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by The Annoyed Man
Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:57 pm
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Topic: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.
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Re: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.

bdickens wrote:And quite frankly, I don't believe the company's statement about asking Mr. Cooper to step down. The company already lied once before in their earlier statement about him giving more money to McCain. They are probably lying again.
And for sure, even if he did step down, they didn't ask him to. He was told, the same as you or I would be.
by The Annoyed Man
Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:07 pm
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Topic: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.
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Re: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.

I received the following reply from CooperArms to my email to them which is posted above:
In response to the recent article highlighting Dan Cooper’s personal political donations, the board of directors, shareholders and employees of Cooper Firearms of Montana, Inc would like to issue the following statement.

The employees, shareholders and board of directors of Cooper Firearms of Montana do not share the personal political views of Dan Cooper.

Although we all believe everyone has a right to vote and donate as they see fit, it has become apparent that the fallout may affect more than just Mr. Cooper. It may also affect the employees and the shareholders of Cooper Firearms.

The board of directors has asked Mr. Cooper to resign as President of Cooper Firearms of Montana, Inc.

Daily operations will continue with the competent staff currently in place in Stevensville, MT producing the finest, most accurate rifles money can buy.

Dan Cooper has spent all of his working life producing the highest quality rifles built here in the USA. He started with nothing but the American Dream and built that into firearms company anyone would be proud of. We firmly believe Dan stands by the 2nd amendment.
We wish him all of the best in his future pursuits.
Wow, the fallout has gotten heavy!
by The Annoyed Man
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:29 pm
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Topic: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.
Replies: 37
Views: 6084

Re: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.

Here is a more complete list from OpenSecrets:

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COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,NY 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	1/17/07	$2,100	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,OH 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	2/6/08	$1,000	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,OH 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	2/6/08	$900	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$-200	Obama, Barack (D)
Again, there is nothing there for any Republican or Libertarian, or for that matter, for any other candidate besides Obama, including the largest one almost 2 years ago.

Edited to add the following:

I did some more searching on OpenSecrets.org, and then I sent the following email to info@cooperarms.com:
I saw the disclaimer you posted on your front page yesterday, denying the claim made in the USA Today article about Dan Cooper's political donations. Being a bit of a skeptic - both about USA Today, and about your disclaimer - I went to OpenSecrets.org and searched on "Cooper, Dan" to see what donations he has made in the 2008 election cycle. Here are the results (which you can verify here: http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/donor ... per,%20Dan" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)...

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COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,NY 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	1/17/07	$2,100	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,OH 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	2/6/08	$1,000	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,OH 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	2/6/08	$900	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$-200	Obama, Barack (D)
That's it. No Republicans. In fact, no other candidates except Barack Obama.

So I refined my search to include other contributions of his to all candidates in all election cycles, and here's what I got:

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COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DAN
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/PRESIDENT / CEO	4/15/08	$-200	Obama, Barack (D)
COOPER, DANIEL
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/OWNER	3/16/06	$2,100	Morrison, John (D)
COOPER, DANIEL
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	COOPER ARMS/OWNER	3/16/06	$2,100	Morrison, John (D)
COOPER, DANIEL
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	 	6/30/06	$-2,100	Morrison, John (D)
COOPER, DANIEL LYDDELL
STEVENSVILLE,MT 59870	CFI-MONTANA	8/16/04	$1,000	Obama, Barack (D)
According to OpenSecrets.org, Mr. Cooper has never given any money to anybody who wasn't a Democrat - and there is no arguing the damage done by Democrats to our 2nd Amendment rights. Who are you guys trying to kid, anyway? You guys make beautiful rifles, but their beauty is irrelevant as I may someday be unable to buy one in part because of your CEO's political contributions.
by The Annoyed Man
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.
Replies: 37
Views: 6084

Re: Mr. Cooper, say it isn't so.

Well, either USA Today is lying, or Dan Cooper is lying. Let's see... One is a newspaper. The other is a private citizen and businessman. Hmmmm....

I'm going to go with "the newspaper is lying."

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