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WASHINGTON – Dozens of current and former corporate executives have a message for Congress: Quit hitting us up for campaign cash.
Roughly 40 executives from companies including Playboy Enterprises, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's, the Seagram's liquor company, toymaker Hasbro, Delta Airlines and Men's Wearhouse sent a letter to congressional leaders Friday urging them to approve public financing for House and Senate campaigns. They say they are tired of getting fundraising calls from lawmakers — and fear it will only get worse after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling.
The court ruled that corporations and unions can spend unlimited money on ads urging people to vote for or against candidates. The decision was sought by interest groups including one that represents American businesses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They argued that restrictions on ads they could finance close to elections violated their free-speech rights, and the court agreed.
Congressional candidates who find themselves attacked by a flood of special-interest TV ads in the 2010 elections will likely reach out to their party's biggest donors for money to help them counter the blitz.
"Members of Congress already spend too much time raising money from large contributors," the business executives' letter says. "And often, many of us individually are on the receiving end of solicitation phone calls from members of Congress. With additional money flowing into the system due to the court's decision, the fundraising pressure on members of Congress will only increase."
Among the others signing the letter are current or former executives of Quaker Chemical Corp., Brita Products Co., San Diego National Bank, MetLife and Crate & Barrel.
They sent the letter through Fair Elections Now, a coalition of good-government groups who hope the Supreme Court ruling will lead Congress to pass public campaign financing legislation they have long been seeking. Others supporting public financing include former campaign strategists for President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A Senate proposal would fund campaigns with a fee on businesses that get $10 million or more in government contracts. The House would finance it with revenue from auctioning off the television broadcast spectrum, which was opened when the country switched to digital broadcasting. Spectrums are the airwaves used by the government, television and radio broadcasters and cell phone companies, among others.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_bi_ge/us_campaign_finance_ceos
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240 - just ask yourself - what would Jesus post on Getbig?
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Campaign finance laws are ALWAYS just a tool to squelch free speech for republican supporters.Until you limit unions spending then NO OTHER spending should be curtailed...By the way,I dont give a flying fuck if Obama suports it,unions gave that piece of shit 60,000,000 dollars AFTER he said he wouldnt take money like that.He is a liar,a fraud and a scum bag.
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yes, it's important to remember that republicans are victims in the campaign mess. They didn't accept any goldman sachs money in 2008 guys.
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240 - why dont we start a firm called
"240/333386 Sachs"
Maybe we can get government bribes, cash, loot, and giveways?
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i'm only saying mccain took a shitload of their $ too.
They gave obama more money because it was obvious to anyone not reading drudge, that obama was gonna win in a landslide.
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i'm only saying mccain took a shitload of their $ too.
They gave obama more money because it was obvious to anyone not reading drudge, that obama was gonna win in a landslide.
So you are admitting that Palin had nothing to do with it?
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hahahahahaha i'd say it was a number of factors.
Remember, there were times mccain led obama before they both chose running mates ;)
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hahahahahaha i'd say it was a number of factors.
Remember, there were times mccain led obama before they both chose running mates ;)
Yes and McCain also led after she gave her speech.
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i'm only saying mccain took a shitload of their $ too.
They gave obama more money because it was obvious to anyone not reading drudge, that obama was gonna win in a landslide.
He took what he could,but compared to what Obama took from unions it was NOTHING.Imagine your in a union and you despise Obama but the union steals your money and gives it to this piece of shit.Yeah,thats very fair.
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if the banks and unions would have offered mccain that same amount of money (or more) he would have taken it.
they are both whores. just admit it, accept it, and move on.
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if the banks and unions would have offered mccain that same amount of money (or more) he would have taken it.
they are both whores. just admit it, accept it, and move on.
240 - yes or no - do you want to start "240/333386 Sachs" so we can pillage the system ourselves?
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hahahahahahahahaha no way. we're handsome devils, but I don't think we're quite evil enough to run such an enterprise.
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if the banks and unions would have offered mccain that same amount of money (or more) he would have taken it.
they are both whores. just admit it, accept it, and move on.
Heres the difference.If McCain would have taken the money,he then wouldnt turn around and demonize the very companies that helped him the this disgrace of a human being does thats in the white house now.This little ego maniac,talking like Rev Wright as he always does when he speaks to his people,want to punnish the very people that make the country move.He is doing this on purpose.He is achieving his goal of total destruction of the economy.
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Heres the difference.If McCain would have taken the money,he then wouldnt turn around and demonize the very companies that helped him the this disgrace of a human being does thats in the white house now.This little ego maniac,talking like Rev Wright as he always does when he speaks to his people,want to punnish the very people that make the country move.He is doing this on purpose.He is achieving his goal of total destruction of the economy.
Market down 135 points right now.
I guess us doom and gloomers who said after the new year SHTF were right 240 no?
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'If McCain would have taken the money,he then wouldnt turn around and demonize the very companies that helped him "
IF he would have taken the money?
Um, he did take the money. ya know that right? They both put out their grubby little paws and took as much as posisble, after they both let the banks run shit their entire senate careers.
They're both owned by the banks. You disagree?