Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
Originally posted by: Woofmeister
Uh, and three out of five of Obama's top contributors were banks as well. What's your point? That the Messiah of Change is in the pocket of the banks but McCain also got money from Lehman, so it's OK?
Here's another riddle.
What U.S. Senator ranked second among all members of congress in contributions received from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
The funny thing about both lists is that they track contributions over a nineteen year period. BHO snorted up enough cash from Lehman and Fannie and Freddie to hit the number two position
in his first term!
Can you feel the Change just wafting over you like a warm breeze?
Disingenuous and pretty much an
Epic Fail
Top 15 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Political Action Committee (PAC) Campaign Contributions
Blunt, Roy -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $78,500
Bennett, Robert F -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $71,499
Bachus, Spencer -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $70,500
Bond, Christopher S 'Kit' -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $64,000
Boehner, John -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $60,500
Reid, Harry - Democrat
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $60,500
Kanjorski, Paul E - Democrat
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $57,500
Reynolds, Tom -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $53,000
Hoyer, Steny H - Democrat
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $51,500
Dodd, Christopher J - Democrat
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $48,500
Pelosi, Nancy - Democrat
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $47,000
Cantor, Eric -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $46,500
Pryce, Deborah -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $45,000
Crapo, Mike -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $40,500
McConnell, Mitch -
Republican
From Freddie/Fannie PAC: $40,000
Obama received $6,000 from the Freddie/Fannie PAC and $120,349 from individual contributions. His total PAC contributions are well down the list of the 354 members of Congress who received such and over time have made 57% of their contributions to Republicans (73% in 1998 alone).
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