It's freakin June, how can they be out of cash already?
Arn't you guys sending in your tithes?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/democrats-may-drop-speedway-event-at-charlotte-convention.html
Quote from: Gaspar on June 26, 2012, 07:41:22 AM
It's freakin June, how can they be out of cash already?
Arn't you guys sending in your tithes?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/democrats-may-drop-speedway-event-at-charlotte-convention.html
*cough*citizen's*cough*united*
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/09/GOP-outguns-Dems-in-super-PAC-fundraising/UPI-17681336574406/
You are such a putz.
First of all, why do you care about Democrat party finances?
Secondly, did you even read the link? They canceled an event in Carolina at a Speedway and moved it to downtown Charlotte. They said it wasn't about money.
The story mentioned that the local convention planners were having trouble getting as much money as they wanted, but it was because the democratic party had installed a ban on getting money dirrectly from corporations (of course, the republican party has no such policy).
I think you are going to flip out if Obama is re-elected. You are already getting creepy about democrats and conspiracies.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 26, 2012, 07:41:22 AM
It's freakin June, how can they be out of cash already?
Arn't you guys sending in your tithes?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/democrats-may-drop-speedway-event-at-charlotte-convention.html
Does this mean the Poodle can't afford her perms?
Quote from: Conan71 on June 26, 2012, 08:41:16 AM
Does this mean the Poodle can't afford her perms?
There is a rumor she is being booted after November. That's a shame, every time we get a DNC chair we "like" they get ousted.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8VUcBE801DU/TMRJDraPnjI/AAAAAAAACxg/pkYJYz9MtmY/s1600/howard-dean-8.jpg)
Oh the memories.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 26, 2012, 08:49:20 AM
There is a rumor she is being booted after November.
Where'd you hear the rumor?
Quote from: Townsend on June 26, 2012, 09:12:34 AM
Where'd you hear the rumor?
At my Vast Right Wing Conspiracy meeting last night.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 26, 2012, 10:45:17 AM
At my Vast Right Wing Conspiracy meeting last night.
You try to play it off but that wouldn't be surprising. You and your two hamsters meeting in your tree-house laughing maniacally.
The DNC changes chairs every two to four years. Nothing to see here.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on June 26, 2012, 10:47:27 AM
The DNC changes chairs every two to four years. Nothing to see here.
Impressive, but it must be expensive. I've got chairs which have been in the family for over a century.
Quote from: Conan71 on June 26, 2012, 11:16:58 AM
Impressive, but it must be expensive. I've got chairs which have been in the family for over a century.
But these are nice chairs and made to be used indoors.
Quote from: Hoss on June 26, 2012, 07:50:41 AM
*cough*citizen's*cough*united*
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/09/GOP-outguns-Dems-in-super-PAC-fundraising/UPI-17681336574406/
What does
Citizens United have to do with the dems not having enough money? Is it since its "open the floodgates" on campaign donations all the Obama/dem supporters are giving their money to Romney?
They went through the numbers this morning and President Obama has raised almost twice as much as Romney for his campaign, and the DNC has raised an equal amount to the RNC. The difference is that both the Obama campaign and the DNC are spending at breakneck speed. The size of the Obama campaign organization is enormous with multiple layers of administration and overlapping marketing efforts.
It seems he's running his campaign the same way he runs the government. Perhaps he can spend his way out of debt?
The contrast is that Romney is running his campaign like a business, and even though he doesn't have the privilege of free transpiration, security and hundreds of fundraisers on the tax payer dime, he is amassing significant cash reserves.
The really funny part, is that when you look at the cash disbursements for the Obama campaign you find that he is outsourcing campaign call centers to Pacific East, a company with an office in Washington, but all of their call centers are in Canada, Manilla, and the Philippines. I was under the impression that he was criticizing Romney for outsourcing jobs?
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00431445/771633/sb/ALL
Are the Dems just having the convention to fund raise? I think they already know who their candidate will be.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 07:26:02 AM
They went through the numbers this morning and President Obama has raised almost twice as much as Romney for his campaign, and the DNC has raised an equal amount to the RNC. The difference is that both the Obama campaign and the DNC are spending at breakneck speed. The size of the Obama campaign organization is enormous with multiple layers of administration and overlapping marketing efforts.
It seems he's running his campaign the same way he runs the government. Perhaps he can spend his way out of debt?
The contrast is that Romney is running his campaign like a business, and even though he doesn't have the privilege of free transpiration, security and hundreds of fundraisers on the tax payer dime, he is amassing significant cash reserves.
The really funny part, is that when you look at the cash disbursements for the Obama campaign you find that he is outsourcing campaign call centers to Pacific East, a company with an office in Washington, but all of their call centers are in Canada, Manilla, and the Philippines. I was under the impression that he was criticizing Romney for outsourcing jobs?
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00431445/771633/sb/ALL
He has selective memory on outsourcing. Just like when Senate Democrats had a cerebral hemorrhage when they found out how many jobs were being created in China with porkulus funds.
They can call Romney "etch-a-sketch" all they want for his flip-flopping views but I fail to see how Obama's blatant hypocrisy on so many different issues is any different.
Quote from: carltonplace on June 27, 2012, 07:43:49 AM
Are the Dems just having the convention to fund raise? I think they already know who their candidate will be.
They need lots of cash for a nice coronation ceremony.
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 08:59:30 AM
They need lots of cash for a nice coronation ceremony.
This time, I wonder if they are actually going to move the Pantheon to Chicago for the event. It's gonna be a hell of a toga party!
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It's a done deal. They canceled the event at the speedway.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/democrats-may-drop-speedway-event-at-charlotte-convention.html
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 07:26:02 AM
They went through the numbers this morning and President Obama has raised almost twice as much as Romney for his campaign, and the DNC has raised an equal amount to the RNC. The difference is that both the Obama campaign and the DNC are spending at breakneck speed. The size of the Obama campaign organization is enormous with multiple layers of administration and overlapping marketing efforts.
It seems he's running his campaign the same way he runs the government. Perhaps he can spend his way out of debt?
The contrast is that Romney is running his campaign like a business, and even though he doesn't have the privilege of free transpiration, security and hundreds of fundraisers on the tax payer dime, he is amassing significant cash reserves.
The really funny part, is that when you look at the cash disbursements for the Obama campaign you find that he is outsourcing campaign call centers to Pacific East, a company with an office in Washington, but all of their call centers are in Canada, Manilla, and the Philippines. I was under the impression that he was criticizing Romney for outsourcing jobs?
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00431445/771633/sb/ALL
Maniacally laughed the hamsters as they wringed their hands.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 09:34:53 AM
It's a done deal. They canceled the event at the speedway.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/democrats-may-drop-speedway-event-at-charlotte-convention.html
The hamsters go wild.
What do the hamsters know and when did they know it?
Quote from: RecycleMichael on June 27, 2012, 09:40:16 AM
What do the hamsters know and when did they know it?
They wait for you to show weakness.
(http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/hamster-20090426-141807.jpg)
What is with the ban on direct contributions from corporations by the DNC?
Do they really think members of the Democrat party are so dim they don't understand large corporations have many other ways to funnel their influence into Democrat campaigns? I'd take offense at them thinking I was that stupid.
Talk about window dressing...
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 10:13:50 AM
What is with the ban on direct contributions from corporations by the DNC?
Do they really think members of the Democrat party are so dim they don't understand large corporations have many other ways to funnel their influence into Democrat campaigns? I'd take offense at them thinking I was that stupid.
Talk about window dressing...
Counting on the perceptions of a less educated or intelligent voter? You know that guy that gets interviewed after the tornado goes through his town? That guy.
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 10:13:50 AM
What is with the ban on direct contributions from corporations by the DNC?
Do they really think members of the Democrat party are so dim they don't understand large corporations have many other ways to funnel their influence into Democrat campaigns? I'd take offense at them thinking I was that stupid.
Talk about window dressing...
I think it's brilliant. It offers a built in excuse for failure if it occurs. They can whine that "they're being outspent" because of their lofty moral convictions, even though that's not the case. That way the president doesn't' have to figure out a way to use the old standby "blame Bush" excuse.
Quote from: Townsend on June 27, 2012, 10:39:18 AM
Counting on the perceptions of a less educated or intelligent voter? You know that guy that gets interviewed after the tornado goes through his town? That guy.
Not the one who says: "Well I heard those si-reeeeens a-goin' off so I grabbed mah cell phone and started filming that thang for the Youtubes. Next I knowed, I woke up on mah step-daddy's mobile home!"
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 11:00:16 AM
Not the one who says: "Well I heard those si-reeeeens a-goin' off so I grabbed mah cell phone and started filming that thang for the Youtubes. Next I knowed, I woke up on mah step-daddy's mobile home!"
"Saw gamm-maw in the tub...fly right by."
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 10:13:50 AM
What is with the ban on direct contributions from corporations by the DNC?
Do they really think members of the Democrat party are so dim they don't understand large corporations have many other ways to funnel their influence into Democrat campaigns? I'd take offense at them thinking I was that stupid.
Talk about window dressing...
what ban? I must be missing something.
Big companies make big mistakes...and so it will be this year placing the wrong bets at stockholder expense.
I really get a kick out of watching you people root for oligarchs and the plutocracy.
Quote from: Teatownclown on June 27, 2012, 12:28:56 PM
what ban? I must be missing something.
Big companies make big mistakes...and so it will be this year placing the wrong bets at stockholder expense.
I really get a kick out of watching you people root for oligarchs and the plutocracy.
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This is a list of the 2008 republican National Convention donors...
3M Company
AARP
Abbott Laboratories
Aflac
American Health Care Association
Allianz
Allstate Insurance Company
American Wind Energy Association
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Amgen
Anheuser-Busch
ADM
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
AT&T
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Broadhead + Co.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
Cargill Incorporated
Carlson
CH2MHill Companies, Ltd.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
CHS Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CoBank
The Coca-Cola Company
Comcast
Ecolab Inc.
Edison Electric Institute
Eli Lilly and Company
Fagen, Inc.
Federated Insurance Companies
Fed Ex
First Data
Flint Hills Resources, LP
Ford Motor Company
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Georgia-Pacific
General Mills, Inc.
Google Inc.
Great River Energy
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
INVISTA
Koch Industries, Inc.
Kraft Foods
Kraus-Anderson Companies, Inc.
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Liberty Media Corporation
Lockheed Martin Corporation
M Design Interactive, Inc.
Mall of America
McAfee, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
The Mosaic Company
National Association of Home Builders
National Center for Assisted Living
Northwest Airlines
Office Depot
Pentair, Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer
PhRMA
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Polaris Industries Inc.
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Qwest
Securian Financial Group, Inc.
Service Employees International Union, CTW, CLC
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Starz Entertainment, LLC
State Farm Insurance
SUPERVALU INC.
Target
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
UBS
UnitedHealth Group
UPS
U.S. Bank
Verizon Wireless
Visa Inc.
Walgreen Company
Waste Management, Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company
West
Xcel Energy Inc.
Xerox Corporation
^^^^^
I don't own any of those companies. :o
Quote from: Teatownclown on June 27, 2012, 12:28:56 PM
what ban? I must be missing something.
Big companies make big mistakes...and so it will be this year placing the wrong bets at stockholder expense.
I really get a kick out of watching you people root for oligarchs and the plutocracy.
QuoteDemocrats have touted a ban on corporate donations to the Democratic National Convention coming to Charlotte in September. But local convention organizers have a special fund, known as New American City Inc., that accepts contributions from the likes of Wells Fargo & Co. , Bank of America Corp. and Duke Energy Corp., The Wall Street Journal reports.
The $10 million organizers hope to collect with the fund will cover salaries for convention workers, entertainment for delegates and activities outside the convention itself.
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/morning-edition/2012/05/democrats-fund-takes-corporate.html
Frackers and banksters, eh?
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 01:03:54 PM
Frackers and banksters, eh?
Harold Ham(ster) is RMoney's energy expert....a real truck driving creep bent on ruining the environment to help himself get from 11 billion to over 50 in net worth. He like so many others lined up to "help" the GOP will be targeted for their lack of morals and integrity as well as their attempts to ruin the middle class. I love it! :-*
Quote from: RecycleMichael on June 27, 2012, 12:49:59 PM
This is a list of the 2008 republican National Convention donors...
3M Company
AARP
Abbott Laboratories
Aflac
American Health Care Association
Allianz
Allstate Insurance Company
American Wind Energy Association
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Amgen
Anheuser-Busch
ADM
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
AT&T
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Broadhead + Co.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
Cargill Incorporated
Carlson
CH2MHill Companies, Ltd.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
CHS Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CoBank
The Coca-Cola Company
Comcast
Ecolab Inc.
Edison Electric Institute
Eli Lilly and Company
Fagen, Inc.
Federated Insurance Companies
Fed Ex
First Data
Flint Hills Resources, LP
Ford Motor Company
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Georgia-Pacific
General Mills, Inc.
Google Inc.
Great River Energy
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
INVISTA
Koch Industries, Inc.
Kraft Foods
Kraus-Anderson Companies, Inc.
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Liberty Media Corporation
Lockheed Martin Corporation
M Design Interactive, Inc.
Mall of America
McAfee, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
The Mosaic Company
National Association of Home Builders
National Center for Assisted Living
Northwest Airlines
Office Depot
Pentair, Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer
PhRMA
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Polaris Industries Inc.
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Qwest
Securian Financial Group, Inc.
Service Employees International Union, CTW, CLC
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Starz Entertainment, LLC
State Farm Insurance
SUPERVALU INC.
Target
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
UBS
UnitedHealth Group
UPS
U.S. Bank
Verizon Wireless
Visa Inc.
Walgreen Company
Waste Management, Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company
West
Xcel Energy Inc.
Xerox Corporation
. . .and here's the DNC top contributor list:
Microsoft Corp
$380,104
Goldman Sachs
$347,374
Time Warner
$334,485
Nix, Patterson & Roach
$318,800
Skadden, Arps et al
$302,287
Google Inc
$292,836
Susman Godfrey Llp
$263,600
Comcast Corp
$253,304
Harvard University
$230,909
Capital Group Companies
$210,250
Latham & Watkins
$204,724
Milbank, Tweed et al
$200,550
Rosen Partners
$184,800
Legalzoom.Com
$184,800
Chopper Trading
$183,075
US Dept of State
$172,113
UBS AG
$167,300
DLA Piper
$166,900
Estee Lauder Companies
$165,000
National Amusements Inc
$161,845
Here are the top contributors to the Democrat party in general:
Nancy Pelosi for Congress
$778,255
Hoyer for Congress
$749,380
Dan 10
$650,544
Microsoft Corp
$526,614
Comcast Corp
$520,448
Time Warner
$469,182
Akin, Gump et al
$456,339
Becerra for Congress
$455,000
Goldman Sachs
$413,374
Friends of Kent Conrad
$398,000
Susman Godfrey Llp
$369,254
Google Inc
$360,576
John Kerry for Senate
$355,000
Weitz & Luxenberg
$349,200
Durbin for Congress Cmte
$335,000
Larson for Congress
$330,000
Harvard University
$328,835
Skadden, Arps et al
$319,423
Nix, Patterson & Roach
$318,800
Allyson Schwartz for Congress
$307,500
Quote from: RecycleMichael on June 27, 2012, 12:49:59 PM
This is a list of the 2008 republican National Convention donors...
At least we know the donors by name. The donors to the 2008 Democrat convention in Denver seems to be shrouded in secrecy behind PACs:
QuoteDemocrats use Denver convention to stroke big donors.
By Lynn Sweet on July 7, 2008 4:26 PM | 2 Comments
PDF's of donor packages from the Democratic National Committee, DSCC and DCCC at end of column....
Since the column below ran in the print Chicago Sun-Times on Monday, the Obama campaign announced that 10 low dollar donors--$5 or more--who donate between Monday and July 31 will be flown to Denver and treated to two days and nights at the convention--with a guest. They will be able to meet Obama backstage and watch his acceptence speech in a 75,000-seat stadium. But that effort for 10--get that only 10--contributors from the more than a million small Obama campaign donors---pales in comparison to the large operation in place to stroke the big dollar fund-raisers who provide the bulk of campaign money for the Obama campaign and other Democratic candidates.
WASHINGTON -- For top Democratic donors, the convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver in August means access to hard-to-get credentials, VIP parties, special briefings, concierge service and coveted rooms in the city's top hotels.
While presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama likes storylines to focus on micro donors, the Democratic apparatus he sits on top of is dependent on big fund-raisers who can deliver -- and in turn want to be treated well at the convention. Obama's campaign finance operation will be running a VIP convention operation, with at least 300 rooms in the best hotels in Denver set aside for its very top bundlers.
The donors have to pay their way to Denver and the hotel tab.
The Republicans will also be using their convention, in Minneapolis-St. Paul in September, to reward their best donors. Both parties for years have put together donor "packages," with what you get dependent on what you give or raise.
Obama will not accept donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees, and once he became the all-but-certain nominee and took control of the Democratic National Committee, he extended the ban to the DNC. But the other party committees -- the House and Senate political operations -- have no such ban.
Each Democratic political operation has put together donor packages.
The top level of givers to the DNC, who contributed $110,400 or raised $200,000 between Feb. 1, 2005, and June 15, get "preferred booking" at one of the premier hotels in Denver and VIP credentials to all convention proceedings, and passes to donor lounges, parties and other events.
The DNC was also running a VIP program for PACs that contributed at least $60,000 during that period. That was to get a reservation to a hotel room at a donor hotel, credentials to the convention floor, and invites to selected other finance events. I don't know how the DNC will make good on the PAC packages in the wake of the PAC ban.
The DNC also has a "Chairman's Club" with perks for smaller players, people who have contributed $57,000 or raised $100,000 from Jan. 1, 2007, through June 15. This will get a hotel room, floor credentials, invites to selected events and the finance lounges at the Pepsi Center.
The lowest level is the DNC "Rocky Mountain" program for $28,500 donors to the party in 2008. That gets you -- maybe, based on availability -- a hotel room, credentials and some finance events.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee elite donors --who contributed or raised $100,000 in personal funds in 2008 -- get to be in the "Pelosi 100" program, entitled to a "preferred" hotel room, four credentials for Pepsi Center proceedings, access to hospitality rooms and skyboxes at the Pepsi Center, four tickets to an event honoring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and separate events honoring House leaders, female House members, VIP briefings and -- get this -- the services of a "DCCC concierge."
The DCCC scales back the perk packages depending on the giving level: A $28,500 donor this year gets a room reservation and just two credentials and invites to special events. An "upgrade" is available if a person gives or raises $10,000 to Democratic House candidates on the DCCC "red to blue" list, the most competitive races. The cheapest way to get a credential for Denver is to give or raise $7,500 to the DCCC, which will get you a seat on the floor, but no swell parties.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee set the highest bar for entry into its elite priority convention network, with a person having to donate or raise $200,000 between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30. But in a note Tom Lopach, the DSCC national finance director sent to fund-raisers, he said "additional consideration will be given to those who raise above and beyond'' the different package price tags.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/07/democrats_use_denver_conventio.html
"I gave $100,000 to the 2008 Democrat convention and all I got was a lousy reception with Nancy Pelosi".
Oh, wait, here's the top five donors to the 2008 convention, nice of the unions to spread their member's hard earned money around. Hasn't bought them much influence in the Obama years, now has it?
QuoteCisco — $1.7 million
Laborers' International Union — $1.6 million
Lincy Foundation — $1.5 million (the foundation is owned by the largest private shareholder in Ford)
Service Employees International Union — $1.35 million
National Education Association — $1.2 million
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2008/12/12/top-5-donors-to-the-2008-democratic-convention
And more:
QuoteThe slew of corporate sponsors of the Democratic National Convention include United Airlines, Google, Coors Brewing Company, Anheuser-Busch, Xcel Energy and telecom giants Motorola, Qwest and -- a brand you'll see plastered all over the place in Denver -- AT&T.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/07/_besides_obsessing_over_the.html
Still not sure of the point behind the Repugnican convention donors, but there you go.
The amazing part is President Obama's bundlers for this election so far.
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1/4 of them are lobbyists and various legal interests.
Here are the biggies. Some interesting names here.
Name City State Employer Contributions*
Katzenberg, Jeffrey Los Angeles CA DreamWorks Animation $2,064,292
Hobson and Rogers, Jr., Mellody and John Chicago IL Ariel Capital Management $1,510,889
Jordan, Wayne Oakland CA Jordan Real Estate Investments $1,457,453
Snyder, Jay New York NY HBJ Investments $1,400,037
Sacks, Michael Winnetka IL Grosvenor Capital Management $1,238,281
Bainum, Stewart Fulton MD Choice Hotels International $1,236,465
Eychaner, Fred Chicago IL Newsweb Corp $1,220,550
Stetson, Jane Norwich VT Democratic National Cmte $1,122,826
Cohen, David and Rhonda Philadelphia PA Comcast Corp $1,120,681
Pohlad, Robert Edina MN Pohlad Companies $1,004,277
Effron, Blair New York NY Centerview Partners $998,787
Aberly, Naomi Dallas TX TIFF Advisory Services $975,343
Patterson, Cary Texarkana TX Nix, Patterson & Roach $952,383
Mailer Anderson and Miner, Robert and Nicola San Francisco CA Writer/Quotidian Gallery Corp $911,700
Corzine, Jon Hoboken NJ MF Global $897,232
Barzun, Matthew Louisville KY Brickpath LLC $897,042
Rosen, Jack New York NY Rosen Partners $895,180
Kovner, Sarah New York NY Consultant $865,996
Connors, Eileen and Jack Boston MA Hill Holliday $832,642
Monks, Bonnie Cape Elizabeth ME Retired $800,700
Kempner, Michael East Rutherford NJ MWW Group $784,319
Weinstein, Harvey New York NY Weinstein Co $752,625
Gilbert, Mark and Nancy Boca Raton FL Barclays Capital $726,774
Bonnie, Shelby San Francisco CA Whiskey Media $704,542
Morgan, John Lake Mary FL Morgan & Morgan $672,850
Gill and Miller, Tim and Scott Denver CO Gill Foundation/UBS AG $672,800
Clark, Bob St. Louis MO Clayco Construction $667,952
Rudy, Kirk Austin TX Endeavor Real Estate $665,591
Kramer, Orin New York NY Boston Provident $656,230
Randlett, Wade and Lorna San Francisco CA Nextfuels Inc $634,276
Schuster, Elaine Chestnut Hill MA Philanthropist $622,898
Tobias, Andrew Miami FL Democratic National Cmte $608,211
LeVine, Suzi Seattle WA Microsoft Corp $574,258
Fernando, Rajiv Chicago IL Chopper Trading $565,050
Hartley, Jane New York NY Observatory Group $519,742
Wolf, Robert Purchase NY UBS AG $500,872
Kireker, Charlie and Marie Weybridge VT Twin Birches $492,895
Bell, Colleen Los Angeles CA Bell-Phillip TV Productions $460,500
Ricketts, Laura Chicago IL Ecotravel LLC $456,631
Benioff, Marc San Francisco CA Salesforce.Com $451,980
Heyman, Vicki and Bruce Chicago IL Goldman Sachs $450,817
Green, Steven Miami Beach FL Greenstreet Partners $444,200
Korge, Chris Miami FL Korge & Korge $432,700
White, Frank Washington DC Retired $410,378
Berger, Mitchell Parkland FL Berger Singerman PA $386,421
Lassiter, Mai Los Angeles CA Overbrook Entertainment $350,837
Falk, Joseph Miami FL Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson $344,159
Broas, Tim Washington DC Winston & Strawn $332,987
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 01:27:20 PM
The amazing part is President Obama's bundlers for this election so far.
Here are the biggies. Some interesting names here.
Which ones are interesting to you?
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 01:27:20 PM
The amazing part is President Obama's bundlers for this election so far.
1/4 of them are lobbyists and various legal interests.
So if you consider 25% of them to be "lobbyists and various legal interests" what's the percentage on the GOP side?
Doesn't look like Obama is getting any love from the Hollywood Thomasons like the Clintons did.
Quote from: Townsend on June 27, 2012, 01:31:44 PM
Which ones are interesting to you?
Corzine, Jon Hoboken NJ MF Global $897,232
Isn't he still looking for like a billion dollars that fell out of his wallet or something?
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 01:39:34 PM
Corzine, Jon Hoboken NJ MF Global $897,232
Isn't he still looking for like a billion dollars that fell out of his wallet or something?
So that guy.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 01:39:34 PM
Corzine, Jon Hoboken NJ MF Global $897,232
Isn't he still looking for like a billion dollars that fell out of his wallet or something?
You flies know how to find the sh!t....
This election will end up being about the oligarchs attempting to buy votes....and failing to do that and failing to disenfranchise old people, poor people, and working people.
Landslide's approaching.
I often fall back on my theory that SCOTUS purposely wrote Citizen's United to inspire and motivate Congress to write strong and decisive political contribution law. Then I remember there's Thomas, Scalia, and Alito and they aren't that smart collectively...besides, Congress can't be inspired nor can they be motivated. Along with the fact that most probably can't write, this attempt to buy our government will live on for many years to come.
"It's doom alone that counts!" B.D.
Quote from: Teatownclown on June 27, 2012, 02:04:07 PM
...and failing to disenfranchise old people, poor people, and working people.
New code-speak for ballot box stuffing?
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 02:18:51 PM
New code-speak for ballot box stuffing?
I wonder if Ohio's "Get-Out-The-Vote-To-Dead-People" program will be up and running this election?
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 02:21:07 PM
I wonder if Ohio's "Get-Out-The-Vote-To-Dead-People" program will be up and running this election?
You probably thought fake ID's were for teenagers only....
Quote from: Gaspar on June 27, 2012, 02:21:07 PM
I wonder if Ohio's "Get-Out-The-Vote-To-Dead-People" program will be up and running this election?
It's too bad Democrats think minorities and the elderly are too stupid and too lazy to go get a photo ID or simply go register to vote and get their state-provided voter ID card.
Quote from: Teatownclown on June 27, 2012, 02:24:02 PM
You probably thought fake ID's were for teenagers only....
I hear you can even get a carton of smokes and a free ride to the polls with a new ID card.
Quote from: Conan71 on June 27, 2012, 02:26:11 PM
It's too bad Democrats Republicans think minorities and the elderly are too stupid cash heavy and too lazy able to go get a photo ID or simply go re-register to vote and get their state-provided socialist voter ID card.
I hate cleaning up after you....
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Quote from: Teatownclown on June 27, 2012, 02:35:33 PM
I hate cleaning up after you....
Let us know when you learn how to do it correctly.