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Will Obama Make Wall Street Pay for its Support of Romney?
time ^ | Nov. 12, 2012 | David Futrelle

Posted on 11/12/2012 12:48:59 PM PST by Red Steel

In 2008, Wall Streeters invested millions in Barack Obama’s campaign. Many of these big donors were thus a little miffed when Obama, as President, derided Wall Streeters as “fat cats” and, to add injury to insult, threw his support behind the Dodd-Frank bill, much hated in the financial sector it was designed to reform.

This time around, Wall Streeters turned against Obama, sending an even bigger torrent of cash Mitt Romney‘s way. That didn’t quite work out as planned. “It’s a zero-percent return,” one Republican donor complained to New York magazine on the cold Wednesday after Obama’s victory.

Having turned on Obama, can Wall Streeters now expect the President to turn on them? Will he seek some sort of retribution against those who helped to fill Romney’s overflowing coffers?

(Excerpt) Read more at business.time.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News
KEYWORDS: revenge
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
.....and punish your enemies.
21 posted on 11/12/2012 1:31:33 PM PST by Perdogg (Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA4) for President 2016)
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Anyone notice that Premier Obama now has this sinister look about him?

Ann Barnhardt said to place bets he takes the oath on the Koran. I would say he does. It's the new Obama 2.0, 1,453 days of him left, if they don't overturn term limits.

22 posted on 11/12/2012 1:35:57 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Someday our schools we will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
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To: Red Steel

Obama made them pay after supporting Obama last time, so yes.

By the way, if Wall Street is punished by Washington it also gets welfare, so these things even out. Wall Streeters know this, which is why they play the game. In fact they all but started the game in its current form. Who invented the Federal Reserve, again?


23 posted on 11/12/2012 1:41:47 PM PST by Tublecane
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To: Red Steel

Valerie Jarret – “After We Win This Election, It’s Our Turn. Payback Time.” (WSI)
http://theulstermanreport.com/2012/11/01/valerie-jarret-after-we-win-this-election-its-our-turn-payback-time-wsi/


24 posted on 11/12/2012 1:48:07 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: pepsi_junkie

Obama will make Wall Street pay, because (as Willie Sutton said of banks) that’s where the money is.


25 posted on 11/12/2012 2:02:30 PM PST by Salman
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To: Red Steel
Hello...Mcfly...

Valerie Jarrett told (staff members) 'After we win this election, it’s our turn. Payback time.

Everyone not with us is against us and they better be ready because we don’t forget. The ones who helped us will be rewarded, the ones who opposed us will get what they deserve.

There is going to be hell to pay. Congress won’t be a problem for us this time. No election to worry about after this is over and we have two judges ready to go.

26 posted on 11/12/2012 2:19:46 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama ->The Jayson Blair administration)
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To: Red Steel

Do dogs like to play fetch? Do cats like to dig their claws into your legs? Do woodpeckers like to peck right outside your bedroom window? Do flies like to set right on that piece of food you’re just about to put in your mouth? Do......you get the idea.


27 posted on 11/12/2012 2:29:16 PM PST by driftless2
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To: Red Steel

Ha! These guys dumped plenty of money on Bam! It’s all talk and they know it. They know how to keep making money rolling in too.


28 posted on 11/12/2012 3:25:57 PM PST by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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