Barack Obama touts himself as the only presidential candidate not corrupted by Washington politics but his earmark record contradicts that because he tried steering millions of federal dollars to his wife’s employer and the company of a top campaign donor.
Recently released earmarks reveal that the Democratic presidential candidate requested $1 million for the hospital that employs his wife Michelle and $8 million for a military contractor with a board member who has given hefty sums to his campaign.
The $1 million was requested in 2006 to build a new pavilion at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where Michelle Obama was vice president of community affairs. Michelle had already benefited from her husband’s flourishing political career with a huge salary increase that went from $121,910 in 2004 before he was elected to the Senate to $316,962 in 2005 just after he took office.
Obama requested the $8 million for weapons technology manufactured by a big defense contractor (General Dynamics) with very close ties to a major fundraiser named James Crown, a billionaire who also serves on the company’s board. Crown is also on Obama’s national finance committee.
The good senator also got nearly $1 million federal dollars for the renovation of a space center named after Crown’s grandfather, Henry, at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. A complete list of Obama’s earmark record has been posted on his web site.
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Keep it coming..... the Dimwits are in deep bandini!
Barackhuseinobama
He or his wife doesn't seem to have been oppressed in their life time. And if so they over came it. What makes them suggest no one else has the human ability to overcome their's? No one needs a door open by anyone else. The door is there for anyone to open at their will. Is Barack Husein Obama his birth name? Was he really born in Hawaii? What proof is there? Social security #s are easily falsified. Birth certificates can be also. Did he pay for his college? Did his wife pay for hers? How and where were they employed throughout their life times? Did he get government assistance of any kind growing up? Did she? What color was the taxpayers that paid their way? He claims to be a Christian but we all know that is a lie. His staged Christmas commercial was superficial. I pray for those brainwashed by Mr. Wright, not Obama, he knows exactly what he's doing. And to Mr. Wright, true Christians know Jesus skin is not black, is not brown, is not white, is not red and is not yellow. His skin color is a combination of all mankind. Olive. True Christians know there is one true and living God who is not bias of any of His creation.
earmarks
Wow!! You found a few piddly earmarks from Obama, when the Republicans have been spending billions on earmarks for the last 7 years, breaking all records.
Obama is a significant threat to the corporatacracy that currently owns this country and they will do anything they can to stop him. They even prefer Hillary over him, though they are still working around the clock to get Bush III, AKA McCain. (After losing their first choice, Romney.
Doing Good defies Cynics
Can a cynic believe in anything good? Obama did good for a hospital program run by a competent woman, perhaps Obama did good for another person's company he thought was good. Overflow. It happens all the time, and unfortunately the cynic's overflow of verbal trash is tiresome. Go do some community work and maybe you'll understand.
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