Full page ad in my local newspaper blames Democrats and their "socialism" for bad economy

The ad was placed by a group called the U.S. Citizens Association, and according to these wackos the entire economic downturn can be placed completely at the feet of Democrats and most especially Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, Franklin Raines, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and Obama. Anyone else see this ad or know anything about this group? Link to complete ad below:

http://www.uscitizensassociation.com/pdfs/ad_1.pdf


The headline was:

Barack Obama and the Democrats
did not inherit the bad economy;
they caused it and made it worse
They now want to bankrupt the nation with socialized
medicine and socialism energy taxes
This will greatly increase your income taxes, property taxes,
utility bills and you will be denied medical care

:rofl:

It must reek.

n/t

who knows it.

What planet are these assholes living on?

I'd love to put these idiots in a Society that forces them to pay (directly) for every service they enjoy..
Fire and police protection...taffic lights to food safety to drug research to the thousand things that we citizens "Socialize"

Fuckin' Clowns....

US Citizens Association

1655 W. Market Street | Suite 200
Akron, OH

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http://uscitizensassociation.com/home.html
Welcome to the U.S. Citizens Association


Couldnt find any real names behind them.

I did a Google on the address above and came up with a Denise C Woods, a neuropsychologist.

Not sure if it's related.

Hawkeye-X

Registrant:
Una Lauricia
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: USCITIZENSASSOCIATION.COM
Created on: 04-Aug-09
Expires on: 04-Aug-10
Last Updated on: 10-Aug-09

Administrative Contact:
Lauricia, Una ulauricia@pearne.com
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
(216) 579-1700 Fax -- (216) 579-6073

Technical Contact:
Lauricia, Una ulauricia@pearne.com
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
(216) 579-1700 Fax -- (216) 579-6073

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.POLITICALRESOLUTIONS0913.COM
NS2.POLITICALRESOLUTIONS0913.COM


www.pearne.com (from email address of contact)

Pearne & Gordon LLP is one of the largest and oldest intellectual property law firms in Cleveland. The firm limits its practice to patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, and related intellectual property law matters.

http://pearne.com/professionals.html#tech Their attorneys page

Una L. Lauricia's page at pearne.com

http://pearne.com/bios/lauricia.html

Una Lauricia is a partner at Pearne & Gordon LLP. She has handled various intellectual property disputes, including trademark opposition proceedings, patent litigation, and copyright disputes. Additionally, Una has rendered infringement, patentability, and validity opinions and has experience in drafting and negotiating various business agreements and documents including confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement and Internet-related agreements. Una also has experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the mechanical and electro- mechanical arts, trademark applications, and copyright applications.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Una was a project engineer at Swagelok Corporation. At Swagelok, Una worked with CNC machining, welding, and assembly processes for fluid system components used in the semiconductor, biopharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries.

Una is currently Treasurer of the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and is a member of the Cleveland Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the International Trademark Association.

Updated with Una's info

http://www.pgmg.com/bios/lauricia.html
Una L. Lauricia -- Partner at Pearne and Gordon

Reason this person (Una Lauricia) is listed as contact for US CITIZENS ASSOCIATION (formerly BGA) is most probably because she was hired to represent them when they were sued by BGA, Inc. for trademark infringement. Note the following (particularly next to last attorney):


the 1:09-cv-04686 Better Government Association, Inc. v. Better Government Association
James F. Holderman, presiding
Date filed: 08/03/2009
Date of last filing: 08/24/2009

Attorneys:

Sarah Lynne Burstein
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 862-2000
sarah.burstein@kirkland.com
Assigned: 08/03/2009
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association, Inc.
(Plaintiff)

Jami A. Gekas
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP
225 West Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606-1229
(312) 201 2390
gekas@wildman.com
Assigned: 08/03/2009
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association, Inc.
(Plaintiff)

Harold Roderic Heard
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP
225 West Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606-1229
(312) 201-2000
heard@wildmanharrold.com
Assigned: 08/03/2009
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association, Inc.
(Plaintiff)

Barry F. Irwin
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago)
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)862-2000
barry.irwin@kirkland.com
Assigned: 08/03/2009
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association, Inc.
(Plaintiff)

Una L. Lauricia
Pearne & Gordon LLP
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 579-1700
ulauricia@pearne.com
Assigned: 08/21/2009
PRO HAC VICE
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association
(Defendant)

Michael P. Padden
Howrey, LLP
321 North Clark Street
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 595-1239
paddenm@howrey.com
Assigned: 08/18/2009
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED representing Better Government Association
(Defendant)

So as the late Deep Throat said "follow the money". Question is who else does this firm represent?

Thanks and welcome to DU!



:hi:

According to the Huffington Post this group originally called themselves the Better Government Association. Another group with the same name sued them and they then changes their name to the U.S. Citizen's Association. It's unclear who the powers are behind this "grassroots" group but Ed Rollins name came up. See excerpt below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/national-anti-obama-group_n_251011.html

When reached by phone Tuesday, board member Rev. Herschel Gammill of Cathedral of Life Ministries in Canton declined to comment and instead referred questions to Ed Rollins, the Republican strategist who was Mike Huckabee's national campaign chairman in 2008 presidential election. Rollins, Gamill said, is chairman of the new BGA's board.

A secretary for Rollins' Washington-based New Strategies group told the Huffington Post Rollins was recovering from surgery and unavailable to comment. She could not confirm whether he was affiliated with the new BGA.

Calls to the new BGA's executive director Lance Davis were not returned

PA Democrat's post.

6229899, Just saw a TV ad warning of Obama's *socialism takeover of health care*
Posted by seafan on Wed Aug-05-09 06:59 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=printer_friendly&forum=389&topic_id=6229899

edit for other poster's name.

Looks like Ed Rollins, a big-time Republican strategist is involved. He was Reagan's National Campaign Director in '84 and Mike Huckabee's campaign chairman. I wonder where they are getting their money?

funding behind this.

Since Una is a partner, I'd look closely at that law firm for additional funding.

was just peachy :eyes:

We just ruined it all in a few months

high cost of living.

With all the bullshit arguing on DU over that issue and its various facets, I'd be better off writing and selling a pop-culture book about Michael Jackson's frozen sperm...

he's seven months into it and hasn't fixed it (or something), but yet they can blame Clinton and Carter. Um... what? Why not examine the many economic problems that Reagan and the Bushes created if you're going to go as far back as Carter?

Holy shit. I don't mind disagreeing on things, but can the right please work on trying to find someone who is NOT full of shit to support and discuss their policies? Please? It's all I ask.

The merger between Corporate America & the U.S. Government didn't have anything to do with it?

Why are delusional bat shit crazy idiots given a media outlet? Oh I see... Because that's what Corporate America wants the population to see.

All you can do is shake your head at their tunnel vision. LOL

That is a good first step to mental recovery.

and the year of recession leading up to it (as noted by conservative economist), the deregulation of the housing, banking, insurance and mortgage industries, moving the oversight of the banks to federal from state (from the party of "less government"), NONE of that had any effect on the economy.

It's Magically all Obama's!!!!

read what conservative economist thinks of Puke's economic impact on this country (it's a fun read and great for arguing with family/friends of the crazy persuasion):

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-12/the-gops-misplaced-rage/full/

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/HughBeaumont/94

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=114&topic_id=68585

And who was in office during the best part of that stretch? Er, that would be Bill Clinton.

Not George W Bewsh. His strongest period of job creation was during March 2004 - November 2004 . . . his re-election year.

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So . . . uh . . . shut the hell up, Regressives?