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Neocon Nuttery See other Neocon Nuttery Articles Title: Malkin makes an ass of herself again: Attacks wingnuts through poor research Malkin & Co. target Soros, hit Bush pioneers Posted October 27th, 2007 at 10:27 am The St. Petersburg Times reported this week that WellCare Health Plans, a Florida-based company that provides managed-care plans for millions of Medicare and Medicaid participants, has come under federal investigation. Indeed, the FBI raided WellCare’s headquarters Wednesday morning, along with the U.S. Attorney’s office, HHS investigators, and the Florida Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Times article included a little tidbit towards the end of the piece. WellCare was a slow-growing Florida company until 1992 when its owner, Dr. Kiran Patel, sold it to a New York investment group led by financier George Soros. The bankers hired Todd Farha, an aggressive Harvard MBA, to transform the company. Under his leadership, WellCare’s earnings have increased eight-fold and the company’s investors and executives like Farha have profited handsomely from appreciation in its stock. Right wing blogs saw the reference to Soros and pounced. Conservatives hit the St. Petersburg Times comments section, with insights such as, “I hope they prosecute that worm GEORGE SORROS [sic] added, “Welcome to George Soros’s America?” As it turns out, there are two big problems with the story. First, Soros sold off his interests in the company quite a while ago. Second, WellCare is actually run by Bush Pioneers and generous Republican donors. Oops. WellCare CEO is Todd Farha and Finance Director David Hart both raised over $100,000 in donations for Bush’s presidential campaign, and were the two biggest fundraisers for Bush in Tampa. The company’s partisan loyalties are pretty transparent. WellCare and its affiliates have given the Republican Party of Florida some $105,000 in contributions this year, according to state election records. They’ve also given the Florida Democratic Party $5,000 this year. In 2006, WellCare’s PAC gave $66,000 to federal candidates, all Republicans. For his part, Soros sold off his interests in 2006, before WellCare’s alleged improprieties. As Skimble concluded, “All of which just goes to show once again that the mere mention of the name ‘Soros’ — relevant or not — wakes the right-wing zombies.” It’s really a shame to see Soros Derangement Syndrome in action, but it’s ironic when the right goes after him and ends up highlighting alleged fraud committed by major Bush backers. Sphere: Related Content Discussion What do you think? Leave a comment. Alternatively, write a post on your own weblog; this blog accepts trackbacks. 32 Comments 1. On October 27th, 2007 at 10:33 am, zeitgeist said: Wait - Soros hired Farha, who is a Republican? You mean Soros (a financier who, by definition, makes his wealth from being patently captialistic) is not a blindly partisan hack who does everything in life with the sole purpose of advancing pinko commies and oppressing good flag-pin wearing Republicans? How could what Fox News told me be so wrong? 2. On October 27th, 2007 at 10:43 am, Tom Cleaver said: You know, Michelle Malkin isn’t even the kind of Olongapo boom-boom-short-time girl you’d pick up if you walked into the bar totally shitfaced. But you do have to give her credit for taking the world’s oldest profession into new territory where (over) age doesn’t matter and looks don’t count. 3. On October 27th, 2007 at 10:54 am, Liam J said: I’ve always been curious, what species is Michelle Malkin exactly? 4. On October 27th, 2007 at 10:58 am, Dennis - SGMM said: On October 27th, 2007 at 10:43 am, Tom Cleaver said: You know, Michelle Malkin isn’t even the kind of Olongapo boom-boom-short-time girl you’d pick up if you walked into the bar totally shitfaced. As a long ago WESPAC sailor, I salute you. Michelle has moved from “I love you too much, buy me drink,” to “I hate them so much, give me rage.” Unfortunately, you still find shit stains on your Dress Whites after she sits on your lap. 5. On October 27th, 2007 at 11:01 am, Former Dan said: This just seems like a Roadrunner Cartoon. Like her more intelligent and multidimenional counterpart, she leapt before she looked except she doesn’t have a tiny umbrella. Idiot. Sung to the Roadrunner Theme If you’re on the internet and read Malkin’s bull shit. Just look away or might end up in a snit. M Malkin, M Malkin runs on crazy all day. Even the facts can’t make her change her ways. M Malkin, the truth is not for you. M Malkin, as she writes it, it ain’t true. M Malkin, the truth is not for you. M Malkin, as she writes it, it ain’t true. That Malkin is really a crazy clown, When will she learn she can never mow facts down? Poor little Georgie S seems to bother her, Setting her off is his idea of having fun. 6. On October 27th, 2007 at 11:03 am, Steve said: Dems need to play the Reskunklican game with this little gem. The plot is simple—and inherently destructive to the GOP in Florida: Lay out an A-B-C chain showing money—lots and lots of money—moving from Medicaid/Medicare, through the Wellcare Health Plans pipeline, and into the pockets of Republican politicians. Play it hard, and with both malice and intent; the GOP loses the vast majority of its seniors-vote, and Bushylvania takes one more step down that ever-shortening Path to their well-earned, neoconservative extinction-event….
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Wow, those crazies over there are still acting like it's true. First of all, Soros has spent much of his money supporting Democratic movements in former Soviet states. So somehow, he's a commie. Or anti-Russian. Take your pick. Anyway, read for yourself, but put up some puke-resistant material over your keyboard first. This is a sewer not seen since the heyday of that cop site, bootinthehead.com. http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/25/soros-backed-medicare-insurer-raided-by-fbi/#comments
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