Posted on 03/15/2008 3:07:34 PM PDT by Parmenio
BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) Top Contributors (for 2006)
1 University of Chicago $156,054
2 Kirkland & Ellis $143,138
3 Henry Crown & Co $79,500
4 Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal $74,950
5 Northwestern University $72,930
6 Exelon Corp $71,850
7 Sidley, Austin et al $71,432
8 Mayer Brown $69,960
9 Jenner & Block $62,710
10 Soros Fund Management $61,605
11 Goldman Sachs $61,500
12 Clifford Law Offices $59,550
13 Simmons Cooper LLC $58,500
14 Tejas Securities $57,250
15 JP Morgan Chase & Co $56,600
16 Ariel Capital Management $55,650
17 Skadden, Arps et al $54,071
18 Winston & Strawn $52,450
19 Piper Rudnick LLP $45,600
20 Holland Capital Management $43,350
George is everywhere. . .
Big time trial/liability lawyers from lawsuit hell in Southern Illinois
How long have Universities/schools been forking out money to
politicians?
I guess I am just too naive.
Financing the destruction of America and the destruction of freedom. Now, there’s something to be proud of.
The poster kinda didn’t give you all the information about the list. Only individuals can give contributions to Federal election candidates. The names on the list are merely employer/affiliation.
Others on the list are most likely hedging their bets.
All direct campaign contributions are made by individuals. When you make a contribution, you have to provide the name of your employer, so the figure means that employees of the University of Chicago gave $156,054. You can serach Open Secrets data base to identify the names of the particular individuals at the University who gave.
I guess now we know why the University of Chicago charges over $48,000 per year for room, board and tuition.
Lots of big law firms on that list. I’m surprised at their largesse.
“All direct campaign contributions are made by individuals.”
Thanks for that info.
After my post I thought surely they confused contribution and renumeration, but in today’s world thats a very thin line.
Why does the University of Chicago, with a prominent conservative school of economics, give money to a big government socialist?
Why does the University of Chicago, with a prominent conservative school of economics, give money to a big government socialist?
Perhaps the University didn't give money to the big government socialist.
Kirkland & Ellis, the firm famous for its Republican connections, must not be so Republican after all. At least not its Chicago office...
Poor University of Chicago, always confused for a public university...
Are these recent numbers? I thought Obama had netted over $400k from Goldman Sachs?
According to wiki, Kirkland & Ellis LLP gives 77% to Democrats and 97% in the 2008 Presidential cycle.
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