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Kenneth P. Vogel, “Obama Linked To Gun Control Efforts,” The Politico, 4/20/08

The Joyce Foundation
Who Am I?

“The Joyce Foundation Is Tightly Linked To The Soros Open Society Institute -- An Extremist Group That Advocates A Worldwide Ban On Civilian Firearm Ownership.” (Eric Lichtblau and Richard Simon, “Gun-Control Movement Split By Ambition To Ban Handguns,” Los Angeles Times, 4/18/00)

“[Obama] Considered Becoming President Of The Joyce Foundation, A Chicago Organization That Gives Out Roughly $50 Million A Year To Initiatives On The Environment, Poverty, Violence, And Schools.” (Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched A Rapid Political Climb,” The Boston Globe, 10/12/07)

“[Between 2000 And 2004], The Joyce Foundation Has Provided Over $15 Million In Funding To Radical Gun Control Organizations Such As The Violence Policy Center And The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. The Joyce Foundation Is Tightly Linked To The Soros Open Society Institute -- An Extremist Group That Advocates A Worldwide Ban On Civilian Firearm Ownership.” (Illinois State Rifle Association, “ISRA Blasts Candidate Obama On His Record Of Hostility Toward Law-Abiding Firearm Owners,” Press Release, 8/4/04)

“Foundations Have Helped Drive A Surge Of Anti-Gun Initiatives: The Joyce Foundation, The First To Target Gun Violence As A Health Issue, Has Handed Out $13.2 Million In Grants To 55 Organizations Working On Gun Issues [Between 1993 And 1999].” (David B. Ottaway, “Legal Assault On Firearms Is Armed By Foundations,” The Washington Post, 5/19/99)

Facts About Me and Barack

“Obama’s Service On The Board Of The Joyce Foundation And A Few Other Chicago-Based Nonprofits Including The Woods Fund Of Chicago Remains One Of The Least Scrutinized Parts Of His Career.” (Kenneth P. Vogel, “Obama Linked To Gun Control Efforts,” The Politico, 4/20/08)

  • “The Joyce Foundation Named Barack Obama Of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland A Director.” (Chicago Sun-Times, 11/28/94)

“By The Time He Left The Board In The Winter Of 2002, As He Was Gearing Up For His 2004 U.S. Senate Bid, Obama Had Served Six Years In The Illinois State Senate And Had Also Considered Leaving Politics To Become The Group’s Full-Time President, By His Own Acknowledgment.” (Kenneth P. Vogel, “Obama Linked To Gun Control Efforts,” The Politico, 4/20/08)

“Adding Even Further Skepticism To Obama’s Claim Of Support For The 2nd Amendment Is His Previous Service As A Director Of The Joyce Foundation. Since 2000, The Joyce Foundation Has Provided Over $15 Million In Funding To Radical Gun Control Organizations Such As The Violence Policy Center And The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.” (Illinois State Rifle Association, “ISRA Blasts Candidate Obama On His Record Of Hostility Toward Law-Abiding Firearm Owners,” Press Release, 8/24/04)

“[J]oining The [Joyce Foundation] Board Is Valerie Jarrett, Executive Vice President of The Habitat Company…” (Joyce Foundation, “Four New Directors Join Joyce Foundation Board,” Press Release, 12/12/02)

  • “Valerie Jarrett Brings A Different Perspective To The Campaign As A High-Level Unpaid Adviser. A Friend Who Often Travels With Him, Jarrett Bridges Obama’s Political And Personal Lives And Is Close To His Wife, Michelle.” (Lynn Sweet, “The Inner Circle,” Chicago Sun-Times, 3/9/08)  
  • “[Jarrett] Also Served As Finance Chair For U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s 2004 Campaign.” (“Remember, Celebrate, Act,” Hyde Park Citizen, 1/11/06)

“The NAS Study Will Receive $109,000 From The Prohibitionist Joyce Foundation, Which Lavishly Funded The Chicago-Kent Law Review’s One-Sided Anti-Second Amendment Symposium Last Year [2000], And Which Has Contributed Generously To Gun-Prohibition Groups.” (David Kopel and Glen Reynolds, Op-Ed, “Political Science,” National Review, 8/29/01)

  • “Grants Approved In 1999 … Illinois Institute Of Technology, Chicago-Kent College Of Law Chicago, Illinois Amount: $84,000 Duration: 6 Months For A Symposium And Law Review On The Second Amendment.” (Joyce Foundation, 1999 Annual Report)
  • “With Generous Support From The Joyce Foundation, The Chicago-Kent Law Review Sponsored This Symposium To Take A Fresh Look At The Second Amendment And, Particularly, The Collective Right Theory. This Is Not, Therefore, A Balanced Symposium. No Effort Was Made To Include The Individual Right Point Of View. Full And Robust Public Debate Is Not Always Best Served By Having All Viewpoints Represented In Every Symposium.[106] Sometimes One Point Of View Requires Greater Illumination.” (Carl T. Bogus, “The History And Politics Of Second Amendment Scholarship: A Primer,” Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 76, 2000: 3)
My Donations and Bundling for Barack

Employees And Directors Of The Joyce Foundation Have Donated At Least $8,400 To Obama. (Center For Responsive Politics Web Site, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 8/3/08)

What Barack Says About Me

“[Obama] Considered Becoming President Of The Joyce Foundation, A Chicago Organization That Gives Out Roughly $50 Million A Year To Initiatives On The Environment, Poverty, Violence, And Schools. The Position Was High-Profile, Well Paying, Close To Home, And Appealed To His Sense Of Public Mission. Obama Knew The Foundation’s Work Because He Was On Its Board At The Time.” (Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched A Rapid Political Climb,” The Boston Globe, 10/12/07)

“Obama Today Plays Down His Discussions With The Joyce Foundation, Saying The President’s Job Was Not Automatically His Had He Wanted It. Former Board Members Say The Foundation Loved Him, But They Questioned His Interest In The Position.” (Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched A Rapid Political Climb,” The Boston Globe, 10/12/07)

“He Said, ‘I Was Literally Shaking With Fear That I Would Get The Job,’ Shomon Recalled.” (Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched A Rapid Political Climb,” The Boston Globe, 10/12/07)