Showing posts with label Freddie Mac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freddie Mac. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2008

Obama in bed with Fannie and Freddie

In related news... Obama got $126,000 from Fannie and Freddie in the last 10 years and he's only been in DC 4 years (minus his time traveling to campaign). Only Senator Dodd took more money than Obama from the two troubled financial giants (gatewaypundit.com)

from http://www.opensecrets.org/:

All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
Name
Office
State
Party
Grand Total
Total from PACs
Total fromIndividuals
1) Dodd, Christopher J S CT D $165,400 $48,500 $116,900
2) Obama, Barack Sen IL D $126,349 $6000 $120,349
3) Kerry, John S MA D $111,000 $2,000 $109,000

Now, waaaayyyyyyy down on the list:
McCain, John S AZ R $22,550 $0 $22,550

So, Obama is the NUMBER 2 for taking the most money from FANNIE and FREDDIE