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brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:06 PM Jun 2014

Hillary's major donors

More readable version at:

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019

Contributor Total Indivs PACs

Citigroup Inc $779,527 $771,527 $8,000
Goldman Sachs $711,490 $701,490 $10,000
JPMorgan Chase $645,994 $638,494 $7,500
DLA Piper $628,030 $601,030 $27,000
EMILY's List $605,174 $601,254 $3,920
Morgan Stanley $543,065 $538,065 $5,000
Time Warner $408,996 $383,996 $25,000
Skadden, Arps $406,640 $402,140 $4,500
Lehman Brothers $362,853 $359,853 $3,000
U.C $329,673 $329,673 $0
Cablevision Systems $315,063 $285,675 $29,388
Kirkland & Ellis $311,441 $294,441 $17,000
Squire Patton Boggs $310,596 $305,158 $5,438
21st Century Fox $302,400 $302,400 $0
National Amusements Inc $297,534 $294,534 $3,000
Ernst & Young $297,142 $277,142 $20,000
Merrill Lynch $292,303 $286,303 $6,000
Credit Suisse Group $290,600 $280,600 $10,000
Corning Inc $276,200 $258,200 $18,000
Greenberg Traurig LLP $273,550 $265,450 $8,100

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Hillary's major donors (Original Post) brentspeak Jun 2014 OP
Thanks for posting this. I admire Hillary, but think info like this should be made public quinnox Jun 2014 #1
Um, It IS public for all politicians. Where do you think OPEN SECRETS get the info from... brooklynite Jun 2014 #5
I understand that, my post was awkwardly worded quinnox Jun 2014 #6
It would be nice to have a media that would do it's job & discuss these kinds of things CrispyQ Jun 2014 #29
Mmmmmm ... 1000words Jun 2014 #2
You forgot some important info: Whisp Jun 2014 #3
He/she has been here for years - and the same point is (correctly) made on each thread karynnj Jun 2014 #15
Those extremists at EMILY's List are backing Hillary!? onehandle Jun 2014 #4
Donating to Obama (President Wall St. III) isn't exactly something to be proud about brentspeak Jun 2014 #7
In the general election, hell the fuck yeah it was, and if you don't think it was, you might want... moriah Jun 2014 #18
Ironically, your post is an idictment of the Party 1000words Jun 2014 #8
Yeah. You're right. Why even bother voting. onehandle Jun 2014 #9
Saying Bush and Gore are the same is absurd. No one thought they were the same. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #10
You are influenced by Bush circa 2002 and Gore circa 2002 karynnj Jun 2014 #14
Nader claimed that it didn't matter if Bush or Gore won in 2000. onehandle Jun 2014 #17
How sad that you need to find a scapegoat. A lot happened in that election that effected the rhett o rick Jun 2014 #19
I think Ralph Nader said "two sides of the same coin". corkhead Jun 2014 #13
They sure as hell are the same sides of the coins when it comes to corporations. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #28
K&R woo me with science Jun 2014 #11
I couldn't get past the first 3 corkhead Jun 2014 #12
I know...it's difficult to cough down.......but, you need to go back and get KoKo Jun 2014 #24
We really need to get the money out of politics. Maybe Hillary will help us! Zorra Jun 2014 #16
Haha! whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #20
Politics made her a wealthy woman. I doubt that she will kill the money tree. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #21
The Contributions Do Not Lie......... KoKo Jun 2014 #22
How Ironic that Citizens United (initiated to stifle her) may benefit her in the coming rhett o rick Jun 2014 #23
I have not been able to find Hillary's investments locks Jun 2014 #25
this is the reason I won't be voting for her even if she wins the nomination liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #26
I'm sure all the bribes...er...donations were made with no expectation of return favors. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #27
 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
1. Thanks for posting this. I admire Hillary, but think info like this should be made public
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:08 PM
Jun 2014

for all politicians. People should know exactly where the politicians money in the form of campaign contributions is coming from.

brooklynite

(94,360 posts)
5. Um, It IS public for all politicians. Where do you think OPEN SECRETS get the info from...
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:18 PM
Jun 2014

...it's all available on the FEC website.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
6. I understand that, my post was awkwardly worded
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:21 PM
Jun 2014

I meant I think the public should be made more aware of this info for all the politicians.

CrispyQ

(36,424 posts)
29. It would be nice to have a media that would do it's job & discuss these kinds of things
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 10:37 AM
Jun 2014

instead of focusing only on one or two stories for their 24x7 coverage.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
3. You forgot some important info:
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:14 PM
Jun 2014
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in 1999-2014. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

I believed this at one time, what you are trying to do. But I've learned what these lists really mean. I am not a Hillary fan, at all, but this is misleading to post that list without the explanation of who these donors really are.

karynnj

(59,498 posts)
15. He/she has been here for years - and the same point is (correctly) made on each thread
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 07:44 PM
Jun 2014

At some point, it is just dishonest for people to poster this writing things that imply it is from the company.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
4. Those extremists at EMILY's List are backing Hillary!?
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:16 PM
Jun 2014

What to do? What to do?

Many of those have donated to Obama at one point or another.

None of them have donated to Nader.

What to do? What to do?

moriah

(8,311 posts)
18. In the general election, hell the fuck yeah it was, and if you don't think it was, you might want...
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 07:54 PM
Jun 2014

... to recheck the name of the site.

FWIW, I'm getting extremely sick of primary season, and no candidate is officially running yet. I like DU much better when we are actually working to get the candidate our process nominated elected.

Oh well. *sucks it up for the next two years*

 

1000words

(7,051 posts)
8. Ironically, your post is an idictment of the Party
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:29 PM
Jun 2014

You know, the folks who claim to be voice of the poor and working class.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
9. Yeah. You're right. Why even bother voting.
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:34 PM
Jun 2014

Bush And Gore Are Exactly The Same!
Bush And Gore Are Exactly The Same!
Bush And Gore Are Exactly The Same!

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
10. Saying Bush and Gore are the same is absurd. No one thought they were the same.
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:44 PM
Jun 2014

But some thought they were both sponsored by the same oligarchs.

And if H. Clinton-Sachs runs against Jeb Bush, they will not be the same. But they will be close enough to please the oligarchs.

Take a chance for freedom and liberty, dump the Oligarchy Status Quo.

karynnj

(59,498 posts)
14. You are influenced by Bush circa 2002 and Gore circa 2002
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jun 2014

I thought Nader was wrong in saying they were the same, but I could understand some people who believed it. Gore, the first DLC backed candidate in 1988, was about as conservative as a Democrat got -- except on climate change. Bush, had no real history and he said he was a "compassionate conservative". Bush's strategy was to minimize the difference in their positions.

Nader is now trying to do the same with the entire Democratic party.

However, in 2008, when I really was extremely against HRC and Edwards, when Bush vetoed the extention of the SCHIP, I realized that NO Democrat would have done that --- and all Republicans could. At that moment, even though NJ was not likely to be a swing state, I knew I would both vote and phonebank/canvas for whomever the Democratic was. On different issues, their is a party litmus test. If any are important to anyone, it makes sense to support your party.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
17. Nader claimed that it didn't matter if Bush or Gore won in 2000.
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 07:53 PM
Jun 2014

He spent weeks in Florida working repeating this bullshit.

Nader handed an extra 30+ years of control of SCOTUS to the 'Status Quo.'

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
19. How sad that you need to find a scapegoat. A lot happened in that election that effected the
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 08:14 PM
Jun 2014

outcome, but you take the easy road and blame one person. Wow, what power Nader had. It's bullcrap and you know it.

But I will lay this out for you right now. We have a similar situation. If H. Clinton, Ms. Wall Street, wins the nomination, the American people are going to roll their eyes and say 8 more years of Wall Street and Goldman-Sachs rule, 8 more years of NSA/CIA control of the country.

If you want to win the election in 2016 then nominate someone all Democrats can support and that isnt H. Clinton-Sachs. You wont have the Nader excuse this time.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
28. They sure as hell are the same sides of the coins when it comes to corporations.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:29 AM
Jun 2014

Arne Duncan will punish schools and teachers by tying federal dollars to state standardized tests, but he'll praise Starbucks for offering employees school scholarships. Democrats are way too cozy with corporations. They need to get back to serving the people, not the corporations.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
24. I know...it's difficult to cough down.......but, you need to go back and get
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 08:26 PM
Jun 2014

through it.....and then how could one deal with this disgusting line up.....

But, yeah it gets to be too much. But it's what the PTB want us to do. Tune Out but show up at the polls. After all....She would be the First Female USA President.

I'm female....and I think "SAVE US!"

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
23. How Ironic that Citizens United (initiated to stifle her) may benefit her in the coming
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 08:25 PM
Jun 2014

election. Money rules and that's H. Clinton-Sachs.

locks

(2,012 posts)
25. I have not been able to find Hillary's investments
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 10:51 PM
Jun 2014

before she was Secy of State but in 2012 there was a scandal involving congresspersons doing inside trading of TransCanada stocks. Besides congresspersons, Susan Rice former UN Ambassador and Obama security advisor and her husband held $l.25 million in Transcanada and other Keystone Pipeline contractors. Paul Elliot, Hillary's 2008 deputy campaign manager, is TransCanada's chief lobbyist to the State Dept.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
27. I'm sure all the bribes...er...donations were made with no expectation of return favors.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:25 AM
Jun 2014

Only a polite thank-you note with hearts and bunnies. Otherwise, Hillary would angrily return the bribes..er..donations.

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