Looks like several companiestook no chances andcontributed to both candidates. Both these guys are heavily in the pockets of companies that were involved in the sub-primemortgage scandal.
Top Obama contributors:
Goldman Sachs $571,330
University of California $437,236
UBS AG $364,806
JPMorgan Chase & Co $362,207
Citigroup Inc $358,054
National Amusements Inc $320,750
Lehman Brothers $318,647
Google Inc $309,514
Harvard University $309,025
Sidley Austin LLP $294,245
Skadden, Arps et al $270,013
Time Warner $262,677
Morgan Stanley $259,876
Jones Day $250,725
Exelon Corp $236,211
University of Chicago $218,857
Wilmerhale LLP $218,680
Latham & Watkins $218,615
Microsoft Corp $209,242
Stanford University $195,262
Top McCainContributors 2007 Only
Citigroup Inc $145,050
Blank Rome LLP $141,400
Greenberg Traurig $129,987
Merrill Lynch $119,675
Goldman Sachs$111,050
IDT Corp $80,150
Pinnacle West Capital $77,850
Bank of New York Mellon $74,000
Morgan Chase & Co Irvine Co $68,400
Broadcasting Media Partners $67,800
MGM Mirage $66,100
Credit Suisse Group $63,350
Lehman Brothers $61,450
Bridgewater Assoc $58,300
Sisco Systems $56,850
Triwest Healthcare Alliance $54,250
FedEx Corp $52,100
Wachovia Corp $52,100
Morgan Stanley$51,950
Just curious.... How are entities like UCal, Harvard, UChicago, MGM Mirage (a casino?), and FedEx Corp involved in the sub-prime mortgage "scandal"?
Obviously they ain't. However, lookat Citigroup, Leman Bros, Morgan Stanley and others.
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And, how exactly is it a "scandal"? Seems to me it's just a huge pack of idiots involved in bad business deals...
It is a scandal becausemillions of poor dumb bunnies who could not afford a home were lead on by cheap hype fromsub-prime mortgage bankers. Now bothsides arecrying for UncleUncle Sap to bail them out.
Just curious.... How are entities like UCal, Harvard, UChicago, MGM Mirage (a casino?), and FedEx Corp involved in the sub-prime mortgage "scandal"?
Obviously they ain't. However, lookat Citigroup, Leman Bros, Morgan Stanley and others.
Ah, I see... It's just a top donors list, not a top donors in the mortgage field list. Guess I should read more slowly.
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And, how exactly is it a "scandal"? Seems to me it's just a huge pack of idiots involved in bad business deals...
It is a scandal becausemillions of poor dumb bunnies who could not afford a home were lead on by cheap hype fromsub-prime mortgage bankers. Now bothsides arecrying for UncleUncle Sap to bail them out.
The scandal is that we have reached a point in our society where dumb bunnies actually believe that they have a constitutional right to make stupid deals and are entitled to a government bailout as their backstop...
The scandal is that we have reached a point in our society where dumb bunnies actually believe that they have a constitutional right to make stupid deals and are entitled to a government bailout as their backstop...
Obama and McCain Donors
