WP : Kerry donors include ‘Benedict Arnolds’

Candidate rips tax-haven firms, but takes execs' cash

Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, frequently calls companies and chief executives "Benedict Arnolds" if they move jobs and operations overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

But Kerry has accepted money and fundraising assistance from top executives at companies that fit the candidate's description of a notorious traitor of the American Revolution.

Executives and employees at such companies have contributed more than $140,000 to Kerry's presidential campaign, a review of his donor records show. Additionally, two of Kerry's biggest fundraisers, who together have raised more than $400,000 for the candidate, are top executives at investment firms that helped set up companies in the world's best-known offshore tax havens, federal records show. Kerry has raised nearly $30 million overall for his White House run.

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Kerry has come under attack from President Bush, as well as some Democrats, for criticizing laws he voted for and lambasting special interests after accepting more money from paid lobbyists than any other senator over the past 15 years. Some Democrats worry that Kerry is leaving himself open for similar attacks on the latest issue.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4375999/

comment : i still think edwards is our man

or the Board Rooms ok?

This is NBC smear the Dem time - and I hope more folks in the media notice how they are doing the GOP assigned job.

It was the bosses who were giving the money. You really should take the blinders off. If Kerry is getting large contributions from executives of companies that are benefitting from these policies, can we really expect him to implement any changes?

unlike either Edwards or Dean.

Example, Edwards' Bundles and also donations from Republican Law Firms as well as the investigation into employees at those firms expecting reimbursement from their bosses for their Edwards donations.

Dean's donations from AOL Time Warner employees...

This seems like "guilt" by association:

two of Kerry's biggest fundraisers, who together have raised more than $400,000 for the candidate, are top executives at investment firms that helped set up companies in the world's best-known offshore tax havens

I'm sure Kerry and the CEOs laugh about the "Benedict Arnold" thing and their Skull & Bones parties, just like Theresa giggles when Kerry complains about tax cuts for the rich. It's all for show, no harm no foul!

OTOH I think you are wrong. . .I have seen what Theresa does w her foundation, and she is not about show.

You on the other hand, are the master of "rhetorical flourish" as evidenced by your recent posts. . .hat's off to you and god bless you! Keep the fun hyperbole coming!!!!
:toast:

Your job is to vote and perhaps donate some money - but don't think you'll get invited to the parties dear - that's not for the proles!

"You on the other hand, are the master of "rhetorical flourish" as evidenced by your recent posts. . .hat's off to you and god bless you! Keep the fun hyperbole coming!!!!"

Thanks! :)

Key words:
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Executives and employees at such companies have contributed more than $140,000 to Kerry's presidential campaign,"

Anyone here who works for the following companies is counted in those numbers.These companies have exported jobs oversees. You can get a sense of how many companies are taking advantage of the loop holes to benefit from our tax laws. Look at this list and realize the massive significance of what Kerry suggests doing. Anyone here who is a Dean supporter and contributed to him also would count under the MSNBC standard. Let's just ignore the fact that 140,000 is a pathetic number compared to what Bush gets.

3Com
3M

A
Accenture
Adaptec
ADC
Adobe Systems
Advanced Energy Industries
Aetna
Affiliated Computer Services
AFS Technologies
A.G. Edwards
Agere Systems
Agilent Tech.
AIG
Alamo Rent A Car
Albertson's
Allen Systems Group
Alliance Semiconductor
Allstate
Alpha Thought Global
Amazon.com
AMD
American Express
American Household
American Management Systems
American Standard
Amphenol Corp.
Analog Devices
ANDA Networks
Andrew Corp.
Anheuser-Busch
AOL
A.O. Smith
Apple
Applied Materials
A.T. Cross Company
AT&T
AT&T Wireless
A.T. Kearney
Automatic Data Processing
Avanade
Avery Dennison

B
Bank of America
Bank of New York
Bank One
BearingPoint
Bear Stearns
Bechtel
BellSouth
Best Buy
BISSELL
Black & Decker
BMC Software
Boeing
Brocade
Bumble Bee

C
Cadence Design Systems
Candle Corporation
Capital One
Carrier
Caterpillar
Celestica
Cendant
Cerner Corporation
Charles Schwab
ChevronTexaco
CIBER
Ciena
Cigna
Circuit City, Inc.
Cisco Systems
Citigroup
CNA
Coca-Cola
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Columbia House
Comcast Holdings
Computer Associates
Computer Sciences Corporation
CompuServe
Continental Airlines
Convergys
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Cooper Tools
Countrywide Financial
COVAD Comm.
CSX
Cummins
Cypress Semiconductor

D
Dana Corporation
Delco Remy
Dell Computer
Delphi
Delta Air Lines
Direct TV
Discover
Document Sciences Corp.
Dow Chemical
Dun & Bradstreet
DuPont

E
Earthlink
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Corporation
EDS
Electroglas
Electronics for Imaging
Eli Lilly
EMC
Emerson Electric
En Pointe Technologies
Equifax
Ernst & Young
Ethan Allen
Evolving Systems
Expedia
ExxonMobil

And this is just the A - E list.

Here: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh022604.shtml

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