According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Obama's top contributors include Goldman Sachs (#1 at $571,000), UBSAG (#3 at $365,000), JP Morgan Chase (#4 at $362,000), Citigroup (#5 at $358,000), Lehman Bros. (#7 at 4319,000), Google (#8 at $318,000), multinational corporate law firm Sidley Austin LLP (#10 at $294,000)and nuclear energy powerhouse Exelon (#15 at $236,000).
Regarding Wal-Mart: Obama has slammed Wal-Mart for its notorious low-wage and worker-abusing practices, saying "I don't shop there."
The reality is, Obama has appointed as his economic policy director Jason Furman (from the conservative "Hamilton Group") who has defended Wal-Mart as a blessing for poor Americans.
Obama also endorsed pro-Wal-Mart Alderman Dorothy Tillman, who joined Chicago Mayor Richard Daley in opposing a city council resolution that would have required Wal-Mart to pay workers a livable wage in the city of Chicago. The resolution passed, but was vetoed by Obama's close ally Daley, with whom he shares his chief media consultant, David Axelrod.
interestingly kizz, i notice you leave out the shift on obama's position on free trade. is that because you agree with most economists' position on the matter?
btw, in case someone is going to continue the retarded argument about campaign finance:
according to CRP, 45% of the money has come from donors under $200. 28% came from $2,300 donors, of which there were 28,125. He received $64,687,500 from those donors, which makes his overall receipts $231,026,785.
So that means $103,962,053 came from donors under $200.
If we assume the average donation for those donors came in at $100, that would mean there were 1,039,620 donors that gave under $200. If we assume it was $150, it would be 693,080. CRP reports 141,658 donors of $200 or more by the way.
Now if we compare that to McCain:
24% from donors of under $200, 46% from donors of $2,300 - of which there were 15,953. That's $36,691,900. Overall, that would make his total receipts $79,765,000.
So that's $19,143,600 from donors under $200. Assuming the same averages as with Obama, that would yield 191,436 or 127,624 under $200 donors with 52,564 $200+ donors.
Either way, Obama's small donor to large donor ratio is somewhere around 4 times larger than McCain's.
So you are admitting Obama has large financiers as well, you just dont think its "as bad" as mccain?
So you admit Obama has again deceived his supporters?
bama's top contributors include Goldman Sachs (#1 at $571,000), UBSAG (#3 at $365,000), JP Morgan Chase (#4 at $362,000), Citigroup (#5 at $358,000), Lehman Bros. (#7 at 4319,000), Google (#8 at $318,000)
are individuals?
As opposed to the neo-con sheep donating their tax money to no-bid contractors like Halliburton. You're saving up for the Cheney retirement plan - you go broke and die, he gets all your money.Thats just liberal sheep donating their welfare money away
it's entirely possible that he's hedging because he just stated receiving national security briefings...you know, because they don't start doing that for candidates until it's clear who's the winnar.Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:47 PM by Mark Murray
From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell confirms that Obama has asked for, and will soon receive, a military operational and intelligence briefing. Morrell said it will be his second such brief in recent months. The briefing, however, will be nothing more than any member of the Senate would receive.
..you know, because they don't start doing that for candidates until it's clear who's the winnar.
The briefing, however, will be nothing more than any member of the Senate would receive.
lol que? obama could have gotten these briefings ever since he became senator.
Morrell said that McCain, as a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, receives operational and intelligence briefings more frequently, and by virtue of his position is cleared to receive more highly-classified information regarding military ops and intel. The press secretary added that McCain has requested one separate briefing in about the last six months. According to Morrell, once both senators are the official presidential candidates of their party, they will be briefed on an equal basis.