinkin’ about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL—anybody thinkin’ about that?—I’m not going to call a judge, I’m going to call a drone, and we will kill you.” 2015 [[http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/17/407385168/gop-presidential-hopefuls-serve-up-ice-cream-cheese-and-red-meat-to-iowans]]<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
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== Other Wikis ==<br />
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=816Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:25:04Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On the Iraq War */</p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Graham said of Saddam Hussein: “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn’t have weapons of mass destruction. For 12 years now, we’ve been playing this game, trying to get this man to part with his weapons of mass destruction.” 2003 [http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-john-mccain-and-lindsey-graham-relayed-ba#.qdPeQ15jp]]<br />
<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015 [[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/05/18/lindsey_graham_iraq_was_not_a_mistake_obama_not_bush_to_blame_for_current_mess_in_iraq_and_syria.html]]<br />
<br />
Graham has also said that the Iraq War was “an opportunity to demonstrate to the Arab world and others that the rule of law matters.” 2004 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/us/struggle-for-iraq-south-carolina-senator-senator-s-pointed-questions-get-heart.html]]<br />
<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=815Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:21:39Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Graham said of Saddam Hussein: “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn’t have weapons of mass destruction. For 12 years now, we’ve been playing this game, trying to get this man to part with his weapons of mass destruction.” 2003 [http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-john-mccain-and-lindsey-graham-relayed-ba#.qdPeQ15jp]]<br />
<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015 [[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/05/18/lindsey_graham_iraq_was_not_a_mistake_obama_not_bush_to_blame_for_current_mess_in_iraq_and_syria.html]]<br />
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== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
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== Other Wikis ==<br />
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
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http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=814Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:19:50Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On the Iraq War */</p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Graham said of Saddam Hussein: “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn’t have weapons of mass destruction. For 12 years now, we’ve been playing this game, trying to get this man to part with his weapons of mass destruction.” 2003<br />
<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer in 2015 on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015<br />
<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=813Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:18:16Z<p>100.37.172.155: /* On the Iraq War */</p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush." 2015<br />
<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=Lindsey_Graham&diff=812Lindsey Graham2015-09-10T20:17:49Z<p>100.37.172.155: </p>
<hr />
<div>== On Climate Change ==<br />
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change. <br />
<br />
"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]<br />
<br />
Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]<br />
<br />
== On the Iraq War ==<br />
When asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN whether the Iraq War was a mistake, Graham responded: "No. I don't think so. I think at the end of the day, if I know now, then what I know now, a land invasion may not have been the right answer, but Saddam Hussein was firing at American planes patrolling Iraqi skies under international law. He was denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to sites where we thought there would be weapons of mass destruction. He was killing his own people ... To those who think this is a temporary problem or that we brought this upon ourselves you don't know what you're talking about." <br />
<br />
Blitzer responded by saying that Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, to which Graham replied: "Well, he had a lot to do in terms of destabilizing the region. He had invaded his neighbor (Kuwait), he was violating U.N. mandates about inspecting sites as part of the ending the first Gulf War, he was shooting at American aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq as part of a no-fly zone, he was gassings the Kurds. I am glad he is gone. At the end of the day, I blame President Obama for the mess in Iraq and Syria, not President Bush."<br />
== Top Donors ==<br />
<br />
Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]<br />
<br />
1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247<br />
<br />
2. Scana Corp-$172,105 <br />
<br />
3. General Electric-$98,300<br />
<br />
4. Edens & Avant-$82,250<br />
<br />
5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100<br />
<br />
6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600<br />
<br />
7. Fluor Corp-$76,201<br />
<br />
8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673<br />
<br />
9. Boeing Co-$69,543<br />
<br />
10. Murray Energy-$62,775<br />
<br />
== Fast Track Vote ==<br />
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]<br />
<br />
== Ratings From Interest Groups ==<br />
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/21992/lindsey-graham#.VbumrjBViko]]<br />
<br />
== Other Wikis ==<br />
<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham<br />
<br />
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey</div>100.37.172.155