Gov. Deal's secret fund exposed

[groundloop]

email from Better Georgia:



Over the Labor Day weekend we finally learned why Gov. Nathan Deal is
fighting so hard to keep insurance premiums high in Georgia and
fighting to obstruct affordable access to health care.

And it's not just a partisan political attack.

No, it's even simpler than that: he's raking in corporate
anti-Obamacare money hand-over-fist.

Instead of protecting the rights of Georgia residents under the new
Affordable Care Act, Gov. Deal's family and business associates
have profited from a secret Super PAC funded largely by corporations
and political action committees that either do business with the state
or have a financial stake in legislation and regulations.

Since 2011, Gov. Deal's PAC has raised almost $1 million and
spent over $300,000, all in secret.

Over half of the money, 58 percent, comes from donors with a role in
the health care industry.

But Gov. Deal doesn't want you to know any of this.

The Real PAC failed to file required financial disclosures for two
years.

Gov. Deal only released a list of donors and expenses after
investigative reporter Jim Walls exposed a portion of the fund.

http://bettergeorgia.pnstate.org/site/R?i=vTD85ji-fzeK7zkYncd7Cw

On Friday, just as Georgia families started a holiday weekend, the
governor's team dumped the financial disclosures

http://bettergeorgia.pnstate.org/site/R?i=IVI5ORJKDLKWTH271ufCJg

in hopes that you would never hear about this.

So now we know where the money is coming from.

But where's the money going?

To his family and friends, of course.

The governor's daughter has been paid from the fund on a regular
basis. His business partner, Ken Cronan, got a big check, too.

And Real PAC has even written checks directly to the Governor's
Mansion.

But Gov. Deal doesn't want you to know any of this.

We're not going to let that happen. We're digging deep
into the records, and we plan to tell as many Georgia taxpayers as we
can. Today is just the beginning.

You can help by sharing this email with your friends, family,
co-workers and anyone who knows that access to affordable health care
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Sincerely,
Bryan Long
Executive Director
Better Georgia

P.S. We spent Labor Day weekend poring over Real PACs financial
disclosures so we could tell you today about the link between Gov.
Deal's obstruction of Obamacare and the corporations fueling his
secret Super PAC. We can't do this kind of work without
donations from people like you. Make a small donation now to keep us
going. Even $8 is a powerful gift. Donate now.
http://bettergeorgia.pnstate.org/site/R?i=9RKD6LVtQpMnnqxjYUgErw

[n2doc]

1. That's Crooked Deal for ya! n/t

[Laurian]

2. His previous shady dealings were known before the election,

but he was elected anyway. In this red state, I'm afraid these new revelations won't matter either. Sad, sad, sad.

[groundloop]

3. Yep, we'd elect a skunk if it had an R behind it's name

Supposedly we're getting more Democratic but with the gerrymandered voting districts, restrictive voter ID laws, and reduced early voting hours it's going to be tough to change things anytime soon.

[Phentex]

4. Exactly! He's always been dirty...

many would call that good business.