I Had No Idea!

[sixdogsmom]

Here is a list of the top ten donors for John McCain as of June 2008--- it reads as a list of the walstreet bailouts!

Top 10 John McCain Campaign Donors
by  Human Events

06/19/2008     
Here are the top 10 contributors to Sen. John McCain during the 2008 presidential election, according to data released by the Federal Election Commission. The contributions were not given by the organizations themselves -- the money was donated by each organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. The totals below include both subsidiaries and affiliates.

1. Merrill Lynch $230,310

2. Citigroup Inc. $219,551Continued
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3. Blank Rome LLP $189,226

4. Greenberg Traurig LLP $157,487

5. AT&T Inc. $153,005

6. Goldman Sachs $139,520

7. Morgan Stanley $136,651

8. JPMorgan Chase & Co. $129,400

9. Credit Suisse Group $110,725

10. Lehman Brothers $96,050


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[kshillbillys]

Ummmm, what about Barack Obama???

Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions

Obama, Barack  S  IL  D  $126,349  $6,000  $120,349 

Top Barack Obama campaign contributors
University of California  $777,593
Goldman Sachs  $743,371
Harvard University  $505,989
Citigroup Inc  $499,598
Google Inc  $493,705
JPMorgan Chase & Co  $478,462
National Amusements Inc  $437,669
Microsoft Corp  $434,156
UBS AG  $419,350
Lehman Brothers  $391,624
Time Warner  $388,063
Wilmerhale Llp  $383,024
Sidley Austin LLP  $371,166
Skadden, Arps et al  $361,409
Morgan Stanley  $344,130
Stanford University  $342,749
Latham & Watkins  $328,879
Jones Day  $314,760
General Electric  $299,434
University of Chicago  $294,237

[greatguns]

Ummmmmm, what about Ralph Nadar?

[Carl Harrod]

Here is a list of the top ten donors for John McCain as of June 2008--- it reads as a list of the walstreet bailouts!

Top 10 John McCain Campaign Donors
by  Human Events

06/19/2008     
Here are the top 10 contributors to Sen. John McCain during the 2008 presidential election, according to data released by the Federal Election Commission. The contributions were not given by the organizations themselves -- the money was donated by each organization’s PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. The totals below include both subsidiaries and affiliates.

1. Merrill Lynch $230,310

2. Citigroup Inc. $219,551Continued
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3. Blank Rome LLP $189,226

4. Greenberg Traurig LLP $157,487

5. AT&T Inc. $153,005

6. Goldman Sachs $139,520

7. Morgan Stanley $136,651

8. JPMorgan Chase & Co. $129,400

9. Credit Suisse Group $110,725

10. Lehman Brothers $96,050


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The point here should be that it appears that Obama got at least triple of what McCain got for these "Bailouts"

[sixdogsmom]

The point I was making is that John McCain had six of his top ten donaors on the wallstreet bailout list as compared to Obama who had three of his top ten donors on his list. Yes, he has received more in donations; however he has not received matching federal funds as has John McCain.

[Teresa]

   

[dnalexander]

If anyone can point me to documentation that shows that University of California  GAVE $777,593 OR ANY DOLLARS to either candidate I would appreciate the help. That is a state owned University and they have no business giving taxpayers money to any candidate for anything. Looks like I have a few letterst to write and phone calls to make. Thanks for posting the info.

David

Never mind I found my answer at opensecrets.org.