The Connecticut Mirror published an article back a few months ago which drew attention to the fact that Linda McMahon donated money to prominent Democrats and Democrat Organizations between 1990 and 2006. I thought that I'd take a look at http://www.opensecrets.org and review which individuals and PACs she donated to, and the results are noteworthy. Granted, this isn't news, but it's particularly remarkable that Linda McMahon gave donations to then-incumbent Christopher Shays' opponent - Democrat Stephanie Hunter Sanchez - not once, but twice. By most political standards, that's treason - unless, of course - she wasn't a registered Republican at the time.
To be fair, I'm not massaging the data to make it look like Linda has only given to the Democratic National Committee and Rahm Emmanuel, I'm providing the complete picture of who's she's donated to - and there is quite a mix. The basic point that should be made is that in 2010, Connecticut's Media never pressed Linda McMahon on her donations to liberal candidates or organizations, or asked her tough ideological questions. I believe that had Rob Simmons gone the distance and primaried, as he should of, Linda McMahon might have been forced to be more forthcoming on her background, positions, voting record and so forth. The 2010 Convention and her nomination was the biggest Coup d'etat in Connecticut history - and barely a shot was fired.
Sadly, this time around, many of Connecticut's so-called "Republican Leaders" have signed on to back McMahon - without an inkling about who she is, or what she stands for. On its merits, it seems a little disingenuous for RTC Chairman and State Senators to jump the gun and force sell a candidate that both we - and they - know so little about. The strategy "say only what you need to" and "deflect and redirect" might work on the Face the State with Dennis House but it won't work in direct debate against Chris Shays or Brian K. Hill. Connecticut Republicans are best served by open public debate, and knowing what their candidates' stand for - repeating the unconfirmed claim that Linda (all by herself) created 500 jobs - is as tired as it is old. We need more then canned, scripted performances.
It's worth repeating - so little is known about the real Linda McMahon. In 2010, McMahon received a free pass on her political ideology, positions (gay rights, abortion, foreign policy, spending theory, free markets, or even any specific Connecticut-related policy position). And even today - when the media does try to reach out to her, they don't get Linda on the phone, they get a carefully crafted email from her handlers with her name on it. Whether this is due to the fact that she is unable to answer tough questions, or still sees herself as a protected WWE celebrity is not known. But whatever it is, such limited access to someone who claims to want to represent the people in Washington - is a bit troubling. Hate to say it, but I've had an easier time reaching these so-called career politicians she's always going on about. Enough with the listening tours, it's high time for you start talking, and start answering questions of value to the People of Connecticut.
Here are Linda's donations to Democrats between 1990-2006:
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | 10/28/92 | $5,000 | Connecticut Republican Campaign Cmte | |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 9/25/06 | $1,500 | Its My Party Too PAC |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 10/18/06 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | 7/6/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) | |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 11/23/05 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 11/30/05 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTING FEDE | 9/22/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTING FEDE | 9/10/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWF/CEO | 10/27/00 | $1,000 | Sanchez, Stephanie Hunter (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | HOMEMAKER | 7/9/02 | $1,000 | Stephen, John A (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWFE/COO | 5/8/01 | $1,000 | Murray, Kevin (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC | 7/26/04 | $1,000 | Thune, John (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 8/24/04 | $1,000 | National Federation of Republican Women |
| MCMAHON, LINDA STAMFORD,CT 06902 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO | 4/14/04 | $1,000 | Emanuel, Rahm (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA SANDY HOOLE,CT 06482 | WWE INC./PUBLIC RELATIONS | 8/24/04 | $1,000 | National Federation of Republican Women |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | 10/28/92 | $5,000 | Connecticut Republican Campaign Cmte | |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 9/25/06 | $1,500 | Its My Party Too PAC |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 10/18/06 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | 7/6/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) | |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 11/23/05 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 11/30/05 | $1,000 | Shays, Christopher (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTING FEDE | 9/22/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTING FEDE | 9/10/92 | $1,000 | Johnson, Brook (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWF/CEO | 10/27/00 | $1,000 | Sanchez, Stephanie Hunter (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | HOMEMAKER | 7/9/02 | $1,000 | Stephen, John A (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWFE/COO | 5/8/01 | $1,000 | Murray, Kevin (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC | 7/26/04 | $1,000 | Thune, John (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 8/24/04 | $1,000 | National Federation of Republican Women |
| MCMAHON, LINDA STAMFORD,CT 06902 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO | 4/14/04 | $1,000 | Emanuel, Rahm (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA SANDY HOOLE,CT 06482 | WWE INC./PUBLIC RELATIONS | 8/24/04 | $1,000 | National Federation of Republican Women |
| MCMAHON, LINDA STAMFORD,CT 06902 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO | 12/19/05 | $1,000 | Emanuel, Rahm (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC/CEO | 10/26/06 | $1,000 | Lieberman, Joe (I) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC/CEO | 11/7/06 | $1,000 | Lieberman, Joe (I) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWF/CEO | 9/4/02 | $500 | Sanchez, Stephanie Hunter (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 6/7/06 | $500 | Johnson, Nancy L (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WWE INC./CEO | 9/8/06 | $250 | Republican Majority for Choice |
| MCMAHON, LINDA GREENWICH,CT 06831 | TITAN SPORTS | 8/15/90 | $250 | Santorum, Rick (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA E GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT INC./ | 9/29/06 | $10,000 | Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA E GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION | 9/7/00 | $5,000 | Connecticut Republican Campaign Cmte (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA E GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT INC./ | 5/22/06 | $5,000 | Forward Together PAC (D) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA E GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/EXECUTIV | 10/4/01 | $1,000 | Connecticut Republican Campaign Cmte (R) |
| MCMAHON, LINDA E GREENWICH,CT 06831 | WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO | 8/18/04 | $500 | Sanchez, Stephanie Hunter (D) |
For reference, here are links to candidates/PACS:
Forward Together (D)
Democrat Stephanie Hunter Sanchez (opponent of Christopher Shays, 2000, 2002)
Republican Majority for Choice
It's My Party Too
By the way, I did a search of Christopher Shays' donations and I found a measily, $310 donation to a Republican National Organization. The worst you can say about Shays might be - that he's cheap. And maybe that's good thing!
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Other donations by Linda:
ReplyDeleteMCMAHON, LINDA
GREENWICH,CT 06831
SELF/CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE
11/17/09
$5,000
Every Republican is Crucial PAC (R)
MCMAHON, LINDA
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO
9/16/07
$2,500
Our Common Values PAC (Democrat PAC)
MCMAHON, LINDA
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/CEO
8/22/08
$2,300
Emanuel, Rahm (Democrat)
(Second Donation)
MCMAHON, LINDA E
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
10/15/07
$5,000
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D)
MCMAHON, LINDA E
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WWE INC/CEO
5/11/08
$1,300
Warner, Mark (Democrat)
MCMAHON, LINDA E
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WWE INC/CEO
5/11/08
$1,000
Warner, Mark (D)
MCMAHON, LINDA E
GREENWICH,CT 06831
WWE INC/CEO
1/31/08
$1,000
Warner, Mark (D)
(Three additional separate donations to this Democrat)
Those interested in seeing which Town Committees are "going to the pay window" can go to: http://seec.ct.gov/ecrisreporting/SearchingContribution.aspx As an example, type "McMahon" into the Contributor Name Field.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing about it, is how certain Town Committees are rewarded differently. For example Linda gave handsomely to New Milford - $600, but Vernon only received $100. Doesn't seem fair, does it?