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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:16 PM Original message |
Has Obama ever received campaign money from Health Insurance? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm pretty darn sure that at least one person who works in the insurance industry donated to him. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't that counts as money from the health insurance companies. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Companies are not allowed to donate directly to campaigns. nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. There is a difference between the tech support person and the CEO person. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Not really. Both can donate $2500 to whoever they like. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Post 10 contains an article which mentions "corporate contributions". |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Corporations are allowed to donate to PACs. Obama played that game while running for Senate. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. So a corporation can donate money to Presidential races through PACs? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. It depends on how you define it. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. What is my definition? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. It seems that you're saying that an individual working for a health insurance company isn't counted. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Supposedly no PAC money or lobbyist money came into the campaign |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I think that is wrong |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Obama never forbade people "affiliated with the health sector" from donating. nt |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. To clarify I meant healthcare lobbyists |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. He accepted no money from lobbyists during the Presidential campaign. nt |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. oh ok |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. this was from Sep 2008 |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. Duh. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:46 PM Original message |
Two things here |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. The question was whether he took campaign money from healthcare. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yes. The question was pretty broad. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. My Dad works for Baxter International....and he contributed to the Obama Campaign, |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. The big industries such as healthcare always give to both sides. It's the |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. He received $18+ Million from "Health" |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. From that link... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I don't get your point. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. If government employees contributed to him, does it mean the government contributed to his campaign? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I think so |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. no, it's not illegal |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Your Walmart example is exactly correct. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. you didn't explain why you feel the government example might be illegal |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Aren't some (or all) government employees prevented from giving to political campaigns? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Only some |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. See post #23. nt |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Meaning "people who work in the health industry." |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Right. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. Insurance: $2,211,348 |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Can you provide a link? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That's from opensecrets.org |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Thanks. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
41. So, of the $750 million that Barack Obama raised during the campaign, about $8.8 million of it came |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. None of that came from health-care lobbyists. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Ah. So, then the $8.8 million figure is the combined total from donors that just happen to |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Yep, you can't buy a President with Obama's fundraising prowess |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'm more concerned about the Senate Blue Dogs being bought. |
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