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Romney's Lobbyist Donations Boom In First Half Of 2012

By marcus   Follow   Thu, 9 Aug 2012, 10:36am   625 views   7 comments
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"The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee do not accept contributions from federally registered lobbyists."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/mitt-romney-lobbyists_n_1731540.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012

I know, it's Huffington Post and all, but still...

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1. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 304 threads 5,307 comments

   1   10:42am Thu 9 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (3)   Gee I don't know what to tell ya. I thought Obama was the "Grassroots" champion, the Dali Lama of Social Media? Obama 2008 top contributors. University of California $1,648,685 Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 Harvard University $878,164 Microsoft Corp $852,167 Google Inc $814,540 JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 Citigroup Inc $736,771 Time Warner $624,618 Sidley Austin LLP $600,298 Stanford University $595,716 National Amusements Inc $563,798 WilmerHale LLP $550,668 Columbia University $547,852 Skadden, Arps et al $543,539 UBS AG $532,674 IBM Corp $532,372 General Electric $529,855 US Government $513,308 Morgan Stanley $512,232 Latham & Watkins $503,295

2. marcus Follow Befriend (5) 173 threads 5,233 comments

   2   10:49am Thu 9 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   Glad to see you're digging deep to comprehend what "Lobbyinst Donations" means. It's all relative. I get it, you wouldn't change your mind if you found out that Romney was Satan himself.

3. Honest Abe Follow Befriend (41) 91 threads 1,806 comments

   3   10:58am Thu 9 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   Cap'n ShutUp - You listed the US Government as a contributor of $513,308. Is that a mistake? How is it possible that the government can take taxpayer money (they have NO money of their own) and donate it to EITHER candidate??? Oh wait, I'm quite sure Lawless Eric Holder is looking into this matter as we speak. Marcus, haha, thats a good one: "you wouldn't change your mind if you found out that Romney was Satan himself". And would you change your mind if you found out your Muslim Messiah was actually 666 - the Anti-Christ himself? Well would 'ya?

4. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 304 threads 5,307 comments

   4   11:03am Thu 9 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Honest Abe says Marcus, haha, thats a good one: "you wouldn't change your mind if you found out that Romney was Satan himself". It's no secret, I have proclaimed that I would vote for the Lizard king, if Romney's skin suit fell off, revealing a reptilian inner core.

5. marcus Follow Befriend (5) 173 threads 5,233 comments

   5   11:05am Thu 9 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike (1)   Honest Abe says And would you change your mind if you found out your Muslim Messiah was actually 666 - the Anti-Christ himself? Well would 'ya? IT was an expression. But I find it fascinating the extent to which otherwise moderate republicans, who have little respect for lunatics who run their party, still eat up all of the anti Obama propaganda generated by the same lunatics, and seemingly have zero critical thinking skills when it comes to analyzing what Romney's policies would do to our economy, our deficits or our long term future.

6. Honest Abe Follow Befriend (41) 91 threads 1,806 comments

   6   1:50am Fri 10 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   The burning question is this: Is the country better off now than it was about four years ago? Welcome to obamas world, where things are looking up! Unemployment UP gas prices UP food stamp usage UP misery index UP food prices UP inflation UP forclosures UP government dependency UP utility prices UP All clear victories for the obama regime. They've got the people right where they want them...dependent upon government for their very subsistence. That, of course, guarantees a "loyal" voter base (wink, wink), get it?

7. mell Follow Befriend (5) 74 threads 1,406 comments Premium

   7   9:30am Sun 12 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   CaptainShuddup says Gee I don't know what to tell ya. I thought Obama was the "Grassroots" champion, the Dali Lama of Social Media? Obama 2008 top contributors. University of California $1,648,685 Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 Harvard University $878,164 Microsoft Corp $852,167 Google Inc $814,540 JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 Citigroup Inc $736,771 Time Warner $624,618 Sidley Austin LLP $600,298 Stanford University $595,716 National Amusements Inc $563,798 WilmerHale LLP $550,668 Columbia University $547,852 Skadden, Arps et al $543,539 UBS AG $532,674 IBM Corp $532,372 General Electric $529,855 US Government $513,308 Morgan Stanley $512,232 Latham & Watkins $503,295 That's exactly right - just because some republican donors either have deeper pockets or are willing to donate more doesn't change the fact that the main donors are the same for both candidates and so are their politics in the main important areas. Barack Romney or Mitt Obama, both owned and paid for - your pick.