Democratic Party Political Director Linked to Mysterious Tea Party Political Party
A tea party organizer says he has found the smoking gun that links the Democratic Party to the controversial "Tea Party" that is running candidates and seeking official ballot status in Michigan.
A "Jason Bauer" is listed on recent federal election documents and state campaign donation documents as the "political director" of the Oakland County Democratic Party. A "Jason H. Bauer" signed the affidavits as the notary on nine of the mysterious Tea Party Political candidates' paperwork turned in to the state of Michigan.
A "Jason H. Bauer" has registered twice to run for office in Oakland County, once as a Democrat in May of this year. Both times, the Auburn Hills home address given by "Jason H. Bauer" is the same as the "Jason Bauer" who is identified as the Oakland County Democratic Party political director on the state and federal campaign documents.
The "Jason H. Bauer" signature on the Oakland County document also appears substantially similar to the notary signatures on the Tea Party political party candidate filings revealed this week.
Bauer didn't immediately return a message left for him at the Oakland County Democratic Party headquarters. A message left for the party leaders wasn't immediately returned.
Jason Gillman, a tea party organizer from Traverse City and author of the blog "Michigan Taxes Too Much," discovered Bauer's involvement while trying to dig up information on the newly formed Tea Party candidates.
"I couldn't get hold of these people (candidates)," said Gillman, who then said he knew that they had to file affidavits of identity with the state when running for political office. "Otherwise, it's like these people don't exist."
While reviewing the documents, he saw that Bauer had signed them.
"We have an important election coming up in November," Gillman said. "What I found is that there are forces out there that would like things to stay the same and they will go to all lengths to try to deceive people so they can keep it that way."
On the Oakland County Democratic Party website, Jason Bauer was listed as the contact and a member of the Host Committee for the party for Mike McGuinness, the chairman of the party.
The Detroit Democratic Party Meetup Group has a Jason Bauer page. On that page, Jason Bauer introduces himself as a member of the Oakland County Democratic Party and as a candidate for the Auburn Hills City Council. When Bauer filed paperwork to run for the Auburn Hills City Council, he identified himself as Jason H. Bauer.
On the Federal Elections Commission website, Congressman Gary Peters itemized his donations. A May 4, 2009, donation of $200 lists Jason Bauer as the contributor and lists his employer as the Oakland County Democratic Party and his occupation as "Political Director."
Jason H. Bauer, an Auburn Hills resident, is listed on the Oakland County Democratic Party website as being on the Host Committee for a birthday party for the chairman.
The Secretary of State website lists a Jason H. Bauer as being an active notary in Oakland County. His notary status expires in July 2016.
The number for Jason H. Bauer is listed on the Oakland County government listing of 2008 Democratic precinct delegates.
That number was called and a man answered.
The reporter asked to speak to Jason.
"Who is this?" the man said.
The man was told it was a reporter from Michigan Capitol Confidential
"Oh, you have the wrong number," the man said.
The reporter repeated back the number and asked if that was correct.
"Yep," the man said.
The reporter said he would try the number again. A second time, no one answered and no answering machine picked up.
The Michigan Democratic Party has denied being involved.
Chetly Zarko, who recently passed away, uncovered the petition drive necessary to create the Tea Party and discovered it was being done by Progressive Campaigns Inc. out of California. Their website has a client list that includes a campaign issue supported by George Soros, a well known supporter of Democrat causes. PCI also was involved with the Reform Michigan Government Now petition that was supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy exposed that the designed purpose for RMGN was to re-write the Michigan Constitution in favor of Democrats. The proposal failed to gain ballot status in Michigan.
The Detroit Free Press has reported that the Tea Party leader is Mark Steffek, who is a retired autoworker and UAW steward. Grassroots tea party activists have not been supportive of unions.
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See also:
Fake Political Party Runs Mystery Candidates
UAW-Posted PowerPoint Presentation on 'Reform Michigan Government Now' Proposal
Check the facts first
Aren't you rather uninformed if you believe everything you read? The Democrats started the "TP" movement? Sarah Palin would not agree.
"Several thousand people gathered Wednesday morning on the sun-splashed Boston Common to hear Sarah Palin pay homage to the Tea Party movement and the original revolutionary events that inspired it.
“You’re sounding the warning bell, just like what happened with that midnight run,” Ms. Palin, wearing a bright red jacket, told the crowd. Hundreds of yellow flags bearing the slogan “Don’t Tread on Me” waved in the gentle breeze in front of her, along with hundreds of American flags.
“Get your second wind, America!” she added later, the first wind presumably having come in 1773, when the colonists, rebelling at taxation without representation, dumped the tea from British ships into Boston Harbor."
The point is not that the Democrats started the Tea Party movement. Millions of ticked off Americans started the Tea Party movement, so named after CNN's Rick Santelli went ballistic on the air about the exorbitant spending going on in Washington and said we need another Boston Tea Party, an event to spur another revolution in this country.
The point is that a Democrat Party operative is trying to register the Tea Party in Michigan in order to try to fool voters and move votes away from candidates that truly do support Tea Party values. Democrats will stop at nothing to avoid the onslaught of hurt coming their way in November.
Take the fight to them
I suggest the tea parties protest outside the Oakland County Democrat events from now til the election.
Whose Afraid of the
This disgusting activity by the Dems shows us that they are getting very desperate and are fearing for their
positions here in the Michigan Political Arena. Good Work Mackinaw Center in discovery. Now, how can we make it more known?
The plot sickens...
It just disgusts me what people will to to thwart the freedom of the electorate to make an informed decision and vote accordingly. There must be a lot to expose if these people will go to these lengths to remain in office.
Man, I swear you can not trust a politician. PERIOD 99% of them will stoop to any level and so will the supporters of these scum bags. People This country is like a pressure cooker the more crap like this that is exposed the more the pressure builds. and soon the top will blow! You can only push and screw people so much!!!