Obama raises $ 525,000 in donations in ONE hour after SC win

[bigdarryl]

WOW !!!http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/26/a_quick_fundraising_spike_onli.html
A Quick Fundraising Spike Online | The Trail | washingtonpost.com

[Kittycat]

1. We contributed :)

[Califooyah Operative]

14. Me Too! nt

[AndyA]

2. Those lobbyists and PACs act fast, don't they?

Making sure nothing changes for them going forward. Gotta keep their candidates flush with cash! :eyes:

[Windy]

4. Obama has received the most small donations of any other candidate

and your candidate is in bed with Geoffrey Fieger. Look up the indictment in the Detroit News and Free Press.

I worked for Fieger for several years. He is not the type of person one running for the presidency should associate himself with for many reasons. I know for a fact that Edwards was flown around on his private plane, etc and has been to his office on more than one occasion.

I want to like edwards but given his association with such an unsavory individual, it nags at the back of my mind.

there are good, decent attorneys who are there to fight for their clients for the right reasons, then there is Geoff Fieger. A narcissist who has blown more favorable verdicts by courtroom antics then probably any other attorney out there and ruined more potentially good settlement awards for people by talking them out of amounts that didn't put enough money in his pocket.

Edwards should have steered clear. Not good judgment in my opinion. That, and his voting record while in the Senate make me question his motives and his sincerity.

I know this is off topic, but it has nagged at me. for all I know, edwards is what he portrays, but It this association gives me pause.

[AndyA]

13. I've never said that Edwards is the perfect candidate.

I know he's used Fred Baron's private plane, but haven't heard about him using Fieger's.

Edwards has said he will donate all contributions from Fieger to charity if Fieger is convicted, and I question the charges since this seems to be tied into the politization of the Justice Department, as Justice Department regulations have been violated.

In November 2005, more than 75 federal agents raided Fieger's law office and went to the homes of more than 30 of Fieger's employees to question them about the case and who they voted for. Borman said a TV crew was tipped off to the raid.

Fieger, a former Democratic candidate for governor, contends the probe was ordered by the Bush administration, which appointed Murphy as U.S. attorney in Detroit.

Borman said there are several unusual aspects about the case.

He said prosecutors failed to get Justice Department approval to conduct the investigation of campaign contributions until seven months after it started, a violation of department rules governing probes of campaign contributions.

He said prosecutors have admitted that this is the first prosecution of its type in eastern Michigan in at least 25 years. The Federal Election Commission normally handles such probes as civil cases.

Source: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080125/NEWS06/801250327

And it's not Barack's small donations that bother me, it's the big ones. Those do come with strings and he still hasn't been able to explain how he intends to take all this money, and then negotiate a deal that's in the best interests of the American people. By accepting the donations, he has compromised himself and his Presidency.

Money talks. Edwards has walked away from it, why can't/won't Barack do the same?

[Windy]

15. Edwards hasn't walked away from PACs... he should just let this alone.

His hands aren't clean.

As for Fieger, its not the justice department. I have no love for the justice department under bush but to suggest that it was going after Fieger is just ludicrous. Fieger intimidated his employees. His attempts at covering up what he did instead of admitting it is what is going to get him into hot water.

You have no idea... trust me.

[AndyA]

16. Trust someone I know nothing about?

You'll have to come up with information from a reliable source for me to give you any creedence. Nothing personal, but there are lots of people here with agendas.

I've done a lot of research, and I still find Edwards preferable over Hillary or Barack.

For every Fieger Edwards has, the other two have multiples. By default if nothing else, Edwards is still the best choice.

[K Gardner]

6. Yes, I did act fast. Sent my donation in right after his speech, you know how us "lobbyists" are !

[jefferson_dem]

3. Sweet.

Let's "keep hope alive"...



GO HERE ---> https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/scvictory?source=feature_sc

[indimuse]

5. he's gonna need it!

Rezko/Davis...:)

[ShortnFiery]

8. With all the bad blood and "scorched earth" that The Clintons have left in their wake ...

I'll not ever vote for either HRC or "bubba" again. They have proven themselves to be arrogant and useless politicians. I have ZERO trust for The Clintonian DLC or those who are deluded enough to support them. IMO, they drink kool-aid not that much different that that given out by Atwater's RNC. :thumbsdown:

I'm figuratively willing to "low crawl over broken glass" to give Obama another vote or encourage Edwards to join with our team.

It's "almost" ALL about getting rid of The Clintons with me now. :grr:

[Sparkly]

7. Is this what happens when candidates are "marginalized?"

I keep reading that The Clintons, by implying that Obama is black (?), have "marginalized him" and "made him the black candidate." Thus, I'm reading, it's a victory for The Clintons.

So when The Clintons get horrible press that pisses people off, Obama scores a HUGE victory in SC, gains momentum, gets an influx of money, and polishes his image as the Good Guy against the Bad Guys.

If this is the result of "marginalizing," how did The Clintons hurt him?

[KittyWampus]

9. #1. I'm shocked you can't grasp simple political strategies as candidates move into Super Tuesday

#2. Hopefully the cynical and destructive tactics by the Clintons to tar Obama as the Black Candidate have not and will not work AND backfire on them.

You don't think the Clintons are trying to deal with Hillary's MASSIVE negatives by increasing Obama's by any means necessary?

Really?

With Mark Penn at the helm?

[Sparkly]

10. Huh?

#1. Which simple political strategies?
#2. It all has backfired on The Clintons, hasn't it?

[KittyWampus]

11. I've vowed not to get into circular debates anymore.My posts are quite clear and in response

to your original statement where you seem to think the Clintons did NOT try to tar Obama as the Black Candidate.

[Sparkly]

12. Okay.

:shrug: