General of Darkness
20th February 2011, 10:41 AM
So this POS goes to CPAC and says RP has no chance then donates money to a democatic Israeli firster who's father was a terrorist in the Urgun
The One-Man Political Machine
Published: February 17, 2011
(Page 2 of 3)
The idea was to portray Emanuel, who worked as a top adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton and was elected to four terms in Congress, as a creature of Washington, a politically entitled outsider and veteran fund-raiser who wanted to muscle his way into the office. After all, Emanuel started the campaign with more than a million dollars left over from his 2008 Congressional campaign, and he soon raised much more.
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Illinois law placed no limits on political contributions until Jan. 1, and Emanuel made the most of the opportunity. He collected more than 70 contributions of $50,000 or more, accounting for roughly half the $10.5 million he raised by the end of last year. Those contributions alone were more than was raised by all of the other mayoral candidates combined.
Many of his biggest contributors live outside Chicago. He received large checks from New York (the financiers Roger Altman, Ronald Perelman and Donald Trump each gave $50,000); Silicon Valley ($50,000 from Steve Jobs); and especially Southern California, where Emanuel’s brother, Ari, a powerful Hollywood agent, raised money on his behalf. David Geffen gave $100,000, Steven Spielberg $75,000. I will say this, the tribe is very loyal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20Emanuel-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2
The One-Man Political Machine
Published: February 17, 2011
(Page 2 of 3)
The idea was to portray Emanuel, who worked as a top adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton and was elected to four terms in Congress, as a creature of Washington, a politically entitled outsider and veteran fund-raiser who wanted to muscle his way into the office. After all, Emanuel started the campaign with more than a million dollars left over from his 2008 Congressional campaign, and he soon raised much more.
Related
Illinois law placed no limits on political contributions until Jan. 1, and Emanuel made the most of the opportunity. He collected more than 70 contributions of $50,000 or more, accounting for roughly half the $10.5 million he raised by the end of last year. Those contributions alone were more than was raised by all of the other mayoral candidates combined.
Many of his biggest contributors live outside Chicago. He received large checks from New York (the financiers Roger Altman, Ronald Perelman and Donald Trump each gave $50,000); Silicon Valley ($50,000 from Steve Jobs); and especially Southern California, where Emanuel’s brother, Ari, a powerful Hollywood agent, raised money on his behalf. David Geffen gave $100,000, Steven Spielberg $75,000. I will say this, the tribe is very loyal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20Emanuel-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2