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Franco, RDean and TM, cue the circus music!!!
Top Overall Donors | OpenSecrets
9 Bain Capital $2,756,328 $756,328 72% going to Dems 28% going to Reps
Obama to keep Bain Capital donations - Yahoo! News
President Barack Obamas campaign wont return $7,500 donated by two executives at Bain Capital, despite his repeated criticism of former Gov. Mitt Romneys work at the company.
Glenn Beck Dissects President Obamas Latest Fact and Lie Regarding Bain Capital | Video | TheBlaze.com
Ironically, despite making Mitt Romneys former company Bain Capital and other private equity firms the target of its latest attack, the Obama campaign held a near-$36,000 per plate fundraising dinner at the home of Tony James, president of the nations largest private equity firm, Blackstone Group.
In August of 2006, just two months after closing the deal to purchase Travelport Ltd., Blackstone Group fired scores of employees, who, according to the Wall Street Journal, were lugging boxes of personal belongings to their cars. Blackstone laid of 841 employees, or 10% of Travelports workforce, and recouped its investment almost immediately.
Wow, I didn't realize that attacking Mitt's terrible record is the same as attacking all of capitalism. Who knew?