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HiPointDem

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3. For sure. They're his financiers. 2010:

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 09:05 PM

Oct 2012

When Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo wanted to meet certain members of the hedge fund crowd, seeking donors for his all-but-certain run for governor, what he heard was this: talk to Joe.

That would be Joe Williams, executive director of a political action committee that advances what has become a favorite cause of many of the wealthy founders of New York hedge funds: charter schools.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/charter-schools-new-cheerleaders-financiers/

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) hires Teach for America/Charter Shill as NY Education Deputy Secretary [View all] HiPointDem Oct 2012 OP

there you go again, picking on another republican-in-democrat's-clothing again lol nt msongs Oct 2012 #1

Mucho $$$ connections between Cuomo and charter $$$chool backers. n/t Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #2

For sure. They're his financiers. 2010: HiPointDem Oct 2012 #3

TFA is becoming like the sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #4

This is what's wrong with education inductivetreasoning Oct 2012 #5