Top Obama donors net government jobs

[GISG]

Telecom executive Donald H. Gips raised a big bundle of cash to help finance his friend Barack Obama’s run for the presidency.

Gips, a vice president of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications, delivered more than $500,000 in contributions for the Obama war chest, while two other company executives collected at least $150,000 more.

After the election, Gips was put in charge of hiring in the Obama White House, helping to place loyalists and fundraisers in many key positions. Then, in mid-2009, Obama named him ambassador to South Africa. Meanwhile, Level 3 Communications, in which Gips retained stock, received millions of dollars of government stimulus contracts for broadband projects in six states — though Gips said he had been “completely unaware” that the company had received the contracts.

More than two years after Obama took office vowing to banish “special interests” from his administration, nearly 200 of his biggest donors have landed plum government jobs and advisory posts, won federal contracts worth millions of dollars for their business interests or attended numerous elite White House meetings and social events, an investigation by iWatch News has found.


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[Dagwood]

LOL! Wow, go figure...

[Adam]

It's the way of Washington, apparently:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,139051,00.html

The entire human race is corrupt. It doesn't take a political label.

[GISG]

But, where's the "change" part?

[Adam]

GISG......here's a hint to how to tell when a politician is lying......when you see them moving their lips.

[Adam]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...7UH_story.html

Ah, ok, here's some "change"....changing up who the O usually plays golf with.....

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) will hit the links Saturday for a highly anticipated 18 holes. The move is unusual for Obama, who often avoids mixing his hobby with politics, preferring to play with longtime friends or aides.

[Adam]

Also, back on topic, follow the money, it will reveal all you need to know about a presidential candidate:

Bush Top Donors:

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres04/c...?cid=N00008072

Top 10:

Morgan Stanley $600,480
Merrill Lynch $580,004
PricewaterhouseCoopers $513,750
UBS Americas $472,075
Goldman Sachs $390,600
MBNA Corp $356,350
Credit Suisse Group $331,040
Lehman Brothers $329,725
Citigroup Inc $320,620
Bear Stearns $309,150

Compare that with Obama and not much changed:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/co...&cid=n00009638

University of California $1,591,395
Goldman Sachs $994,795
Harvard University $854,747
Microsoft Corp $833,617
Google Inc $803,436
Citigroup Inc $701,290
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $590,084
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557

I do find it funny that 3 companies up there--Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns--went down in the 2008 stock market debacle.

Note that I bolded bank names above. The banks own American politics.

Take special note of the one bank common to both Bush and Obama: Goldman Sachs. Follow the bread crumbs, folks....

[GISG]

Originally Posted by Adam

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...7UH_story.html

Ah, ok, here's some "change"....changing up who the O usually plays golf with.....

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) will hit the links Saturday for a highly anticipated 18 holes. The move is unusual for Obama, who often avoids mixing his hobby with politics, preferring to play with longtime friends or aides.

Point?

For me it would be, Boehner....get back to your office and do your job.

[n david]

No surprise here. Every major donor has been given benefits, special access and appointments by every President, Republican and Democrat. As for the "change," no surprise there either.

It's all politics, doesn't matter who is in the WH. Not even the Blessed Mother Palin would be different.

[canam]

Originally Posted by Adam

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...7UH_story.html

Ah, ok, here's some "change"....changing up who the O usually plays golf with.....

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) will hit the links Saturday for a highly anticipated 18 holes. The move is unusual for Obama, who often avoids mixing his hobby with politics, preferring to play with longtime friends or aides.

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