Mr. T Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 WILL OBAMA RETURN $994,795 IN GOLDMAN SACHS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS? Along with others This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers. University of California $1,591,395 Goldman Sachs $994,795 Harvard University $854,747 Microsoft Corp $833,617 Google Inc $803,436 Citigroup Inc $701,290 JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132 Time Warner $590,084 Sidley Austin LLP $588,598 Stanford University $586,557 National Amusements Inc $551,683 UBS AG $543,219 Wilmerhale Llp $542,618 Skadden, Arps et al $530,839 IBM Corp $528,822 Columbia University $528,302 Morgan Stanley $514,881 General Electric $499,130 US Government $494,820 Latham & Watkins $493,835 http://news.uk.msn.com/forum/thread.aspx?b...ba-623839abd295 It would make a safe bet that after he helped out with all of the bank bailouts he should expect more out of Wall St. When he gets ready to run again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choco Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Sachs xxxxed us all...no sympatjy from me. Bush cut the sec budget...severely. these xxxxheads meed to fry. Last I checked...lying isn't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 No, why should he? Not every employee of Goldman Sachs was involved in illegal behavior. Not even a lot of them. Give me a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 No, why should he? Not every employee of Goldman Sachs was involved in illegal behavior. Not even a lot of them. Give me a break. Heh Welcome aboard. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 No, why should he? Not every employee of Goldman Sachs was involved in illegal behavior. Not even a lot of them. Give me a break. This is off topic, Heck, but what is your feeling about - let's say - Blackwater. Do you believe every employee is/was a criminal? A lot of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 This is off topic, Heck, but what is your feeling about - let's say - Blackwater. Do you believe every employee is/was a criminal? A lot of them? Or (God forbid) HALIBURTON??????? wss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 This is off topic, Heck, but what is your feeling about - let's say - Blackwater. Do you believe every employee is/was a criminal? A lot of them? No. Who thinks every employee of Blackwater is/was a criminal? That's not really where the debate about Blackwater/military contractors is, is it? Or the Halliburton debate, for that matter. Someone in our family was a former Marine and Blackwater employee who was killed in Iraq protecting a government official. (The official lived.) Again, have the debate with the cartoon Cindy Sheehan version in your head if you must, but at some point you have to take that head out of your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Sorry for your loss, Heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'm not trying to pull that card on you, John. I'm just saying - these discussions aren't very enlightening. I spend 75% of the time correcting misinformation and the other 25% in some mostly irrelevant fringe discussion that is a long way from being important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'm not trying to pull that card on you, John. I'm just saying - these discussions aren't very enlightening. I spend 75% of the time correcting misinformation and the other 25% in some mostly irrelevant fringe discussion that is a long way from being important. Of course that's limited to nitpicking the opposition. We don't often see you calling out your own bedfellows. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'm not trying to pull that card on you, John. I'm just saying - these discussions aren't very enlightening. I spend 75% of the time correcting misinformation and the other 25% in some mostly irrelevant fringe discussion that is a long way from being important. You didn't play any card, Heck. Not even a whiff of that perceived by me, any way. PS After going to Barnes Nobel and just happening to be in Raven Bookstore in Northampton, MA Sunday night, I finally found a copy of 'Common Ground' in no other place than our public library. Hefty book. Looks like a hefty content, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'm not trying to pull that card on you, John. I'm just saying - these discussions aren't very enlightening. I spend 75% of the time correcting misinformation and the other 25% in some mostly irrelevant fringe discussion that is a long way from being important. And 99% of the time we are correcting your talking points. with facts and not opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Heck's bogus 75% corrections is 75% trying to diminish any differing viewpoint or fact that doesn't fit with his bigoted politicism. Of course, part of that is accusing others of bigoted politicism. Kinda Soviet Unionish in the old days, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 You didn't play any card, Heck. Not even a whiff of that perceived by me, any way. PS After going to Barnes Nobel and just happening to be in Raven Bookstore in Northampton, MA Sunday night, I finally found a copy of 'Common Ground' in no other place than our public library. Hefty book. Looks like a hefty content, too. I know. But personal experience shouldn't be the only barometer here. If you can't imagine or don't think about what other people go through without having someone you know personally involved, you're always going to have your head up your ass. The book is great. You'll blow through it, don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I don't know if I asked this before. Where do say for instance, Ron Paul's money go when he doesn't win? I mean that dude made a shit load of money and didn't spend much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 He'll keep it. Kept it last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 He'll keep it. Kept it last time. Sort of bullshit if you ask me. At the least he should throw a huge bash at Cleveland Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The flip side is that people get upset when they give you money, then you turn around and give it to someone else, someone who they potentially don't support. This way, Ron Paul uses it for Ron Paul's campaign, and then the ones after that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 PS After going to Barnes Nobel and just happening to be in Raven Bookstore in Northampton, MA Sunday night, I finally found a copy of 'Common Ground' in no other place than our public library. Hefty book. Looks like a hefty content, too. It's available at Audible.com. I just bought it. It had better not suck. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 It's available at Audible.com. I just bought it. It had better not suck. WSS I will try to crack it open tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 It's available at Audible.com. I just bought it. It had better not suck. WSS So can you download it to a smart phone or any mp3 device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 So can you download it to a smart phone or any mp3 device? Yes. I go through a shitload of audiobooks and Audible is great. iPod or any MP3 player, or smartphone will work. They have a list of devices on the site. The books are like 9 or so bucks each if you buy one of the memberships. That just means you pre pay for a number of books. Mine gives you 24 a year. www.audible.com Tell 'em westsidesteve sent you. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Yes. I go through a shitload of audiobooks and Audible is great. iPod or any MP3 player, or smartphone will work. They have a list of devices on the site. The books are like 9 or so bucks each if you buy one of the memberships. That just means you pre pay for a number of books. Mine gives you 24 a year. www.audible.com Tell 'em westsidesteve sent you. WSS I will, this sounds great. By the time I get home at night I am useally tired from reading all day as it is. I do work in the printing industry. Between reading online plus everything else my eyes are tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 And Heck still believes he isn't making any progress way with this group!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Steve, I will give your link a try. Just as long it isn't this man doing the reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Well, Beckel's a Fox contributor. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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