Sarah Steelman Owes us an Explanation Over Special Interest and Billy Long

I hope you will consider voting for Billy Long for Congress. The way I see it is we need someone who is not part of the political establishment. We need someone who loves his country and is willing to put his country before himself; before his party; before politics as usual; before special interest groups; before lobbyists; and before his colleagues in Congress. We need someone who will put YOU before money and power and influence.--Sarah Steelman July 28, 2010


So first quarter Federal Election Commission reports have come out, and Randy Turner at the Turner Report has gone through Congressman Long's first report since joining Congress to put Steelman's words to the tests. It appears Long has opened his pockets for lots of special interest money. Turner published the following list showing Long took over $40,000 from special interest groups and lobbyists--many located outside of Missouri's Seventh Congressional District:

$1,000- Action Committee for Rural Electrification
$1,000- Allied Pilots Association
$1,000- Ameren Federal PAC
$1,000- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
$1,000- American Airlines PAC
$1,000- American Bus Association PAC
$1,000- American Hospital Association PAC
$5,000- Anheuser-Busch PAC
$1,000- Arch Coal PAC
$3,000- Boeing Company PAC
$ 500- CoalPAC
$1,000- Dairy Farmers of America PAC
$2,000- Emerson Electric
$2,000- FedEx PAC
$2.000- Free and Strong America PAC
$2,000- Honeywell International PAC
$ 500- MinePAC
$1,000- National Air Traffic Controllers PAC
$2,000- National Association of Convenience Stores PAC
$1.000- National Association of Realtors PAC
$1,000- National Rural Letter Carriers PAC
$1,000- Outdoor Advertising Association of America
$2,000- PriceWaterhouseCoopers PAC
$2,000- Raytheon Company PAC
$2,000- Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
$1,000- United Technologies Corporation PAC

What were you saying about Billy Long and special interest groups and lobbyists Ms. Steelman? Oh, I shouldn't bother you with this. You are probably still trying to figure out what free trade is with your chubby little buddy.



Of course the bottom line here is Billy Long said he was fed up with how things were done in Washington and built this myth that he was above Washington only to prove he is Washington.