Obama's Real Donors: The Money Trail

We interupt our regularly scheduled post of Obama’s Kid Glove’s Part IV to bring you this special segment that exposes the Obama money trail. There is nothing more disgusting than the messiaonic message that much of the media is delivering concerning Obama’s widespread appeal. We have been bombarded by this belief that Obama transcends the traditional mold of a politician and than it is his 1.5 million person database, free from corporate and lobbyist influence that has contributed to his record breaking donations. Obama has tried to paint John McCain, with the willing help of some media outlets, as an old style politician; a kickback to the political ties to corporate money and lobbyist pandering.

Obama is the poster boy for his “New Democratic Coalition”, uninfluenced by lobbyists and big corporations. In November 2007 at Des Moines, IA., Obama stated: ““I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this race to take on lobbyists — and won. They have not funded my campaign, they will not run my White House, and they will not drown out the voices of the American people when I am president.”

Like everthing about the Obama campaign, it is nothing more than smoke-and-mirrors. Mr. Obama, you’re running a presidential campaign, your donor information is public record!

Let’s take a quick look at where your money came from:
Total Donations as of April 20th: $234.7 Million from over 1.5 million contributors.

Of this amount around $130.6 million (approximately 60%) came from only 117,300 contributors, $50 million more dollars than the total contributions to the McCain campaign. So where did this enormous amount of money come from? After all, isn’t it corporate and lobbyists that are funding the McCain and Clinton campaigns. Hmm…

Oops, I remember. I remember speech after speech of Mr. Obama speaking of the economic crisis and housing crisis. You know the housing crisis caused by greed and corruption within Wall Street Investment firms and banks supported by the policies of Bush and McCain.

Let’s take a look at where Obama’s money has come from:

Top Contributors by employer:

Goldman Sachs: Obama - $544,000
McCain - $128,000

UBS: Obama - $363,000
McCain - $82,000

JP Morgan Chase: Obama: $353,000
McCain: $123,000

Citigroup: Obama: $331,000
McCain: $206,000

Lehman Brothers: Obama - $312,000’
McCain - $98,000

Time Warner: Obama - $245,000

Financial/Banking Industry Totals: Obama $16.9 Million / McCain $10 Million

Interesting how the very executives and companies that Obama is going to reform seem to be flocking to him during this campaign. But wait, perhaps it’s a fluke? So let’s take a look at where Obama received his money over the past 5 years.

Top Campaign Contributors since 1989 (Or 2004 if for Barack Obama)

Goldman Sachs: Obama - $535,000
McCain - $211,000

JP Morgan Chase: Obama - $346,000
McCain - $118,000

UBS: Obama $315,000
McCain - $107,000

Citigroup: Obama $281,000
McCain - $230,000

Financial/Banking Industry Totals: Obama - $16 Million / McCain - $11.7 Million

Interestingly enough, these statistics are the total contributions received since 1989. Incredibly, the irresponsible and predatory Wall Street investment firms have contributed more to Obama in 5 years than they have too McCain over the past 19 years. Hmm…

Alas, I’ve got it, McCain is the poster child for lobbyists and political action committees. After all, they have contributed more to the McCain Campaign, Right??? Not necessarily, who represents Lobbying groups and PAC’s on capital hill? Lawyers!

During this presidential campaign Barack Obama has received more than $15 million in contributions from Lawyers and Lobbyists; McCain on the other hand has received only $5 million in contributions. If fact, not including during their senatorial campaigns, Obama received more than $14 million versus McCains $4.5 million. (Again, those figures are based upon all US congressional campaigns since 1989)

I’VE GOT IT, McCain is a pawn of big oil and energy conglomerates responsible for taking advantage of the American public. But wait, the Energy sector has given the Obama campaign around $1 million dollars this election, the same amount they have contributed to McCain’s Campaign. And over the past 5 years Obama’s senatorial campaigns have received $938,000 from energy companies versus McCains 19 year intake of $1.29 million.

The Obama Campaign taughts this 1.5 million contributor base as some special and magical grass roots movement to support his magically delicious agenda of change. The reality is that the wealthy and elite of this country, are flocking to Obama at a far faster pace than they ever have to John McCain or Hillary Clinton.

But I’m sure that they don’t expect any favorable treatment from their inflated contributions in the past and inflated contributions today. I’m sure that the “messiah”, the great savior of the middle class would never allow their money to influence him; and I’m sure that ObaMSNBC will point out Obama’s real contributors on Countdown.

Wake Up! Obama is just another politician, an elquant speaker that will say whatever he believes the populous wants to hear, so that he can advance his personal power.

We will now return to our regularly scheduled posts.

J Brown
May 19th, 2008