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Obama's Randomly-Selected Questioner Just So Happens To Be A Major Democratic Donor
Ace of Spades blog citing Mark Knoller ^ | September 26, 2011

Posted on 09/26/2011 2:45:46 PM PDT by Mount Athos

Wow, what a shock. Doug Edwards, formerly an executive with Google. And now, as he says, retired, by choice.

Guy seems to be willing to pay a lot of money to get his taxes raised. $10k to the Ohio Demo Partry in 2010

$7.5k to John Kerry in 2004

$500 to the DNC Services Corp in 2004

$2.3k to Michael Arcuri in 2007

$2.1k to Bob Casey in 2006

$250 to Hillary Clinton in 2007

$1k to John Courage in 2006

$5k to the DCCC in 2006

$700 to Kay Hagan in 2008

$1k to Ron Klein in 2006

$2,300 to Harry Mitchell in 2007

$1k to Joe Sestak in 2006

$2.3k to John Yarmouth in 2007

$2k to the Franken Recount fund in 2008

$2.3k to Timothy Walz in 2007

$30k to to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$2.4k to Betty Sutton for Congress in 2010

$1k to Bill Foster for Congress in 2010

As a general matter, he gives the federal limit ($2300 or $2400) to a lot of Democratic candidates.

Here's a screencap of the donor information for "Edwards, Douglas." You have to skip some of these entries because it's not the same Doug Edwards (e.g., he's not an attorney and not likely to donate to some kind of lobbying group for convenience stores).

One odd thing is that he's only given $500 (five hundred) to Obama himself.

I sort of think these records might be incomplete. I can't see this guy showering $2300 on every Patrick Murphy or Tammy Duckworth and then only giving Obama $500.

You can look it up here.

Thanks to "Northern California."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dncdonor; dougedwards; google; plantedquestion; raisemytaxes

1 posted on 09/26/2011 2:45:51 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

Probably a bundler.


2 posted on 09/26/2011 2:47:47 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Mount Athos

Any random payments to the Internal Revenue Service in there?


3 posted on 09/26/2011 2:52:08 PM PDT by CommieCutter (Promote Liberal Extinction: Support gay marriage and abortion!)
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To: Mount Athos

Naturally. It’s like all of Obama’s Potemkin rallies, where they hold them at college campuses immediately following a free rock concert for the purpose of showing a huge (albeit unrelated) crowd. That’s what happened for his big Berlin extravaganza, where most of the concert crowd was scratching their heads wondering “Who the hell is this guy?” BTW, I’ve still never recovered from an American presidential candidate going abroad to publicly campaign, much less to Berlin, and running against current U.S. policy; beyond outrageous. UnAmerican.


4 posted on 09/26/2011 2:53:42 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
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To: Mount Athos

How this White House continues to play games like this? Thinking we buy this idea this guy wasn’t a plant?


5 posted on 09/26/2011 2:54:01 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Mount Athos

He should put up or shut up. If he wants to pay more taxes, write the check. No right wing conspiracy is stopping this assclown from doing so. He’s welcome to see his dollars wasted in a wide range of goverment stupidity.

If it’s an altruistic endeavor (on his own part) I’d kindly suggest that he consider alternatives to Obama’s socialism. Perhaps writing a check instead to a church chartiy, starting or investing in a small business, donate to a college for a scholarships, etc.


6 posted on 09/26/2011 2:57:07 PM PDT by Made In The USA (This post may be recorded for quality purposes.)
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To: ColdOne

“How this White House continues to play games like this? Thinking we buy this idea this guy wasn’t a plant?”

His handlers own big Media, and less than 3 years ago half of America really was that stupid. Roughly a third still are and always will be, as long as a “D” follows the name.


7 posted on 09/26/2011 2:58:01 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Mount Athos

He should have just googled “how to contribute to the treasury”...

How do I make a contribution to the U.S. government?

Citizens who wish to make a general donation to the U.S. government may send contributions to a specific account called “Gifts to the United States.” This account was established in 1843 to accept gifts, such as bequests, from individuals wishing to express their patriotism to the United States. Money deposited into this account is for general use by the federal government and can be available for budget needs. These contributions are considered an unconditional gift to the government. Financial gifts can be made by check or money order payable to the United States Treasury and mailed to the address below.

Gifts to the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Credit Accounting Branch
3700 East-West Highway, Room 622D
Hyattsville, MD 20782

http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html


8 posted on 09/26/2011 3:01:05 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
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To: Mount Athos

Somebody in Congress should tack on a tax increase, just for him, on the next bill that affords the opportunity.


9 posted on 09/26/2011 3:02:10 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: Mount Athos

Somebody in Congress should tack on a tax increase, just for him, on the next bill that affords the opportunity.


10 posted on 09/26/2011 3:02:21 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: Mount Athos

The Liar and the liars that support him.......


11 posted on 09/26/2011 3:14:52 PM PDT by Hogblog
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To: treetopsandroofs
His handlers own big Media, and less than 3 years ago half of America really was that stupid. Roughly a third still are and always will be, as long as a “D” follows the name. Sadly I know this. Just upsetting isn't it?
12 posted on 09/26/2011 3:31:03 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Mount Athos

PATHETIC.

Everything , I mean EVERYTHING they do are lies, deception,fake.

” I`m unemployed by choice”

F**k OFF, you`re uber rich and a neo-marxist you lying puke of a plant.

Sheessh.


13 posted on 09/26/2011 3:54:24 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
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To: Para-Ord.45
Whenever someone writes a book or praises the "virtues" of living with less, or "going green" and living in a shack, and not supporting "corporations", the first thing I think of is: they don't WORK and probably never did. They have millions in a bank account, courtesy of evil capitalist "Daddy", who provides for their every need. when the going gets tough, and the cable/internet/ipads are turned off they go crying to "Daddy" who immediately replenishes their bank account.

Ironically, "Daddy" HAS the millions of dollars to support his worthless spawn BECAUSE of the capitalism that affords him to do so.

14 posted on 09/26/2011 4:20:16 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: abb

Probably a bundler.

And if it’s the same one I heard on the radio news this afternoon, a pillow biter too


15 posted on 09/26/2011 4:47:06 PM PDT by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: Mount Athos

Quick, quick, turn on the news......


16 posted on 09/26/2011 4:58:38 PM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: Mount Athos
this is going to backfire big time-

he just looked like a TOTAL dumbass begging for his taxes to be raised.

It probably made the point more than anything else that day what libtards are really like

17 posted on 09/26/2011 5:02:33 PM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket~!!!)
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