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Obama raised $745 million, twice as much as McCain
Associated Press ^ | Dec. 5, 2008, 9:22AM | By JIM KUHNHENNN and JIM DRINKARD

Posted on 12/05/2008 11:53:18 AM PST by weegee

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To: headstamp 2

the Dem party is now officially the party for the elitists, rich Starbucks drinking yuppies and the uneducated sheep who look for a D when they vote


21 posted on 12/05/2008 12:14:51 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: staytrue

George Soros gave half of that in prepaid credit cards , well I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did.


22 posted on 12/05/2008 12:15:58 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: weegee

How much of that was from foreign sources? Just a spot check of the small amount credit card numbers might be interesting. Any currency conversion charges, Mr. finance director?


23 posted on 12/05/2008 12:16:16 PM PST by NonValueAdded (once you get to really know people, there are always better reasons than [race] for despising them.)
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To: BenLurkin

In America 2.0 it is. Our Constitution has been thrown out by the Obamunist who campaigned in Kenya and Germany and boasted of being a Jakarta street kid.


24 posted on 12/05/2008 12:16:35 PM PST by weegee (Sec. of State Clinton. What kind of change is it to keep the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton Oligarchy?)
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To: manc
$200,000,000 In Illegal Donations Alleged Against Obama Campaign (Stuck On Stupid Oct. 2, 2008 Quaker)
25 posted on 12/05/2008 12:18:52 PM PST by weegee (Sec. of State Clinton. What kind of change is it to keep the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton Oligarchy?)
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To: weegee

Well, McCain was hoist on his own petard. He can’t blame anyone but himself. OK, the media was complicit in absolving Obama from his broken promise, too.


26 posted on 12/05/2008 12:20:55 PM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: staytrue

the money didnt start coming into mccain’s campaign until he selected Sarah as his running mate. imagine how much less he would have raised without her.


27 posted on 12/05/2008 12:20:56 PM PST by Canedawg (The media is a ass, a idiot.," said Mr. Bumble.)
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To: weegee

UK Celbrity, Admits He Contributed Money to Obama Campaign
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2137331/posts
The Obama Report ^ | 11/24/08
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 4:19:57 AM by Frankusa

Watch the following YouTube video as renowned British comedian, Eddie Izzard, tells CNN that he made a donation to Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign. Izzard says that as a citizen of the UK he couldn’t vote for Obama, so he supported his candidacy by making a donation to his campaign.

According to the FEC’s records, Mr. Izzard donated $2,300 to Obama’s campaign - under an LA address...

Palestinians Deny Obama Returned Illegal Contributions
Market Watch -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057815/posts
Wall Street Journal Digital Netwalk ^ | August 6th, 2008 | Aaron Klein

Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:29:38 PM by ncfool

Candidate’s staffers insist Gaza brothers refunded, but men say, ‘We did not receive any money back’ In response to a WND story, Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign contends it returned $33,500 in illegal contributions from Palestinians in Hamas-controlled Gaza, but the donors told Aaron Klein of WND today they have not received any money. The Wall Street Journal reported it spoke to Obama officials who said the donations from three Palestinian brothers were received between Sept. 20 and Dec. 6 last year, and virtually all of the money was returned by Dec. 6. The campaign said, however, the refunds were not reported to the Federal Election Commission due to a technical error.

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


28 posted on 12/05/2008 12:22:56 PM PST by weegee (Sec. of State Clinton. What kind of change is it to keep the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton Oligarchy?)
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To: weegee
Here is Gov (commerce secretary elect)Bill Richardson saying in Spanish that Obama is an "immigrant." (So he understands understands "immigrant" issues.)

You've heard people say "do not listen to what Israelis or Palestinians say in English. Listen to what they say in Hebrew and Arabic.

I wonder if the same rule applies here.

Here is the Kenyan Ambassador saying that Obama is born in Kenya.
29 posted on 12/05/2008 12:22:57 PM PST by ckilmer (Phi)
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How’d that campaign finance reform work out for you, McCain?


30 posted on 12/05/2008 12:28:15 PM PST by polymuser (Bye, bye Miss American Pie.)
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To: weegee

About half those funds came out of the middle east—imagine that.


31 posted on 12/05/2008 12:40:06 PM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: weegee
Can we now put to bed who is the PARTY OF THE RICH?
32 posted on 12/05/2008 12:45:38 PM PST by goodnesswins (CONSERVATIVES....saving America's A** whether you like it or not!)
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To: lone star annie

His ‘homeys’ are gonna have to spread their own wealth around. I am not paying more taxes, period!


33 posted on 12/05/2008 12:51:50 PM PST by griswold3
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To: weegee

did he pay taxes on that? where is the accounting of the spending? nice piece of bling michelle received... how was it paid for? can’t be from his senate salary, since he hasn’t been much of a senator this year...


34 posted on 12/05/2008 12:59:17 PM PST by sten
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To: scooter2

Yea, and He does not have to report the money to the FEC, and McCain does! Doesn’t that frost your butt!


35 posted on 12/05/2008 1:00:37 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: weegee
Obama raised $745 million, twice as much as McCain

Anyone read any MSM'ers whining about the need for campaign finance reform?

That formerly burning issue for the MSM seems to have been extinguished by a two to one money advantage for the Democrats.

No bias though!
/S

36 posted on 12/05/2008 1:09:36 PM PST by RJL
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To: DaveyB

If you look at the big picture, Obama basically has to outspend McCain twice to get the 100 EVs in the seven swing states (FL,OH,IN,NC,VA,CO,NV). Out of these, FL,NC and IN are very close. In Ohio, conservatives just sat home. In Colorado,Virginia and Nevada Obama recruited massive number of voters and got them out to vote. This is what happened in a nutshell. He couldn’t budge the red votes in Georgia, Montana and Missouri enough to get a landslide. He should really be worried because if his cronies don’t get the unicorns and rainbows he promised it is going to get ugly.


37 posted on 12/05/2008 1:45:00 PM PST by MooseChic
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To: weegee

Shouldn’t just the vast amount call for some kind of an investigation? Not necessarily the disparity, as McCain did agree the take public funds. But man that’s a boat load of money for such a short amount of time.


38 posted on 12/05/2008 1:56:07 PM PST by WHBates
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To: Star Traveler
Yep, McCain-Feingold *killed* McCain... LOL

McCain could have opted out of the 86 million taxpayer dollars, just like 0, and like they both did in the primary, but he was afraid he couldn't make it up on his own.

39 posted on 12/05/2008 2:09:12 PM PST by Dick Holmes
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To: weegee
All this money and all that early voting and he was only a lousy 6% ahead?

Pretty poor candidate, actually.

40 posted on 12/05/2008 2:12:28 PM PST by what's up
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