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Goldman Employees Donated $1 MILLION to Obama Campaign

By John McCormick - Apr 20, 2010

U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias pushed his Republican opponent in Illinois to give back donations from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. without saying whether President Barack Obama should return almost $1 million that bank employees contributed to his White House bid.

Obama, a political mentor and basketball buddy to Giannoulias, received the money from employees and their family members, making Goldman Sachs second only to the University of California as his biggest single source for donors in 2007 and 2008, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Mark Kirk, the congressman competing against Giannoulias for the seat once held by Obama, ranks sixth for donations from Goldman employees, the center’s data shows. The top five are Democratic Congressman Michael McMahon of New York, Republican Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, and three other New York Democrats: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Scott Murphy and Senator Charles Schumer.[More]

Crooks all. Republicans and Democrats alike. Give back the money NOW and keep your grubby hands out of the financial market. Whatever legislation they pass will do absolutely NOTHING to keep them from getting their hands greased again and again.

To Sir: Where is the Love?

Rochester, MN, Willow Creek Middle School EBD Teacher Scott McDonald has no love for the Tea Party Movement. Last Friday he sent the following email to all of his fellow Independent School District 535 instructors:

From: MACDONALD, SCOTT
Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 12:06 PM
To: *ELEMENTARY TCHRS; *MIDDLE SCHOOL TCHRS; *HIGH SCHOOL TCHRS
Subject: Protest

If you are interested in combating the lies and ignorance of the Tea Party Movement, they have scheduled a rally April 15th at 5:30 pm at Soldier’s Field of all places. I will have an air horn and a few extra signs to spare but feel free to bring your own. Hope to see you there.

Problem is, McDonald used the school district's email system to disseminate his politically charged message. The Rochester P-B reports that Superintendent Romain Dallemand "plans to investigate the matter." We'll see. This is further evidence of the power of the Tea Party Movement and how unhinged the opposition has become.

Parenthetically, I think it's funny that McDonald would have "a few extra signs to spare." Astroturf, anyone?

We're NOT Democrats: Steele Must Go!

Republican National Committe Chairman Michael Steele's silence and inaction over illegitimate, inappropriate and immoral reimbursements on the RNC's dime followed by his cowardly insinuation that criticism of him is at least partially based on racism have no room in the fiscally conservative, family values party.

Mike Benson: An Adult for House District 30B