How Should One Read Obama’s Campaign-Finance Statistics?
By Deb Cupples on June 28, 2008 at 1:05 PM in Campaign Financing, Current Affairs, Obama
The short answer is "very carefully." Last week, when Sen. Barack Obama decided to opt out of public financing (and bizarrely attempted to link his decision to our nation’s Declaration of Independence), he offered an odd statistic:
"The Obama campaign highlighted Thursday the fact that 93 percent of the more than three million contributions it had received were for $200 or less." (New York Times)
People quickly reading that statement (or hearing it repeated verbatim on TV while setting the dinner table) might get the impression that 93% of Obama’s funds came from small donors.
That impression would be false — though many people likely doubt that Obama’s campaign spokesperson had actually intended to create such a false impression.
Incidentally, donations of $200 or less are considered "small," likely because
the FEC doesn’t require itemization of donations that are $200 or less. Such is the currently accepted lingo.
That said, here’s some info from the Campaign Finance Institute:
"Although small donations have become relatively more important to Obama since February, providing 63% of his contributions in May (they have supplied 49% of his funds overall since January 2007), they have not been sufficient to maintain his previous level of receipts."
If 49% of Obama’s total campaign funds came from small donors ($200 or less), then 51% of his funds came from big donors ($201 or more). Thus, an actual majority of Obama’s campaign cash was generated from big donors.
That’s a vastly different picture than the 93% that some skim readers might misinterpret as Obama’s small-donor percentage.
The same NY Times article quoted above says that Obama (as of June 20) has received money from about 1.5 million donors.
In short, Obama has received "more than 3 million" separate donations from 1.5 million donors. Thus, some donors gave more than once — and could actually qualify as big donors, depending on the total amount of their multiple donations.
For example, if I’d gone to Sen. Obama’s campaign website once a month from February 2007 through May 2008 and donated $100 each time, Obama’s campaign would have counted my donations 16 times in the "small donations" category ($200 or less) — despite the fact that I would qualify as one big donor (for having given $1600).
Here’s a slightly helpful breakdown of Obama’s big-donors category from January 2007 - May 2008 (from a Campaign Finance Institute pdf) based on 1.5 million donors:
*18% of Obama’s donors gave $201 - $999 (270,000 donors)
*33% of Obama’s donors gave $1000 or more (495,000 donors)
That’s a lot of big donors (more than three-quarters of a million), though Obama’s small-donor percentage is higher than that of many other candidates during the primaries. McCain’s is 24%, Hillary’s was 36%, and Edwards’ was 32%.
The only major-party candidates with higher small-donor percentages were: Brownback, Gravel, Hunter, Kucinich, Paul, and Tancredo.
But I’ve strayed from my point, which is this: when you hear stunning campaign statistics or claims, read them carefully, ask questions, and check other data.
If you instead prefer to wait for diligent journalists or pundits to do the fact checking, please refrain from holding your breath.
Cross-Posted at Buck Naked Politics. Here are a few other posts you might find interesting.
* Jon Stewart Has Fun with Obama’s Seal & Campaign Funding
Does Barry track the $150 sandwiches as well
“I can no more disown my turkey sandwich than I can my low fat falafel….”
“That’s not the turkey sandwich that I knew…”
That Jon Stewart diss was the best!
But the koolaid drinkers will just think it’s adorable that Barry had the incentive to try something NEW.
(big groan)
I wonder how I’d react if Hillary did it? I’d forgive her. But she’d NEVER EVER do something so stupid which is why I can say I’d forgive her.
Success!! — PUMA vs HOUND / Ed Rendell and the DNC take NOTICE !! Jun 28, ‘08 3:00 PM
for everyone
Good Saturday to you, fellow PUMAs!
Here is a reward for all your efforts, time, focus, and hard work:
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/saturday-ed-youre-making-this-too-easy/
(…a *huge* “Thank you” to Riverdaughter at the Confluence for bringing this to our attention!!)
We have Ed Rendell and the DNC concerned… and on the run!
And be sure to read his “One Last Point”! Primary reform is why so many of us are PUMAs in the FIRST place! We are making a difference!
However! Don’t let this appease you in ANY way! We MUST keep the pressure on, now more than ever !! You now know more than ever that we are a force to be reckoned with, so onward PUMA soldiers!
Thank you!
Your fellow PUMA,
Will
HOUNDS CREDO
By Governor Edward G. Rendell
Click here to join Hound
We have formed HOUND (Hillary-Obama-United-Not-Divided) in response to the creation of PUMA (party unity, my ass or its cleaned up moniker, People United Means Action).
PUMA advocated that Hillary Clinton supporters do not vote for Barack Obama just for the sake of party unity. Even though we in HOUND are loyal Democrats, we agree that no one should cast a vote for President because of a desire to achieve party unity. We believe Sen. Clinton supporters should vote for Sen. Obama because, as Hillary herself said so forcefully and poignantly in her great speech a few Saturdays ago, the best way to achieve the changes she has fought so hard to bring to America, and on which she based her campaign, is to support Sen. Obama, whose policies are almost identical to hers.
The Clinton-Obama plans on health care, the economy, energy, education and on ending the war in Iraq represent the core values that made us all Democrats values and positions that are light years apart from the conservative policies enunciated by Sen. McCain (e.g., voting against S-CHIP, voting against raising CAF standards, voting against equal pay for women, voting for increased tax credits for big oil and against extending the credit for the production of renewable energy, expanding an increase in the Bush tax cuts, promoting a war without end in Iraq, etc.) If you care about these things, and we believe PUMA members do, then you must support Sen. Obama.
No one worked harder than I did for Hillary and I believe no one could admire her and what she represents more that I do. But we must get over our disappointment and, as Hillary said, not waste time looking back and thinking about what might have been. Our countrys challenges must be addressed immediately, not four years from now. Our beloved country simply cannot afford four more years of Republican do-nothing-for-people government. PUMA members risk just that it could be a Ralph Nader 2000 redux. Dont let that happen. Close your eyes and think about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton standing together united at a ceremony for the bill signing of legislation that guarantees every American affordable, effective healthcare.
One last point HOUND is not anti-PUMA. We agree with many of your grievances. For example, we, too, believe that the Democratic Partys nominating process is unfair and undemocratic. We must change the policy where some votes are more important than others and some areas receive more delegates than their number of voters would justify it violates the spirit of one person, one vote. We must eliminate caucuses that are inherently undemocratic and disenfranchise seniors (no absentee voting for those who cant go to the polls), shift workers and our military. Forcing people to declare their preference in public also violates another cherished principle that undermines our democracy.
So, we are asking all PUMA members to curb your disappointment, mute your anger and frustration and join HOUND to help change America. While the PUMA may be more swift and athletic, the HOUND is smarter and more perceptive.
Nice try, Ed, but HOUND sounds an awful lot like Yellow Dog Democrats and thats exactly what we are not. To be fair, you make a lot of good points. The caucuses *are* un-democratic. And I will admit that you were loyal to Hillary to the very end. Even now, we understand the nature of your loyalty. Hillarys and your identities are inextricably wed to the Democratic party until death do you part. There is a lot to admire in that and the allusion to you not being high class is just part of the song and not to be taken seriously. No one has shown more class than Hillary and the stalwarts who stood by her.
But here is what you seem to not understand from the voters point of view. First, many of us are *not* planning to vote for John McCain. But if John McCain happens to win by default, we will not have a guilt trip laid on *US* for all the floods, famines and earthquakes that follow. The delegates, superdelegates and party leaders had a choice.
You would have us vote for Obama because Hillary asked us to. But, Ed, we are (or were) Democrats. We are not Republicans. If is not in our nature to fall into line when our consciences are on the line. We did it for Dukakis, Mondale, Kerry (we actually *liked* Gore) but we cant do it for Obama. And you unintentionally allude to all the reasons why Obama is an exception in your letter. We have good reason to suspect that he is not for S-CHIP, CAF standards, equal pay for women, reproductive rights, universal healthcare, the Green Economy or ending the war in Iraq. For the last item, as well as preventing our country from falling into an economic disaster caused by financial instruments and the high cost of oil, we do not think he is ready or capable of assuming the office of president of the United States. Nothing in his debate appearances or comedic and disrespectful monologues at rally events (Brush the dirt off your shoulder much, Ed? I know YOU would never do it, so why should our nominee?) give us confidence in his abilities. He has deliberately kept his policies as vague as possible as a campaign strategy in order to lure the independent, libertarian and disaffected moderate Republican voters while at the same time slamming working class, Appalachians and the small town voters in your own state.
And let me tell you about those voters, Ed, the ones I spoke with on the phone, hundreds and hundreds of them. They were stung by the accusations of racism that were hurled at them because they didnt think Obama was ready. That hurt them to the core of their beings. It attacked their character. No Democratic candidate in my lifetime has ever treated the voters so disgracefully.
You may have noticed I havent brought up the subject of sexism yet. The media and others have mischaracterized the PUMA movement as a reaction to it from the post-meonpausal set. But our protest is based on the fact that our party (or former party) did not choose the best *person* for the job. Many of us were early on very intrigued by Senator Obama. But once we got beyond the fact that he is very smart, we saw that there was no wisdom that went along with it. At the same time, we saw that his campaign operatives took a slash and burn attitude to the Democratic party that was in existence. His hooligans chased off or forced off women from the bigger more influential online outlets, yours truly included. I was thrown off DailyKos in January. Thats why Im here. Thats why a lot of us have found ourselves on the outside of the party looking in at an ever shrinking voter constituency. Systematically, Senator Obamas hooligans have made women, working class, Appalachians, latinos, gays, native Americans, Asians, Muslim Americans and the elderly personas non grata. Obama sought to recreate the party in a different image, one that didnt include the poor, the dependent, the entitled to social security, the unpopular.
Is this new Democratic party the one you want me and the other PUMAs to rally around? No, Ed. No. The biggest mistake Clinton made during the primary season was not that she didnt win the caucuses. The biggest mistake was that she was too nice to Obama and failed to pin him down. She failed to make him solidify out of all of the ethereal smoke he consisted of. He kept himself and his policies nebulous and indistinct so that his young, pretentious and more conservative voters could project whatever politician they wanted on to him. Forcing him to take a stand on something, *anything* would have broken off a chunk of those deluded voters. But one thing the PUMAs can say for sure is that he doesnt resemble any Democrat weve ever seen nor does he adhere to any of our most cherished core Democratic principles. If he had, he couldnt have attracted so many people not of our party in a year when the vast majority of voters didnt want a Republican lite candidate anyway. Obama has actually squandered an opportunity. The voters were more than ready to accept a strong Democrat and we are giving them, what, exactly?
Either we all go forward together or the party deserves to lose in November. Either Senator Obama connects with the base or he loses them in November. Either the party power elite listens to the voters or it deserves to lose in November. We would be stupid if we demanded any less. We do not subscribe to the old saying, Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? but apparenly Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Senator Obama do.
Heres what we want: We want a fair, open and transparent convention in Denver. We want Florida and Michigans delegates to be restored to full strength. We want Obama to give up his Michigan delegates. After all, he keeps insisting that he never wanted his name on the ballot in the first place. So, we should honor his wishes: no ballot position, no delegates. After all, if Hillary cant make the same argument about all of the voters who couldnt get to the caucuses in spite of their intent to vote for her, Obama shouldnt get freebies from Michigan by having the RBC honoring the imaginary voters who failed to turn up during a record breaking turnout for the Michigan primary in January.
Jeez, Ed, and you guys call *us* stupid. Logic has been completely missing from this campaign season. By February 5, 2008, Hillary had won MI, FL, NV, NH, CA, NY, NJ, MA, AZ, TN, AR and a handlful of other little states. In any other year, Obama would have thrown in the towel and gone home. In 1980, Ted Kennedy won a big slice of these very same states and with a 600 delegate deficit, he *still* created havoc at the convention. But this year, we couldnt even honor the states that moved up their primaries so that they could make a difference? Like my state, NJ? We are going to a convention where the candidate who has won the biggest Democratic prizes and swing states has been almost completely shut out and you are asking us to accept this, get over our disappointment, anger and frustration? Fine. Were over it. But we still insist, no demand, that our votes count for something. I want the millions that my state spent on a primary in lieu of spending even one dime on gifted and talented education to be honored. The party owes us that much.
And if it goes against their beautiful theories and plans for party unity (shmoonity), if it ends up with a win for a person who they apparently loathe, along with all of that honorable candidates 18 million voters, well, too bad. They will not get party unity until they honor the voters, Ed.
Pumas are watchful and patient. And when the time is right, they strike. There is still time to achieve unity. There are two months before the convention. But if the voters arent honored by then, we strike.
For different perspectives, check out myiq2xus version at Klownhaus and Reclusive Leftists most excellent post on Leverage.
And what has got to be one of the funniest comments I have read since MABlue declared that Donna Brazile had provoked in him negative feelings towards the South American country, Karolina NYC presents this comparison of the day in the life of a Dog vs a Cat.
The Hound is smarter and more perceptive? Yes, insulting me is sure going to make me want to become a Hound–NOT!
roflol yea hounds are so smart they’ll HUMP THE BED POST!!!
They’ll DRINK OUT OF THE TOLIET
how perceptive is that????
ROFLOL! yea!
PUMA’s are discrete, respectful of other creatures that are NOT their prey, don’t have a PAC mentality! KNOW how to clean themselves!!
I’ll take the PUMA thank you!!
hounds sniff balls
He who lays with dogs, will have flea’s!
Thanks for this post, now here is an interesting piece, how Obama loses in Nov.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/visions_of_obama.html
The NYT ran a story about these same percentages two months ago I’ve been aware of this for quite some time.
stinky is a total fraud, period.
With the MSM in the tank for Obama, why should Obama’s people even want to give accurate info.
Obama Inc. is taking misdirection and misinformation to new highs only dreamed of by Rove & Co.
I know…the NYT has been shameless in their pandering to bho. Thank God we have sites like this that deconstruct their propaganda.
That’s how the Obama babies maxed their mummy’s and daddy’s credit cards.
Gonna be bad for them when school starts back.
I had the pleasure of replying to an e-mail for money from obama this morning.
I explained that I had left the democratic party due to the unethical way the dnc had caused Senator Clinton to suspend her campaign.
That there was no way I would vote for this racist - anti american - know nothing.
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS.
PUMA
I just got an email from DONNA BRAZILE. I replied they way I always do- No Money, Win Without Me, you go the candidate you wanted, go fuck yourself now, etc. etc.– I am sure I will continue to get “urgent” requests for cash. Because the only “feedback” they care about is CASH.
These people must be nuts using Donna Brazile to try to get contributions. Or maybe nobody else wants their name linked to this disaster.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This answers a nagging question I’ve had for MONTHS!!!
God, that slimy, lying bastard.
test
Maybe someone can help me understand this…About a month ago there was a news report about a British person who had her credit card stolen. The thief charged a $200.00 contribution to Obama’s campaign.
My question is…How was that possible? I thought you had to be a citizen to make a donation, and if it was that easy, can’t people in other country’s do the same? For me, I believe our election is being manipulated by people outside of this country. I refuse to believe he raised 50 million in one month through his small contributors in the U.S.
good question, I don’t believe for a min. that the money he raised was from many small donations.
Are there any states or individuals fro rich Arab countries helping his campaign??
Deb Cupples, love the term “skim readers”.
This type of spin reporting has been going on since early 2007. It is one of biggest fraudulent aspects of BO/Axelrod’s persona.
Last weekend I was disturbed to see that campaign donations by individuals were google mapped. So if my niehbor had donated to someone, I would see who and how much.
My question is this; How does one put this lie to rest?
My sane half sent BO via his website a “howler” and low and behold she gets a request for donations to his campaign.
He doesn’t want people he wants checks.
Go Alaska! Let’s drill.
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=1828675&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/yourworld/index.html
You’re in favor of drilling in Alaska? Wow, you really are a Republican.
They can drill in Alaska if it’s ONLY in the back yard of that slime “bridge to now where” Stevens!!!
I’m in favor of drilling too and I’m not a Republican but you are a Obamabot.
not me never, no, no! Nooobama
Sorry Dawnelle, we replied at the same time. I was talking about sfhillary. I read that persons posts last night and they were pro Obama.
whew ok! Thanks!
Hey, I lived MOST of my life in Sarasota! Very familiar with Tampa! Hello Sunshine Coast! Hello Desoto! I’m sorry the DNC screwed FLA (and made a deal with the devil in Michigan).
Thanks Danelle, Sometimes I feel like I live in a third world country the way my votes keep getting hijacked.
This is why I am against the idea of Gov. Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP. McCain has been steadfastly opposed to drilling in ANWR. In his own words, “As far as ANWR is concerned, I don’t want to drill in the Grand Canyon, and I don’t want to drill in the Everglades. This is one of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world.” I am in 100% agreement with that statement.
I also think Sarah Palin brings little to the ticket as a first-term governor and former mayor of Wasalia. The conservatives won’t approve of her having just had her fifth child, one of which has Downes, and then being next in line for the presidency.
I think the only reason the oil companies want to drill in ANWR is if they can do it there, they will be able to drill wherever they want to. Destroying ANWR for very little actual oil in return is shameful. But I think if the oil companies waved enough cash under Obama’s nose, he would let them do whatever they wanted to do. He’s an environmentalist as long as it suits his purposes and not a minute longer.
I respect your positions on drilling even though I disagree.I believe we have to do everything possible to get off foreign oil, the Saudi’s own us. We spend a billion dollars a day on foreign oil. China is drilling off shore for Cuba and will probably suck out American oil. I trust Americans to drill safer than China.
ANWR is dark most of the time and it is just a small area that they want to drill on. I doubt if a handful of Americans will ever see ANWR. Also with improvements in drilling there would be very little impact on the environment.
We need to get off oil, period. And not destroy national treasures. Read Plan B 3.0 by Lester R. Brown.
Obama will throw anything and anyone under the bus to win, and therefore none of his positions are real. I sure don’t expect him to stand up for my rights after what he’s done to Hillary. I hope Hillary’s donors continue to sit on their hands and checkbooks.
You are sure that now he is against drilling in ANWR ?
News-Leader
That was about drilling off shore in Alaska yes but NOT in ANWR.
There is a breaking point for most of us zerostress, do you have a braking point? Maybe $20.00 a gallon, or more? I’m doing OK, but I know people that can’t afford the gas to go to work. For some it might mean quiting their jobs and going on welfare.
But she is against drilling in ANWR. I think she’d be good.
I think she’d the female version of Jindal ?
Well, Obama is against drilling in ANWR and McCain has flip-flopped on the issue and is now absolutely in favor of it, along with expanding offshore drilling operations. It’s just another of dozens of reasons to support the Democrat over the Republican. It would take a decade to start getting oil out of any of these places, even when we did it would have minimal impact on prices, and the oil companies already have tens of millions of acres of places that they have drilling rights they aren’t even bothering to use yet.
Blah, blah, blah what a load of crap. Do you get all your talking points from Pelosi?
While we may not want to look at it or admit it, the major oil deposits have peaked. Canada is trying to extract oil from their tar sands which is a huge environmental problem and is incredibly costly. Ditto with shale oil here in the states, the cost to extract it added to the environmental hazards makes it pretty difficult. I know oil is expensive and that many people are really struggling. Hillary could have dealt effectively with this problem. Maybe McCain can too. Obama - what a laugh. He couldn’t even deal with his own minister’s racist behavior until his polls showed he had to do something. He’s an empty suit. Nobama.
If that is accurate, the question would then be who are the repeat contributors? If there is no itemization for individual donations for less than $200, then is it possible that those repeat contributors are just being funded by other people to fly under radar? That would also explain the move to not accept lobbyists/PAC group contributions. Why red flag it when you can circumvent it?
Obama will be reporting those individuals to the IRS for their full amount; Therefore they should be counted as big donors. Doesn’t matter anyway, McCain and RNC will raise more. Republicans always fall in-line.
So basically we’ll get to know everything after the election is over.
Someone posted that his methods allow for making up names, etc.
I don’t really know.
I only know how Hillary’s site worked.
I have a real problem with this new method of funding. Lots of people are on fixed incomes and simply cannot afford to donate. They will not have a voice now.
What Obama did was wrong when he broke his campaign finance promise.
$4.00 gas but people everywhere are going to Obama website to give small amounts! NO WAY
Just say no deal was just on FOX and said the Ed Rendell is now doing a counter site to justsaynodel.
You know it is getting big is Rendell is doing something about.
Is Rendell becoming another Hillary backer turning to the dark side? What does he expect to get out of this?
Go Ted Nugent, talk about the line drawn in sand. Finally someone with some common since. NoObama (wait until after the gun issue comments for the best of the interview)
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=1828697&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/yourworld/index.html
sorry I refuse to ever listen to that FREAK NUGENT
you should hear some of the nasty ass things he said about HILLARY
and basically anyone that is not as far OUT as he is
he’s a nasty punk
a mirror of Obama’s people
if he’s learned to stfu that’s good
but I won’t ever listen to him again
Nugent’s out of his mind.
He’s still suffering from cat scratch fever.
You care about the things Nugent said about Hillary? But what about the horrible things that McCain has said about Hillary? And about Chelsea? And to his (second) wife?
Ted Nugent is still a right wing mentally unstable bigot.
Amen to that.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=174475&title=obama-is-rich
No-Obama
Deb….I’m not usually so adamant.
But I think he’s lying.
Great point and excellent post Deb; glad to see you back here writing!!
I have been ticked at how his donations are continuously erroneously reported by the media (even NPR goes along). The manipulation is disgusting.
The reality couldn’t be clearer nor simpler as you post shows. But of course we know all the propaganda is done on purpose.
The only thing missing from the MSM reporting is telling their listeners:
“Dear Morons ….”
I wouldn’t be surprised if many of those small donations came from GOPers who have an ax to grind against the Clintons.
Now that the nomination is settled I’m betting his power to raise funds dries up, then he’s screwed.
Did Obama’s “Fight The Smears” website retract statement about his birth certificate!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037863/posts
Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must ‘kiss my ass’ for his support
You tell him, Bill!
President Bill Clinton does not owe that scumbag a thing!!!!!!
The fact that Obama was allowed by the Dem party to diminish the great successes of the Clinton presidency at all is the very reason President Clinton should never support him!
Hey let’s not forget the tongue. BOBO is going to need to show that tongue is good for something besides flapping.
So, some of Clinton’s allies worry he risks his reputation with his intransigence. What a bunch of horseshit. To me, he only risks his reputation if he kisses up to Obama. It is my fervent hope that Clinton is keeping track of all of the Clinton “friends” who eagerly knifed Hillary in the back, and that payback is coming.
After McCain wins, I want the Clintons to leave the Democratic Party (what’s left of it) and form a Third Party of moderates from both parties. I would eagerly jump on board.
I am already sick of the world owing Obama. Why should President Clinton be considered risking his reputation when it was Barack Hussein Obama who decided that trashing an icon of the Democratic Party as a racist was a good move?
A great article: http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=676&Itemid=1
BTW - I always feel like we are preaching to the choir here at No Quarter - be sure to post links to No0 Quarter everywhere and everywhere!!!!
Good post–very interesting!
Bite on this Trolls
electoral votes
McCain is ahead according to both Rasmussen Reports and Survey USA. We have to be careful not to say that McCain would win because he is unable to achieve the full 270 electoral votes necessary to win the presidency.
http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/articles/survey-usa-rasmussen-reports-polling-062808001.htm
Sorry. Try this link.
http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/
And it was Missouri that flipped it. I think McCain’s VP will be Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Look at this RCP article from November 10, 2006. Republicans play to win. They are realists and good strategists.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/11/look_for_mccainpawlenty_in_200.html
You guys are like the 9/11 wacks.
You don’t care about the direction of this country as much as you care about yourselves and pushing your own “beliefs” on everyone else. I would rather have 8 more years of George Bush then one of you crazy’s. He may be leading the country down, but your type would sink it in about 48 hours.
I hope you enjoyed your 15 minutes of fam.
You should start taking you meds again and get a real life. Try something useful like helping the poor.
I`ve never seen this Dwarf before?
what do you think “15 minutes of fam” means?
* Scratching my head*
Helping the poor? You mean like Obama did in his state senate district? If I wanted four more years of Bush, I’d be voting for Obama, not McCain.
Our 15 minutes of fam? Oh my, that’s nearly as long as Barry’s groovy, outtasite presidential seal!!!
heh heh. go away, troll. it’s gonna be a long, hot summer for Barry’s fan club. And fall is gonna be worse.
Barack Hussein Obama 10 Things to Fear
http://obambi.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/obama10/
Great Post!
Same topic…go to http://rezkowatch.blogspot.com
See:
Obama’s $286+ MILLION Bundled Dollars - great post
covering his 14 “REGISTRARED LOBBYISTS” who raise
money for him. Contributions of 199.00 don’t have
to be reported, “hence, $ could come from anywhere,
anyone, any number of times, my words.
Yet, with the number of his questionable associations
that we are “aware” of; the best the MSM can muster
upon his choosing to not accept public financing is
that he is an ATM!
Their motto should be “Investigate NOT, you might
get some answers to questions WE are asking and you
DIDN’T!”!
Oh, and read the comments.
You’d think that all those people who are so hot to trot for campaign finance reform would want to plug the foreign national hole by directing that any amount of contribution by a foreign national be reported in full.
I think it would be very interesting to see how much money Obama is getting from the Middle East.
yes indeed, $201 is a big donor. That is the buying o power that we need to avoid. If I donate $201 to a candidate, I expect him to be in my pocket for life!
Quite right. You should have seen all the BOBOweenies opposed to BOBO’s support for the FISA bill saying on the blogs that they gave money to BOBO so BOBO better listen to them when they email or… (drum roll please)…. no.. more.. money.
Your comment is ludicrous. That kind of stuff doesn’t work on us.
Go back to the mental midgets ward and grab some new meds.
Troll patrol is fun!
Ted, I am interested in getting a job like yours. What’s the pay?
It’s totally natural for the energetic youth to want to rally around a cause they feel is just, it’s just too bad that bo is just exploiting them to get what he wants… a real presidential seal. They are maxing out their plastic thinking that instead of being beholden to lobbyists, he will be beholden to ‘them’. Geeze… take the red pill already kiddies.
I also question Obama’s statement about his doners. But that’s because Obama has lied to the public several times. Once I spotted that, then I knew he’d do it whenever it suits him.
If a doner is over 200 then that doner must be listed.
My own curiosity is just how the Democratic Party will fare with just this type of doner. I know I’ve withdrawn from my past habit of donating to the DNC. I certainly will not donate to any of my state’s superdelegates who supported Obama. I won’t likely support any candidate downticket who demonstrates that they do not understand PUMA.
So I wonder if the small doners are understanding that this isn’t a once in a lifetime sacrifice if they wish this party to thrive. Get ready to pony up regularly. How LONG will they go without their Starbucks?
*heh
That was the decision Donna Brazile, Dean, Pelosi, Kennedy, Kerry, Obama, and the rest made. They pushed aside and are still being snide about the objections of traditional (doner) Democrats. OK. They obviously loved that money-making new party. OK.
So they can thrive or not by those same doners.
It’s no longer my problem.