http://www.apfn.org/APFN/schlussel011001.jpg

It was only last week that he revealed Rezko had raised some $250,000 in campaign contributions for him.

The campaign had initially claimed Rezko-connected contributions were no more than $60,000, an amount the campaign donated to charity. Then the figure grew to around $86,000, and there were additional revelations that put the amount at about $150,000. Obama’s $250,000 accounting was a substantial jump and clearly contradicted earlier campaign statements that Rezko was just one of “thousands of donors.”

Is either candidate lilly white?

Obama Bill to Protect Charitable and Religious Donations from Bankruptcy Passes Senate

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today said that legislation he introduced with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) that would allow individuals in bankruptcy to continue giving to churches and charities has passed the Senate. The legislation is expected to pass the House when Congress returns in November.

“For millions of Americans, charitable giving and tithing is an essential part of their lives,” Obama said. “And in a country where 37 million citizens live in poverty, we should be encouraging charitable giving, not limiting it. This bill will clarify that the Bankruptcy bill passed by Congress last year – a bill I voted against – did not change the law to prioritize creditors over religious institutions and charities.”

In fact, the big 4 categories are below:

Obama’s Donors, Top 100, CFRP
Donor Class Largest Donor Total
Financial $375,978 $1,252,826
Business $131,485 $336,090
Communications $43,483 $66,236
Insurance $40,150 $43,150

In the financial sector, one and a quarter million dollars have found their way into the Obama campagin. The largest donor was Goldman Sacs at $375,978. JP Morgan Chase was second with $216,459 while Citigroup coughed up $181,787 and Morgan Stanley only produced $109,025 to finance Obama’s campaign.

Time Warner led the big business contributors to the Obama campaign with $131,485, followed by GE at $47,450 and Microsoft at $44,250. Last time I looked, each of those were ‘corporations’.

AT&T, you know, the communications corporation, kicked in $43,483 and among insurance corporations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield managed to send along $40,150 to the Obama campaign.

Other corporate contributors include Boeing, Walt Disney, Vivendi, UPS, Lockheed Martin, General Motors and American Airlines.

I even managed to find contributions from Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline to the tune of $23,350. And apparently Big Oil didn’t want to be left out in the cold with Chevron, BP and Exxon Mobil contributing $27,059 to the non-corporation funded Obama campaign.”

If Obama took a penny, he is just as “guilty” or “sinful” as McClame (for whatever reason libs think this is sinful or nasty).

Now I don’t get it, but if MCclame is guilty, so is Obama. Or do libs have degress of sin?

:D

Sure. You know the one thing couples like that have — that you now no longer have — and that I suspect is at the very heart of “live frugally leave millions?”

Modesty. :wink:

Like very few others, I will be like the couple who died in Kansas who had lived a very frugal life – but donated millions to their chosen cause.

At present time, I am putting even MORE in the markets. I am buying low…..

Or are you waiting for the gubermint handouts too?

pmom
I have not lied about a thing.
Obama DOES get fundraising support from Rap and Hip Hop stars, who promote gangs.
Obama DOES get support from radical Moslems.
(Obama’s “Moslem Outreach” guy, on his own campaign, just had to resign because of radical connections
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Back it, bozo. The gang thing and the Muslim thing. And while you’re at it, list all of McCain’s people who resigned over their radical interests, including the RR’s.

How about your dog McCain, putting out pure bulls**t ads on Obama? I suppose lying is okay in your book, as long as your dog does it? Very sleezy, moron.

Did you include the federal government in your B Billions? They sure love to tax that big oil too.

I will agree shallow people will continue to be mad at “big oil” for all that’s wrong in life.

No different than a heroin addict being mad at his pusher, as the druggy sticks the needle in his vein.

Thinking people will realize everytime you point a finger on your hand at someone else – there are three fingers pointing right back at you.

But elections aren’t for thinking people. They are not rational or based upon facts. It’s the emotional irrational and sound bytes that get the votes. Like the current Obama ad attacking McClame on “big oil”.

http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_obama_replace_the_us_flag_on.html

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/more_tax_deceptions.html

First, all US taxpayers send Big Oil a yearly check for something between $75 billion to $150 billion. That’s on top of buying gasoline at $4/gal, and it’s also on top of military spending dedicated solely to protecting Big Oil interests, aka US national energy interests. So we pay $4/gal, we pay to maintain an obscenely bloated military in large part for Big Oil’s benefit, and to top if off we STILL send about a $100 billion (with a B) in checks to ‘em each year just because they own sufficient Congress persons and the White House.

Second, if you count up “every American earning more than 200K” how many Americans do you count? ANS: < 5% of all households earn 200K. It’s a helluva price McCain pays for these votes, too. Ruinously costly, as I’m sure McCain will soon discover.

If you’re a thinking American who’s also not employed by Big Oil, then not only to you have every right to be disgusted with McCain’s link to it, you’re an idiot if you don’t. By any objective measure, Big Oil is — always HAS been, in fact — a pretty disgusting US corporate citizen.

Every time I see a big pick-em-up truck or an SUV I get mad. If only because they block my view from my little civic hybrid.

Everytime I review the Energy Act which gives car companies until 2022 to meet only 35 MPG (fleet average) I get mad.

And they should require ROAD tests for all those sweet looking ladies who drive SUV’s to feel safe (or big).

You can’t park them straight in a standard mall parking lot – and back them out without hitting something, NO LICENSE!

The way we waste the very valuable resource petroleum is shameful and stupid.

One use packaging that we then bury in the ground forever? Burning it up in antiquated engine technology?

And there’s only so much of the stuff to go around. Drilling it out faster only hurries us up running out of it.

Let’s get something straight. There is nothing evil about “big oil”. American stock holders, 401K plans, and mutual funds all contain “big oil” as part of a well balanced portfolio. This includes democrats investments too.

Petroleum products are used in every American household, and they have made our lives easier and provide many of the luxuries we enjoy in life.
A partial list:

Solvents
Diesel
Motor Oil
Bearing Grease

Ink
Floor Wax
Ballpoint Pens
Football Cleats

Upholstery
Sweaters
Boats
Insecticides

Bicycle Tires
Sports Car Bodies
Nail Polish
Fishing lures

Dresses
Tires
Golf Bags
Perfumes

Cassettes
Dishwasher
Tool Boxes
Shoe Polish

Motorcycle Helmet
Caulking
Petroleum Jelly
Transparent Tape

CD Player
Faucet Washers
Antiseptics
Clothesline

Curtains
Food Preservatives
Basketballs
Soap

Vitamin Capsules
Antihistamines
Purses
Shoes

Dashboards
Cortisone
Deodorant
Footballs

Putty
Dyes
Panty Hose
Refrigerant

Percolators
Life Jackets
Rubbing Alcohol
Linings

Skis
TV Cabinets
Shag Rugs
Electrician’s Tape

Tool Racks
Car Battery Cases
Epoxy
Paint

Mops
Slacks
Insect Repellent
Oil Filters

Umbrellas
Yarn
Fertilizers
Hair Coloring

Roofing
Toilet Seats
Fishing Rods
Lipstick

Denture Adhesive
Linoleum
Ice Cube Trays
Synthetic Rubber

Speakers
Plastic Wood
Electric Blankets
Glycerin

Tennis Rackets
Rubber Cement
Fishing Boots
Dice

Nylon Rope
Candles
Trash Bags
House Paint

Water Pipes
Hand Lotion
Roller Skates
Surf Boards

Shampoo
Wheels
Paint Rollers
Shower Curtains

Guitar Strings
Luggage
Aspirin
Safety Glasses

Antifreeze
Football Helmets
Awnings
Eyeglasses

Clothes
Toothbrushes
Ice Chests
Footballs

Combs
CD’s
Paint Brushes
Detergents

Vaporizers
Balloons
Sun Glasses
Tents

Heart Valves
Crayons
Parachutes
Telephones

Enamel
Pillows
Dishes
Cameras

Anesthetics
Artificial Turf
Artificial limbs
Bandages

Dentures
Model Cars
Folding Doors
Hair Curlers

Cold cream
Movie film
Soft Contact lenses
Drinking Cups

Fan Belts
Car Enamel
Shaving Cream
Ammonia

Refrigerators
Golf Balls
Toothpaste
Gasoline

That said, just who do YOU send your campaign funding too? Do you send your money to liberal candidates who will support YOUR views?

Well it stands to reason that the oil companies and investors will give THEIR contributions to candidates who support their cause.

Don’t be surprised if every American earning more than 200K sends a check to McCain. And every major corporation in America. Afterall, which candidate has promised to hurt them?

Nothing unethical here.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/07/AR2008080702133.html?hpid=topnews

I guess we’ll hear non-stop criticism from you about McCain like you constantly criticized Clinton for receiving money from Hsu.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022101.php

I’m referring, of course, to the “indirect” or “representative” method, where states choose Electors, and Electors use their own best judgement [sic: your spelling checker needs help] to select the person _they_ feel is best qualified.

We just have to convince several million egotistical twits that “you really _aren’t_ qualified to pick the POTUS, you know.” Maybe you’re one of them. If so, I apologize for revealing the fact that you’re a fool.

Obama and “moslems:” I’m thinking it might play with the tinfoil crowd, which is what, maybe 4% of voting Americans. NOTE: upon close inspection, the link between Obama and “moslems” dissipates quickly, leading to the 4% number above.

McCain and Big Oil: now THAT’s a link that flat out resonates with every voting American (some choose to downplay it or even ignore it, obviously). NOTE: upon close inspection, the link between McCain and Big OIL grows stronger, leading to the 100% number above.

Let’s see, which of the above has the most staying power? Decisions, decisions, decisions….

:D