MONEYBRAWL: Koch Brothers, Allies Pledge $100 Million To Beat Obama

[MeBelle]

This $100 million pledge is just from the Kochsuckers.

Lakhota, that's dishonest of you.

From your thread:
"A source who was in the room when the pledges were made told The Huffington Post that, specifically, Charles Koch pledged $40 million and David pledged $20 million"

I said the Kochsuckers - that included everyone in the room! Geez...

Nice slide with the words there, 'eh?

 

[Lakhota]

So where's your Dear Leader gonna get that $Billion for his Campaign?

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

 

[Lakhota]

Lakhota, that's dishonest of you.

From your thread:
"A source who was in the room when the pledges were made told The Huffington Post that, specifically, Charles Koch pledged $40 million and David pledged $20 million"

I said the Kochsuckers - that included everyone in the room! Geez...

Nice slide with the words there, 'eh?

Urban Dictionary: kochsucker

 

[paulitician]

So where's your Dear Leader gonna get that $Billion for his Campaign?

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

So where and who do you think he's gonna get that $Billion from? Think about it.

 

[Lakhota]

So where's your Dear Leader gonna get that $Billion for his Campaign?

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

So where and who do you think he's gonna get that $Billion from? Think about it.

I just don't know. Maybe he'll try to borrow some.

 

[paulitician]

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

So where and who do you think he's gonna get that $Billion from? Think about it.

I just don't know. Maybe he'll try to borrow some.

You don't know. Exactly. You don't know much. Get informed. Have a good night.

 

[Lakhota]

Gee, surely you don't mean George Soros...?

 

[Chris]

Where Obama gets his campaign money....

Date of Report: Dec 31, 2011
Source of Funds

Individual Contributions $124,333,258

- Small Individual Contributions 58,498,953 (47%)

- Large Individual Contributions 67,663,667 (54%)

PAC Contributions $0 (0%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Federal Funds $0 (0%)
Other $892,152 (1%)

How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?
Full Disclosure $51,517,210 (86.5%)
Incomplete $6,223,639 (10.4%)
No Disclosure $1,847,848 (3.1%)

Summary data for Barack Obama | OpenSecrets

 

[Lakhota]

I heard the DNC has also raised about $240 million so far for his campaign.

 

[Wry Catcher]

So where's your Dear Leader gonna get that $Billion for his Campaign?

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

So where and who do you think he's gonna get that $Billion from? Think about it.

It's most likely Romney will get the nomination, and if not, Gingrich (does anyone believe Paul or Santorum can pull it off?).

Both Romney and Gingrich suffer from parapraxis and have made enough slips already to create a bountiful harvest of ads; ads from which Super PACs can glean many dollars in support of Obama and Democratic candidates for the House and Senate.

Wouldn't it be grand if these Super PACs were able to collect more money than the Koch brothers are willing to put up? I bet that will just piss of those members of the Supreme Court who voted to make unlimited money from anonymous sources a means to put the Republican Party in power for the long term (making Tom Delay's dream into a nightmare; that would be so cool).

 

[Lakhota]

George Soros may kick in a few hundred million.

 

[Political Junky]

I don't know. I heard Obama having trouble raising campaign funds. He may just have to drop out of the race.

So where and who do you think he's gonna get that $Billion from? Think about it.

It's most likely Romney will get the nomination, and if not, Gingrich (does anyone believe Paul or Santorum can pull it off?).

Both Romney and Gingrich suffer from parapraxis and have made enough slips already to create a bountiful harvest of ads; ads from which Super PACs can glean many dollars in support of Obama and Democratic candidates for the House and Senate.

Wouldn't it be grand if these Super PACs were able to collect more money than the Koch brothers are willing to put up? I bet that will just piss of those members of the Supreme Court who voted to make unlimited money from anonymous sources a means to put the Republican Party in power for the long term (making Tom Delay's dream into a nightmare; that would be so cool).

Oh yes, I've had that thought, too. What a kick in the butt to the Supremes.

 

[Lakhota]

The Supremes have lost a lot of credibility over this. And deservedly so.

 

[bripat9643]

The Supremes have lost a lot of credibility over this. And deservedly so.

They have only lost credibility with imbeciles like you.

 

[Katzndogz]

How much will George Soros spend?

 

[Sarah G]

They're gonna need a bigger boat.

 

[California Girl]

Seriously, when Soros stops funding Obama, y'all have the moral highground, until then.... meh, not so much.

 

[Sarah G]

Seriously, when Soros stops funding Obama, y'all have the moral highground, until then.... meh, not so much.

Just so they get it legally, go for it. I don't care about the moral highground, it takes money to win these days.

 

[California Girl]

Seriously, when Soros stops funding Obama, y'all have the moral highground, until then.... meh, not so much.

Just so they get it legally, go for it. I don't care about the moral highground, it takes money to win these days.

Which is basically my point. If it's ok - it's ok for both sides. I disapprove of both the Koch brothers and Soros... I would much prefer that neither was allowed to buy influence... but it is what it is and - currently - we cannot change it. I just don't see why either side melts down over the funding when remaining silent when it's their guys getting it.

I dislike hypocrisy, as you know. But, you aren't a hypocrite.

 

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