sending $100 to Obama campaign tonight

[scheming daemons]

It is what I can afford right now.

He is the only thing between us and the barbarians.

[vaberella]

1. I support the measure. Until February of next year I won't be able to give him more than 5. n/t

[TheWraith]

2. Back in 2008, I was in the habit of giving him $100 every time something big happened.

When he won Iowa. When he lost Texas. When McCain chose Caribou Barbie as his running mate. Ended up giving Obama roughly $1400 last cycle. I wish I could give him even $100 this time. But it's a Republican economy, and I'm still twenty bucks from disaster.

[stuckinarut]

3. The barbarians already bought him..

It's funny you think he needs our money..He's got financial backers.

[one_voice]

4. Christ you guys aren't happy unless you're pissing...

in EVERY thread. Can't even make a donation without someone trying to fuck with your mood.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Financial Backers. You mean the new 260,000 small donors he added?

:rofl:

[stuckinarut]

8. No, I meant these ones..Notice the companies that contributed

also received bailouts. Hmm. Good lobbying investment if you ask me.

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
National Amusements Inc $551,683
UBS AG $543,219
Wilmerhale Llp $542,618
Skadden, Arps et al $530,839
IBM Corp $528,822
Columbia University $528,302
Morgan Stanley $514,881
General Electric $499,130
US Government $494,820
Latham & Watkins $493,835

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00009638

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. And? Weren't the bailouts done under Bush?

:shrug:

[stuckinarut]

11. Yup, it seems the executive branch

Has become a haven for rogue criminal enterprises to obfuscate and redefine laws, regardless of political affiliation.

One of my concerns with the hooplah about the McConnell deal is I just don't see how giving the Executive the power to set their own debt limit is a good thing.

Seems ANTI democratic to me.

But then again...I guess a win is a win right, even if you don't really win.

And that's how we know the system is flawed beyond repair.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. See Post #12. You're funny. Can I add you to my buddy list?

:rofl:

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. And just so everyone knows, these are 2008 numbers. Wanna try again?

from the link you provided:

"This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates."

Did you think you could pull one over? :rofl:

[stuckinarut]

23. So you think it will change this time?

I guess we will have to see.

He already raised 86 Million I wonder where he got that?

You might want to stop rolling around, you will dirty your back.

[handmade34]

28. you , my sir

are "stuckinarut" and you are giving Vermont a bad name...

[stuckinarut]

29. Thanks for the condescension..

I don't support murderers. Sorry, I didn't know Vermont had taken a poll on that...

Hope and Change my ass. You know just as well as I do how closed off Mrs. Obama's visit to Burlington was.

$5k a plate, no press allowed...Amazing to see you defending this man.

Last time I checked, Vermonters did not support big money wall st., war mongering candidates who bomb civilians...

I guess I'm not as Vermont as you.

[handmade34]

30. aw... don't be so sensitive

Vermont is just a state of mind and it can be very schizophrenic... my roots are long though...

I will defend my President, especially against treasonous Republicans. I am as disappointed as many here but I also live in the real world and know what we are up against. I want Barack Obama to be the one to choose the next Supreme Court Justice and I want him in charge when we have strategic dealings with other nations...

my Utopia doesn't exist yet...

[stuckinarut]

32. Ok, peace

Im tense..I witnessed that drowning in Bolton two days ago, and have been off ever since...

Sorry if I flew off the handle...

Peace.

[texastoast]

15. Perhaps you might want to check this list and repost

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/200904_CREDITCRISIS/recipients.html

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. He definitely tried to pull one over when he posted that. He had to

know someone would call him on it, and he hasn't returned to answer why he would post those misleading numbers.

[texastoast]

18. ...

Methinks he lost his way on the Web. ;-)

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Indeed.

:fistbump:

[stuckinarut]

25. Nope, went to bed.

[texastoast]

36. Good.

So you saw my response and a request for review?

[stuckinarut]

39. I would like to know which candidate will receive the most corporate contributions

now that money= speech, and corporations = people?

[Tarheel_Dem]

40. I don't think the poster was asking you about "your feelings" or unsubstantiated speculation

about who'll win the money race, or where the money will come from, but I certainly understand your desire to change the subject. I think he/she was asking that you acknowledge his/her post, and perhaps apologize for posting outdated & misleading information. Now you can choose to keep digging that hole deeper, but it's a matter of credibility at this point.

You can either admit you made the shit up, or you can concede that 98% of this quarter's campaign haul came from donors (like myself) contributing less than $250; for an average donation of $69. Or you can persist with outdated rightwing/FDL talking points. I think I could respect your point of view a bit more if you were willing to admit that you may have spoken hastily, or out of ignorance of the facts, and made an outrageous claim that can't be substantiated. :hi:

[texastoast]

41. What Tarheel said

Review your list, then review the facts, and correct your post. :hi:

[stuckinarut]

24. No, I went to bed. since it was midnight

Thanks for the assumption though..

[stuckinarut]

26. Do you have a resource where I could find

Campaign contributions for THIS election cycle so early on?

I didn't know they put that info out so early.

I knew what data I was putting up..is there election data for 2012 contributors yet?

Hmm.

[Tarheel_Dem]

33. You mean you didn't check all that before posting this outdated 3 yr. old crap?

How "honest" of you. Everything you've said after that misleading & dishonest post calls your own integrity into question. You don't make up shit to win an argument, especially if you want to be taken seriously.

I asked you specifically about the 260,000 new small donors and you put up some shit that's 3 yrs. old? You posted all the company names, but you neglected to point out that these were employees of said companies. Everytime I've made an online donation, I've had to disclose my occupation and the name of my employer. And that's exactly what happened with the donors you posted.

You may have legitimate complaints, but if you need to lie & mislead to make your point, what differentiates you from Fox News? :shrug:

[stuckinarut]

34. My lack of infrastructure

:)

[phleshdef]

37. Ignorant overanalysis thats been thoroughly debunked here a thousand times.

Everyone has to to report their employer. I did when I contributed. Everyone else does when they do. These are big companies. They hire a LOT of fucking people. A LOT of fucking people contributed to Barack Obama in 2008. Stop the foolishness and do the god damn math and see how that likely turns out.

[applegrove]

5. Oh I wish I could donate too. What a good night this turned out to be.

[stuckinarut]

7. An anonymous source referencing an obviously staged event

is getting people hyped nowadays...WOW

Politics is worse than reality TV

[JoePhilly]

27. Anonymous sources can only be used to manufactute OUTRAGE on DU.

Every one knows that.

:sarcasm:

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. Rec. I'm on a monthly basis this time.

:hi:

[K8-EEE]

13. Anybody who gives a damn about this country needs to make sure

they do whatever they can to keep this bunch of repukes from getting absolute power. Seriously folks. This isn't joke anymore. Anybody who says "there's no difference" between Obama and Boehner/McConnell/Cantor IS A FOOL.

I really hope that in the future the Republican Party becomes more like it used to be and less apeshit crazy. But for now....this is like, seriously DO NOT HAND THESE PEOPLE THE KEYS TO THE CAR. DO NOT.

[Kind of Blue]

16. KnR. Wish I could do it all at once

but because of this thread started to do so in 4 increments and will see from there. Kicking :kick:

[Tx4obama]

19. K&R

:kick:

[girl gone mad]

21. If only you had bought some gold.

[SkyDaddy7]

22. I gave $20 a couple weeks ago but after...

Hearing about Obama laying down the law to Eric Cantor I think I can afford to send another donation this week!

You are 100% correct about he is the ONLY thing standing between us & the BARBARIANS! The GOP literally wants to TAKE AMERICA BACK to the 19th Century in many ways & it not only makes me very mad but very worried! I know many people here on DU want Obama to lose in 2012 so they can feel empowered but I think that is foolish! The changes we want as Progressives will take time & they hate hearing that but we did not get in this shape over night! And part of the reason is the GOP sticks together regardless but we tend to get mad & stay home or vote for a candidate that will not win & end up putting folks like Bush in office!

[mopinko]

31. if you haven't already done this- get the shirt/coffee cup

can't find a pic i can post right now. go here to donate. you will like it.

http://www.barackobama.com/news/youll-like-this/

sending another few bucks myself.

[handmade34]

35. that is one awesome shirt!!

[mopinko]

38. idnit tho.

i got the shirt, and i had to have the cup.

[AtomicKitten]

42. I had to have the cup too.

It's sturdy but awfully small. I require many more refills now to reach my targeted heart rate each morning. LOL.

[mopinko]

45. yeah, but at least it is still hot when you get to the bottom.

my refills are down 2 flights of stairs. i get tired before i really wake up.

[texastoast]

43. Happily drinking the coffee from the cup

And getting a lot of huffy Republicans out of my office even more quickly these days. LOVE. IT.

[ecstatic]

44. I'm going to donate too, but I'm such a procrastinator!

Maybe I should wait until next year since he has enough now?

[mopinko]

46. there is no enough since citizens united.

this election is going to cost more than the iraq war.