does Obama have concern for those working class stiffs who are less well off?

[amborin]

he liked the spirit of 'entrepreneurship' that characterized the Reagan era

(entrepreneur == capitalist/corporation)

and he seemed oblivious to the fact that Rezko was a slum lord, despite his years in the community....

and....he wasn't exactly generous, relative to his income levels....

The Frontrunner
April 25, 2007 Wednesday
Before 2005, Obama's Charitable Giving Lagged Behind National Average

SECTION: NATIONAL CAMPAIGN NEWS

The Chicago Tribune (4/25, Secter, 617K) reports, "Giving, service and compassion are
but the Democratic presidential contender has only recently dug deep into his own pockets to support charitable causes."

Obama "has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by Obama show."

Obama's household income "has been inflated the last two years from the proceeds of lucrative book deals he signed shortly before entering the Senate in 2005. He pledged to turn over $200,000 of the book money to charity." On their "just-filed 2006 tax return, Obama and his wife, a hospital administrator, reported taxable income of $983,626 and claimed deductions for $60,307 in charitable donations. In 2005 they earned a combined $1.65 million and gave away about $77,300."

The "national average for charitable giving has long hovered at 2.2 percent of household income, according to the Glenview-based Giving USA Foundation, which tracks trends in philanthropy. Obama tax returns dating to 1997 show he fell well below that benchmark until 2005, the year he arrived in Washington."

[LSparkle]

1. At least we know the Obamas' household income ...

Michelle has made no secret of the fact that they've only recently paid
off student loans ... Maybe when they're as mature and well-off as the
Clintons, they'll have the extra money to be more charitable ...

[NYCGirl]

2. Please post a real link so we can read the entire article. NT

[americanstranger]

3. wow, another year-old article!

Second, maybe third one I've seen today.

You guys running out of fresh material or something?

- as

[amborin]

7. don't like history?

prefer to ignore the past?

[DemBones DemBones]

10. They don't like FACTS. nt

[sandnsea]

4. More than Hillary does

I cannot understand union and blue collar voters supporting her. Shame on the Obama campaign for not pushing the Clinton's globalization ties. If Hillary wins, I will be the leader of the "I told you so" coalition as your jobs continue to erode, you get no health care while she pretends you did, and you get another phony education bill like the Hope Tax Credit.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Undoubtedly He Does. He's A Good Dem And A Good Man.

Trying to frame him as anything otherwise is a bit disgusting, in my opinion.

[bowens43]

6. another mindless post, drivel and nonsense

of course this is the stock and trade of Hillary supporters.

Truly pathetic.

[amborin]

8. the disconnect between rhetoric and reality

[DemBones DemBones]

9. Nah, not with Michelle O. complaining about how she and Barack had

to pay off their school loans, ignoring the fact that they're bringing in over $1 million a year and living in a house worth more than $1 million, with a vacant lot next to it that won't be built on because Mrs. Rezko bought a strip of it and gave it to Obama.

Must be nice to have friends who spend over $10,000 on a gift for you. Of course, Obama's liable to find himself in trouble with the Feds since his pal Rezko is now on trial.