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dadakarma
04-23-2012, 12:34 PM
Huron Carbon, LLC, located at same address (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-20/romney-bid-backed-by-disgraced-former-fidelity-trader) as William Koch's Oxbow Carbon and Minerals. William (Bill) Koch is the third Koch brother (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Koch_%28businessman%29) - $1,000,000
Kenneth Griffin, Citadel LLC - $950,000
Harold C. Simmons, Contran Corp: $800,000
James S Davis, New Balance Athletic Shoes - $500,000
JW Marriott, Jr, Marriott Hotels - $500,000
Richard Marriott - $500,000
Geoff Palmer, GH Palmer & Associates (Real Estate Developer) - $500,000
Steven Webster, Avista Capital: $500,000
Seaspray Partners, LLC (this donation seems to have a very mysterious origin (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-21/romney-bid-backed-by-disgraced-former-fidelity-trader.html)): $400,000
Fair Oaks Finance, LLC - $250,000
Kevin Rollins, former chairman of Dell Computer, and spouse Debra: $250,000
Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Corp. and Helen Schwab: $250,000
Robert C. Wetenhall, McConnell Wetenhall Co Chairman: $250,000
Rod Aycox, Select Management Resource (auto title lender (http://www.loanmaxtitleloans.net/about)) - $200,000
Betty Brown Casey, Casey Management (http://www.manta.com/c/mmg5dwl/casey-management) - $200,000
Robert Rosenkrantz, Delphi Financial Group: $150,000
Douglas Berthiaume, Waters Corp - $100,000
Ed Bosarge, Capital Technologies, Inc - $100,000
Alan Fournier, Pennant Capital Management - $100,000
Jeffrey Fox, Harbour Group - $100,000
Marilyn Fox, Spouse - $100,000
Sam Fox, Harbour Group - $100,000
John A Griffin, Blue Ridge Capital - $100,000
Johanna Howard, homemaker - $100,000 (Ms. Howard is the daughter of venture capitalist Peter Geier (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=faith-geier&pid=137395239))
William Laverack, Jr, Chairman, Laverack Capital Partners (http://www.tigerinfrastructure.com/cgi-bin/team.pl?ID=9) - $100,000
Kelly Loeffler, Intercontinental Exchange - $100,000
Mischer Investments - $100,000
Robert Pence, Pence Group (Real Estate Developer) - $100,000
Dale Rogers, Rogers Wealth Group (http://www.rogersco.com/page.aspx?page_id=8) - $100,000
Nicholas Rosenkrantz, Georgetown Univ. Law Professor, former John McCain advisor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Quinn_Rosenkranz): $100,000

But wait - there's more:

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/meet-mitt-romneys-billionaires

OFBUACMKA
04-23-2012, 12:37 PM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/03/28/as-romney-donors-pick-up-pace-meet-obamas-biggest-billionaire-fundraisers/

Mainecoons
04-23-2012, 01:05 PM
Another "fair and balanced" thread from Dada.

Of course, Obama is totally clean in his fund raising.


The Intel Hub (http://www.theintelhub.com/)
By Alexander Higgins
April 2, 2012
As Bloomberg runs reports revealing that New York City is the top source of donations for both the Obama and Romney campaigns, news has surfaced that one of Obama’s top donors and fundraisers, the New York based Abaka Assongba, has been accused of fraud.
According to reports, Abaka is accused of defrauding a Swiss businessman of $650,000 after engaging him in an email scam and then using that money to buy a multi-million dollar home in Florida.
Accompanying the fraud charges against Abaka are other embarrassments for the Obama campaign, including revelations of a 2004 eviction for owing $5,000 in back rent as well as another court case where she was ordered to pay $10,000 for back rent and damage.
Abaka and her husband Anthony DerRosa run the Abaka Foundation which is a charity to supply humanitarian aid and other items to help children in Africa.
Records reveal that Abaka has been a top donor to the Obama campaign contributing over $50,000 dollars this year.
Abaka also makes the small list of the top 440 volunteer fundraisers on the Obama campaign’s official website.
Abaka and her husband are also in a photo with Obama on her Facebook page.
It should be noted that Obama is the only candidate that released a list of people who solicit high dollar contributions from their associates and contacts for his campaign.
Since making the list public Abaka has become the second person to become a PR disaster.
His campaign returned $200,000 last month to the brothers of a Mexican fugitive wanted on federal drug charges.

Everyone here but Dada understands that the money corruption is a bipartisan affair.

:grin:

OFBUACMKA
04-23-2012, 01:30 PM
Everyone here but Dada also understands that she won't give a straight answer.

Mainecoons
04-23-2012, 07:22 PM
Well, I agree with Dada that this buying of politicians sucks. The difference is that I understand that party is irrelevant in who gets bought.

Who gets bought is who the money thinks they can push into office with a lot of money spent on ads and other campaigning. Period.

dadakarma
04-23-2012, 07:25 PM
Well, I agree with Dada that this buying of politicians sucks. The difference is that I understand that party is irrelevant in who gets bought.

Who gets bought is who the money thinks they can push into office with a lot of money spent on ads and other campaigning. Period.

I agree with you, too. And yes, both parties have been bought.

Mainecoons
04-23-2012, 07:45 PM
The problem here is that it simply takes too much money to run for office. I really like the Canadian system. You have 30 days to campaign from the time the government is dissolved to the election and campaigning is largely limited to government funded TV and very strict spending limits. Plus, there is no "father figure" running, you vote for the parties and the winners put together a government and chose a Prime Minister.

With the setup the U.S. has, political campaigns spanning years, there is absolutely no way that the politicians won't be bought.

Chris
04-23-2012, 07:48 PM
Speaks well for the system of government we have, so corrupt it's easily bought off.

Captain Obvious
04-23-2012, 07:48 PM
The problem here is that it simply takes too much money to run for office. I really like the Canadian system. You have 30 days to campaign from the time the government is dissolved to the election and campaigning is largely limited to government funded TV and very strict spending limits. Plus, there is no "father figure" running, you vote for the parties and the winners put together a government and chose a Prime Minister.

With the setup the U.S. has, political campaigns spanning years, there is absolutely no way that the politicians won't be bought.

Exactly - and considering the incestuous relationship between big money and PA Avenue, there is little chance of any meaningful political reform.

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 08:57 AM
I agree with you, too. And yes, both parties have been bought.

Then why just highlight ONE?

dadakarma
04-24-2012, 10:07 AM
Then why just highlight ONE?

This is a thread about Romney's billionaires. No one's stopping you from starting a thread about Obama's.

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 10:23 AM
I agree with you, too. And yes, both parties have been bought.


So, I'll ask again - since you agree that both parties have been bought, WHY single Romney out?

dadakarma
04-24-2012, 10:25 AM
So, I'll ask again - since you agree that both parties have been bought, WHY single Romney out?

Ask all day, troll. Here's the answer you'll get: This is a thread about Romney's billionaires. No one's stopping you from starting a thread about Obama's.

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 10:26 AM
Ask all day, troll. Here's the answer you'll get: This is a thread about Romney's billionaires. No one's stopping you from starting a thread about Obama's.

So you admit you post with bias?

dadakarma
04-24-2012, 10:30 AM
So you admit you post with bias?

We all do.

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 10:31 AM
We all do.

Quite the rationalization. I wasn't asking you what "we all do", as if that, in some way, justifies your venom. I asked you what YOU do.

dadakarma
04-24-2012, 10:33 AM
Quite the rationalization. I wasn't asking you what "we all do", as if that, in some way, justifies your venom. I asked you what YOU do.

Goody.

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 10:37 AM
Goody.

Another sidestep. Typical. As is complaining to others privately.

dadakarma
04-24-2012, 10:38 AM
Another sidestep. Typical. As is complaining to others privately.

Your obsession with me is noted. :wink:

OFBUACMKA
04-24-2012, 10:40 AM
Your obsession with me is noted. :wink:

You flatter yourself. Understandable, as no one else would. :nike: