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		<title>By: taylorbad</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1436200</link>
		<dc:creator>taylorbad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Two words regarding whether the spouses of presidential candidates (especially the wealthy ones) should release their tax returns:&lt;br /&gt;
Elizabeth Edwards.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Elizabeth Edwards.</p>
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		<title>By: ACitizen</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435634</link>
		<dc:creator>ACitizen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 02:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Dang….Ya know bein’ one o’ them ignorant racist white dudes I have me some trouble reading..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00009638&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=7&amp;goButt2.y=4&amp;goButt2=Submit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this chart&lt;/a&gt; but…..it sure doan show no 90% below $100…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and then there’s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00000019&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=7&amp;goButt2.y=7&amp;goButt2=Submit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this chart…..&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dang….what’s a racist to think!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tell you’all Firedoggies one damn thang… You’al bettah check yer numbahs….&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Especially when they comin’ from Barry the Liar. ‘Cause yah know whut?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think Barry would make a worse Preznint dan Bush but….&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That does not make me a racist. Don’t believe me? Look it up. Go on look it up.Show me where it says that if you don’t like a candidate because he is an inexperienced, lying, machine politician with dubious ties to some seriously criminal folks that I am, therefore, a racist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go on don’t be shy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00006424&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=12&amp;goButt2.y=5&amp;goButt2=Submit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chart for ya here………&lt;br /&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dang….Ya know bein’ one o’ them ignorant racist white dudes I have me some trouble reading..</p>
<p><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00009638&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=7&amp;goButt2.y=4&amp;goButt2=Submit" rel="nofollow">this chart</a> but…..it sure doan show no 90% below $100…</p>
<p>and then there’s <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00000019&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=7&amp;goButt2.y=7&amp;goButt2=Submit" rel="nofollow">this chart…..</a></p>
<p>Dang….what’s a racist to think!</p>
<p>Tell you’all Firedoggies one damn thang… You’al bettah check yer numbahs….</p>
<p>Especially when they comin’ from Barry the Liar. ‘Cause yah know whut?</p>
<p>I think Barry would make a worse Preznint dan Bush but….</p>
<p>That does not make me a racist. Don’t believe me? Look it up. Go on look it up.Show me where it says that if you don’t like a candidate because he is an inexperienced, lying, machine politician with dubious ties to some seriously criminal folks that I am, therefore, a racist.</p>
<p>Go on don’t be shy.</p>
<p>One more <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordemCID.php?id=N00006424&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=12&amp;goButt2.y=5&amp;goButt2=Submit" rel="nofollow">chart for ya here………<br />
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435578</link>
		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 02:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;100% sweetheart and teeny tiny.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435552</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;There are at least a half dozen reasons why Madame McCain should open her tax returns to opublic scrutiny.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) Her husband, as a politician, once protected a banker named Charles Keating who was her business partner. It was only through the open records that such a relationship was discovered. McCain himself virulently attacked the reporters who discovered this relationship.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) McCain has claimed that he “learned” lessons about campaign and lobbyist malpractice from this episode. Yet the campaign finance laws he authored does nothing to stop this type of abuse (#1). Cindy McCain could still be receiving millions of dollars in contracts from her husbands activities…but without HER tax-records we’d never know about the nepotism.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3) Cindy McCain may have failed to properly report her contributions to her husbands campaign. Her tax records are the only way to compare her husbands campaign financial reports with amounts she has actually expended.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4) She asserts that her husbands accounts are ENTIRELY independent of hers. But it’s well known that he benefits from large numbers of her assets…from loans to accomodation…to airplanes. That indicates that their finances are actually commingled. His political world is NOT distinct from her business wealth. Either she is a liar or she is not using her private assets to aid him politically as asserted. O)nly by opening her records can the public decide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5) Hillary Clinton faced scrutiny as First Lady for her PRIVATE transactions and acts while she was in Arkansas. Why should Cindy McCain face any less scrutiny? Where did John McCain sit on the Whitewater investigation? Betya 5:1 he was all for it!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6) Cindy McCain was involved in a money laundering and drug cover-up scheme due to her addictions and efforts to adopt children from Bangladesh. Given her financial improprieties and known use of illegal drugs it seems that she should indicate whether she has any ongoing treatment for narcotics, or unaccountable excessive payments.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are at least a half dozen reasons why Madame McCain should open her tax returns to opublic scrutiny.</p>
<p>1) Her husband, as a politician, once protected a banker named Charles Keating who was her business partner. It was only through the open records that such a relationship was discovered. McCain himself virulently attacked the reporters who discovered this relationship.</p>
<p>2) McCain has claimed that he “learned” lessons about campaign and lobbyist malpractice from this episode. Yet the campaign finance laws he authored does nothing to stop this type of abuse (#1). Cindy McCain could still be receiving millions of dollars in contracts from her husbands activities…but without HER tax-records we’d never know about the nepotism.</p>
<p>3) Cindy McCain may have failed to properly report her contributions to her husbands campaign. Her tax records are the only way to compare her husbands campaign financial reports with amounts she has actually expended.</p>
<p>4) She asserts that her husbands accounts are ENTIRELY independent of hers. But it’s well known that he benefits from large numbers of her assets…from loans to accomodation…to airplanes. That indicates that their finances are actually commingled. His political world is NOT distinct from her business wealth. Either she is a liar or she is not using her private assets to aid him politically as asserted. O)nly by opening her records can the public decide.</p>
<p>5) Hillary Clinton faced scrutiny as First Lady for her PRIVATE transactions and acts while she was in Arkansas. Why should Cindy McCain face any less scrutiny? Where did John McCain sit on the Whitewater investigation? Betya 5:1 he was all for it!</p>
<p>6) Cindy McCain was involved in a money laundering and drug cover-up scheme due to her addictions and efforts to adopt children from Bangladesh. Given her financial improprieties and known use of illegal drugs it seems that she should indicate whether she has any ongoing treatment for narcotics, or unaccountable excessive payments.</p>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435516</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Her Foundation is troweled on!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh! You meant the other type of foundation!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Her Foundation is troweled on!</p>
<p>Oh! You meant the other type of foundation!</p>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435500</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Obama $226 million.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile The Hill is praising &lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/bush-raises-megabucks-for-the-gop-2008-05-06.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dubya’s Megabucks Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;…that he hit the moneybags for about $50 million last year and might be a little above that pace this year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Their nominee is actually in debt the remainder of the Primary season and may be unable to pay off those debts…not a pleasant reputation to have when one is heading into a General Election. And then there is the embezzlement that has occurred in the Congressional Republican Campaign Committee, and no one appears to be giving them money anymore to boot. Usually wealthier candidates shunt money to those that have less…this year many Republican candidates may be working on skeleton budgets…while Obama can pass out hundreds of thousands in largesse. And even minor candidates are receiving attention from various groups like Blue America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don’t ya love it!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama $226 million.</p>
<p>Meanwhile The Hill is praising <a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/bush-raises-megabucks-for-the-gop-2008-05-06.html" rel="nofollow">Dubya’s Megabucks Fundraising</a>…that he hit the moneybags for about $50 million last year and might be a little above that pace this year.</p>
<p>Their nominee is actually in debt the remainder of the Primary season and may be unable to pay off those debts…not a pleasant reputation to have when one is heading into a General Election. And then there is the embezzlement that has occurred in the Congressional Republican Campaign Committee, and no one appears to be giving them money anymore to boot. Usually wealthier candidates shunt money to those that have less…this year many Republican candidates may be working on skeleton budgets…while Obama can pass out hundreds of thousands in largesse. And even minor candidates are receiving attention from various groups like Blue America.</p>
<p>Don’t ya love it!</p>
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		<title>By: dosido</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435418</link>
		<dc:creator>dosido</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;yep, domestic abuse is not limited to any particular neighborhood…we had a nearby scandal about a guy running his family’s very prominent financial business who regularly beat his ############### knew.  he hit her so hard, her cheekbone (a very hard bone) shattered on the granite kitchen counter.  regular occurence.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yep, domestic abuse is not limited to any particular neighborhood…we had a nearby scandal about a guy running his family’s very prominent financial business who regularly beat his ############### knew.  he hit her so hard, her cheekbone (a very hard bone) shattered on the granite kitchen counter.  regular occurence.</p>
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		<title>By: sadlyyes</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435348</link>
		<dc:creator>sadlyyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;she verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry purty!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>she verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry purty!</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435313</link>
		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;That I did.  Got serenaded by the likes of Kim Carnes and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.  Got a really funny story about Kim’s husband, who used to like to come out and chat while Kim practiced piano.  Like heaven on Friday mornings.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That I did.  Got serenaded by the likes of Kim Carnes and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.  Got a really funny story about Kim’s husband, who used to like to come out and chat while Kim practiced piano.  Like heaven on Friday mornings.</p>
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		<title>By: sadlyyes</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/08/a-different-kind-of-public-financing/#comment-1435303</link>
		<dc:creator>sadlyyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;AWW betcha had lots of fun&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AWW betcha had lots of fun</p>
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