Topic: The best candidates special interest money can buy or "Who O
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Sun 10/05/08 08:02 PM
by Don Rasmussen on 10/05/08


Special thanks to the Center for Responsive Politics for existing, and to Matt Collins for doing the research on it.

Top 10 Corporate PAC Contributors:

Obama:
Goldman Sachs $739,521

UBS AG $419,550

Lehman Brothers $391,774

Citigroup Inc $492,548

Morgan Stanley $341,380

Latham & Watkins $328,879

Google Inc $487,355

JPMorgan Chase & Co $475,112

Sidley Austin LLP $370,916

Skadden, Arps et al $360,409

McCain:
Merrill Lynch $349,170

Citigroup Inc $287,801

Morgan Stanley $249,377

Wachovia Corp $147,456

Goldman Sachs $220,045

Lehman Brothers $115,707

Bear Stearns $108,000

JPMorgan Chase & Co $206,392

Bank of America $133,975

Credit Suisse Group $175,503


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I repeat not one whits difference between the 2 of them, both are bought and paid for.

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Sun 10/05/08 08:18 PM
Google is ok. drinker

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Sun 10/05/08 08:31 PM
it seems no matter who you'll choose to vote for, the lobbyist have already gotten to them

who's running independent, again?spock

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Sun 10/05/08 08:34 PM

it seems no matter who you'll choose to vote for, the lobbyist have already gotten to them

who's running independent, again?spock



Nader is the Independent, Baldwin is the Constitution party, McKinney is the Green and Barr the CIA man is Libertarian.


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Sun 10/05/08 08:43 PM


it seems no matter who you'll choose to vote for, the lobbyist have already gotten to them

who's running independent, again?spock



Nader is the Independent, Baldwin is the Constitution party, McKinney is the Green and Barr the CIA man is Libertarian.




are ANY of these people untouchable by lobbyist?
or is it a lost cause?

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Sun 10/05/08 09:10 PM
I'm leaning toward Baldwin, but Naders big battle has always been corporate fascism.