Obama’s worse nightmare

fox news is mcshame oriented & the worst cable station in this world
I pity the fools who do go over to Mcshame & I say power to you
may god have mercy on your souls cause you know not what you do
we may not have your votes but we're gonna make it!!!!
OBAMA '08.

Comment From:
Tresors De Chocolat-NBA~HSFO/
Just to correct you donor list. Those are employers of the donors. He is not taking campaign money from Pac and lobbyist. There is nothing wrong with him receiving donations from employee, spouses, aunts or whatever. He will not take money from the lobbyist and pac that represent the companys. You told a small white lie.

McCain money from lobbyist $400,000
Obama money from lobbyist $ 35,000

TO:
Tresors De Chocolat-NBA~HSFO It is Not nice to call people you don’t know liars. I do a lot of research to make sure my facts are accurate if you will read the last paragraph of my post it says the same thing you do.

“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. “

Want to talk about the puny $400,00 McCain raised? How about the amount Obama raised in ONE DAY? This is the same day he called the People of Pennsylvania “bitter and clinging to their bibles”

Obama Visits Billionaires Row
San Francisco, April 6, 2008


On April 6, 2008, Barack Obama visited the San Francisco region, zipping from event to event all day long, from one end of the Bay Area to the other.

What? you might ask. How did I miss that? If only I had known, I would have gone to see him.
Well, there's a reason you didn't know about it. Obama didn't want you to know about it. Because the events he was attending weren't for people like you.

They were for people with lots and lots of money, who use that money to gain access and influence with politicians -- especially politicians who might become president.

So although the San Francisco Bay Area is probably the most pro-Obama section of the entire country, with Obama signs and stickers visible everywhere you turn, when Obama himself actually visited his electoral home base, he ignored the hoi polloi -- all the little people who swoon over him -- and instead, he spent the entire day with the rich. According to local gossip columnist Leah Garchik:

In the Haight, stencils of Barack Obama's smiling face are decorating the sidewalk. But in real life, he is turning up in more lucrative venues: The candidate will be around here on April 6, at a series of events that includes three $2,300-a-head maximum-strength fundraisers: Sara and Sohaib Abbasi are throwing a luncheon in Atherton; he'll zip up to Nancy and Bob Farese's house in Kentfield in mid-afternoon; and proceed from there to Ann and Gordon Getty's in San Francisco.
(Let it be pointed out that Atherton and Kentfield are two of the cities with the highest-per-capita net worth in the entire United States.)

And not only were the non-affluent excluded from these events, even the media was disallowed -- as Garchik adds:

Your trusty party-animal-by-proxy has tried to infiltrate these events, but transparency seems to be fogged up. No media eyes allowed on the collection kettles; when the gifts are big, the press is barred.

I wasn't about to let that stop me. When I hear the words "No media allowed," that's when I reach for my camera.

And I set my sights on the grand prize: The fundraiser at the home of Ann and Gordon Getty, on what has come to be called "Billionaires Row," reputed to be the wealthiest block in the world.

But why was I so interested? As pointed out in the Bookworm Room blog,

Obama bills himself as a man of the people, who will beat down big business. ... Given his populist stance, Obama's recent trip to the Bay Area, during which he hobnobbed only with the richest and most famous, is amusing, since it either presents a man with no discernible principles or it presents a bunch of rich people who are allowing themselves to be led like lambs to the slaughter.
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The 46-year-old Democratic senator started the day in Atherton [really rich people], made his way to Marin [really rich people] and then was due in at the Getty [plutocrats] mansion in San Francisco for another event.

Actually, the political pandering from Obama, on the one hand, and the stupid fawning from the rich, on the other hand, wasn't what I found so irritating about the IJ article.

Politics in America is, after all, mostly about power, and Obama looks as if he will have the power and these people think that they can buy access. End of story.

Obama's campaign slogan is "Change" -- declaring that he alone will change the way things are done in politics.

But what kind of "change" is this? The single most insidious aspect of American politics is that candidates often must pander to and do the bidding of the wealthiest Americans, who have the funds to get the candidate elected.

It's so commonplace, we no longer think of it as "corruption," but that's basically what it is. So when Obama spends all day doing nothing but going to a series of private fundraisers populated exclusively by the wealthy, the only "change" I feel are the coins jangling at the bottom of my pocket.

And I don't like hypocrisy.

According to this article (and many others), Obama's campaign is claiming he raises his money from small donors:

"When you're given the gift of advocacy, you don't sell it to the highest bidder," Mrs. Obama said. Mrs. Obama stressed how her husband has relied on "regular folks" instead of big donors. Instead of thousand-dollar donations, the Obama campaign has raised millions on small checks of $20 to $50. Mrs. Obama sees this participatory attitude as a new trend.

Wait just a minute there. If you do the math, on just this one day in the Bay Area, Obama went to four events, three of which had $2,300 minimum donations per ticket, and the other $1,000 minimum per ticket. Each of the events, from the various descriptions, held as many as 400 people (the Getty mansion has a ballroom that reportedly seats at least 300). 400 x $2,300 = $920,000 per event, times three events = $2.76 million, plus the other event, which undoubtedly puts him over $3 million in contributions for this one day alone. And who knows how many other similar days he schedules in other parts of the country.

Zell Miller / Joe Liebermann style turncoats. Who needs them anyway?

"An explosion of rogue grassroots organizations coalesced literally over night to form one united Mega-Coalition"

Yet there was'nt any "explosion" for the second selective term of Bush, hmmmm......one must ponder.

This is why....

Free vs Boren,OK Dem 2nd

by Jerome Armstrong, Fri Jul 23, 2004 at 10:04:57 AM EST
The CQ rating for Oklahoma's 2nd CD is "Democrat Favored" and rightly so; Brad Carson won in 2002 with 74% of the vote. In short, whomever wins the Democratic Primary in 4 days, wins the general. The contest isn't just an ideological split. District Attorney Kayln Free, is an American Indian that's endorsed by EMILY's list, Dean's Dozen, and 21st Century Democrats, vs. state Rep. Dan Boren, a 31-year old son of the former Governor & US Senator and current president of the University of Oklahoma, David Boren. Boren's grandfather, the late Lyle Boren, was a House member from 1937 to 1947. Boren is endorsed by the NDN.

The primary is June 27th, next Tuesday. I'll be at the Democratic convention, but will follow this race, this would be the sort of thing that's useful to talk with to people from the Oklahoma delegation. From my perspective, Boren's exactly the type of Democrat that as a progressive partisan, I'll put up with, but not if I have a choice. Not only because of his conservative voting record in the OK House, but because Boren's drawing his own ideological lines (from CQ):
Boren's campaign has tried to reverse the spin on the Dean endorsement, suggesting that Free appears to think she is running for Congress in liberal Vermont rather than conservative Oklahoma. Professor Jim Davis of Oklahoma State University described Free as having stronger campaign skills than Boren. He also notes that she has made some headway by contrasting her upbringing in economically distressed communities with Boren's more privileged upbringing. Free has been hitting this point hard. "He's not a bad guy. He comes from a good family," Free said of Boren in a posting on her campaign Web site. "Many people would envy his private schools, his lavish privileges -- his interviewing for jobs he already knew he had -- his never having to worry about getting sick because someone was paying for his health insurance." But Davis said Free faces an uphill fight to defeat the latest member of the Boren political dynasty. "The question is, can her more efficient campaign overcome Boren by July 27?" Davis said.

WELLLL any information you get from "FAUX NEWS...FAIRLY UNBALANCED" is SURE to be trusted!!

What a WHINER....want some CHEEESE with your WHINE???????

AL,

I may be mistaken but once she abandoned her campaign she couldn’t solicit money from the public. Not sure. MadHatter would know. He KNOWS everything.

Most of the Hillary supporters would rather give to McCain then the (insert expletives here) Democratic Party. (wait till I tell you how what they are spending their money on at the Convention)

In regard to Hillary supporters they truly are middle-class individuals not just” claimed to be”

"When you're given the gift of advocacy, you don't sell it to the highest bidder," Mrs. Obama said. Mrs. Obama stressed how her husband has relied on "regular folks" instead of big donors. Instead of thousand-dollar donations, the Obama campaign has raised millions on small checks of $20 to $50.

Wait just a minute there. If you do the math, on just this one day in the Bay Area, on April 6, 08 Obama went to four events, three of which had $2,300 minimum donations per ticket, and the other $1,000 minimum per ticket. Each of the events, from the various descriptions, held as many as 400 people (the Getty mansion has a ballroom that reportedly seats at least 300). 400 x $2,300 = $920,000 per event, times three events = $2.76 million, plus the other event, which undoubtedly puts him over $3 million in contributions for this one day alone. And who knows how many other similar days he schedules in other parts of the country.

Michelle Obama (and other Obama campaign spokespeople) aren’t telling the truth. It seems that a significant portion of Obama's monthly campaign contributions are coming from "large donors"' -- i.e. rich people, not just the "$20 to $50" donations they're constantly bragging about.

In addition to the above donors Let us list the “little people”:

BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) -- Top Contributors -- and look who leads the list! Did you know universities contributed to political campaigns? I didn't.

1 University of Chicago $156,054
2 Kirkland & Ellis $143,138
3 Henry Crown & Co $79,500
4 Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal $74,950
5 Northwestern University $72,930
6 Exelon Corp $71,850
7 Sidley, Austin et al $71,432
8 Mayer Brown $69,960
9 Jenner & Block $62,710
10 Soros Fund Management $61,605
11 Goldman Sachs $61,500
12 Clifford Law Offices $59,550
13 Simmons Cooper LLC $58,500
14 Tejas Securities $57,250
15 JP Morgan Chase & Co $56,600
16 Ariel Capital Management $55,650
17 Skadden, Arps et al $54,071
18 Winston & Strawn $52,450
19 Piper Rudnick LLP $45,600
20 Holland Capital Management $43,350

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.

I guess "special interests" only include oil companies, not lawyers and investment bankers -- and I certainly would identify George Soros as a "very special interest."

Just to correct you donor list. Those are employers of the donors. He is not taking campaign money from Pac and lobbyist. There is nothing wrong with him receiving donations from employee, spouses, aunts or whatever. He will not take money from the lobbyist and pac that represent the companys. You told a small white lie.

McCain money from lobbyist $400,000
Obama money from lobbyist $ 35,000

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we want hillary back now???? if no hillary its mccain08 bet on it!!!

get over it!.. I have no pity for the McSane Gang.

O B A M A '08

LOL. These people get on national TV and sound like fools. How is this Obama's worst nightmare? I think it's Hillary Clintion's worst nightmare. Her campaigh is in debt. She had to loan her own campaign money to keep fighting for her supporters and they pay her back by raising money to give to John McCain. These people are a total disgrace. Now I know why she had problems raising money for her campaign.

Obama 08

Al, The biggest disgrace to America is Obama. Hillary Clinton is wealthy enough to pay her own bill. If she gets the nomination come August, her supporters will help pay that debt off.

My choices for President. (Two Fighters)
1. Hillary Rodham Clinton
2. John McCain

Think about what you just said. I know she's wealthy enough to pay her own bill. It's obvious you don't know how campaigns work. Why would someone have to spend their own money to run a campaign? It's simple. She wasn't getting it from her supporters. You guys can donate to McCain but not her. With friends (supporters) like that who needs enemies.

She's not getting the nomination. You need to face reality.

Obama 08.

Assuming that Obama is a 'natural born US citizen'. Well see.

I saw the girl on TV and thought she did a great job, holding her own with veteran reporters who were obviously impressed with her.

ARE YOU A NATURAL U.S. CITIZEN? BECAUSE I AM SURE
OBAMA IS!!