Be careful what you wish for, Kerry calls for Bush to denounce 527 money.

[JBA]

http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=con&sec=isscon

http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=con&sec=totalcon

To further analyze the activity reported since August 2000 by 527 committees, the Center created a system categorizing each committee by the type of sponsor organization. For example, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee falls in the category of "Democratic Party, candidates and supporters," and more specifically into the committee type of "State Democratic Party and affiliate organizations." The list below shows the amount of contributions raised by committees within each category type. Click category name for a list of committee types and a breakdown of amounts raised.
   
Category Type                                      Amount Raised
Democratic or liberal supporters      $187,137,338
National Labor                                      $148,294,802
National Democratic Party and candidates   $75,939,349
State Republican Party and candidates      $55,239,366
State Democratic Party and candidates      $52,260,213
Republican or conservative supporters      $46,352,837
National Republican Party and candidates   $40,074,088
National Abortion                                      $13,432,855
National Corporate/Business                     $8,602,620
National Single Issue                     $8,159,467
Unknown/Unaffiliated - National     $4,406,560
State Single Issue                                    $3,706,222
National Environmental                   $3,619,358
State Corporate/Business                   $3,273,688
National Trial Lawyers                   $2,486,963
National Other Party                $239,500


Major Individual Donors to 527 Committees

http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=con&sec=indiv

The chart below shows the total amount of money contributed by individual donors giving $400,000 or more to 527 committees since August 2000 (and their spouses in some cases). Click donor name for a brief profile and details on giving.
   
Individual                                    Amount Contributed
Lewis, Peter B.                            $14,375,000
Soros, George and Susan W.      $13,120,000
Fonda, Jane                                  $13,085,750
Bing, Stephen L.                        $9,869,014
Harris IV, John A.                        $4,591,500
Messinger, Alida R.                         $3,571,000
Rappaport, Andrew S. & Deb           $2,489,000
Hunting, John R.                              $1,959,000
Kirsch, Steven T.                            $1,845,000
Varis, Agnes                                   $1,790,844
Gund, Louise L.                             $1,728,600
Buttenwieser, Peter L.                $1,663,535
Cullman, Lewis B. & Dorothy           $1,650,000
Abraham, S. Daniel & Ewa              $1,445,000
Eychaner, Fred                                 $1,370,000
Searle, Daniel C.                           $1,250,000
Perenchio, A. Jerrold                     $1,204,000
Buell, Susie Tompkins                 $1,133,650
Lindner, Carl H. Jr.                       $1,092,000
Carsey, Marcia L                       $1,075,000
Earhart, Ann Getty                      $1,000,000
Glaser, Robert D.                        $1,000,000
Lewis, Dan                                   $1,000,000
Rosenthal, Richard                     $1,000,000
Sandler, Herb & Marion               $954,050

Contributions Given to 527 Committees by Donors from Each State

http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=con&sec=statesgive

The chart below shows the total amount of money given to 527 committees since August 2000 by contributors reporting addresses in a particular state. Click state name for a breakdown of donors in each state.
   
State                                               Amount Contributed
District of Columbia                         $248,506,528
California                                    $66,657,064
New York                                   $62,133,492
Texas                                         $27,133,959
Florida                                      $26,971,522
Ohio                                  $21,903,409
Illinois                                $21,558,907
Georgia                           $18,924,704
Pennsylvania                        $15,931,242
New Jersey                       $14,614,914
Virginia                                $11,315,821
Washington                 $8,090,277
Michigan                      $8,002,156
Massachusetts                       $7,944,885
Maryland                            $7,410,237
Connecticut                     $6,297,107
Indiana                        $5,901,122
Colorado                  $5,452,020
Tennessee                         $4,734,072
Wisconsin                   $4,261,264
Missouri                      $4,217,901
North Carolina             $3,973,457
Arkansas                   $3,660,454
Nevada                    $3,433,946
Mississippi                  $3,304,932
Minnesota                   $3,022,274
Arizona                      $2,589,144
Alabama                  $2,509,482
Oregon                      $2,355,246
Utah                      $2,273,414
Louisiana           $1,864,460
Kansas                          $1,730,385
Kentucky                     $1,575,028
Rhode Island                        $1,565,692
South Carolina                               $1,471,989
Iowa                     $1,434,044
Delaware                         $1,310,539
New Hampshire                      $1,126,322
Oklahoma                   $1,045,011
Nebraska                      $609,281
New Mexico                       $605,956
South Dakota                         $513,379
Idaho                     $510,008
Wyoming                         $488,281
Maine                          $383,732
Puerto Rico                         $290,568
Montana                           $278,664
West Virginia                   $236,000
Hawaii                   $234,101
Vermont                $177,718
Alaska                            $166,378
North Dakota                      $159,367
U.S. Virgin Islands                       $43,900
Northern Mariana Islands                          $5,750
Armed Forces Pacific                     $3,100
Armed Forces Africa                $1,450
Armed Forces Canada                    $1,450
Armed Forces Middle East                    $1,450
Armed Forces Europe                 $1,450
Armed Forces Americas          $200

[ra]

Short version:  McCain-Feingold is a travesty.

[JBA]

I find it not surprising, when a thread gets started, such as "job off"(tell me why I should vote for KerrY) : "pros and cons of Kerry". Or this one, The Democrats of the board are nowhere to be seen.

[SOB]

Maybe if you actually posed a question, you'd get a response from some of your evil democrat foes.  As it is, you just posted a bunch of copy 'n paste stuff from a web site.  And hell, even I knew that there's a lot more money going into 527 ads for Democrat causes (or anti-republican) then there is for Republicans.  So, what's your point?

[JBA]

If you go to the individual donors page it will take you until the 15th donor to find someone remotely conservative. That is the top 14 are Democrats.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Does the site of the GOP's donkey give you the vapors JBA?
-SW

[JBA]

Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Does the site of the GOP's donkey give you the vapors JBA?
-SW

see below. When they got nothing.
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[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Who is "they"? Disagreement with you does not equate to liberalism. Welcome to reality, its not just two shades of color.
-SW

[JBA]

If you have something to offer then say it. So far you have nothing.

[Ripsnort]

JBA, you have to remember those ^^who ride the fence, they have the opportunity to point the finger at everyone while at the same time feeling superior because in their minds they are right about everything.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Thats funny Ripsnort, everything except "riding the fence" applies to you. Although, you did once say you "vote the issues" which equates to riding the fence - but you have since proven you actually don't, so that only makes you full of sh t.

I have to offer that using rolleyes emoticons is queer. Oh, and that you chose to go to only one of the three sets of statistics you posted to "prove" to SOB that the top 14 individual donaters are democrats. Why couldn't you use the group or states to "show" that Kerry gets more from 527s than Bush?
-SW

[muckmaw]

Soros, George and Susan W. $13,120,000
Fonda, Jane $13,085,750


Oh boy.

[SOB]

Just to be clear Rip, you're stating that I or anyone else who doesn't feel Kerry or Bush are good candidates worthy of our vote, feel that way only so we can deem ourselves superior and point our fingers at their supporters for being inferior?  Sorry Rip, you're full it.  JBA posted a bunch of data he copied from the web, posed no question of his own and gave none of his own insight, then scoffed when he didn't get any immediate response from "the other side".  I pointed it out...bluntly.

[JBA]

I belive the question "goes with out saying"
Kerry is a hypocrite has been and always will be.
He has shot his mouth off and will shoot himself and all future Democrat candidate’s in the financial foot next.
When the laws get changed to prevent the 527's from running adds. It will prove to be more harmful to the Democrat party then the  Republican party.

[Dead Man Flying]

Talk about sitting on the fence.  Ripsnort still won't tell me what my personal beliefs are despite insinuating, labelling, and guessing from thread to thread before bailing out when I ask him to just state what they are so I can correct him.

Or he could just ask specific questions which I'm happy to answer, but instead he prefers to insinuate, label, and guess.  Oh, well.  Talk about feeling superior and pointing fingers.

-- Todd/Leviathn