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Obama hauls in record $750 million for campaign
Int'l Herald Tribune ^
| 12-5-08
| Michael Luo
Posted on 01/30/2009 9:19:31 AM PST by STARWISE
President-elect Barack Obama brought in nearly $750 million for his presidential campaign, a record amount that exceeds what all of the candidates combined collected in private donations in the previous race for the White House, according to a report filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.
Underscoring the success of his fund-raising, Obama reported that he had nearly $30 million in the bank as of Nov. 24, despite spending furiously at the end of his campaign.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008review; bho2009; bho44; campaign2008; democrats; donors; feclaws; foreigndonations; fundedbysoros; fundraising; howtostealanelection; illegalcontributions; obama; obamatruthfile; overseasdonors
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Question:
are the remaining millions a slush fund he's free to use?
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:19:31 AM PST
by
STARWISE
To: penelopesire; BulletBobCo; seekthetruth; Kevmo; gunnyg; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; ...
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:20:16 AM PST
by
STARWISE
((They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:22:19 AM PST
by
karibdes
(It's not a perfect world. Screws fall out.)
To: STARWISE
couldn’t even spend it all. and the FEC isn’t even given the money to buy a better DB than MS ACCESS, and so they “can’t sift the data”
To: STARWISE
Campaign finance reform at its best (sarcasm intended).
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:23:36 AM PST
by
rod1
To: STARWISE
There is only one word to describe this...shameful.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:24:01 AM PST
by
NRG1973
To: STARWISE
We better start sending money immediately to Sarah (or whoever we all can agree on...lol) now because I bet Presidential campaigns are going to be that expensive for here on out. The days of running for President for 100 million are over.
To: rod1
Yes, McCain & Feingold must be soooo proud...
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:24:47 AM PST
by
Hegemony Cricket
(The emporer has no pedigree.)
To: STARWISE
How Much from overseas foreign contributors?
Which is illegal BTW.
No One will go to jail for this law breaking?
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:26:02 AM PST
by
CPT Clay
(Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW ,)
To: napscoordinator
Sarah’s handicapped because she will only accept legal contributions.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:26:40 AM PST
by
agere_contra
(So ... where's the birth certificate?)
To: napscoordinator
It doesn't matter. The money doesn't matter. The media is what matters. What was the "in kind" contribution of DNC brownshirts digging up dirt illegally from government offices on Joe the Plumber? Why should Americans be required to spend another $300million in contributions to offset the $250million illegally raised by a Democrat candidate overseas?
No. We turn this around and spend the next four years railing against EVERY socialist in any election anywhere in the world. Give them money. Tell them "the world can't wait".
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:27:19 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama thinks spending tax $ on abortions in Mexico helps more than controlling illegal immigration)
To: CPT Clay
Soros and the Obamites fixed that.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:27:38 AM PST
by
STARWISE
((They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: CPT Clay
Roughly 1/3 was overseas donations.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:27:53 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama thinks spending tax $ on abortions in Mexico helps more than controlling illegal immigration)
To: agere_contra
lol. True, but still she is going to need a ton of money.
To: STARWISE
What percentage of it was from foreign sources?
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:31:15 AM PST
by
lormand
(...don't blame me, I never vote democRAT)
To: STARWISE
That’s funny Freddie Mae lost that exact amount of money.(sarc)
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:33:12 AM PST
by
AmericanMade1776
( Obama Happens! Not my Fault!)
To: CPT Clay
LOL, you’re kidding right? You do know that Odummer is a Democrat.
When you have that big a bag of lies, what do you expect.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:35:06 AM PST
by
Tarpon
(America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
To: STARWISE
Only an audit will show transparency and openness, but the records are in the same “state secrets vault” with his burf records, so we ain't never gonna see an audit. Can you say ‘foreign funny money’? Sure, I knew you could.
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posted on
01/30/2009 9:35:42 AM PST
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
To: STARWISE
A few months ago, on Greta’s program, I recall that Mary Matalin stated that Gov. Palin held around 30 fundraisers during the campaign and raised $317 million in 7 weeks for the RNC. So, I would say that the good Governor has the ability and prowess to match Obama toe-to-toe when it comes to fund-raising.
To: STARWISE
And I hear that about a third of it was ILLEGAL contributions from FOREIGNERS!!!
The Justice Department is going to be after Soetoro for SURE!!!
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