'The Billionairs Tea Party' (Page 2) ohnonotthatguy: These Tea Parties must be sponsored by big corporations or wealthy people Who pays for: 1) Rally facilities(halls,stadiums,parks.etc.) 2) Hotels for guest speakers(and no they dont do it for free) 3) advertisement and promotional material Any replies on these 3 anybody? (Edited by ohnonotthatguy)  OCD_OCD: ROFL. Obama has done such a good job in promoting class warfare. If you work for it, you're a corporate slut. If you don't work for it, you still deserve it. If you own a company, it's unfair. If you take the financial risk, you should do so willingly and then allow your employees to tell you how much you deserve to keep and how much they deserve to take from you. And the one I love is...."everyone deserves to own a home". The only question is: Do I have to pay for mine and part of theirs? The answer is yes. Of course I do. Because EVERYONE deserves to have what I have whether they work for it or not. You don't EARN it if you have to take it from someone else. OCD_OCD: I guess he missed Obama's $35,000/plate dinner. Maybe you missed George Soros, too. Look him up. LOL OCD_OCD: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/indusall.php?cycle=2008 Read who his contributors were during the last election. You need to do some research before you speak. OCD_OCD: 1 Lawyers/Law Firms $45,386,298 2 Retired $42,859,404 3 Education $24,533,794 4 Securities & Investment $15,798,904 5 Misc Business $15,170,193 6 Health Professionals $12,661,821 7 Business Services $11,947,978 8 Real Estate $11,184,773 9 Computers/Internet $9,262,922 10 TV/Movies/Music $9,205,821 11 Civil Servants/Public Officials $9,191,483 12 Misc Finance $6,704,316 13 Printing & Publishing $6,455,743 14 Women's Issues $6,259,545 15 Democratic/Liberal $5,979,431 16 Other $4,087,300 17 Hospitals/Nursing Homes $3,756,590 18 Commercial Banks $3,409,194 19 Non-Profit Institutions $3,178,593 20 Construction Services $3,140,446 OCD_OCD: Barack Obama (D) Top Contributors This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers. University of California $1,648,685 Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 Harvard University $878,164 Microsoft Corp $852,167 Google Inc $814,540 JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 Citigroup Inc $736,771 Time Warner $624,618 Sidley Austin LLP $600,298 Stanford University $595,716 National Amusements Inc $563,798 WilmerHale LLP $550,668 Columbia University $547,852 Skadden, Arps et al $543,539 UBS AG $532,674 IBM Corp $532,372 General Electric $529,855 US Government $513,308 Morgan Stanley $512,232 Latham & Watkins $503,295 Yes, ALLLLLL of the billionaires give money to the Tea Party. ROFL  (Post deleted by staff ) (Post deleted by staff ) Outbackjack: Looks like we have a tea party nut errr I mean supporter of the Republican front organisation on our hands. Outbackjack: Ummmm what kind of "facts" are these that you speak of? The fact that the tea party was mainly formed by Republicans. OCD_OCD: The facts about the contributors, Jack. Our politicians are required to disclose who their contributors are if they receive any money from the government for their election. The Tea Party was formed by conservatives, Jack. There is a difference. Outbackjack: As far as I am concerned there is little difference between the two main political parties in almost all OECD countries.So the fact that some of the largest corporations on the planet are donating to them clearly illustrates that. You should do some research on these tea party nutcases and the actual founding.You will find that there are many republicans behind this front group. OCD_OCD: The Tea Party has democrats and republicans and libertarians and independents. The thing that brings them together is ther conservatism. Outbackjack: How about you first list the founders of the Tea party.Then list the main organisers.Then list all the prominent Republicans,independant,democrats.Dont leave any out if you can avoid it. OCD_OCD: I don't care who the founders of the Tea Party were. It doesn't change the fact that they are all conservatives.  chronology: Well well, 9 years ago. I'd forgotten all about this thread. The Tea Party Nut Jobs have morphed into Qanon, the Proud Boys and goodness knows what else in the 9 years since this thread started. The Right Wingers in the USA will probably be the new Flat Earth Society 9 years from now. They just get more weird every year. | Politics Chat Room 78 People Chatting Similar Conversations |