According to CNN, McCain's $76.7 million in total fundraising is still far behind the funds raised by Mitt Romney for this year's nomination race. Romney dropped out of the race two months ago for lack of support among people who couldn't funnel jillions of dollars into the election. Despite the extra weeks for soliciting and performing handjobs on Wall Street, McCain is still 28,000,000 dollars behind Romney's $104.8m in total funds raised.
Hillary Clinton has raised $189.1m and Barack Obama has raised $234.7m. If these were dogs instead of dollars, Clinton would be an Irish Setter, Obama would be a Labrador retriever, and John McCain would be half a Chihuahua. Romney would be a beagle, a dead beagle.
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Wednesday, May 21
McCain in second place in fundraising... among Republicans
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Sam Garchik
on Wed 21 May 2008 11:21 AM CDT
McCain in second place in fundraising... among Republicans
Monday, May 12
Americans United for Change Slams Rep. Tom Latham For Opposing Help for Iowa Families Facing Foreclosure, Declining Home Values
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Sam Garchik
on Mon 12 May 2008 07:01 PM CDT
Americans United for Change Slams Rep. Tom Latham For Opposing Help for Iowa Families Facing Foreclosure, Declining Home Values
By Americans United for Change Latham Stood With President Bush Who is All for Huge Federal Bailouts of Bear Sterns and Other Wall Street Financiers but Opposes Assistance to Struggling Families Losing Their Homes As the economy continues to slip further and further into recession and as many Iowa families face the prospect of losing their homes under the subprime mortgage crisis, Americans United for Change blasted Rep. Tom Latham for voting against the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act – comprehensive and meaningful legislation to help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process. With no help from Rep. Latham, the heart of the housing market stabilization legislation passed Thursday with broad bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives, despite a veto threat from President Bush. According to the Pew Center on the States, between 7,000 and 8,000 people a day are filing for foreclosure on their homes. One in 33 homeowners is projected to be in foreclosure over the next two years, as a result of subprime loans made in 2005 and 2006. “8,000 Americans from all walks of life will lose their homes today under this subprime mortgage crisis. Tomorrow, another 8,000 will plant a foreclosure sign in their yard - and another 8,000 the day after that,” said Jeremy Funk, spokesman for Americans United for Change. “But President Bush and his allies in Congress like Tom Latham believe the government has no business getting involved. Thankfully the Democratic leadership in Congress sees things differently and passed meaningful legislation that provides a life preserver to struggling families drowning in mortgage debt -- which will in turn help stabilize the ailing economy for everyone.” “Fresh on the heels of a $30 billion bailout this Administration supported for Bear Stearns and other Wall Street financiers, it takes a lot of nerve for President Bush to now threaten to stand in the way of help for so many American families on the verge of losing their homes under a mortgage crisis that his own Administration’s inaction and incompetence exacerbated,” added Funk. “And now struggling Iowa families and communities caught up in this mess know exactly where Congressman Latham stands.” Friday, May 9
New Video Documents McCain's Relationship with Second Controversial Pastor
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Sam Garchik
on Fri 09 May 2008 09:23 PM CDT
New Video Documents McCain's Relationship with Second Controversial Pastor
By Brave New Films Questions Surface Regarding Pastors Anti-Islamic Remarks Brave New Films and Mother Jones have released rarely before seen video footage documenting Sen. John McCain's relationship with a second controversial pastor. Although McCain's relationship with Rev. John Hagee has been widely reported, this new video, along with an article in Mother Jones, illustrate McCain's pastor problems go wider and deeper than previously reported. Rev. Rod Parsley, a televangelist who leads a megachurch in Columbus has called Islam "the greatest religious enemy of our civilization" and said that the historic mission of America is to see "this false religion destroyed." According to Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn "Rev. Rod Parsley reiterates and amplifies harsh and derogatory comments about Islam he made in his book, Silent No More, published in 2005. Meanwhile, McCain has stuck to his stance of not criticizing Parsley, an important political ally in a crucial swing state." The full video is available here: and Corn's article is available here: Contact: Eddie Kurtz Communications Associate Brave New Films Cell: (336) 995-2177 ekurtz@bravenewfilms.org Wednesday, May 7
John McCain is lying to America.
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Sam Garchik
on Wed 07 May 2008 09:21 AM CDT
John McCain is lying to America. By DFA He claims to be a straight-talking maverick. He publicly distances himself from the wildly unpopular Bush administration. But it's just more of the same. Making windfall corporate profits the law of the land. Pandering to the religious right. Endless war. McCain's latest ingenious policy proposal is his idea to lift the gas tax during the summer months to supposedly help ease the burden on vacationing families. McCain's idea is so out of touch that everyone from Paul Krugman to Bush's council of economic advisors thinks it's a horrible idea. McCain's proposal is not about making life easier for families. McCain's real special interest is big oil. They get huge tax breaks to help them continue to rake in record profits, even as prices soar at the pump. Democracy for America wants the voters to know the truth. We need to make an impact now while the issue is hot. Our goal: 2,000 donors contributing $50 each to fight back. https://democracyforamerica.com/contribute/mccain DFA will run a people-powered campaign, using radio ads to target the very voters McCain hopes to shore up with his gas tax holiday. We will go after white men and independents, running our aggressive persuasion ads on drive time sports radio in upcoming primary states. It is imperative that we stop McCain from taking us deeper into economic despair with nonsense proposals designed to pander to a key voting bloc in an election year. The time is now. Together we will unmask the McCain myth. Join us today and contribute $50. https://democracyforamerica.com/contribute/mccain This is only the beginning. The more DFA members take action, the faster we can escalate the attack. DFA's people-powered campaigns will use sophisticated micro-targeting to contact voters who are crucial to a Democratic victory in November. McCain is appealing to working and middle class Americans. He wants folks to think he is working for them. The gas tax holiday is no exception. A recent Reuters article connects the not-so-subtle dots: "Economists said that since refineries cannot increase their supply of gasoline in the space of a few summer months, lower prices will just boost demand and the benefits will flow to oil companies, not consumers. "You are just going to push up the price of gas by almost the size of the tax cut," said Eric Toder, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington."¹ Together, we will make sure America knows who McCain's special interest really is. Contribute $50 today to give DFA the resources to win. https://democracyforamerica.com/contribute/mccain Thank you for putting your contribution into action. -Rachel Rachel Moss |
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