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Offline Chairboy

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« on: December 16, 2007, 11:41:04 PM »
It's interesting to see who the top contributors are to each presidential candidate.  It really says a lot about who they represent.

Mitt Romney: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00000286&cycle=2008
Rudy Giuliani: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00009908&cycle=2008
Mike Huckabee: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00007539&cycle=2008
Fred Thompson: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00003136&cycle=2008

Compare that to Ron Paul: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008

The same exercise on the democrat side is interesting too.  To look this info up, pick the candidate on this link:
http://opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
Then click 'Top Contributors' on the left column.  Paste any good finds here.
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2007, 11:42:35 PM »
Note, these aren't companies themselves that are contributing, it's people from those companies.
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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2007, 12:00:44 AM »
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Note, these aren't companies themselves that are contributing, it's people from those companies.


Choir, In reality, the way the rule is, the companies' can simply donate in the employees' name-they don't need the employees' permission or anything, They just have to throw an odd number out so it does look like a contribution pool. Not that it really matters; They can/will give money in other ways.

Alot of the names' on those lists' really don't suprise me. They pretty much land where they're interests' lie.
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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2007, 08:49:07 AM »
so.. if the NEA scumbags contribute to hillary or osama bama... it is counted as a whole crapload of "individual" contributions?

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2007, 11:26:22 AM »
Why not Laz? That's the way it works for China and the dems.
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2007, 05:17:10 PM »
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Choir, In reality, the way the rule is, the companies' can simply donate in the employees' name-they don't need the employees' permission or anything, They just have to throw an odd number out so it does look like a contribution pool. Not that it really matters; They can/will give money in other ways.

Alot of the names' on those lists' really don't suprise me. They pretty much land where they're interests' lie.


No they cant, that is a federal crime, as is reimbursing the employee for donations.

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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2007, 08:56:48 PM »
Semi-related note, Huckabee tried a 'money-bomb' like what worked for Ron Paul.  If y'all remember, Ron Paul folks did that last week and raised $10 million.

The Huckabee camp tried the same bit and made slightly less:
http://www.nolanchart.com/article749.html
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2007, 02:15:56 AM »
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Originally posted by Chairboy
It's interesting to see who the top contributors are to each presidential candidate.  It really says a lot about who they represent.

Mitt Romney: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00000286&cycle=2008
Rudy Giuliani: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00009908&cycle=2008
Mike Huckabee: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00007539&cycle=2008
Fred Thompson: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00003136&cycle=2008

Compare that to Ron Paul: http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008

The same exercise on the democrat side is interesting too.  To look this info up, pick the candidate on this link:
http://opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
Then click 'Top Contributors' on the left column.  Paste any good finds here.


Hmmm I guess you didn't post the Democrats for a "Hidden Agenda"?

Post the same for the top 5 Democratic front runners..err wait 4 top, damm the three top front runners for the Deocratic ticket.

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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2007, 09:01:24 AM »
How do the US Army and the US Navy contribute to political campaigns?

My tax dollars?  I thought the military was prohibited from supporting any particular party or candidate.
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« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2007, 09:23:01 AM »
military personnel isn't.

Found it amazing that some of the candidates already have debts .... i wonder how are those settled afterwards for the winner... somehow i feel it might be covered by the government...
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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2007, 10:17:15 AM »
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Hmmm I guess you didn't post the Democrats for a "Hidden Agenda"?

Post the same for the top 5 Democratic front runners..err wait 4 top, damm the three top front runners for the Deocratic ticket.

Mac
AWMac: I have no hidden agenda, I'm a registered Republican voting for Ron Paul.  Silly you, you've really pooched that insinuation up.

Why would I care about the democrats?
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« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2007, 11:19:04 AM »
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military personnel isn't.


I know that, but two large contributors listed on Pauls link are US Navy and US Army... not PFC Smith or Ensign Jones.
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« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2007, 11:21:48 AM »
That's just a quirk of how the reporting works, it's not the organizations contributing, it's people who identify themselves as 'employees of' those agencies.
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« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2007, 11:26:15 AM »
So when I see a contribution from Halliburton or Exxon Mobil for 1/2 a million, how do I know that's not from evil corporation and just from a bunch of joe six packs?
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