George Soros, Nancy Pelosi Headline Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Event
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and billionaire financier George Soros quietly headlined an anti-Trump conference in California on Friday.
The Democracy Alliance Fall Investment Conference received little fanfare in the media, which is surprising considering the all-star liberal lineup. In fact, the agenda for the four-day long event entitled “Beyond #Resistance: Reclaiming our Progressive Future,” specifically stated that attendees should not post about the gathering on social media or speak to the press about it.
“Respect the privacy of others and not share partners names or details of the conference with
The press or post to personal media channels including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc,” the agenda, which was uploaded online by the Washington Free Beacon, urged.
Other speakers and guests included NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue, Center For American Progress President Neera Tanden, Planned Parenthood for America Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer Dawn Laguens, California Senator Kamala Harris, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, governor-elect Ralph Northam of Virginia, Van Jones of CNN, and many other high profile Democratic figures.
The goal of the swanky event, according to the leaked agenda, “is to generate support for Alliance Partner Organizations and engage in diverging perspectives connected to shaping political and policy transformation in America.”
The conference took place at the La Costa Resort in Carlsbad from Wednesday until Saturday, and was not reported on until Monday.
The Free Beacon reports that the agenda did not even feature some of the most high-profile attendees — including leaving out “a Thursday night happy hour hosted by Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, who was spotted in attendance.” David Brock was also reportedly in attendance throughout the duration of the conference.
Organizations funded by Soros have teamed up with Democratic attorneys general to file over a dozen lawsuits against the administration of US President Donald Trump, for the latter’s use of an executive order to temporarily halt immigration from seven predominantly-Muslim countries.
Soros’s Open Society Foundations, a pro-open borders and pro-globalization advocacy organization, has also financed several non-profit organizations that are filing lawsuits against the controversial order. He has also provided funding to at least 56 organizations that worked with the Women’s March on DC following inauguration day, including the National Resource Defense Council and Planned Parenthood. https://bigleaguepolitics.com/george-soros-nancy-pelosi-headline-anti-trump-resistance-event/
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CARLSBAD, Calif.—A secretive three-day conference where big money liberal donors are plotting the next steps of the "resistance" will be headlined by Friday speeches by billionaire George Soros and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, according to internal documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The Democracy Alliance, a donor club of deep-pocketed liberal donors that each pledge to direct hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to approved left-wing groups, descended on California's posh La Costa Resort on Wednesday morning for its fall donor summit. The group continued its tradition of secrecy, promising all members and guests of the summit their participation would "remain confidential."
The first page of the conference agenda, which was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon and can be viewed in its entirety below, lays out "participation guidelines," explaining that the Democracy Alliance is a "safe place" for donors and activists to meet. Guests are instructed not to share members' names with the press and not to post to any social media sites, to contact Democracy Alliance if "the media or a blogger" contacts them, and to "refrain from leaving sensitive materials out where others may find them."
This latter directive was ignored.
The agenda for the meeting, titled "Beyond #Resistance: Reclaiming our Progressive Future," lays out three full days of events culminating in a Friday night dinner headlined by Pelosi.
Democracy Alliance Fall Investment Conference Agenda by Washington Free Beacon on Scribd
A few hours earlier guests can attend "A Talk with George Soros," who will be introduced with a "special videotaped message" by Democratic senator Kamala Harris (Calif.).
All of the events are scheduled to take place at the La Costa Resort, which features 17 tennis courts of both clay and hard surfaces including one with 1,000 seats for spectators, 36 holes of golf on the Legends Course and the Champions Course, an array of pools including three hot tubs that overlook said golf courses, a spa building, and the Deepak Chopra Center, where guests can do yoga or receive mind-body medical consultations.
Pelosi and Harris are not the only two politicians to have a presence at the swanky conference—Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf (D.) held a Thursday event on his reelection efforts, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) will speak on Friday about "Russian interference in the 2016 election," and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D., Minn.), who chairs the DCCC, will attend a "festive brunch" on Saturday morning. Also making a "special appearance" on Friday will be Virginia's governor-elect Ralph Northam.
The agenda also lists "special guests" at the conference, some more famous than others. Attendees showcased in the agenda range from failed California politician Sandra Fluke to liberal CNN contributor Van Jones to Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden.
Jones was headlining a Thursday dinner on "going outside the bubble" and learning from Trump voters.
Not all events and prominent guests are listed in the conference agenda.
Not listed, for example, was a Thursday night happy hour hosted by Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, who was spotted in attendance.
Also not listed as a special guest at the conference was David Brock, who checked in early Wednesday afternoon and has made himself highly visible at La Costa—slowly strolling around the sprawling property and staying up at the hotel bar till past midnight.
Brock is not a "partner" of Democracy Alliance—in fact, he has worked to create his own liberal donor network—but groups he controls, such as Media Matters for America, are among the many groups Democracy Alliance directs funding to.
Not listed in the agenda or spotted at the resort has been billionaire Tom Steyer, one of Democracy Alliance's most prominent members in the past. Pelosi publicly reprimanded Steyer earlier this month for running a $10 million ad calling for President Trump's impeachment.
Also not listed in the Democracy Alliance program was a meeting held by Patriotic Millionaires, who gave a Thursday morning briefing on the "tax fight" and "what is at stake." The briefing was delivered by Larry Mishel of Americans for Tax Fairness, Thea Lee of Economic Policy Institute, and Jacob Leibenluft, a member of the Obama administration's National Economic Council who is now with the Centeron Budget and Policy Priorities.
Not all meetings at the conference are open to all guests. Some meetings are "by invitation only," "for prospective partners only," or for "partners only."
Right before Pelosi's speech, for example, will be a "Partners only" forum dedicated to "committing resources." The Democracy Alliance has never made its commitment decisions available to the public.
Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarche wrote in a letter to attendees included in the agenda that President Trump's November victory was "the most cataclysmic election of modern history." http://freebeacon.com/politics/resistance-royalty-pelosi-soros-headline-lefts-biggest-dark-money-conference/
I wonder what these folks talked about? Ya think it was how to make things better for the average American?
I think they discussed in length on how to knit pussy hats
The time has come to resist the resistance!
I wonder how many women had to put out to attend....
A "reporter" for the Washington post attends and advocates for the defeat of republicans.
but the mainstream media isn't partisan
That’s ridiculous that a so called objective reporter would be allowed by his or her employer to openly take sides in political debate they are supposed to be covering.