Is Obama just in it for the money?

Many of his followers deny this, but that doesn%26#039;t mean it isn%26#039;t true. It%26#039;s no secret that Barack Obama is one of the top recipients of corporate campaign contributions in this election -- in fact, he%26#039;s number two in the U.S. Senate behind Hillary Clinton for payoff money from the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries (which explains his successful gutting of health care reform while %26quot;serving%26quot; in the Illinois state senate).

But the blatant dishonesty and hypocrisy go a bit deeper than that. According to Corporate Crime Reporter, the senator has pulled a fast one.

I seriously doubt Obama is unaware that he%26#039;s taking money from lobbying firms. A politician smart enough and slick enough to beat Hillary and Bill Clinton at their own game is smart enough to know where his campaign contributions are coming from. Let%26#039;s take a look at how the bribe money (oops, I forget we%26#039;re not supposed to actually call it that, even though that%26#039;s exactly what it is) is broken down. From the link to OpenSecrets.org:

BARACK OBAMA (D)

Top Contributors

Goldman Sachs -- $421,763

Ubs Ag -- $296,670

Lehman Brothers -- $250,630

National Amusements Inc -- $245,843

JP Morgan Chase %26amp; Co -- $243,848

Sidley Austin LLP -- 226,491

Citigroup Inc -- 221,578

Exelon Corp -- 221,517

Skadden, Arps Et Al -- $196,420

Jones Day -- $181,996

Harvard University -- $172,324

Citadel Investment Group -- $171,798

Time Warner -- $155,383

Morgan Stanley -- $155,196

Google Inc -- $152,802

University of California -- $143,029

Jenner %26amp; Block -- $136,565

Kirkland %26amp; Ellis -- $134,738

Wilmerhale Llp -- $119,245

Credit Suisse Group -- $118,250

What Obama has done is pull a sleight-of-hand trick. By avoiding direct contributions, he manages to appear as though he is keeping his promise not to accept money from federal lobbyists. But in actuality, he is still taking it from the lobbying firms. He gets away with it by claiming that he is taking individual contributions from those not registered as lobbyists. Technically true, but it%26#039;s a cheat: the money is instead going through middle men, employees of lobbying firms who can operate under the proverbial radar.

My friends, we have been well and truly snookered. The corporate media has successfully shut out the real Democrats running for president, so we are now stuck with two corporate-owned candidates who will not do anything to significantly change the status quo. It is well known that Hillary Clinton is beholden to corporate interests. And her efforts to omit her ties from her %26quot;thirty-five years of experience%26quot; spiel have largely failed. Every time I do digging on Obama, who preaches about making a change from the usual business of Washington corruption, I find more and more evidence that he is just another fraud, lying to people so he can obtain political power. He%26#039;s playing us all like a harp from hell.

It is now more imperative than ever that Progressives take the opportunity 2008 presents to expand our presence in Congress, and weaken the hold Big Business has on our legislature. It%26#039;s not enough to just elect Democrats; we have to get the right ones elected. Otherwise the lessons from 2006 shall all have been for nothing.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Who isn%26#039;t? What%26#039;s so surprising about corporate donors? That%26#039;s just getting them hooked up for all the speaking engagements either after they win or loose.

It%26#039;s all about name recognition and what better way to get it than corporate sponsorship?

Collen Powell did the best job of this. People were throwing money at Powell and he did not even get in the race. However, that name recognition upped his personal appearance fees.

Dude went into the Bush administration with a net worth of less than $2,000,000 and is now worth $60,000,000!

It%26#039;s a win or lose and win proposition.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Are you kidding? No candidate can be in it for the money.

Do you understand how many hundreds of millions of $ it takes to run a campaign??? It is NOT a sound fiscal investment, and never has been.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

No

Is Obama just in it for the money?

I hope you weren%26#039;t trying to turn his people against him. If you are you suck at it!

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Talk about clueless, those donations go straight to his campign, not to him.

And anyone can tell you people like Obama could make a TON more money in the private sector than he could as president.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

I hope he lose period. Barack Obama it%26#039;s not your time, granted you gave it a great run, however step down and allow the Lady to take control of this country. She is better prepared and skilled, plus she brings with her experience.

If I apply for a job without experience they would over look my potential, right? If you come with experience they will hire you first before they would hire me.

Vote Hillary.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

You do know they get to put the money in their pockets right? Where are the %26quot;health insurance and pharmaceutical industries%26quot; you claimed he is getting most of his financing from? you named Law Firms, Universities and Banks.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

who cares. we cant do nothing about it

Is Obama just in it for the money?

There is no surprising about company donors. What surprises is how Obama can stand saying he is against lobbyists. That is hypocrisy and lie.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Unfortunately, that is politics. Edwards couldn%26#039;t win because he didn%26#039;t take the money. I believe Obama may not want to take it or may have started out not wanting to but you can%26#039;t win without money. The only way things will change is to limit the amount anyone can spend on their campaign and give everyone the same amount. It will never happen. So this is what we get for letting the lobbyist get too powerful.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Without a doubt but he has a cult type following and they are to blind to see the truth

Is Obama just in it for the money?

You are an ***. You are a Republican propagandist. why don%26#039;t you talk about how good your man is rather than spending all this time and energy trying to destroy your opponent? Does he have nothing to offer?

Is Obama just in it for the money?

But mostly for the power.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

You do realize that

%26quot;The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization%26#039;s PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals%26#039; immediate families.%26quot;

That is straight from opensecrets.org.

So in other words, my uncle who works for JP Morgan Chase is one of those donors included in that list. It%26#039;s everyday people like you and I.

Read the bold print before you post next time.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

ummm... welll have u read his logo WE WANT CHANGE yer thats the best answer and his logo tell is all.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

no, because he wants to be the first black president.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

Firts %26amp; Foremost: Your question is farfetched %26amp; left field!

It is evident, you are trying to run a vicious attempt to sway his voters!

This Just In: You won%26#039;t succeed, you are already defeated!

Secondly, he is not in it for the money!

Donations are not given to him directly, they are given to his campaign to fund it!

Unbeknownst to people who are full of hate %26amp; envy, this country is in dire need of CHANGE!!!!

He is the man to bring about such.

I look forward to a country where I can believe %26amp; anticipate these three terms:

CHANGE, HOPE %26amp; UNITY!!!!!

Is Obama just in it for the money?

These type of questions indicate how scared the opposition is.

Is Obama just in it for the money?

he is in it to bring honor to his fore fathers

Is Obama just in it for the money?

they all are, they are all talk and no do