Posted on 05/22/2006 5:05:27 PM PDT by hipaatwo
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP, the securities class action law firm indicted last week on fraud charges stemming from corporate lawsuits it filed, made large political contributions almost exclusively to Democrats since 1999, records show.
The firm and individuals there made $2.78 million in campaign donations to Democrats since 1999 compared to about $22,000 to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics.
Among the recipients were New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is a possible 2008 presidential candidate, senior New York Senator Charles Schumer and Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004.
On top of the $2.78 million, lawyers in the firm made contributions to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is the Democratic candidate for governor. Spitzer's office said on Monday that he plans to return $124,455 in contributions.
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Imagine that..
Culture of Corruption Ping!
DemoRat, Culture of Corruption Alert.
Ping..more for your Hillary File
{quote}Among the recipients were New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is a possible 2008 presidential candidate, senior New York Senator Charles Schumer and Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004.{unquote}
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Oh, but but but none of this was used to influence legislation like the GOP does.
If this happened to Republicans it would be a six-column headline in the Times tomorrow. Let's see where they place this...hey Pinch--if you're listening--make this the important story it is. Or, continue to be irrelevant.
It is so humorous to see how fast they will return money BUT only when they are running for office.
Death rattle for Donk funders ? Gad !
And don't forget Elliot Spitzer.
Let's see....we've heard all about Abramoff and the Republican "culture of corruption" for weeks and months...this item, however, will no doubt be reported today and placed on the back pages (if at all) from now on ..
Demagogues are the whores of the trial lawyers, bought and paid for. This scandal goes FAR beyond Abramoff (which was bi-partisan) because (1) the Demagogues are wholly the party of the trial lawyers (just look at who their 2004 VP candidate was), (2) the corruption and depravity represented by the trial lawyers' lobby dwarfs anything Abramoff did for the Indian casinos; and, (3) the perversions of our laws and economy by the trial lawyers and their Demagogic whores is a great drain on productivity and rational behavior.
Every MSM news outlet should be trumpeting this story, but they won't because it reflects so directly and so badly upon the Demagogic Party.
I'm sure it will make all of the network news shows tonight and in the morning. When monkeys fly out of Hillary's butt.
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