A memo with the warning “It is CONFIDENTIAL to Blueprint, so please be careful – share with your boards and appropriate staff but not the whole world” was recently leaked to the Charlotte Observer and it showed how Blueprint NC, a ‘non-partisan’ nonprofit group was gearing up to attack the newly elected Republican Governor and Republican leadership by outlining ideas for how progressive groups should attack Republicans who now control NC state government. Below are their recommendations:

• “Crippling their leaders (McCrory, Tillis, Berger etc.).”

• “Eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern.”

• “Pressure McCrory at every public event.”

• “Slam him when he contradicts his promises.”

• “Private investigators and investigative reporting, especially in the executive branch…”

Because of this Blueprint NC risks losing a good portion of their funding from their parent group who says they are disappointed in the group and will get to the bottom of this:

Leslie Winner, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, said she was “surprised and disappointed” by the actions of Blueprint North Carolina.

“(Z. Smith Reynolds) believes in robust debate on issues of public importance, (it) does not support attacking people,” Winner said. “We were disappointed to learn that Blueprint is advocating this strategy…

“We are taking this seriously. We are determining our options and our obligations. We will get to the bottom of it.”

The Foundation is providing $400,000 of Blueprint’s nearly $1 million budget, Winner said.

NC Gov. Pat McCrory was on with Fox and Friends this morning and said the memo was shameful and may indicate illegal activity among nonprofits who are not allowed to operate in partisan ways.

Here’s the full interview which begins with McCrory discussing how Obama doesn’t want to help NC get in the energy business:




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PVG
PVG

Drilling contract??? In a pigs eye. Go fish!

clevonlittle
clevonlittle

" Eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern " isn't that sedition ? Sedition is generally a subversive rather than an overt act. I don't recall any separation between state and federal governments in my understanding of the word . Does anyone know of a state government pursuing sedition charges against anyone ? Seems like with a stated intent to eviscerate and weaken an elected government it wouldn't be too tough to bring an indictment , this is a ham sandwich that has writing on it.

AyePatriot
AyePatriot

Wanna know how Colorado was turned from a conservative state to an embarrassment in the nation?

"The Colorado turnaround in 2008 was nothing short of phenomenal: a once rock-solid Republican state went Democratic in a big way. And members of both parties are still scratching their heads over what happened. Adam Schrager and Rob Witwer have dug into the question for their book 'The BLUEPRINT: How the Democrats Won Colorado and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care.' --Political Bookworm Blog by Steven Levingston

NJK
NJK

Of course there is illegal activity. If George Soros is involved, or any leftist for that matter, just assume it's illegal. These groups need to be thoroughly investigated. Just like the "environmental groups." The "environmental groups," are commie front groups who are out to destroy America. They can call themselves whatever they want, it doesn't change that.

sue-marie
sue-marie

I'm telling you guys...this attack is right out of the pages of Saul Alinsky's writings that Obama taught at Harvard. Obama can now really transform America and show what real income distribution looks like. He just needs to get those pesky Republicans out of his way. If he succeeds...I don't think this economy can handle it all with immigration reform coming and trying to shut down coal, gun manufacturers and related small businesses with his new expansion of Obamacare...right after a severe recession that we are still not over. If he fails, it is because Obama came at the wrong time (or right time for us) in history when our economics couldn't handle too many fiscal stresses within our financial framework. Of course collapsing the economy is another Saul Alinsky strategy Obama taught and that might just be his goal which means he "did" come at the right time in history...kind of like Hitler did. Good grief..the more I write, the worse it gets. Oh dear!

sDee
sDee

These 501's and NGOs are funded by Soros, Strong, the UN, and even by our own federal, state, county and local governments! The elephants and donkeys know this and fund them. If they cut the head off this group, another will rise its head immediately.

We fight as citizens and volunteers for our liberty. We face a well funded and organized global enemy operating beneath the surface and protected by he press. We are learning their battle strategy and formations.

Know thy enemy. We the People will first expose them. We will attack their weaknesses and use their strengths against them. They are paid mercenaries. We are fighting for our liberty.

These battles will be fought at city, county and state levels. Our Federal politicians are of no use to us. Please get involved. Find ICLEI, Agenda 21 or sustainable development near you and charge in!

We are literally fighting for our freedom and liberty. For our children and theirs. We are here because our founders took on a massive, well funded and organized army of tyranny. We just need to be sure we know our enemy. We will triumph!

Randi Starr
Randi Starr

Gee, you would think a foundation who gives 400,000 dollars and their name to an organization would monitor the use of the funds..of course, it's not like it's her money. Blueprint is doing what they were told, which makes them a minion.

DavidRobertson
DavidRobertson

McCrory is a good man. I was proud to vote for him.

sDee
sDee

Is doing great stuff - rejecting the Husseincare exchange was a litmus test.

We have to hold his feet to the fire of liberty. Remember, as Charlotte mayor McCrory promoted many big-government, sustainable development projects including mass transit and train corridors. . He is still supporting ICLEI tied sustainable energy at the state level.

Ever vigilant.

Wolfie
Wolfie

Alinsky tactics from the Libtard Com(unist)mand! Using whatever underhanded/illegal/immoral/reprehensible means whatsoever to try and destroy all the Freedom, Goodness, and that is Holy about this Still Great Nation!

However, their efforts, as in the past, and in the future are doomed to failure!

c4pfan
c4pfan

They will just replace it with another!

1tootall
1tootall

No this is not serious news. IT just brings to light what we all know who have been following Soros. It comes as no surprise to us.

mikeinidaho
mikeinidaho

Many of us have been screaming about Soros and his funded subversive groups for years. It's well past time to stop that traitorous anti-Semite communist and his puppet in the White House.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Isn't it amazing that Soros and other evil monsters are actively involved in the business of bringing conservative government down in some of the most vile and illegal ways possible?

It's also interesting that the Justice Dept or some other government agency isn't looking into these corrupt organizations and their links to Soros. Maybe too many of these links would go back to Holder, Obama or other corrupt Democrats - maybe even corrupt establishment Republicans? (shaking my head)

So much evil actively trying to destroy all that is good. Just like God said...

Imagine a world without Obama, Soros, the screwed up media... it's easy if you try. :)

Booker T.(D-Marxist Meadows)
Booker T.(D-Marxist Meadows)

It's despicable. I'm glad that someone had the means to leak this. America needs to know more about George Soros.

sDee
sDee

Most people do not want to know the truth. It hurts. It is better to live comfortably in denial.

Conservative_Hippie
Conservative_Hippie

Al-Qaeda is not Amercia's worst enemy; it's George Soros!

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

There's no doubt that our worst enemies come from the "inside". They look like lambs but they're really wolves. The best thing to do is pull back the mask and let the world know who they are and what they're up to.

Of course, that's hard when the liberal lapdog criminal MSM is involved too and refuses to report anything. Thank God FNC is covering a lot of these evils.

Pancake3
Pancake3

Talk about crooked. Remember when Mr. Obama gave $ Billions to Petrobras, the National Oil Company of Brazil? Then, a few months later, Mr. & Mrs. Obama took a quick trip down to Brazil to promote "jobs?" Would love to see photos of Obama's cut being loaded on Air Force 1 for the trip back to Washington. We would do well to remember that the largest public stockholder in Petrobras at that time was a Mr. George Soros.

badbadlibs
badbadlibs

All that info is hidden by the msm. Had that been a republican, or more importantly a conservative pres and mrs., it would be headlines for years and entire school curriculums would be built around it.

Instead we have a populace that is stuck on stupid and those in power who know it, laugh at them and take advantage for their own personal gain and ideals.

Conniption Fitz
Conniption Fitz

In a sane world, Soros would have been coated with tar and feathers and sent out of the US. He would be persona non gratis.

Soros promotes everything immoral, radical and marxist. He manipulates media, elections, interest groups, stock markets and currencies to destroy and bring down the US and Western nations.

Communism is a 'foreign' system that is incompatible and antithetical to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Soros (and Obama et al) should be given the same treatment as the Rosenbergs.

Libertyship46
Libertyship46

This is news? All of the "non-profits" funded by George Soros obviously are in the tank for the liberals, Media Matters being the best example of that. I really don't trust any "non-profit" group that deals with politics. To me, when it comes to politics and the government, especially the Federal government, everybody is biased. Nobody should have a non-profit status if all they do is "analyze" or comment on politics. Let them survive by openly making money like any other corporation. I'm sure with all the George Soroses out there, they'll never be hard up for cash, especially if they support liberals.

JeffWRidge
JeffWRidge

It's news because they have to be exposed. Every time we are able to show the world their true colors we weaken them that much more.

Don
Don

Obama and his sychophants have created a business environment where the 1% can flourish while smaller business must strive to survive. The Soros record of manipulation of the currecy systems of countries struggling through internal pressures caused by incompetent governments is well known. Obama's attacking of the economy is a dream come true to manipulators like Soros. Obama's goal is to bring our economy down and Soros is just the man for the job. Its a marriage made in heaven. They will only succeedd if we sit back and watch the inevitable.

The Right Scoop
The Right Scoop

Yes, it's news.

Libertyship46
Libertyship46

Not really, Scoop. Look how many years of propoganda Media Matters was able to spew out before people even began questioning their non-profit status. And even now it's next to impossible to get that status revoked, especially if that move does not come from the Federal Government (i.e., the IRS) itself. So, call me skeptical, but I don't think much is going to happen. And, even if it does, they'll just lose their non-profit status and probably get more money from people like George Soros. Or, they may just close down the non-profit they have and open up a new one under another name, like ACORN did. Nope, the only way to stop this nonsense is not to give any political group non-profit status (except for candidates running for elections). It's about time all of the Media Matters companies (and that's what they really are, big businesses) get taxed just like the rest of us.