Puppets and Masters
"And like the ventriloquist's dummies, they sit there
in the puppet master's voice, but we can see whose
lips are moving, and we can hear his money talk."
-- Julian Bond, NAACP

Indeed, Mr. Bond and Mr. Mfume. And Mr. Tereza Heinz.


 

Some of Mrs. Lurch's "Tides Foundation" talking money:

Campaign for Communities a partnership comprised of the
Earth Day Network and its partners NAACP National Voter
Fund, Project Voter and the Southwest Voter Registration
and Education Project. This project is coordinating
national voter registration efforts aimed at young people,
specifically in African American and Latino communities:

$155,000

NAACP National Voter Fund's Empowerment 2004 will register
and mobilize African American voters through a nationally
coordinated campaign built on an increasing the strength of
local partners and affiliates. Targeted states include Ohio,
Florida, Missouri, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

$50,000
 
Is that a string I see there, Lurch??