Santorum backer FOSTER FRIESS apologizes for contraception comment
Santorum backer FOSTER FRIESS apologizes for contraception comment
Foster friess, a major donor to the super PAC backing Rick Santorum, has apologized for a joke about contraception that prompted outrage from women's groups. "Back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives," Friess said on MSNBC on ...
Meet FOSTER FRIESS, Rick Santorum's super PAC patron
Meet FOSTER FRIESS, Rick Santorum's super PAC patron
By Jennifer Rubin Foster friess (pronounced “freeze”), the person and not the ice cream franchise, was not a household name before December 25, 2011. Then Rick Santorum shot up from 5 percent in the Iowa polls and eventually went on to win the caucuses ...
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Rick Santorum on Foster friess' contraception comments. @ ktumulty : RT @pbsgwen: Prayers going up too for Tyler Hicks. @ TheFix : "It was a stupid joke." -- Rick Santorum on Foster friess' contraception comments. @ danbalz : Anthony Shadid set ...
Video: Multimillionaire FOSTER FRIESS Says Women Should Hold Aspirin Between ...
Video: Multimillionaire FOSTER FRIESS Says Women Should Hold Aspirin Between ...
Multimillionaire Foster friess, who's given the most money to a super PAC supporting Rick Santorum for president, said on MSNBC that contraception coverage for women shouldn't be needed because females could just hold an aspirin between their knees ...
FOSTER FRIESS: Aspirin for contraceptives
FOSTER FRIESS: Aspirin for contraceptives
The Santorum supporter comments on the culture wars over contraception use saying, "Back in my days, they [woman] used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives... The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly."
Lawmakers debate mandated coverage of contraceptives in health-care law
Lawmakers debate mandated coverage of contraceptives in health-care law
Foster friess, the Santorum backer, told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Thursday that he favors an “inexpensive” form of birth control — abstinence. “You know, back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraception,” he said.
Religious Groups Continue to Equate Birth Control with Abortion
Religious Groups Continue to Equate Birth Control with Abortion
Take, for example, Foster friess's comment yesterday (just a joke, he claims now) that in the olden days gals put Bayer Aspirin "between their knees" for birth control. Har har. Joke or not -- and as a joke, it falls pretty flat -- it's attitudes like ...
A Wealthy Backer Likes the Odds on Santorum
A Wealthy Backer Likes the Odds on Santorum
Mitt Romney and Foster friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes, were walking out of an event together a few months ago when Mr. Friess broke the news: After backing Mr. Romney for president four years ago, he was getting behind Rick Santorum ...
A Wealthy Backer Likes the Odds on Santorum
A Wealthy Backer Likes the Odds on Santorum
Mitt Romney and Foster friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes, were walking out of an event together a few months ago when Mr. Friess broke the news: After backing Mr. Romney for president four years ago, he was getting behind Rick Santorum ...
To-Do List: Obama Orders the Lunch Special
To-Do List: Obama Orders the Lunch Special
Rick Santorum and his prominent supporter Foster friess are trying to wave off Friess's remark about women using a “Bayer aspirin between their knees” as birth control as a joke gone wrong … MSNBC has dropped Pat Buchanan as a political analyst due to ...
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Take Aspirin for Super PAC Side Effects
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Take Aspirin for Super PAC Side Effects
Take, for example, the comments today from Foster friess, the near-universal funder of Rick Santorum's super PAC. Friess told NBC's Andrea Mitchell that the recent debate over contraception has gotten out of hand and, anyways, "Back in my days, ...
FOSTER FRIESS to women: take two and call me in the morning
FOSTER FRIESS to women: take two and call me in the morning
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Morning Score: Stimulus anniversary
Morning Score: Stimulus anniversary
As Gingrich sets the bar at 15% for Michigan, Chicago ponders how they'd run against Santorum in a general and Foster friess becomes a household name, here's POLITICO's Morning Score: your daily guide to the permanent campaign.
Rick Santorum distances himself from 'aspirin' contraception comment
Rick Santorum distances himself from 'aspirin' contraception comment
The main donor behind Santorum's "super PAC," Foster friess (freeze), said on MSNBC on Thursday that aspirin used to be an acceptable method for contraception. Friess said that "gals," in his words, "put it between their knees, and it wasn't that ...
A Bridge to Somewhere: Cenk Uygur and FOSTER FRIESS Manage a Respectful ...
A Bridge to Somewhere: Cenk Uygur and FOSTER FRIESS Manage a Respectful ...
Current TV's Cenk Uygur, a devoted progressive, manages just that in this interview with Rick Santorum's benefactor Foster friess. Their friendly and respectful disagreements offer some hope that ideological debate doesn't always have to become a food ...
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"Back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives," Foster friess, a Wyoming multimillionaire who is bankrolling a super political action committee for Santorum's presidential campaign, told an astonished Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC.
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Billionaire FOSTER FRIESS Tells A Mitt Romney Joke At CPAC
Billionaire FOSTER FRIESS Tells A Mitt Romney Joke At CPAC
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FOSTER FRIESS - Santorums wealthy backer
FOSTER FRIESS - Santorums wealthy backer
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FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
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FOSTER FRIESS wants to get rid of taxes as much as possible -- Freeland File
FOSTER FRIESS wants to get rid of taxes as much as possible -- Freeland File
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FOSTER FRIESS and the Santorum surprise - Freeland File
FOSTER FRIESS and the Santorum surprise - Freeland File
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FOSTER FRIESS Endorses Rick Santorum
FOSTER FRIESS Endorses Rick Santorum
As the 2012 Presidential Primaries set to begin in Iowa, Foster friess shares why Rick Santorum is the leader America needs in 2012. Rated: 2.7142856 Duration: 141 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:55:51 PST
"A Conservative A Liberal & A Moderate Walk Into A Bar... Bartender Says..." FOSTER FRIESS
"A Conservative A Liberal & A Moderate Walk Into A Bar... Bartender Says..." FOSTER FRIESS
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FOSTER FRIESS On Fox News, 1/13/12
FOSTER FRIESS On Fox News, 1/13/12
Discusses the GOP presidential field, attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital record. Rated: 3 Duration: 143 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:30:17 PST
Meet Rick Santorums Billionaire Backer FOSTER FRIESS "I Believe In Santorum!"
Meet Rick Santorums Billionaire Backer FOSTER FRIESS "I Believe In Santorum!"
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FOSTER FRIESS says role of money in politics is overplayed -- Freeland File
FOSTER FRIESS says role of money in politics is overplayed -- Freeland File
Multimillionaire and manager of Brandywine mutual funds, Foster friess, tells Chrystia Freeland that campaign finance rules should be revised to ... Rated: 1 Duration: 420 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:07 PST
Sleazy Rick Santorum Avoids Touching His Corrupt Billionaire Benefactor, FOSTER FRIESS (1/2)
Sleazy Rick Santorum Avoids Touching His Corrupt Billionaire Benefactor, FOSTER FRIESS (1/2)
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FOSTER FRIESS wants to get rid of taxes as much as possible -- Freeland File
FOSTER FRIESS wants to get rid of taxes as much as possible -- Freeland File
Republican donor Foster friess explains to Chrystia Freeland why the best system of taxation in the US is no taxation at all. Friess has given ... Rated: 3 Duration: 460 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:19:20 PST
The Daily Caller: FOSTER FRIESS is SECRETLY Voting for Ron Paul!
The Daily Caller: FOSTER FRIESS is SECRETLY Voting for Ron Paul!
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FOSTER FRIESS Part 1
FOSTER FRIESS Part 1
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Sleazy Rick Santorum Avoids Touching His Corrupt Billionaire Benefactor, FOSTER FRIESS (2/2)
Sleazy Rick Santorum Avoids Touching His Corrupt Billionaire Benefactor, FOSTER FRIESS (2/2)
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FOSTER FRIESS on the power of faith in American life -- Freeland File
FOSTER FRIESS on the power of faith in American life -- Freeland File
Faith is essential to what makes America special, according to former mutual fund manager Foster friess. Friess has given $381000 to fundraising ... Rated: 2.3333333 Duration: 110 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:20:20 PST
Rick Santorum on FOSTER FRIESSs CPAC introduction and Romney joke
Rick Santorum on FOSTER FRIESSs CPAC introduction and Romney joke
Foster Freiss: "There's a little bar a couple doors down, and recently a conservative, a liberal and a moderate walk into the bar. The ... Rated: -1 Duration: 89 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:36 PST
Re: FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
Re: FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
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Can Santorum Catch the Republican Frontrunners
Can Santorum Catch the Republican Frontrunners
Friess Associates Founder Foster friess of breaks down why he is supporting Rick Santorum in 2012. ... freedomsfool 2009 ... Rick Santorum ... Rated: 5 Duration: 459 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:12 PST
Romney Bartender Joke at CPAC by Santorum Supporter
Romney Bartender Joke at CPAC by Santorum Supporter
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Rick Santorum sugar daddy FOSTER FRIESS on contraception
Rick Santorum sugar daddy FOSTER FRIESS on contraception
In my day Rated: 2.3333333 Duration: 77 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:42:04 PST
CPAC: FOSTER FRIESS Says Hes Discriminated Against Because He is Rich
CPAC: FOSTER FRIESS Says Hes Discriminated Against Because He is Rich
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FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
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FOSTER FRIESS (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
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FOSTER FRIESS Says Contraception Isnt Expensive, Put A Bayer Aspirin Between Your Knees
FOSTER FRIESS Says Contraception Isnt Expensive, Put A Bayer Aspirin Between Your Knees
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Foster friess – Encouraging Private Sector Solutions ... Lynn and Foster gain their philanthropic inspiration from Galatians 6:2: "When we carry one anothers ...
Super PAC funder FOSTER FRIESS tells Cenk that Rick Santorum wants ...
Rick Santorums super Super PAC supporter Foster friess joins Cenk on "The Young Turks." "I think you and I need to have a beer and pizza together," Friess offers Cenk.
FOSTER FRIESS: the Man Atop the Horse bankrolling Rick Santorum ...
Foster friess: the Man Atop the Horse bankrolling Rick Santorum. Christian billionaire funding Santorums campaign presents himself as a preserver of traditional ...
FOSTER FRIESS Apologizes For Aspirin Comment: 'My Wife Constantly ...
Rick Santorum backer Foster friess raised more than a few eyebrows yesterday when he told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that, back in his day, they used Bayer.
FOSTER FRIESS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foster Stephen Friess (born April 2, 1940 in Rice Lake, WI) is an American businessman and supporter of conservative Christian causes. In a 2001 article, BusinessWeek ...
FOSTER FRIESS: all you need to know about the sugar daddy atop the ...
Foster friess: all you need to know about the sugar daddy atop the horse. The Republican kingmaker, with his own Youtube channel and obsession with radical Islam ...
Rick Santorum sugar daddy on contraception: In my day, girls put aspirin between their knees
Meet Foster friess, the sugar daddy behind Rick Santorums Super PAC, interviewed a short time ago by Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC: The good news is that Friess believes contraception is a good idea. The bad news is how he thinks women should ...
Campaign Finance: The Eccentric Billionaire Effect
Silicon Valley maestro Peter Thiel, Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, Mutual fund tycoon Foster friess: A few months ago, few but the most-connected political insiders knew of these men. But they are fast becoming household names, thanks to the ...
What is FOSTER FRIESS Really Worth?
As Rick Santorum’s profile grows, so does that of his big financial backer, Foster friess. Friess, of course, is the faith-based, 71-year-old former investment manager, who is one of the largest donors to the Red, White and Blue fund, Santorum ...
Did you like FOSTER FRIESS joke at CPAC?
A Conservative, a Liberal, and a Moderate walk into a bar.
The bartender says, "Hi Mitt!"
Answer: lol -- except Mitt would never be caught dead in a bar, being Mormon and all... Category: Politics
Santorum Funder Friess: 'Gals' Used To Put Aspirin Between Their ...
This whole contraception debate is just so new-fangled, says billionaire investor and mega-funder to the super PAC supporting former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) for President, Foster friess.
FOSTER FRIESS: In my day, women "used Bayer aspirin for ...
20 hours ago ... Santorum backer says that in his day, women "used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives" Read more by Lucy Madison on CBS News' Political ...
Meet FOSTER FRIESS, Rick Santorum’s super PAC patron
Foster friess (pronounced “freeze”), the person and not the ice cream franchise, was not a household name before December 25, 2011. Then Rick Santorum shot up from 5 percent in the Iowa polls and eventually went on to win the caucuses.
FOSTER FRIESS of Jackson has contributed over $380K to "super ...
JACKSON, Wyo. — A Jackson man has contributed over $380,000 to "super" political action committees supporting Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum. The ...
I still dont get the FOSTER FRIESS aspirin joke?
If it was a joke, what was the meaning of the joke? I just dont get it.
Okay, now I get it I think. So instead of aspirin, it could have been anything small to keep the legs closed right?
Category: Jokes & Riddles
No, FOSTER FRIESS, Bayer is not a contraceptive
Foster friess has donated at least $331,000 to a pro Rick Santorum super PAC called the Red White and Blue Fund. But rather than remaining simply a silent partner or hiding his face from the public race, like so many other super PAC donors, Friess has ...
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TRENDING: Friess apologizes for birth control comment
(CNN) – Rick Santorum backer Foster friess apologized Friday for a now-viral comment he made Thursday about contraception. "After listening to the segment ... I can understand how I confused people with the way I worded the joke and their ...
22 hours ago ... Appearing of MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell today, Foster friess, the main donor to the Super PAC backing Rick Santorum's presidential bid, ...
Rick Santorum on donor FOSTER FRIESS’ controversial comments about contraception: I’m not responsible
Santorum says the government should end all federal funding of birth control. Do you agree? Rick Santorum would like you to blame the messenger. The surging Republican presidential candidate insisted Friday that hes not responsible for a ...
FOSTER FRIESS: the Man Atop the Horse bankrolling Rick Santorum
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Why do Right-Wing Republicans want to Prevent Women from Enjoying Their Sexuality?
Keeping an aspirin between your legs? Really?
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/santorum-backer-foster-friess-day-gals-used-aspirin-193938581.html
No John W, they actively want women not to have sex. Why?
Answer: I feel sorry for their daughters. Category: Politics
Names in the News: FOSTER FRIESS and Jon Huntsman, Sr. | Follow ...
Businessmen Foster friess of Wyoming and Jon Huntsman, Sr. of Utah have been making headlines for their generous support of presidential Super PACs supporting Rick ...
FOSTER FRIESS, a Santorum Supporter With Deep Pockets - NYTimes.com
Mitt Romney and Foster friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes, were walking out of an event together a few months ago when Mr. Friess broke the ...
FOSTER FRIESS - SourceWatch
Foster Stephen Friess (born April 2, 1940 in Rice Lake, WI) is an American mutual fund manager and supporter of conservative Christian and radical Right causes and ...
A Bridge to Somewhere: Cenk Uygur and FOSTER FRIESS Manage a Respectful Discussion on Current TV (VIDEO)
Rarely in TV news do we see a genuine effort by opposing forces to at least listen to each other. Current TVs Cenk Uygur, a devoted progressive, manages just that in this interview with Rick Santorums benefactor Foster friess. Their friendly and ...
FOSTER FRIESS, Rick Santorum Super PAC Backer, Talks Contraception (VIDEO)
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FOSTER FRIESS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foster Stephen Friess (born April 2, 1940 in Rice Lake, WI) is an American businessman and supporter of conservative Christian causes. In a 2001 article, ...
FOSTER FRIESS' Aspirin As Birth Control Joke Retroactively Blamed For ...
Rick Santorum backer Foster friess' sexist, Abe Simpson-esque joke about the merits of Bayer Aspirin as birth control, during an interview with a stunned Andrea Mitchell, has caused an odd cable news firestorm. The fact that ...
Rick Santorum disavows FOSTER FRIESS’ comments
Rick Santorum was on the defensive Friday over controversial birth control comments made by wealthy backer Foster friess. “This is someone who is a supporter of mine, and I’m not responsible for every comment that a supporter of mine makes,” said San ...
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The Team Foster friess — Man Atop the Horse Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in 1940, he is a first-generation college graduate. His mother dropped out of school…
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Like us on Facebook. So far, Santorum’s campaign has spent less than a million dollars during the election cycle, while the Red, White and Blue Fund has spent $2.2 ...
The Team « FOSTER FRIESS
The Team Foster friess — Man Atop the Horse Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in 1940, he is a first-generation college graduate. His mother dropped out of ...
Santorum Donor Friess Makes DC Debut
Foster friess, the wealthy investor who is fueling Rick Santorums U.S. presidential campaign, is enjoying his new-found fame. "I am. You know why? I have a huge ego," Friess joked in an interview with Reuters. Friess is in Washington this week ...
Santorum Ally Friess Praises Old-School Contraceptive: Aspirin Between Knees
Foster friess, Rick Santorums billionaire supporter, drew some attention from his candidate Thursday with a comment about contraception that was, to say the least, unusual and surefire fodder for late-night TV comedians . MSNBC host Andrea ...
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'Foster friess' Trending on Twitter After Strange Contraception Comment.
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Whos the Funny Man , FOSTER FRIESS ?
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In My Day Gals Put Aspirin Between Their Knees, and Other Helpful ...
22 hours ago ... You should be more like billionaire investor Foster Freiss, for whom the vagina is ... Foster appeared on Andrea Mitchell Reports this morning to ...
The Man Behind Rick Santorum’s Money: An Interview with FOSTER FRIESS
The man fueling Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign is a Wyoming cowboy with a special interest in conservative cause who wears a tall, white hat and likes to call himself the “man atop the horse.” He’s also a billionaire. His name ...
Foster friess. Foster friess founded Jackson, Wyoming headquartered money management firm that bears his name, Friess Associates, in 1974. The three Brandywine Funds ...
A Charming Apology from FOSTER FRIESS | The Weekly Standard
Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about Foster friess and joke from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition.
VIDEO: Santorum calls Friess remark "stupid joke"
On Greta Van Susterens show last night, Rick Santorum responded to a controversial statement from one of his Super PACs biggest backers, Foster friess. VAN SUSTEREN: All right, let me ask you about -- I dont know if youve seen this. First of all ...
I thought the tea party was grass roots? Why are the koch brothers hosting a millionaire retreat at the Ritz?
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Here are just a few of their so call "grass roots" supporters:
The Cortopassis: Dean "Dino" Cortopassi and his wife, Joan, hail from Stockton, California. This article, which identifies the pair as philanthroposts, calls Dino a "wealthy self-made agribusinessman who is Stocktonian of the Year for 2005." He is suing the state of California for its failure to dredge streams in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Joe Craft: Joseph Craft is president, CEO, and chairman of Alliance Resource Partners, a coal company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that gave $2.4 million to outside political expenditure groups in 2010. His family is reportedly worth $1.9 billion.
Richard DeVosRichard DeVosThe DeVoses: Rich and Helen DeVos hail from Michigan. The cofounder of Amway and owner of the NBAs Orlando Magic, Rich DeVos is reportedly worth in the ballpark of $4.2 billion. The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation funds conservative Christian groups such as Focus on the Family. The DeVoses are big enough political donors to have their own profile at OpenSecrets.org.
The Farmers: Dick Farmer is from Ohio. The founder and former CEO of the Cintas Corporation, his story is literally rags-to-riches: He turned his fathers Depression-era rag-cleaning business into a $3.5 billion enterprise. Farmer and his wife, Joyce, are longtime Republican boosters; during the 2002 election cycle the couple gave about $1 million to the party.
The Friesses: Foster friess founded the investment firm Friess Associates in 1974 with his wife, Lynn; in 2001, he sold a majority share for $247 million. Friess is a champion of conservative Christian causes and one of Wyomings richest men. His son, Steve Friess, helps him run the familys philanthropic foundation. (Steves wife, Polly, was also on the list of Aspen Koch participants.)
The Fullinwiders: Jerry and Leah Fullinwider hail from Dallas. Jerry has pursued oil exploration and development in the United States, Canada, and Russia. He now serves under Ross Perots son as vice chairman of Hillwood International Energy, which has operations in Iraq and Jordan as well as the United States and Russia. He also has ties to Hilarion Alfeyev, an anti-abortion Russian Orthodox bishop.
The Gilliams: Richard Gilliam and wife, Leslie, are natives of southwest Virginia. Richard founded the Cumberland Resources Corporation, which was one of the nations largest private coal mining companies when Massey Energy bought it for nearly $1 billion in March 2010. Hes now a director with the Vancouver-based mining corporation Endurance Gold.
The Griffins: Ken and Anne Dias Griffin are a hedge fund power couple from Chicago who wed in 2003. Ken is the founder and CEO of Citadel and is reportedly worth $2.3 billion. Anne founded one of the nations largest woman-run hedge funds, Aragon Global Management. Ken bundled money for both President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the 2008 election.
The Haworths: Richard "Dick" Haworth is the former CEO and chairman emeritus of Haworth, an international office-interiors manufacturer based in Holland, Michigan, that he took over from his father in 1975. The company reported sales of $1.4 billion in 2005, the year he retired. He is married to Ethie Haworth and has donated more than $100,000 to Republican causes, according to OpenSecrets.org.
Answer: And here I thought the Grass Roots were a defunct, 60's singing group. Category: Politics
FOSTER FRIESS: all you need to know about the sugar daddy atop the horse
Rick Santorums surprise battering of Mitt Romney thrust the former Pennsylvania senator back into the limelight this week and introduced us to another would-be Republican kingmaker: Foster friess. Twitter was alight with questions about who ...
FOSTER FRIESS has a solution for population control | Grist
You may have heard that Rick Santorum financial backer Foster friess proposed one weird old trick for birth control: an aspirin between the knees. (If you don't get it, try holding an aspirin between your knees, and then ...
Santorum Funder Friess: 'Gals' Used To Put Aspirin Between Their ...
23 hours ago... says billionaire investor and mega-funder to the super PAC supporting former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) for President, Foster friess.
Rick Santorum Responds To FOSTER FRIESS's Controversial Comment ...
Foster friess, a major contributor to a super PAC that supports the GOP candidate for president, was discussing Santorum's stances on social issues like contraception and women's reproductive rights in an interview with ...
FOSTER FRIESS: all you need to know about the sugar daddy atop the ...
The Republican kingmaker, with his own Youtube channel and obsession with radical Islam, shot in to the spotlight this week on the shoulder of Rick Santoru
FOSTER FRIESS Apologizes For Suggesting Bayer Aspirin As ...
Foster friess, the main donor to a super PAC aligned with Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, apologized for his comments suggesting Bayer Aspirin as a contraception method. In a blog post, the Wyoming ...
FOSTER FRIESS: In my day, 'gals' put aspirin 'between their knees' for ...
22 hours ago ... Foster friess, the mega donor behind the pro-Rick Santorum Super PAC, dismissed questions about his patron's controversial views on women ...
RT @JansingCo: WATCH Barney Frank talk about Santorum Supporter Foster friess "moronic tendencies" http://t.co/BVtS4gcw From: FredOrth - Source: web
RT @weeklystandard: A Charming Apology from Foster friess: Rick Santorum supporter Foster friess made what some considered an inappr... http://t.co/TXyltqzE From: the_newindividu - Source: twitterfeed
No words. @mitchellreports response is amazing: Foster friess: Aspirin for contraceptives - http://t.co/c7BI0gR0 via @msnbc From: WBossin - Source: Tweet Button
Santorum Backer Foster friess Apologizes For Crass Birth Control Joke http://t.co/wY0oOIHs via Kim LaCapria From: All_Trends_IT - Source: ifttt
Can someone tell me why this comment is the subject of national attention? Santorum: Supporter made stupid joke http://t.co/guLZr7QJ From: JBStonestreet - Source: USA TODAY for iPhone
Dont know if its a joke, but right now Foster friess wikipedia page says "...his mother, who was also his sister..." http://t.co/0LkLwttY From: adamgreatkind - Source: web
Rick Santorum "not responsible for the dumb things Foster friess says. Hes only responsible for the dumb things Rick Santorum says". From: johnjstout - Source: web
ICYMI: #Santorum $$$ man recommends #women use aspirin between their knees as #birthcontrol http://t.co/XkJvH42V #womenshealth #womensrights From: MagicZoetrope - Source: Echofon
RT @indecision: Rick Santorum is not responsible for the dumb things Foster friess says. Hes only responsible for the dumb things Rick Santorum says. From: 1Dimitri - Source: web
YES! THIS ---> RT @willstauff: @seanhannity u need to get Foster friess on I want more good jokes to tell my friends :) From: sevenlayercake - Source: web
RT @indecision: Rick Santorum is not responsible for the dumb things Foster friess says. Hes only responsible for the dumb things Rick Santorum says. From: m_mcaulay - Source: web
What the hell is wrong with this guy, #FosterFriess? Bayer Aspirin for #BirthControl? Chk out @aseitzwalds article-
http://t.co/iSR8bwLB From: swarmster - Source: web
RT @weeklystandard: A Charming Apology from Foster friess: Rick Santorum supporter Foster friess made what some considered an inappr... http://t.co/TXyltqzE From: Sleevetalkshow - Source: twitterfeed
RT @indecision: Rick Santorum is not responsible for the dumb things Foster friess says. Hes only responsible for the dumb things Rick Santorum says. From: JeremyBowlJones - Source: web
A Bridge to Somewhere: Cenk Uygur and Foster friess Manage a Respectful ... http://t.co/CXs0XLZE From: Webb_Marcus - Source: twitterfeed
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