Posted on 03/06/2007 8:22:41 PM PST by HarmlessLovableFuzzball
Less than two months after ascending to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama bought more than $50,000 worth of stock in two speculative companies whose major investors included some of his biggest political donors, the NYT will splash on Wednesday Page Ones.
The paper claims, according to newsroom sources: One of the companies was a biotech concern that was starting to develop a drug to treat avian flu. In March 2005, two weeks after buying about $5,000 of its shares, Obama took the lead in a legislative push for more federal spending to battle the disease.
The paper's Mike McIntire and Chris Drew get front placement [side by side with Libby Coverage] for details of Obama's most recent financial disclosure:
It shows that he bought more than $50,000 in stock in a satellite communications business whose principal backers include four friends and donors who had raised more than $150,000 for his political committees.
A spokesman for Obama says the senator did not know that he had invested in either company.
Shades of cattle trading futures!
The Clinton war room in full throttle.
Don't public officials have their money in blind trusts?
"A spokesman for Obama says the senator did not know that he had invested in either company."
Uh huh ... And Hillary is the world's best commodities trader.
Ahh, the Clinton war machine strikes the young'n, let's see how well he plays defense.
I bet the Selma episode really frightened Billiary...
wow...the nyt????? what are they mad at him about? Guess they really want hitlary as president.
Didn't hear them protesting about Hillary's cattle futures.
'Bama has Hell to pay for Selma. You don't outdo the Clintons twice in a row.
Tell it to Lyndon Johnson...came to Washington with nothing...left with $35 million. It's how the game is played.
Most Predictable Response Ever: "Sadly, the politics of smear and destroy are alive and well. The specter of Dredd Scott blah blah blah..."
OH I am so bad Canteen members LMAO
When do the rank-and-file Dims rise up and backlash? This is clearly the First Family calling in the chits.
yeah and it drove her to speak with a southern accent.
Reading this sent a chill down my spine for some reason.
How generous of Obama Osoma.
This has not been a good day for this country. Now not only Republicans, but every person who runs against Hellary is going to be destroyed. I tell you I am fed up with this cr#p.
yeah and it drove her to speak with a southern accent.
Southern accent..what the..that was no Southern Accent, that was a mongoloid voice that I am sure she practiced all morning to use and was assured by her staff was not only "BRILLIANT! but also very authentic and really should connect with the audience...
Ol' Barack is 'bout ta' learn how they do things over there in Ar-Kansas....
Who cares.
He's a black liberal.
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