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skyline5k
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Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 09:06 AM
Post subject: Campaign Contributions

Originally posted this in Announcements in the US Vote thread, but no one ever reads stickys. Wink

PARAGUAY wrote:

you would have to have some kind of mental illness to vote for Obama. Be a good American and vote a straight republican ticket. Under the republicans they may kick out that 3rd world employment agency better knowen as the United Nations which is nothing but a drain on the American tax payer. Cut back on aid it,s about 55 billion a year and a waste of good money. The USA has been taking care of the world long enough. Abolish free trade and while your at it let NATO go it alone. they don,t support America.

The only reason to get out of the UN is so that no country could impede our gov't should it decide to attack anymore countries to further its own agenda.

Here's a look at the top contributors for each campaign. Notice any similarities? How many are involved directly or indirectly with the Federal Reserve? Didn't the US Government call for an economic bailout for some of them? How do they get money to contribute to campaigns? Maybe it's time they sell off their OWN assets instead of expecting the American people to take care of their outstanding bills.

Barack Obama
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N000 09638

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Contributor Total
Goldman Sachs $748,880
University of California $625,911
JPMorgan Chase & Co $493,469
Harvard University $473,669
Citigroup Inc $467,849
Google Inc $426,174
University of Chicago $424,539
UBS AG $423,045
Skadden, Arps et al $394,335
Lehman Brothers $393,324
National Amusements Inc $385,803
Microsoft Corp $380,735
Sidley Austin LLP $379,802
Kirkland & Ellis $376,164
Moveon.org $347,463
Morgan Stanley $341,320
Time Warner $338,677
Wilmerhale Llp $335,398
Exelon Corp $314,063
Latham & Watkins $299,650

John McCain
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N000 06424

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Contributor Total
Merrill Lynch $306,813
Citigroup Inc $277,251
Goldman Sachs $234,345
Morgan Stanley $234,272
AT&T Inc $192,557
JPMorgan Chase & Co $185,325
Credit Suisse Group $165,575
Blank Rome LLP $155,326
Greenberg Traurig LLP $148,787
UBS AG $138,665
PricewaterhouseCoopers $138,320
US Government $137,842
Bank of America $133,975
FedEx Corp $123,953
Wachovia Corp $123,096
Pinnacle West Capital $123,050
Lehman Brothers $120,600
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $104,250
US Army $103,613
Bear Stearns $99,300

Paraguay, you're an Idiot. Read below.

Free Trade: John McCain

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# When have Americans ever been afraid of foreign competition? (Jun 2008)
# Globalization is an opportunity--reduce barriers to trade. (Feb 2008)
# Consider subsidies a mistake, and oppose them. (Dec 2007)
# Every time US went protectionist, we paid heavy price. (Oct 2007)
# Supports ethanol, but by exporting, not by subsidies. (Oct 2007)
# No environmental provisions in trade agreements. (Nov 2004)
# Supports opening border to Mexican trucks. (May 2002)
# Against foreign sales corporations (offshore tax breaks). (Feb 2000)
# Substitute trade treaties for protectionism. (Jan 2000)
# Admit China to WTO based on their concessions. (Jun 1999)
# Free trade with any country except security risks. (May 1999)
# Retaliatory protectionism is a “murder-suicide pact”. (May 1999)
# Chile in NAFTA is good, but Fast Track isn’t. (May 1999)
# China: Keep open trade & diplomacy; but keep eyes open. (Apr 1999)
# Mexico: balancing act between free trade & stopping drugs. (Mar 1999)
# NAFTA has had unambiguously positive impact on US. (Mar 1999)

Free Trade: Barack Obama

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* Strong labor, safety, and environmental standards on trade. (Feb 2008)
* More Transition Assistance for displaced workers. (Feb 2008)
* Enforce environmental & labor provisions in trade agreements. (Jan 2008)
* Enforce existing safety laws against Chinese products. (Dec 2007)
* NAFTA needs to be amended. (Dec 2007)
* Stand firm against CAFTA for labor & environmental standards. (Aug 2007)
* Congress subsidizes megafarms & hurts family farmers. (Aug 2007)
* People don't want cheaper T-shirts if it costs their job. (Aug 2007)
* Amend NAFTA to add labor agreements. (Aug 2007)
* Reinvest in communities that are burdened by globalization. (Jun 2007)
* Insist on labor and human rights standards for China trade. (Jul 2004)
* Fair trade should have tangible benefits for US. (Jun 2004)
* Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
* Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Free_Trade.htm#Headlines

billy_manly_f wrote:

Americans abroad, make your vote count!! Go to http://www.votefromabroad.org/9 and REGISTER TODAY to vote in November’s presidential election. Some states have deadlines as early as late September. Register now to ensure you get your ballot on time.

Please pass this important information on to other US citizens!

You say, Yes We Can, Billy, but I can only think No, We Can't. The agendas have already been decided. We're just voting on the next scapegoat.

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