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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:42 AM Original message |
Obama getting more money from Wall Street donors than all of the Republican candidates combined! |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Lots of liberals in New York City. Think Jon Corzine and the 100s of |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Thanks for posting. |
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david_vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. Of course. They LOVE the fact that they pulled off the biggest heist |
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Puzzledtraveller (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. very well put |
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Firebrand Gary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. He is an incumbent, its standard practice. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. True. They may radically increase their donations to Obama once the Republican candidate is chosen |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You writing about Wall Street "bundled" donations. Right? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #24 |
45. That's how big business and Wall Street raise funds for candidates. This is news to you? |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. When one campaigns against Obama the truth is irrelevant |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
41. Daily |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
10. Recommend |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. Note that it says "employees" rather than "employers"... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. All big financial firms "bundle" money from "employees" that is contributeed to campaigns. |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I used to donate to campaigns when I had the funds... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Did you employer lean on you to donate to their "bundle" for a candidate they supported? |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Hell no... |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. You tell others not to read something that isn't there? There is a whole paragraph missing |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. You are correct... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. no, Obama "proved he can't be bought," so they stopped giving him money |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
13. Bullshit. |
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Denzil_DC (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. "This is so fucking dishonest, it's unbelievable." |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Indeed. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. good point |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. +1 thanks for adding this information that clarifies the BS that is this OP |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
44. SOP |
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Denzil_DC (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. This BS has been debunked on DU already. Unrec. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Your post is mistaken. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Again, what happened to this part of the article: |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. why don't they include the RNC? |
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Denzil_DC (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Exactly. n/t |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
47. The RNC is not collecting money for Perry, et al. The DNC is collecting money for Obama's campaign |
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Denzil_DC (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. More BS. It's not mistaken at all. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Big corporations and Wall Street firms are and will continue to give millions to Obama. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. And you will continue to mischaracterize anything you get your mouse on... |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Funny, the article you link to supports exactly the opposite claim you are spinning. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #55 |
70. +1... |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
20. you see this as a positive? nt |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. BBI has never seen any positive in Obama. n/t |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
25. Bloomberg says Romney is taking Obama's Wall St. donors: |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. Obama is getting more campaign donations from Romney's financial firm than Mitt Romney!!! |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
62. That doesn't include corporate donations that are bundled. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. Romney will eclipse him 10 times over once he gets the nomination. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Thank you. Exactly right. |
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BklnDem75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
32. Huge unrec for misleading bs |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. what is misleading? |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Then why leave a whole paragraph from the article out? |
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BklnDem75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. As was pointed out already |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
34. Getting money from Wall St is not the most honorable thing. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
38. "Obama retains a persistent reservoir of support among Democratic financiers " oh noes. |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
40. 7.5 million > 3.9 million |
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mfcorey1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
42. This has to be a lie because it was just reported that he was getting less and the money was going |
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maxrandb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
43. It could be that |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
49. Nope. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
51. Oh, goodie. Well, he certainly doesn't need my vote, money or |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Yes, you've made it clear that you will not support the President or the party. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
53. I can't believe people are arguing over whether he raised.. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. No, people are "arguing over" |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. The OP was quoting the Washington Post. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. When the "messenger" has a distinct agenda, |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Then why don't you edit the WP story in a way that makes Obama look good.. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. LOL |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I read the piece word for word. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. More bullshit and dishonesty. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. There's never any question about honesty from this poster...nt |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
58. So who are President Obama's corporate/Wall Street campaign bundlers? Read the list. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
59. Unrec... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
66. Hand in glove. And, they wonder why OWS is shunning the politicians who take the bribes. |
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Hart2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
69. This needs to be addressed. Recced up to zero or some negative number. NT |
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