Posted on 09/20/2012 12:01:54 PM PDT by yoe
The elite fundraising committee through which President Obama solicits his largest campaign donations relied overwhelmingly on professors from equally-elite universities last month.
The top donors, measured by frequency of donation, were Duke University, the University of Michigan, University of California, University of Washington and Stanford University, and Mr. Obama's alma maters of Columbia and Harvard.
The only non-university employers ranking so highly are tech companies. The Obama Victory Committee got donations from 54 Google employees, 48 Microsoft workers, 43 workers from IBM, and 40 from Oracle.
The fund, which can accept up to $75,000 per person, also raised $3.4 million from 5,600 retirees and $5.1 million from 4,600 self-employed individuals.
Professors came out in force to oppose George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and also donated heavily in 2008, giving more than those who work in the oil and gas or pharmaceutical industries — both of which are regularly villainized for their political influence. But professors have given only half as much as those groups this year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Overall the Obama "joint fundraising committee" raised $40 million in August and transferred $14 million to the presidential campaign. It spent $12 million on online advertising.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
So he can forgive all the student loans and keep the gravy train a’ rollin’...
communists, muslims and anti Americans all.
LLS
“The Obama Victory Committee got donations from 54 Google employees, 48 Microsoft workers, 43 workers from IBM, and 40 from Oracle.”
Half the people in this country are nuts and/or hopelessly stupid.
>>communists, muslims and anti Americans all.
Or, at least in matters such as this, simply stupid beyond comprehension.
>>communists, muslims and anti Americans all.
Or, as stated earlier, NUTS.
LLS
I agree with all of the above.
LLS
As a former liberal arts undergrad I can attest to the rampant anti-Americanism in asskissdemia. Students not willing to tow the party line face ridicule in the lecture hall. Look no further than this pool of zero’s staunchest supporters to find the enemy within.
...sums up the education cartel pretty well...
How about that...the same college teams I always cheer against and pray they lose their games.
Whereas you are right about this, the fact is that funding for grants has gone way done in the past 4 years. When the government runs out of money, even liberals are eventually affected.
This coincides with what I see in my conversations, the only place there seems to be solid support for Obama is academia... all other groups I talk to, his support is in the tank compared to 2008. Academia is the only place I am finding a virtual lock on Obama support.
You’re right. communist, muslim, anti-American, stupid, are redundant.
It truly does.
LLS
:-)
LLS
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