Sam Adams Alliance (SAM) was a
501(c)(3)
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non-profit organization based in
Chicago, Illinois
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It was founded in 2006 and disbanded in 2012. The president was
Eric O'Keefe
Eric O'Keefe (born March 11, 1961) is an American author, editor, and journalist based in Texas. His most recent book is the Palm Beach polo murder mystery ''The Perfect 10''. He authored the book '' The Cup'' and co-wrote the screenplay for the ...
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SAM launched three wiki-style websites: Judgepedia, ]Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ...
, and Sunshine Review
Sunshine Review was an American nonprofit organization that advocated for increased government transparency.
Sunshine Review was a website prior to becoming its own nonprofit organization. The wiki-based website was launched in July 2008 as a pr ...
.[ SAM also helped launch American Majority and the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.
]
Activities
The Sammies
Begun in 2007, the Sammies was an annual national awards program designed to recognize "outstanding citizen leadership and creativity." John Stossel
John Frank Stossel (born March 6, 1947) is an American libertarian television presenter, author, consumer journalist, and pundit. He is known for his career as a host on ABC News, Fox Business Network, and Reason TV.
Stossel's style combines r ...
of FOX Business was the keynote speaker at the 2011 Sammies ceremony.
Market research
In March 2010, Sam Adams Alliance released the first of a series of "Activist Insights Reports" titled "Early Adopters: Reading the Tea Leaves," a study of leaders in the Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. Members of the movement called for lower taxes and for a reduction of the national debt and federal budget defic ...
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In August 2010, a follow up report exploring the Tea Party movement was released titled "Next Wave: A Surf Report."
In September 2010, Sam Adams Alliance released their first "Market Insights Report" titled "Surface Tension: Tea Parties and the Political Establishment."
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Health Administration Bureau
On July 16, 2009, Sam Adams Alliance released a YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
video named "Health Rations And You." Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin (; Maglalang; born October 20, 1970) is an American conservative political commentator. She was a Fox News contributor and in May 2020 joined Newsmax TV. Malkin has written seven books and founded the conservative websites Twit ...
featured the project on her site.
Chicago Tea Parties
In February 2009, a blog posting on the ''Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
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'' website suggested that Sam Adams Alliance was involved in Rick Santelli
Rick John Santelli (born July 6, 1956) is an editor for the CNBC Business News network. He joined CNBC as an on-air editor on June 14, 1999, reporting primarily from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. He was formerly the vice president for ...
's call for a "Chicago Tea Party." The article pointed out that the ChicagoTeaParty.com domain name where Santelli's rant was posted hours after it aired was actually purchased in August 2008 - five months before President Obama began his term. The ''Playboy'' blog making this allegation was removed without explanation within two days of its publication.
References
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External links
Profile
at GuideStar
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Ballotpedia
Judgepedia
Sunshine Review
2006 establishments in Illinois
Libertarian organizations based in the United States
Organizations disestablished in 2012
Organizations established in 2006
Non-profit organizations based in Chicago
501(c)(3) organizations