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Today Mcsame said the fundamentals of the economy are strong. So did Bush.

John McCain is more in his element on Wall Street and in Washington DC – moving with the power brokers. John McCain says that the economy is strong and his economic adviser Phil Gramm says to stop whining.

Well America, DO YOU REALLY WANT 4 MORE YEARS of REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP?

Come on Florida!! Don't do it to us again. You're the reason we've had Bush for last 8 years. Don't tell me you want more of that!!

I found it humorous all the comments prefaced by "CNN Please Post" or " Why is CNN censoring me" et cetera ad infinitum.

These are closely followed by views that, by being censored previously, must clearly be full of real value and truth.

And yet, they almost always end up being some conservative or Republican vitriol or diatribe against those clearly dangerous elitist liberals.

The Republicans are clinging to power as best they can. They know their days are numbered, and rightly so given what they have done to this country and where they believe we have yet still to go.

See you later, clowns. The fresh air is on its way and it is called CHANGE beyond simpling finding a scapegoat and mouthing it often enough hoping we will believe it.

Former Republican for Obama.

7 houses! Imagine how many shoes McCain & Cindy have-more than Imelda Marcos, I bet!

Biden said, the well-connected have seat at the table & we're on the menu! Brilliant! Then Obama said, the pain is trickling up! Brilliant.

Now the rich are feeling the Pain! They didn't care about little people losing their jobs to outsourcing, defaulting on house, car loans, but now they hurt, now they see things gone wrong! It's a shame the rich have to feel the Pain before any change can be done!

But McCain still says like Bush that the fundamentals of this economy are strong? Then why all the financial institutions in crisis! Four more years of McCain will be McPain!

Folks, you don't have to be economist to know that without our labor, the rich be rich no more; they are very dependent on our labor! To ignore our plight means they care not for America but for their own greed! If we don't have money, we can't pay mortgage, car, healthbill, food, gas so economy collapses! Simple!

Obama/Biden '08 '12 and beyond!

The Problems of this Great Nation are our own doing.
We can not afford to be wrong, again. We need Honest
experienced veterans, if we can find them. Both Party's
are Equally Culpable, McCain has the experience, Obama
does not. The Judgement of Both are suspect, so we
may choose the lessor of these two Evils.

Right now I remain undecided, on the eve of this Financial Holocaust
which is a long way from running its course. How much different
would we all feel if Obama would have picked Hillary...

-D

Obama is a fraud. He knows nothing about the economy he has never run anything, but his mouth.

These are INDIVIDUAL contributions. Anyone can donate money to whomever they like...so stop saying things that point to Barack being a swindler. This is people giving their own money....not lobbyist or special interest buying support.

HA HA HA HA HA hA.

of course both these candidates make beacoup dollars from Wall Street and neither will fix anything when they get into office.

Why the surprise?

This is Another Hurricane Katrina, except on Wall Street.
How did both The GOP and the Dems miss that one.
Who is on the Bank and Finance committees?

War, Energy Crisis, Financial Crisis, Housing, Food..
Will we make to the next Election?
The Bush Administration is at the Heart of this Corruption,
and immediate Impeachment Proceedings should take
place, however; all we would get is Chenney. Out of
the Frying Pan and into the Fire.

-Donovan

McCain has 11 Homes and 1 Diaper.

How many homes do you have?

The average life span of a American Male with previous health issues is under 75, are WE really ready for Palin? Are things not bad enough?

I have an idea lets rewind 7 years, not go to war with Iraq, and put ONE TRILLION into AMERICA, not OIL! NO MORE BUSH, MCCAIN!

Republican Neo Con must end, or it is truly over

OBAMA 2008!

I wonder how much of that was backed by the big companies in the employees names. It has been known to happen. Lots of times. They aren't checked that close. I would like to know about donations from overseas. Bet they are hid very well.

Hey Obama why not return the 10 million you got from Wall Street and donate to Lehman to save individual investors from losing their retirement -– NO, you would prefer to spend it on speeces and parties - LOSER

its a investment and some benifit and some dont but read this artcle,, mccain ia BLAMED for the closin of nash finch,, LISTEN,, you want more of our companies to close because of him?????? he lies and tells you want you want to hear but its so obvious hes a liar,, totally a liar,, and palin fits right in with him,, they make quite a pair,,,, iwould never vote for either one,,, i would move before i would,, mccain relies on bush for advice and thats why he states,,: encomony is strng,, lol, omg,, is he sick??? obviously he is,,,,,REMEBR HE VOTED WITH BUSHHHHHHHHH MORE OF THE SAME neverrrrrrrrrrr

Some of you are toooo easy to deceive! Why else would John McCain use deceptive ads to communicate his points. He's not as old or as dumb as some of you think he is. He knows that a lot of Americans will latch onto anything and he's taking advantage of it. If you think for one second that this article is saying that either of them are taking money from Lehman Brothers directly, you've been pimped! Reading comprehension is critical!! Especially during this election.

Amon Lemon sounds like ahhh-mon laymon.........why would Hillary not just give Obama the 40 billion laundered through Iran and Iraq to Canada through New York to Texas........into unsuspecting Americans Bank accounts and the people that just don't exist except to launder money's accounts....Obama sold out cheap to Hill-Billy Al.........

9/11; WAR IN IRAQ,AFGHANISTAN;pursuit of OSAMA BIN LADEN; ENRON SCANDAL;OIL SCANDALS;CREDIT CRUNCH;HURRICAN KATRINA;OIL PRICES; LEHMAN BROS......ALL UNDER THE WATCH OF THE GOP including MCAIN AND PALIN....the list is endless yet surely,surely there are people out there in CRITICALLY THINKING AMERICA who still believe in the REPUBLICANS...... WOW!

Surely, everyone must REFLECT by MIND, BODY AND SOUL. So then another 4 years of the GOP simply because YOU hate BARACK who by the way is WHITE and BLACK and is a GOOD CHRISTIAN.

SHAME on you, especially you PUMA and those who are BLATANTLY or SUB-CONCIOUSLY RACIST(the new phenomenon i've discovered).
AMERICA has sunk to the lowest. This is not a football game. I am a MACHESTER UNITED suppoter for life but if they lose to LA GALAXY do I lose anything? In politics I will always support the best man on the day for the job because politics is what you eat,wear,drive etc.
So up to now no-one believes WAR IN IRAQ=CREDIT CRUNCH? The CHOICE IS YOURS, YOU DECIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You don't
BARACK OR JOHN to say anything anymore and you all know that!!!!!!!!!!

Obama is going to contribute those funds to helping those employees who lose their jobs behind this devastation on wall street to rebuild our country's trust....I know he'll do the right thing.

Cnn is again trying to make an issue out of nothing. Both candidate received money from INDIVIDUAL donors. Find another rabbit to hunt CNN, this one does not cut it!

Heres the thing. Obama is using wranglers to get around the loopholes.

The employees make the donations and get reimbursed by the companies.

susie
".... People are to poor to buy things, people give $66 million in a month. What gives?"

Susie, it means that people care so much about their canidate that they are willing to donate despite the economy.

I am sure there are poor people donating money they would normally spend on food... That's how important this election is to some people.

Merrill Lynch sold to BOA but avoided bankruptcy- Republican; Lehman just filed for Bankruptcy and rejected partial buy out bids- Democratic. If you want a government solution to all your ills (even if self afflicted), vote for Obama. If you still believe in American ingenuity and individual responsibility and freedom, vote for McCain.

Well,I don't mind Obama taking money from Lehmann employees as long as they are not the same ones running his political campaign like a certain old out of touch man is doing.

So what??? People have to work SOMEWHERE. I am a social worker, and I have donated to a presidential campaign. But I am certainly not lobbying on behalf of my employer or my profession.

If CNN is going to report this information, please point out the distinction between individual contributions and the special interests. Otherwise, this is just irresponsible reporting.

why don't you report the story straight Obama receive money from emplyees not from executive or lobbyist.

i think people are going to vote Obama come November 4th. i don't know why we all are getting so upset us smart people know what the real deal is. an the ones truly for mcpalin god help you. this campaign is for you to think deep down in your heart of hearts an do what right. this is much more than a presidency this is about GODs will an what he want us to do for him.

REPUBLICANS YOU CAN TRUST?

First they went after the liberal media, said they couldn’t be trusted, so I didn’t trust the media.

And then they said you couldn’t trust scientists – it was all theories and opinions – so I didn’t trust science.

And then they said I shouldn’t trust community organizers, because they don’t really do anything, so I didn’t trust community organizers.

And then they said I shouldn’t trust eastern elites or those who live in cities, especially if those cities are Washington, so to be safe I didn’t trust anyone east of the Mississippi or west of the Andreas fault.

And then they said that I shouldn’t trust the people, because 18 million of them cast votes for a guy who has never run anything and has no experience, so I didn’t trust the people.

And then they said, "… these little facts don’t really matter," so I didn’t trust the little facts.

And then they said, "You can’t trust the fact-check organizations," so I didn’t trust the fact-check organizations.

And then … after awhile … there was no one left to trust but them.

PLEASE WAKE UP AMERICA.

CNN, Fox News for Obama/Biden

"I'm a uniter" What a BIG LIE!!!
"Mission Accomplished" What a BIGGER LIE ... it's STILLLLLL going on.
"Sarah SOLD the plane on eBay" (McBush lie – even HE believed Sarah)
"He'll raise taxes" (Lie to instill FEAR)

Sorry.......where are the Obama lies?
THERE ARE NONE...he speaks the truth and that is why he WILL win in a landslide.

I'm pulling for a certain group to sing "Landslide" on election night

CNN for Palin 08-12, Fox News for palin 08-12

So if McCain was actually getting more donations from Wall Street the Dems would be yelling that it was Big Finance buying McCain. But because it is Obama it's just individual contributions from the employees in the mailroom.

Wall Street, Housing market, jobs being lost and shipped over seas, record gas prices, two wars, Trillions in debt, isolated internationally, our dollar is in the toilet...all thanks to the Bush/McCain (90%) Administration...and they want us to eat 4 more years? * is quite enough!!!! and for all you misguided people who want to blame Congress....here are the facts. 1) the Dems have had the majority for 2 years, for a mess that has taken 8 to create. 2) the Dem majority is still not enough to override the record fillabusters from the Repubs...so that being said it still falls back to the Repubs and their economic, Foreign affairs and domestic policies.
with ALL of McCain's LIES...how can any rational American believe a word from McCain's lips?

Hey right wingers, they both accepted money from employees. This story is a wash and means pretty much nothing.

Let's get back to the real issues and see what lies McCain/Palin has spun out today. Yeah, Obama has raised lots of money. He raised a ton after Palin spoke and scared people. Hard working people are sending their hard earned dollars because they see what 8 years of Republican rule has done to this country. They want change....why do you guys keep foaming at the mouth but prefer more of the same??

The only loosers not benifiting is us poors. Hey we need to get busy and do something with our lives as well. Only those who are somebody gets something we dont get anything. At lease with Obama he want us to get something. McCain only want those making over 5 Million to profit.

Obama has taken more money from Lehman than anyone.

Why wont Obama release the names of his campaign advisors, you know, the long list of Lobbyist's names he refuses to release to the public???????

Quote: WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.

According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.

"He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview. " Unquote.
Go Sarah! September 15th, 2008 1:20 pm ET
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Obama has taken more money from Lehman than anyone.

If Obama is receiving donations from employees, why are you making note of that.

People read the letter from mccain's counsin posted on huffinton post.

The cousin states that he does not know what happend to mccain. Also, the cousin says that he lost the family house due to refi.

Maybe after mccain reads the letter he will at least offer a house to his cousin.

McCain's ties to K Street began attracting attention, and a month later two of his key operatives were forced to resign after the press revealed that they'd lobbied for the Burmese dictatorship. A top McCain fundraiser, former Congressman Tom Loeffler, also got his walking papers after lobbying McCain on behalf of Saudi Arabia. In the space of ten days, five McCain lobbyists-turned-staffers left his campaign.

Those who remained included senior adviser Charlie Black–formerly one of the most high-profile Republican lobbyists in Washington, who has represented the likes of Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi, mercenary contractor Blackwater and Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. One could be forgiven for wondering, Was anyone in McCain's inner circle not a lobbyist?

Both McCain and Obama took money from lobbyists.
We should have a law against the power of lobbyists.
Why do you think Biden's son is resigning from his lobbyist role?
It smells only fishy, because we have no laws against the access of lobbyists to our elected officials.
We definitely need the law.

Folks, take time to read the article and stop jump to such a false conclusion.
A company is made up of employees ( except for the 'one man shop'), and these employees are free to distribute their hard earned income in whatever way they choose. Isn't it silly and down right stupid for anyone to imply that both candidates are receiving donation from the companies mentioned?
The article said 'employees'. not 'company'. Get a grip. This is no news and does not deserve the attention it is given.

Has anyone at CNN noted that Corporate exec and "preferred" investors are recouping mcuh more of their funds than are individual investors AND that IF the REPUBLICAN PRIVATIZATION of Social Security had occurred in 2000, the average S&P Index Fund would have LOST 14%. While the execs that managed the funds made billions.

Get the REpublicans out of Washington.

GC in Lubbock

Maybe these employees wanted someone (Obama) to really implement change so they could keep their jobs.

I wonder since Senator Barack Obama benefited from the employees of Lehman Brothers will he give back the $370,000 to the employees of the bankrupt company?

McCain has Wall Street and Obama has Hollywood and the elite. The elite feel like contributing to Obama is the "green" thing to do, like Carbon Footprint Points. McCain/Palin 08 – we don't need anymore celebrities in Washington, like Obama and Oprah. Double O = Double Zero.

McCain you are so foolish. US economic fundamentals are not 'strong'. Where have you been for the past year? Oh– In one of your seven-ten houses; depending on what the definition of house is. You sir are a moronic, incompetent republican puppet, a dwindling shadow of your former self.

just because employees of a company contribute to a campaign doesn't mean... the company has benefited the campaign... unless it's the company itself making the donation...which i'm pretty sure isn't allowed.

This is a ridiculous news article. And misleading in it's statements/facts

So..... what does this say? and the fact that Obama gets more money than McCain over all, from US companies?

It says that claiming :"Bush-McCain" is not different from claiming
back "Bush-Obama," just the same thing!
More to the point:
"Bush-Obama": same 4 years of being in the pocket of big corporations! 8 years is enough! No?

Looks like we can't trust either of them. Third Party anyone?

Americans are now pating the price for voting for Bush 8 yrs ago. Remember the famous saying, stay away from the Bushes. No we have to stay away from the McCannites.

Go back and read the contributions here from the McCain supporters. Do you too notice the lack of any intellectual input to any of their statements....the lack of any meaningful discourse on policies/issues? They bring nastiness and the same old demagoguery of [R] fear and loathing... in fact, they merely relfect the McCain campaign itself, or perhaps more accurately, McCain's campaign relects them. People can honestly take this all in and say they choose 4 more years of this nonsense? It boggles the mind!

to all American haters 6% economy is better then the past15 years. If you don’t like this economy move to a socialist country and have half of your wealth given to someone else.

Obama is inexperinece in budgets, leadership, decsions (yes, no maybe), foreign policy..the list is endless..he runs a campaign using the Old extablishment people...Kennedy...and using dems people to run is budget and manage his team...Obama uses oter people's quotes to speeches he uses perhaps and like all other he does not even write...that is the change you want and the real image you voted for in the primaries..Mccain is more middle of the road...thought about going dem reason why he is having problems getting the full support of Rep.

Obama is a clean politicia, he does not accept money from anyone.

" employees of security and investment firms have donated nearly $10 million to Barack Obama this year and close to $7 million to McCain's presidential bid."

What part of "EMPLOYEES" do the McCain supporters do not understand? Stop trying to twist accurate information provided in the article. It said, "EMPLOYEES"

Hillary and Sarah will prove to be the LEAST corrupt.

Be careful on the nice guys- the Mr. Cleans- are generally just great at deception.

Obama is the master spinner, manipulator, charismatic liar.

Obama's pockets are lined with money from lawyers and wall street lobbyists.

He is a tool of the elite. Don't believe any talk of him being for the little guy.

Employees could be President, Vice President CEO...head of the corporations that are putting money into Obama' s campaign and he knows who they are and how he mush favors he owes them check his record he has a record of paying back financial support to corporations who support him..water down policies to support his backers...that is Obama an unknown politicians that we do not know much about and how much damage he can direct US into ..the unknown is more scary then the known evil who has a record...

This is the mess that Sarah has proven herself willing and able to put an end to.

The economy can't be that bad, just ask Obama. Obama made $66 million for the month of August from the little people of America. Democrats want it both ways. People are to poor to buy things, people give $66 million in a month. What gives?

Obama claims he is clean because his lobbyists are one step removed. As if being married to an employee, or the child OF a lobbyist does not bias the donor.

Conflict of interest none-the-less.

When is the FDIC going to declare bankruptcy? Is that next?

Chuck – get out of the sun. Your brain has been fried.

The firm I work for doesn't approve or disapprove my individual contributions to the Obama campaign.

How can people 'wake up' and vote for the same party to dig us in this hole? McCain promises no specifics and has hired the same Bush cronies to run his campaign.

Why would we expect the same party to be different now?

Obama just raised 66 MILLION in one month.

Clearly, his supporters- just like Obama himself- are NOT struggling financially.

The mantra of Obama:

Twist and turn.

Do as I say not as I do....

Listen to my oratory, don't look at my record.

Trust in me- though I have no credentials- because I say so... and I wouldn't lie... or cheat... or steal...

Yeah, right

Cindy, Texas September 15th, 2008 12:37 pm ET

"McCain does not even understand the economic jargons written down for him in his speasces. He could barely pronounce them!

America will suprise the whole world if we elect McCain after bush. Do we take pride in illitracy?"

Maybe learn to spell before calling people illiterate.

In more important NEWS today, the NY Post is reporting that Barry Hussein Obama while on his trip to Iraq with his media horde was NOT trying to speed up the troop withdrawal as he uh, uh, uh, uh says as he actually IS TRYING TO STOP THE TROOP WITHDRAWAL.

Why would the lord and saviour "the one we have been waiting for" do this you might ask?

One – he would have toa dmit that the surge worked.

Two – it would mean McCain who put his nads of the line for proposing the surge was uh, uh, uh, RIGHT.

Third – Obambi wants to be able to get credit for being the "one" to get the withdrawal done.

WOULDN'T THIS KEEP OUR TROOPS IN HARMS WAY strictly for his political expedience?

NO way, NO how, NOBAMA

You don't say...

Not the Obama who can raise and spend 66 million in the bat of an eye just on self-promotiing propaganda.

Obama is on an excellent adventure to prematurely make a grab for the white house.

He will DO and SAY anything to win.

McCain does not get economic issues. He's strictly about failed foreign policies and starting new wars. And Palin is no better.
A community organizer is just what we need because what is America but a great big community. Obama understands that the economy's in trouble and he understands that throwing money overseas has caused our economy to plummet. McCain will only protect those who are like him. Those who can't remember how many home they own.

Ms. White September 15th, 2008 12:26 pm ET

"Of course he thinks the economy is strong…he does not have to worry about losing his job when he loses the presidential race…"

Neither does Obama, he still has a job (Senate) when he decides to vote on anything. Dont kid yourself, Obama doesnt know anything about economics either, he is spouting talking points from his advisor.

WHERE HAS MCBUSH BEEN IN THE LAST 8 YEARS

Watch the Obamabots defend their man- though he lies and deceives and misrepresents himself as the man of hope and change.

TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER, JUST ASK ONE QUESTION: WHAT DID GEORGE BUSH DO FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS ? AND MORE OF THE SAME WITH OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN, WILL IT BRING DISASTER ?
IF OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO BECOME PRESIDENT IN 2000, WHAT MAKES HIM TO BECOME (SUPPOSEDLY) PRESIDENT IN 2008 ? NOW THAT HE IS OLDER AND BECOMING OLDER DAY BY DAY ?
WE SEE NOTHING BUT DISASTER, SIMILAR TO GEORGE BUSH'S LAST 8 YEARS, IF OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN OCCUPIES THE WHITE HOUSE, AT ALL COSTS, HEY !
GOD SAVE AMERICA AND OUR MIGHTY MILITARY FORCES.

A friend of mine works for one of the biggest corporations, a name that everyone who reads the news would recognize immediately.

Their executives (1) suggest a candidate whose proposals would result in higher income for the firm, (2) make the name of that candidate known to employees, and (3) encourage employees to hand in their donation checks to their supervisor so all of the firm's checks can be sent in one envelope to impress the recipient all the more.

Of course everyone knows that a list of the checks is maintained so management knows who supports the company line on politics and who doesn't. Employees who want to get ahead should go along.

My relative, who is a Democrat, nevertheless has made a contribution to the McCain campaign. He describes it as an investment in his future career.

I'm sure that the company is breaking several laws by doing this – or perhaps they are just barely skirting the law. I am no lawyer.

With all of the failing companies, foreclosures, and lost jobs why is anyone contemplating voting for McCain. The GOP policies will not change, and McCain is their puppet. I realized McCain was a puppet when he ran against Bush for the nomination in 2000. McCain took a stance on the Flag issue in SC, and it made the good ole boys mad, so he retracted his statement to fall in line with the good ole boys of the South. Where was the maverick then? Where was the honorable man who is going to stand up against the good ole boys in Washington? Like many politicians he does what he has to win, that is why he chose Palin (the trojan horse).

John McCainis Pathetic...in a town hall this morning he blamed his lies on Obama not doing town halls with him...is he joking? the sheer arrogance, Obama is supposed to do a town hall because McCain says so? Get a life McCain.....he had to ask Cindy Lou how many more days to the election. he is so OUT OF TOUCH!!!! go back to Arizona

The above comments have a flawed common analysis. There is a BIG difference in receiving contributions from EMPLOYEES vs. the COMPANIES themselves. A compnay will presue the interest of it's stakeholders and it's longevity, the employee is concerned with their personal views and interest. Just to show I'm not a blind proponet; many labor unions suport Obama, however I know many members of the union may not support Obama. When a company donates, they may be considered a lobbyist/special interest entity, however a single person is a constituent. Please place logic over emotions.

Of course they are that is what happens when lobbyist and business and bankers control politicians. John McCain has his backers and Obama had others one which is Lehman Brothers who stole all they can and had thieves as managers and now are going to file for bankruptcy with their CEO getting 20 million dollars. I was watching Biden in Michigan stumping blaming all of Michigan's failures on McCain. Maybe he ought to mention all the Democrats that have been in the House and senate from Michigan for years. What have they done for Michigan. People in Michigan keep looking to Canada saying well their Unions are surviving but what they need to look at is the Canadian dollar does not equal the american dollar and the major factor is they have socialized medicine . Health care cost is what destroyed american businesses and unions have not helped by demanding the moon and not doing nothing but drawing dues. In bad times when you are facing Global cheap labor everybody has to make concessions.

McCain does not even understand the economic jargons written down for him in his speaches. He could barely pronounce them!

America will suprise the whole world if we elect McCain after bush. Do we take pride in illitracy?

mccain went against his party. Obama went against mccain's party, too. What's the point mccain. You both went against the republican's of your party.

I have contacted most of former Hillary supporters I knew in my community asking if they will vote for Obama in November, guess what? NONE OF THEM WILL VOTE FOR OBAMA!

Cindy from Texas:

Apparently so.

This article is extremely misleading. The donations mentioned are from the employees of these companies. Employees of these companies are donating money to the candidate that they hope will help them keep their job. With the financial turmoil on Wall St. these days, the employees of the big financial firms have just as much fear for their jobs as the auto workers in Detroit.

jc

Economics isn't about math.

If your idea of economics is that the president is responsible for the business cycle, well, maybe you shouldn't be voting. And I sure as heck hope you aren't breeding.

"HE has knowledge of the economy, and he had plans to stop such a desaster that hit Lehman Brothers "

Then why has he not done anything in the Senate to institute his plan.

Have you heard? McCain's leading.

Have you seen? Electoral votes swinging to McCain.

Can you believe? Wall Street gave more to Obama.

Can you compare? Lipstick Palin and Dipstick Biden

Does it hurt?

Stronger Regulation.....it is exactly what I have been asking for. Our leaders need to keep our corporations honest, because sadly, they will not do it on their own.

John McCain will bring out his "magic line item veto pen" and all that is bad will go away.

Another financial institution went bankrupt. I hope that American voters will vote wisely. No wonder China is laughing at us and of course Canadians love shopping in the US for bargains.

Am i missing something here, why do we care how the "employees" of these firms spend their money? Unless I have read this article incorrectly this isn't news? These are people who happen to work for Wall Street making donations from their personal accounts...right?

Basically it comes down to this: would higher tax or lower tax on business help or hurt the already fragile economy. It's not too complicated people. How dumb do you have to be to see which plan is better?

CNN TAKE SOME TIPS FROM THE VEIW!!!

Big surprise.

Here are the four top recipients of Fannie/Freddie $:

1. Chris Dodd
2. John Kerry
3. Joe Biden
4. BARACK (JC) OBAMA!

Finally! I was wondering if anybody else feels the same way. We need to vote for our the future, not for party politics! Niether of these men will be good for our country. We as Americans deserve better!

Who would want to use the worst most disgraceful biased lying network like CNN for anything that might need to emit any part of the truth. Hopefully advertisers will see you for what you are , a bunch of right wing war mongers like the ones you support.

How?

Are we really supposed to take a politician's word? Why is it that Americans can't see beyond the eye make-up and blush and look for real policy solutions.

Juts take my word for is not , in my opinion, an appropriate political solution

"Both Barack Obama and John McCain have strongly benefited from Wall Street this election cycle,"

This is so misleading. Further down in the article it states that employees of these companies have donated money to both canidates. Employees... those would be individuals. Just like you and I.

There is a big difference between individuals choosing to support a canidate and a business choosing to support a canidate.

I would not even say this was a nice try at building a non-news event. It was a lously try.

My how CNN has changed and not for the better.

I suppose it is okay for Obama but wrong for anyone else- just like every other issue.

Obama lied about McCain being for a "100 yr war".

Obama lied about Palin claiming she "sold the jet on ebay"- she never said that. She said she PUT it on ebay. Obviously with the intention to SELL the jet- which was the REAL point. Many know that ebay isn't a sure sell. So after 3 tries, Palin was forced to sell it at a loss.

Obama lied about Palin not being experienced and qualified- when she is EVERY BIT AS INEXPERIENCED AND AS UNQUALIFIED AS HE IS. Well... maybe no one in politics is as unqualified as the candidate democrats selected and installed as nominee.

McAint will continue the policies of Geoge W. Bush. Failed policies that never had a chance. Now he's just coasting downhill, until he can really play golf with his buddies.

"Poor George, he can't help it, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth." Ann Richards said that long ago, and like father, like son.

Obama/Biden 08

Hey, Obama....

I thought it was supposed to be "Take from the rich and give to the poor?" How come for you, it's "Take from the rich, the poor, and anyone that will throw you a penny?"

How many tax dollars that are paid for welfare and student loans are being "donated" to Obama's campaign?

Travis is right, both McCain and Obama have benefited from Wall Street. We need to hold these politicians accountable. It is ridiculous to spin these reports for one or the other of the candidates. How do you think we are going to pay for all of the programs that these candidates are proposing? Definitely Camelot is not coming any time soon!

McCain does not even understand the economic jargons written down for him in his speasces. He could barely pronounce them!

America will suprise the whole world if we elect McCain after bush. Do we take pride in illitracy?

neither obama or mccain know anything about economics. they know NOTHING

If the press does the job that so far it has not, we will all learn that Obama is already bought and paid for by hedge funds, George Soros, Wall Street and organzied labor. He is their Uncle Tom.

Don't worry folks, George Bush has three more months to really mess things up. He's going out with a bang!

While his buddy, McCain says "Country First". Well my question is which country? He can't mean ours.

Obama/Biden 08

Oh my god. I can't believe the lies that McCain is saying. How can he do this. Reps claim to be Christians and they are doing all of this just to get elected for another 4 more years.

Women, men, young people please wake up and vote for Obama/Biden.

Im stocking up on Apples to sell on Wall street,$10.00ea. for the big spenders.Ahh you got to love Capitalism without checks and balances.

Well said Travis. Everyone blindly follows their own political party all the way to destruction.

A vote for OBAMA will bring us even closer to socialism. Wake up people.........You say you want Big Government out of your life???
OBAMA/BIDEN is not the way to do it. Look beyond the name calling and see the reality of what Obama stands for.........It's a scarry picture

McCain and Palin in 2008

Are donations from employees counted as the organization? I dont understand.I thought these are individuals making individual choices just the same way they vote.Should this in any way be branded as "wall street"?

George W. Bush's America.

We don't need more of the same with McCain, or should I say McCan't.

Obama/Biden 08

But Obama is different... pure as driven snow.

Barack was a community organizer in his early twenties. What is wrong with that? I'm sure a lot of people were doing far less in their early twenties. He is an outstanding candidate, and one that I'll be proud to call my next POTUS.

Barack is running for the President of the United States in his forties, McCain left his first wife and kids to have an affair with Cindy Lou in his forties. Which one do you think is honorable?

Obama/Biden 08

when we fail to change
something inside us falls to sleep
and gets harder and harder to wake up from.......

"democrats, independents, and republicans all fought, bled, and many have even died under the same proud flag!" [barack obama]

republicans should stop attacking our patriotism.

j williams – the constitutional scholar will save us

Robin hood obama will take care of the situation .will steal from the rich and give it to the poor . And I mean poor, if you make more then 40,000 a year you are not poor. and robin hood obama will take your money and give it to the poor . I other words .redistribution of wealth. That is socialism.

If these institutions flop they flop. Hey, the markets and competition will prevail. No one saves little businesses that die because of corporations. Companies will buy them. let it happen.

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Yahoo.com is reporting the following: Bush: Economy strong enough to handle current turmoil.

NOW FELLOW AMERICANS, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT THAT TYPE OF THINKING TO CONTINUE ON????

McCain is more of the same.

I live in Florida and like Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvannia, we have been HIT HARD BY REPUBLICANS GANDER!!!!! SO WHYYYYYYYYYY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE STILL DEAF AND MUTE TO McCAIN????

McSane and his team are playing dirty and he promised us way back that he would not run a clean campain and now this is what they are giving us. I am ashamed to be a part of this party.

Sarah will crack down on all this crap from both sides.

Obama is no better than those he criticizes

And Mcain says the economy is in good shape. Along with his alzheimers, he must be going blind as well.

Those in trouble reach for HOPE- that's why the company's employees have reached out to Barack Obama.

McCain, the leader–Obama, the follower.

Sarah will kick Obama's butt all the way to Alaska... or Russia.

Hillary could have and would have kicked his butt out of the primary- but for the RACE-CARD. Obama used race both as a shield against criticism and as a sword to gut and tear apart Hillary.

Buyers remorse, democrats?

If McCain flops on economy, he'll have to get his friends to conjure up a world crisis to bring him votes.

FEAR-MONGERING IS NEXT !!

That's right j.williams. The community organizer *will* save us.

This time around, give me the community organizer over the sadly dishonorable any day of the week.

This is the shame of American politics – driven by money; bragged about the millions upon millions upon millions of money collected for 1 person. Obama's campaign is worse then McCain's – they bragged through the Clinton primaries and now they are bragging again and again. All this, while they preach about the poor Joe who lost his job, the ecomony in shambles, people who can't afford health care. How dare they! Obama did away with campaign financing rules so the sky could be the limit – so as to turn red states blue, have to see his face on ads all the time, hear is pitch over and over and over. This guy is one big hypocrite. The whole thing is disgusting.

We may be seeing a depression very soon for I work for a very large firm in which we just left a private meeting where our company will be filing bankruptcy and part of a subdivision will be bought out by a overseas company. It could be very well my company that gives the economy its final blow. We were informed this morning the amount of salary we would receive we all signed documents advising us not to let the general public know until it became public in October 2008, I am struggling with my conscience as I write this, may god have mercy on me.

Wall street votes in black and white and GREEN!

Of course he thinks the economy is strong...he does not have to worry about losing his job when he loses the presidential race...back to the senate and his 7 homes

the community organizer will save us.

LOOK LIKE THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO LOSE ANOTHER ONE.

AMERICANS WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA, HE IS A EMPTY SUIT.

OBAMA, SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN HILLARY, BAD JUDGEMENT ON YOUR PART.

TAX THE RICH, WHAT A JOKE, NO ONE BELEAVES THAT.

AUTOMATIC SURRENDER, AMERICANS WILL NOT GO FOR THAT.

LARGER GOVERMENT AND LESS FREEDOM, NOT FOR AMERICANS.

WONDER WHO THE PERSON THAT DOES THE TELE-PROMPTERS FOR OBAMA?

LETS HAVE SOME REAL DEBATES, WHAT YOU SCARED OF OBAMA?

LETS HAVE SOME DRILLING FOR OUR OIL, COME ON DEMOCRATS, DO YOU HEAR AMERICAN s NOW NANCY?

McCAIN 08

Travis read only PART of the Deceptive Headline CNN. See what deception does?

Explain to me if these employees who are donating to both McCain and Obama are doing it on their own or do the big bosses tell them that they have to. I just don't get this argument.

the last time I checked those employees that donated are US citizens with a brain and can support whoever they like. This is a non-story.

How much has the employees of Fox News donated to the Republican Campaign?

Travis- you got it right. No change coming from either of these bought and paid for (by the elites) candidates.

At least Obama knows the benefits McCain is still trying to figure out how many homes he lives in.

The price to pay for the Hillary hate from the Obama camp is a LOSS in NOV.

Hatred is like that.

Greenspan (the man McCain has called a mentor) has said that McCain's tax plan is unaffordable, irresponsible, will make things worse and shows McCain doesn't know what he's talking about. Of course, McCain and Co. are too busy playing victim, complaining that they are being "insulted" by getting called out on lying, to address the issue head on. The news media doesn't want to print that though because it is a decisive piece of information and doesn't allow them to pretend there is a controversy as to whose tax and economic plan is better. Grab up that advertising revenue while you can guys, it's only going to take an Obama loss in November for you to start feeling America's wrath for your shoddy journalism.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08: THE BRIDGE TO NO WAR.

Republicans...the chickens are coming home to roost...

Even Wall Street is looking for change...REAL CHANGE...that is... not lip service. McCain still thinks the economy is fine (of course he does. He has 7 houses...he's, I mean, Cindy's rich).

Obama/Biden '08

"Obama out spending Lehman employee's money while they are jobless today."

Very sad headline but does put American politics into perspective.

If I was one of those Merill Lynch employees, I'd want my money back after seeing the blatant lies being spread by the McCain campaign.

That headline is misleading CNN, they benefit from employees, not from "Wall Street."

AND.....

Obama got big donations from Freddie and Fannie.
The Tax payers are now going to have to Pay Back.

John McCain is ABSOLUTELY FALL THE PART!!!!!!!!!!! :::::

John McCain for his failure to answer a question about how many homes he owns?? UM.. I HAVE TO ASKED MY STUFF TEAM ( HE CANT COUNT IT) DO UR MATH!!!

McCain doesn't know a thing about Wall Street. (economics ) DO UR MATH!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN 08 -12

CNN POST THIS!!!

I bet they wish they had their money back now. The only way wall street can be fixed is to get the corrupt bankers and speculators out of the stock business. It needs to be separated from the banking industry like it used to be. I don't think Mc Cain is smart enough to make that move.

Many, many candidates for various offices throughout the U.S. have received $$$$ from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...and the taxpayer has to save them????? It becomes plainer during every election that we can "leave our comments" anywhere. Sadly, no matter what the constituency believes, big money wins....it's the American way. Who's going to "change" that??

Employees giving doesn't mean either camapign benefited from the firms...get your story right.

I work for a financial insitution and have given...does that mean the camapigns benefited from my company??????

Barak Obama is benefiting from big evil wall street?! Say it isn't so. I thought greedy Republicans had that market cornered.

Wake up people. Camelot will not arrive once Obama or McCain is elected. Government spending will bring this country to it's knees and BOTH parties are guilty of emptying the treasury! The government will continue to spend much more than it makes in revenue despite pulling out of Iraq. Raising taxes AND cutting spending are necessary.

Start voting for fiscally responsible politicians now and maybe your grandchildren won't inherit our debt and live in a second rate country.

WHO CARES IF THEY BENEFITTED FROM WALL STREET. I worked in the investment banking industry in London and i know from trading in hedge funds that all major companies need to keep trading their money and stock to keep pensions up etc.. I cant stand it when people go on about banking and how we shouldnt bail them out. What about the 10,000 employees from CEO down to cleaner who will lose their jobs.

It is not important how much they are receiving. The question is how many different employees were involved in the figure. So if the average donation is $1000.00 it is nothing to get concerned about.

So, if we are to base our decision on who to vote for on this information, it looks like Obama is bankrupt and McCain is being bought out? I guess it is better to be bought out than to fail and go under completely, leaving unpaid debt behind. You could also look at it as the Obama supporters mismanaged their business a lot worse than the McCain supporters did. What does this say about their supporters? Interesting information to think about?

McCain the rich keep getting Richer (McCain)

Why is this such a big news. If an employee of a financial company gives money to a candidate it is because he/she might be doing so based on party loyalty but not expecting anything in return. If a CEO or chairman of a financial institution donates on behalf of the company then there may be something to be concerned about.

Remember, donations from employees of a corporation are not the same as donations from the corporations themselves. These are personal contributions from people who support the principles of one candidate or the other, not corporate contributions made as an investment by the firm. To say that they have benefited from "Wall Street" is, prima facie, disingeneous to both candidates.

McCain is adapting a bit of what Obama as been saying all along. IT's take a long time for this old man to get a grip of what's happening with the American economy. I watched him blunder and stumble through his speech this morning about reforming Washington DC, it's even more evident that he has NO UNDERSTANDING of the economic terminology they put in his speech, I wouldn't trust him with this nations economy.

I fail to see the point in listing the contributions of the employees to any campaign. Employees are free to donate to whomever they feel, so to say one candidate has 'raised' money from a group of employees is a bit misleading...it's more like the candidate 'received' donations.

The media should stop following McCain around like a lapdog, if they won't do interviews. It's just that simple.

Why no rush to comment on this story?

A little off topic but when Obama says he will cut taxes for 90% of Americans, how is that possible when almost 40% dont pay taxes. Are we going to just give those people a hand out?

The media is have a Sarah Palin blackout, if she won't talk to the mainstream press. Just cover the Dems, because they are available. End of story.

obama instead od saying what ur opponent didn't do, say what u will.

John McCain, doesn't get it. Here's a laughable quote from his rally this morning!!!!!!!!!!!

"Our economy, I think still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong."

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

-Obama '08

The big difference is that Obama spoke up for oversight and regulation of wall street while McPOW only defered to Phill Gram.

It seems that McPOW only knows one thing and one thing only, how to lie.

Hum... so employees of the firms donated money to canidates of their choice.... i have denoated to obama too.... is this really news?

The employess are allow to donated to who every and not be look at as a benefit. CEO support is what is important to the voters which are the big lobby people. Tell the voter about who the CEO back not the employees.

AND? so have I what is the point of this?

Interesting numbers, but as long as those donations are from employees and not from the company itself, is it really that relevant?

As a citizen, it's not like when you make a donation they're going to going to refuse your money because of where you work (as long as you don't work somewhere like a lobbying firm).

That makes sense. The company who greedily invested heavily in real estate was throwing money at Obama so he would keep them afloat if elected. Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess. Obama should return those funds!

Hmm so McBush gets donations from Merill Lynch who surprise surprise just recieved a bail out to save them from bankruptsy. And Obama recieved money from Lehman Brothers who just did the right thing and turned down a Government bail out. The trend of Obama being allied with those who are right just continues on unabated.

REPUBLICANS ARE "THE PARTY THAT WRECKED AMERICA

we need you Obama, Gods speed.

SO much for Obama's change message.......he's beholden to Wall Street.

Here you go again CNN, the employess contributed to the campaigns that in no way implies that the corporations temselves are in the tank for either one of the candidates. get it together and stop trying to confuse some people who aren't as smart as the rest of us.

You cannot go to the source of the problem and expect it to fix the problem.

McCain and Gramm are at the source of the poison, and they are fed by it.

Pathetic.

Throw them out.

Obama 08!

Obama has by far gotten more money from the institutions that most threaten the stability of Wall Street and the economy. He's not change, just more of the same economic disaster that he lies and says is all the fault of Bush and McCain. lies, lies and more lies from Obama .

EVEN MORE REASON TO JOIN RON PAUL IN VOTING 3RD-PARTY!!!

BALDWIN/CASTLE 08!!!

What do you want to bet one of the first actions Obama would do as president would be a quid-pro-quo and bail out Lehman Brothers.

This is the guy supposed to change Washington? I think not!

This is a non-story CNN.

If I worked in an office for Exxon/Mobile somewhere and donate to Obama it would seem as if Obama was benefiting from the Oil companies. Likewise, if I worked for Chase and donated to McCain it would seem as if he was benifiting from the credit companies.

Hows this for some advice, HOW ABOUT YOU (CNN) DO SOME CREDIBLE REPORTING AND STAY AWAY FROM TABLOID POLITICS.

Since when is it unethical to accept donations from EMPLOYEES...aren't we all employees and isn't this a democracy?

Seems to me that all the employees of these investment firms realize the way to fix this mess and secure their jobs is to go with the candidate who actually has PLANS and policies rather than McCain's BLUSTER, LIES, and RHETORIC and lobbyist advisors that helped get America in this mess.

So much for Obama's funds coming from ordinary citizens.

can anyone of these bumbs say CHA CHING $$$$,

At least Hillary wanted to put the bit back in the run away horse called Wall Street Greed Factor.....

Clinton 12

George Bush said we dont need to police Wall Street.Well I guess that means we dont have to save them either,does it?

Everybody is donation to Obama i Work for a Conferencing Company and i Support Him and it is Million of Everday People that Support Obama unlike Mccbush that is in the Pockest of Oil Companies? OBAMA Biden the Real Clear choice in this Election

Lynch, the global financial services firm whose sale to Bank of America shook Wall Street Monday morning. He has raised nearly $300,000 from Merrill employees this year — more than any other firm.

Barack Obama, meanwhile, has strongly benefited from employees of Lehman Brothers, the financial firm that filed for bankruptcy Monday morning. The Illinois senator has raised approximately $370,000 from Lehman employees this year, more than three times what McCain has raised from employees of the failing firm.

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Employees are NOT COMPANIES. This is deceptive. Personal preferences are allowed in any election.

DECEPTIVE STORY.

But I thought Obama wasn't supported by big companies... yet he gets more from them than McCain...

Oh yea... same ole same ole....

I thought you guys were for change... what happened to no more politics as usual... Obama accepted even more money than McCain did... So who's really lying !!!

just because a person donates, does not mean they donate money in their companies interest. The media tries to spin this every time and it's sickening. It's an attempt by the media to diminish the individual contributor.

McCain has proven he does not show favor to donors, Obama has not proven the same!

hypocrites.......any American that is taking their hard-earned money and giving it to these candidates for "campaign fundraising" is a fool.

NOBAMA
NOMCCAIN

NO MORE CORRUPTION IN THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE NAME OF "DEMOCRACY"

This country needs true, ethical leaders who stand for the people and not special interests.

CNN...do the right thing a post a comment that isn't status quo for once.

So it appears this venue seems to want Obama over McCain....Would it suggest they figured Obama might be more lenient with them and their excesses rather than McCain?

Ok thanks for this trivia. Back to campaign news CNN.

Employees are NOT COMPANIES. This is deceptive. Personal preferences are allowed in any election.

DECEPTIVE STORY.

This article has nothing to do with the banks failing.

It is not Obama or McCain responsiblity to manage either of those commpanies! Nor are they expected to know where either companies financial status stands.

Why is this posted here, IF at all???

Obama has benefitted more from the employees because they believe in his platform. They know what a sham mccain is. mccain/palin = pathological liars.

What in tarnation this has to do with anything. Everybody works for somebody, and just because they personally donate money to a candidate does not mean that the candidate in benefiting from the company they work for. CNN stop making up headline news.

Well I guess Obama should scratch the employees of Lehman Brothers off his campaign contributor's list.

Notice the article says EMPLOYEES – given, these employees are not exactly poor, but still, they didn't get the money from the companies themselves, but from the actual people who work for them.

"employees of" not the investment firms.

Good grief. Get real. They got donations from PEOPLE not the corporations.

Now if someone wants to fess up that they were pressured to donate, that's another story.

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Socialism = life's "spare tire" for Democrats

When you've got a low tire and all else fails, swap it out with Good Old Fashioned Socialism! Nothing says you care quite like forcing people to stand in line to buy bread and other basic items... and with a rationed government coupon, to boot.

Up next, the Trabant! Trusted soviet block engineering, in a sporty and cute subcompact! Coming to a government car lot near you. Just stand in line and wait five years. Trabant... when quality products are not an option.

Good luck Obama Before Lehman Brother out of bussines. You get a $ 370000.00. Not McCain.

In running the sleaziest campaign since South Carolina in 2000 and standing by completely debunked lies on national television, it's clear that John McCain would rather lose his integrity than lose an election.

obama can raise all the money in the world, it still doesn't change the fact that he is sinking fast in the polls! mccain/palin 08 hillary 2012!

Obama says he takes no lobby money but he sure has a lot of corporate friends writing big checks! If it quacks like a duck....

Finance, big oil, big insurance, nuclear reactors, etc. etc.

It is not registered as a lobby so a preppy suit can always say it is not technically a lobby. Nice lie.

This is a non-story CNN. Who cares what EMPLOYEES give to the candidates. What have the LOBBYISTS for these industries given to them?

"Employees" of Wall Street firms donating to either candidate means nothing. The firms themselves aren't mentioned so this is no news. I work for one of the largest, richest corporations in the world. I donated to presidential candidates but am not at all rich or wealthy in my own right. So what does it mean? nothing.

How is this relevant CNN? So by posting this is CNN trying to insinuate that the employees of Lehman Brothers are not allowed to legally donate to political candidates individually? Or is CNN insinuating that the employees of Lehman Brothers that contributed to Obama and McCain are special interests or lobbyists?!?!

GIVE ME A BREAK!

So Obama has benefited more what a joke and this guy is going to bring us out the so called economic woes. Keep drinking the Obama koolaide folks.

"Barack Obama, meanwhile, has strongly benefited from employees of Lehman Brothers, the financial firm that filed for bankruptcy Monday morning. The Illinois senator has raised approximately $370,000 from Lehman employees this year, more than three times what McCain has raised from employees of the failing firm."

Change?

Well that does it for me– No canidate should recieve money from individual employees. After all those employees are not independent thinkers, they are just doing what the company tells them.

Give me a break. better yet give me some information on canidates positions. Why don't you elaborate on that fact that crude oil is down because the market is concern we won't be using as much with a world wide economic slowdown. That tells me it not about "drill baby drill", it about having putting alternate sources in position to replace oil. That's been Obama position all along. HOw many times does Obama have to right in order for voters to make the right choice

it seems lehman employees knew we needed change in washington.
how much has bank of america employees given to mccain to secure their 'buyout' of merril lynch?

This article fails to point out that these are just donations from employees of those companies, they are not donations given form the companies themselves. Wall Street employees have as much right as anyone to make personal comtributions to a candidate they wish to support. That doesn't mean the Merril Lynch or Lehman Brothers can come to the candidates looking for favors and saying, "Remember those donations you got from our employees...?"

There is a BIG difference between personal contributions and corporate contributions or PAC money...

These are single employees donated on their own time. It's not money coming for the coorporations themselves. This is rediculous!

So what? Raising money from employees of a huge corporation has nothing to do with the current situation. They are just people working for a machine.

Well bank employees are regular citizens and we have a right to be inspired by Obama just like the next guy.

Well, it's time for America, to stop trying to fix the world, but starting to fix itself! What's the first step?
RIGHT, vote OBAMA as next POTUS!
He will be going into the right direction. HE has knowledge of the economy, and he had plans to stop such a desaster that hit Lehman Brothers – McCain got it once again wrong and is out of touch with America, with American people and with America's economy!

Obama/Biden 08 for landslide – The REAL change is comin'!

Of course, at the end of the day...they all benefit!

Wake up folks...McCain/Palin '08!

There is a difference between employee contributions and lobbyist influence and corporate sponsorship of 527s. Ever see those commercials with the tall lady dressed in black promoting off-shore drilling?

It doesn't make a difference. Every politicain benefits from Wall St. Duh!!!!

These are donations from individuals, correct?

I work at a law firm and make individual donations; that doesn't mean my firm supports my candidate.

Maybe the employees of Lehman Bros. know who the right person is to fix Wall St.

Raising money from employee of a company is not the same as being bought by Wall Street. This is irrelevant.

Change we can believe in.

Yeah right...

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