Neutral? BS!!! (puzzled by the $250 to Romney , though. The rest went to obozo):
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MI&last=Barthwell&first=Sidney
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D)
$2,500
primary
10/11/10
Barthwell, Sidney
Detroit, MI 48214
36th District Detroit/Magistrate
MILES, PATRICK A JR (D)
House (MI 03)
PAT MILES FOR CONGRESS
$250
general
10/05/10
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA VICTORY FUND
$1,450
primary
10/27/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$2,300
primary
06/30/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$-750
primary
06/30/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$750
general
06/30/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$250
primary
05/07/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$250
primary
02/12/08
Barthwell, Sidney Jr
Detroit, MI 48214
36Th District Court-Detroit, MI/Mag
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
$250
primary
06/07/07
BARTHWELL, SIDNEY MR. JR.
DETROIT, MI 48214
SIDNEY BARTHWELL/ATTORNEY
ROMNEY, MITT (R)
President
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.
$250
primary
03/29/07
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The answer to that is easy: so he could continue to claim his "neutral" position!! Important both as a judge AND as someone who gets interviewed by the media. Can't look biased, dontcha know!!!
Great resource. Used to always catch the media touting a Dem donor as ‘neutral’ or even ‘Republican’. Not so much anynore.