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Restore Our Future, the Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney, was the big winner in the outside-groups-supporting-a-candidate money race. It raised $18 million in the last six months of 2011 and had $24 million cash on hand, as of the first of the year.
Of course, it spent $9 million in Florida, $2.5 million in South Carolina, and $2.7 million in Iowa. For those counting at home, that’s $14.2 million spent on just TV and radio ads and doesn’t include keeping the lights on and paying salaries.
Restore’s number dwarfs what Obama-aligned Priorities USA Action was able to raise – just $1.2 million in the last six months of the year, $4.4 million overall. (NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports Priorities was able to raise an addition $1.3 million from another money arm of the group that doesn’t have to report. The Crossroads enterprise raising money the same way – with two separate groups and different reporting requirements.)
Some fun facts:
- 80% of Priorities USA's money came from the SEIU and Steven Spielberg, but dwarfed by Restore's money.
- Restore Our Future received seven $1 million checks, 12 $500,000 contributions, and 62 $100,000 checks.
- Poor Rick Santorum. Consol Energy donated $150,000 to Restore Our Future. Santorum was a paid consultant for Consol. The total Consol donated to Red, White, and Blue Fund, the Super PAC supporting Santorum? Zero. From January 2010 to August 2011, Santorum made $142,500 from Consol, $7,500 less than Consol contributed to Restore.
- Wyoming investor Foster Friess gave $912,000 to Red, White, and Blue.
- Friess wasn’t the only big donor to the pro-Santorum group. John Templeton, son of the founder of Templeton investments, contributed $550,000. Templeton's father was Sir John Templeton, who sold Templeton funds to Franklin in 1992, which now exists as Franklin Templeton Investments.
*** CORRECTION *** An earlier version of this post incorrectly noted that Templeton was the former chairman of Franklin Templeton Investments. He is not. He's the son of the man who sold Templeton funds to Franklin in 1992.
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Sorry but there is nothing 'fun' about PAC's...
Thanks to the
kangaro courtSCOTUS... America is now for sale to the highest bidder!One things for sure, we are no longer the land of the FREE!
interesting, another way to look at this money from PACs is it is free enterprise stimulating the economy. All they can do is follow the laws that DC has put forth on the subject matter. You don't like it write your Congressman. Oh yea, feisty does not like her dead beat dad congressman.
In 2011 Super PAC’s for Mitt + Newt raised 81 million dollars
In 2011 Super PAC’s for President Obama raised 7 million dollars
dennis it is the economy people(those for Obama) are holding onto their cash, the REPs on the other hand are stimulating the economy by buying tv ads, radio ads, print ads. It helps ad agencies, printers, paper manufacturers, tv stations, radio stations etc, see how free enterprise works?
how many tattoo deals will OSU sign today?
Just where do you folks, at the end of of the day, think that the DNC is going to get a billion dollars?
Paper route money?
From ABC:
President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are all stumping for cash at fundraisers today – expected to raise at least $5.3 million combined for Democrats and the president for the 2012 campaign.
In one day.
Get over yourselves and drop the faux outrage that the Republicans are the only ones that are going to spend a lot of money.
You all really, also, ought to drop the $57K a day talking point too.
it reeks of jealousy.
The only thing that reeks around here is YOU little buddy with your never ending hypocrisy! lol
Not a chance, the mere fact it gets under your skin the way it does, tells me it's highly effective! ;o)
White Collar Auto
it reeks of jealousy.
Collar,
There you go again seeing thinks that aren't there.
As usual you resort to name calling and refuse to debate the facts.
At least you admit that it's a talking point.
Your buddy Mickey hates those..........
Pathetic.
Ummm WRONG as usual - it's a FACT!
I'm sorry you are allergic to them!
Well then someone needs to explain facts and talking points to Mickey.
Try as he might, Spanky couldn't get him to understand the difference.
For instance the latest CBO numbers.
I will remember your comment the next time you wail about talking points here.
But isn't it a little fun, watching the Me First crowd shoveling all that precious money into the 'liberal' media? Ha Ha Ha Ha
Weak deflection! lol
Skanky couldn't debate his way out of a wet paper bag!
Sorry, I know you got yourself a real bad case of 'Skanky' hero worship, since you spend most of your time hiding before his skirt! ;o)
Are YOU kidding me?
Like the rest of the RWNJ's you don't remember what you ate for breakfast! lmao
Good luck with THAT!
GOP/TP does not differentiate.... both sides lie, the difference is one set of voters is able to parse out the facts, the other buys wholesale. The GOP/TP leaders have it much easier, they are dealing with constituency that has been convinced that there were once talking snakes and pregnant virgins. If you can make a group believe that, supply side economics is a breeze....
All this whining about money.
Prince Fielder just signed a $214 million dollar/9 year contract with the Tigers.
Works out to around $146 K per game.
Nobody here seems to begrudge him that.
Of course new Tiger ticket prices haven't been announced yet.
Are you liberals aware that the candidate with the most campaign contributions, doesnt always win an election?
Libs think we are all dumb as they are, and brainwashed by TV commercials.
Obama's one billion in union cash wont buy him the election, he actually has to convince us his failures are someone else's fault...
When CBO numbers fit your ideology you like them, when they don;t you dispense with them with derision ... boring.
The person that raises the most money wins 94% of the time. This is more evidence that money does impact elections.
You are correct Bob: “the candidate with the most campaign contributions, doesnt always win an election” 6% of the time.
Ideology,
People like numbers that have some fluff to them.
Oh the irony. Only as we all know their is no "Liberal Media Bais" unless of coarse you're a RWNJ.
Nice point DBO.
So Drive By - this 'me first' thing-y you have been rocking - kinda funny since we know Obama and everyone in his group is a "me First' multi-millionaire themselves, eh?
Shoot, even Elizabeth " the mesothelioma madame" is worth a cool $5 million.
So tell me Drive By - when she was working for insurance companies to devise strategic bankruptcy strategies" for corporation to avoid paying the little guy - was she a hardcore Me Firster?
And why is it all the politicians you libbies love are "Me Firsters?'
I think you all love money, and are just J.
Drive By - care to comment? I know you want to.
Hey Dennis - can you remind us which candidate raised the most last time around?
McCain or Obama?
Oh and given that both sides sit are roughly the same amount - $90 ish million, it's gonna be a real horse race.
Exit question - do any of you actually think Fox want Mitt to win, or Msnbc wants Obama?
Come on, you all know better.
Dennis,
Good morning, how are you today? You are right those raising the most money usually wins, that is why President Obama's campaign claims they need to raise 1 billion dollars. Never in election history has a individual's campaign tried to raise that much. Also that doesn't count the taxpayers money for his so called policy speeches all over the country.
Phine, some here are both the fluffer and the fluffee ... contortionists of the first order. Here they come. :-)
Ideology,
The image just boggles the mind! LOL! (Wonder if Houdini could do that?)
WhiteCollarCriminal:
[Your buddy Mickey hates those..........]
Sounds like your pissed off. Nice of you to mention me in not one, but two posts. Poor thing...got your feewings hurt because you got your ass handed to you yesterday? I answered you, but you never came back...why is that? Oh, I know...you "got busy", right?
Riiiiiight.......LoL.
I know...you and Spanky are cut from the same cloth...maybe you can get him to explain what intellectual property actually is, and how it relates to the law. After all, Spanky likes lawyerin' right? While you're at it, ask him just how many tax evaders he's "aided and abetted" recently...
But then, again, maybe he's just too busy posting one of his "Spanky" brand talking points to carry him through the day...
...you betcha...
Did folks catch the interview Jon Stewart did with the law professor who taught both President Obama and Justice Roberts? The professor said any entity has a right to speech, but no one has the right to speech without transparency. (Well except in anonymous forums like this where elections are not influenced.)
Have folks noticed how none of the candidates are carrying the "torch" for Dubya, or talk about Republican policies that caused the economic crisis, or admit that Gingrich has an approval rating in the negatives?
To the usual right-wing riff raff in here, answer one question directly (yes or no will do) -- Do you like Citizen's United?
The only two "super" anything I like is the Super Bowl and Superman.
Works for me. Super went out in the Seventies. Super PACs, Super Tuesday and a Super load of dung. Hey, that sounds like politics.
Thank you Citizens United for selling out our country to the uber rich and corporations and perhaps even foreign countries! It's only a matter of time the US becomes a Plutocracy, and the middle class reduced to serfs, unless we amend the constitution to overturn Citizens United and codify real meaningful campaign finance reform into that document!
I agree wholeheartedly Feisty! PACs have to go! It is amazing to me the amount of money wastefully spent by these guys--both Democrat and TPGOP. I keep thinking how many of the people in poverty could be helped with the amounts spent on campaigns. How many children could be fed, clothed, educated, jobs created, and other stuff. We could even use some of it to improve our infrastructure! We need to wake up and look at our priorities!
"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt Kelly
OK, and meanwhile Obama said he would not use lobbyists in his admin, how long did that hold up.
nurse,
Totally agree. It is such a waste of money.
What does this spending buy ? The proponents say this is getting the exchange of ideas out in the public sphere. It is free speech, advocacy at work in our political process.
It is free speech but the cost of negative attack ads, distortion of a candidates policy is is not worth the price we all pay as citizens to sort the facts from the propaganda.
nurse---you quote "we have met the enemy and he is us" is especially appropriate to this topic. Sadly, politicians have learned that the truth doesn't matter, what works is flooding the airwaves and mail boxes with negative ads that perpetuate myths and get their candidates elected. And that is from the electorate that even bothers to show up.
The just want you to believe everything they say because they said it. The truth? That just gets in the way. Spend, spin and repeat. It seems to work for most...
I agree with Nurse, NorthstarDFL and Steeler Fan wholeheartedly. Politicians as been reluctant to make stands because if they don't accomplish their goals they look bad. If they change their minds later about a subject, they are said to flip-flop on issues (and all are guilty of this). In turn, they simply tell us why the other choice would be detrimental to the people and the nation. Pathetic.
Then comes the people who are dyed-in-the-wool party supporters. They will support a person from a particular party simply because they have a "D" or "R" by their name. They think they are helping their cause but they are actually perpetuating the problems we see everyday in D.C. by electing unworthy people who make matters worse.
Don't blame Citizens United. Put the blame where it belongs: with the five conservative Justices of the Supreme Court.
...but...but...but...I thought all the Democratic operations were run but big, bad, mean, evil, nasty George Soros?
Oh, yeah...that article was a lot of fun. Thank you to the
bunch of clownsesteemed justices who ruled on Citizens United.Da Noid,
Here are some of MY Super Pac fun facts:
Things that are Super: Super Bowl, super sized drinks, super sunsets/sunrises, Superman.
Things I like to Pac(k): Suitcases for vacation, lunches for hubby, picnics
Too bad SCOTUS didn't look at Super Pacs that way.
Facts are just too sturbon, Did l not hear the wingnuts yell that our POTUS was in the death grip of Wall street, Big business and Goldmansatch. How come the big money finds its way to the GOPers candidates and the Karl Roves of this world? Go Mr. President make them pay their fair share. BTW, If the GOPers win, they will balance the budget at the backs of the middle class and let the 1% centers off the hook.
The very "Crazy Conservative" Supreme Court Justices created these "Super PAC'S Of Economic/Political Crap." Read, and research the decisions that these "Conservative Justices" made America! WOW! The "Conservative Justices" were bought by the rich, and very poltically powerful. Research who the biggest Super PAC donors are! WOW! This is "Economically Evil," and the "Polluting of American Poiitics! Their reasoning for the Super PAC's is WEAK! Our representatives need to get the message very quickly America! These Super PAC's have got too go!!
Hey FR Crew, MSNBC, ABC, FOX etc...I have this image in my head of Uriah Heep (that be you guys) wringing your hands and drooling over the $$$$ you're going to make this election season. Time to ask for a big raise, no?
What the Dems need to understand is that SuperPAC money is a campaign opportunity--the buying of America (yes, Feisty Redhead is absolutely right) is an issue that will resonate with every American. No one wants to think that their vote has been bought. The message to American voters should be: Don't be swayed by Super PAC ads.
Unfortunately, these are the same Americans who are swayed by some jackwagon singing Pants On The Ground!
As much as I despise the Citizens United decision, I am also amazed at how uninformed our electorate is. The fact that some group labeled "Apple Pie" or "American Big Daddy" tells you Obama is really a Muslim or that Romney is really a liberal is such a pathetic excuse to vote for anybody. Again, European and other countries are shaking their head at us. It makes us look stupid when reporters state that Romney is going to win because his SuperPAC is a bigger mother---ker than Newt's SuperPAC. It's almost like a fight announcer stating, "Well, Romney has the better kidney punches from his SuperPAC so he is sure to win. If only Newt had a razor in his shorts... " We are turning into "Idjyut Galoots" in the words of Yosemite Sam.
Oh! There are facts here all right! NONE of them are fun though! Let us look at of what is NOT fun. "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell" ordering the destruction of an American President. The "Bonehead Birther's" still "Spewing" that the President is NOT an American Citizen. WOW! The "Hoodlum's On The Hill" voted to destroy Social Security, and giving huge tax payer subsidies to "Big Oil." Now these are NOT "Fun Facts." They are however "Freaky Facts!"
but insider trading seems to be OK..... some GOP/TP can't be helped. They never got an education and have therefore never been able to think analytically. You have to let those folks go. They are toxic to everyone and everything. You can't blame a dog for barking.
Here's the message: Top Wall Street moguls and the top 1% of the U.S. are trying to buy this election!! Once the American electorate gets this message--and that's the hard part, making sure they somehow "get it"--President Obama defeats Romney in a landslide. And if the electorate "get it" before the Repub convention, Tea baggers will form a third party run and the landslide is even bigger.
Of course, it spent $9 million in Florida, $2.5 million in South Carolina, and $2.7 million in Iowa. For those counting at home, that’s $14.2 million spent on just TV and radio ads and doesn’t include keeping the lights on and paying salaries.
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Keeping what lights on? These jokers are running this crap out of their houses....whichever of the 15 they have to choose from.
Here are some facts to why Democrats need to be in office.
Real GDP growth between 1949 and 2011 was 4.43% under Democratic presidents, while the average growth rate has been 2.43% under Republicans.
Democratic presidents since 1980 have grown the debt only 77% vs Republicans growing it 336%.
The economics speaks for itself. Republicans are purely a dog and pony show. They tell you Democrats spend more but behind your back they end up spending 250% more.....
What does this mean?? The average Republican supporter is either ignorant or part of the BS machine. Either way they lack any sort of real intelligence and/or ethics.
Outsider, unfortunately there are so many Republican voters by me (NJ) who are sick to death of this Tea Party foolishness and birther nonsense but still vote Republican anyway because they are holding onto the "party of smaller government" argument. The problem is that has not been true in a very long time. Ron Paul is for smaller government and was essentially the founder of the Tea Party when it stood for small government, before it became the place for all things wacky and Christian. He now gets booed at TP run debates because he has the audacity to say that our enemies in the Middle East are hostile because we won't leave their backyard. I'm not saying I agree with Paul's policies, but if you are truly a small government, conservative libertarian as all TPers claim to be, then I don't see how you can support anybody but Ron Paul. He is what they all claim to be but don't actually want to be.
Isn't someone who votes Democratic OR Republican by definition either an idiot or insane, since they keep expecting things to turn out differently? Things didn't improve under George W Bush after Clinton, and they haven't improved under Obama after GWB.
Try to vote for the lesser of two evils, and guess what you get? Evil!
Anyone who can actually realistically and accurately label themselves as a liberal or a conservative is irrational. What we need is ethical pragmatism, not political doctrine and ideology, to dig this country out of the hole that Democrats and Republicans have dug for it.
It is troubling that if the figures are correct, Romney's PAC has $10 million on hand, while Obama's has only $5 million. SEIU and Speilberg cannot alone fund Obama's campaign, let alone all the other Democratic races across the nation. We've noted Romney's PAC, but not the Kochs' or Rove's PACs which will be used to fund all the other GOP races. The Kochs are spending $100 million in Wisconsin alone to save Scott Walker's sorry ass. There is no factual basis for the GOP fund raising talking point that Obama will raise $1 billion or that the unions combined can contribute $1 billion. That is just the Democratic estimate of what it will take to stay even with the GOP - and that appears low if the PACs are willing to spend $100 million in one state for one race, and Romney spent $16 million for a two week campaign in Florida. You have to stop and ask, why are the very rich so free with their cash? Is it patriotism or is it their way of life they want to protect?
I was *so* happy to FINALLY watch someone on this channel hold the Republican's feet to the fire. BRAVO to Rev. Al Sharpton!!!!! Rev. Sharpton did not get involved in the discussion until he was invited in and once the SuperPac head realized that he couldn't refute anything that Rev. Sharpton was saying it became the "msnbc is race-bating" charge. He was stumped. FINALLY -- woohoo!!!!
You guys act like all Super PACs are Conservative. On top of the $125M that Obama has already raised, liberal Super PACs have raised another $12M. That doesn't count the $1M that the AFSCME union has already spent in negative attack ads against Romney in Florida. Guess they didn't want to miss out. Compare that to the $56.5M that Romney has raised and $12.2M on Super PACs that support Romney and he has had to spend that on winning a primary. Obama has not had to spend anything on primaries.
Let us remember the gross amounts of money raised does not indicate the individual vote even if the money was just handed to a voter. (it is not I am sure) Super PACs skews the numbers. I plan to watch alot of videos this election season.
Who exactly is Romney concerned about? His SuperPAC contributors of course.....Here's a list and how they got so rich. I've already cancelled my Direct TV account, my PayPal account, and gotten out of Blackstone Investments, and I won't use Great Dane trucking anymore. I'm shifting my business to something more democratic. I challenge you all to do the same. Don't bother occupying Wall Street, just cut their incomes, and raise their taxes.....
Romney PAC money
Sean Wheeler –Pure Hypnosis Anti smoking and Weight Loss products
Clarium Capital Management – Pay Pal online payment system
Smiley Media – Austin, Texas – internet advertising firm
Elliott Management Hedge Fund- hedge fund and Paul E. Singer Foundation
Tiger Management – hedge fund
Renaissance Technologies- Renaissance fund/ Medallion fund/ Nova fund
Oxbow Carbon – petroleum coke products and Great Lakes Carbon fund
MBF Healthcare Partners- MBF and New Mainstream Capital and Emindful, Inc.
Rooney Holdings – Building and Construction management firm
Melaleuca Inc –Melaleuca creams and face products
Bain Capital- Staples stores, Double Click internet services, Minute Clinic stores
Shumway Capital Investments-hedge fund
Perry Homes-Houston- Texas home builder
Avista Capital- energy and health care fund
Huntsman Industries – Styrofoam containers- McDonalds/Burger King
Andreessen Horowitz, LLC- funds
Winthrop Realty Trust- real estate investment trust FUR on NYSE
Acton Industrial Park – Chatsworth CA- real estate
Patriot Transp. Holdings, Inc.-Patriot/ Florida Rock and Tank/ FRP trucking lines
Matrix Management- long distance services, pre-paid calling cards, pre-paid wireless
Black Equities- California commercial property managers
James River Steel, Inc- corrugated steel and fiberglass panels for roofing/ siding/ decking
Citadel LLC- Citadel, Kensington, and Wellington funds
Monitor Clipper Partners-Global Business Network (GBN) Doblin Inc., investment funds
Chaparal Investments- rental properties in MA and VA
American Industrial Partners-superconductor wire, microchips
TPG Capital L.P.- fund
Silberrad, Inc- financial services
Colony Capital- private equity real estate fund
Acosta Sales and Marketing- retail marketing solutions
Codina Partners, LLC- Real estate management Miami- immigration services corporation
Sutter Hill Ventures- fund investors
Crow Holdings-fund investors and operators of WealthTouch investments
EMC Corporation-Symmetrix memory boards and computer storage equipment
Tudor Investment Corp.- venture capital fund investors
Trident Capital- industrial property management
Goldman Sachs- global investment banking and securities
Furallon Capital- investment firm CA
KKR- private equity firm formerly Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts
Bassoe Offshore- offshore drilling rigs
Fireman Capital Partners- private equity investors
The Suburban Collection- Auto dealerships Michigan and Florida
Flaum Mgmt. Company, Inc.- commercial real estate development Northeast US
Haebler Capital- venture capital firm CT
Canyon Partners, LLC- hedge fund investing in bank debt and distressed securities
Latham and Watkins LLP-law firm-average salaries $160,000 +
Michael Gearon – lawyer and owner Atlanta Hawks
Geier Group LLC- Advertising firm
Jim Goss – Tampa Real Estate developer
Blue Ridge Capital- Atlanta based fund investor
American Energy Operations Inc- oil and natural gas producer
The Heavener Group- condo and rental property manager FL
User-Friendly Phone Book LLC- phone books and on line media site
FTI Consulting- global accounting firm
Johnson Foundation- owner of Compuware computer services
Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices- attorneys
Fort Ashford Holdings, LLC- investment capital fund CA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisor-investors in pipeline and oil drilling operations
TechFund- investment fund
SBK Capital, LLC- investment firm Atlanta GA
Autocam Corporation- autoparts mfr. Grand Rapids MI
New Mountain Capital- equity investment fund
Oxbow Corp.- owned by Koch Bros. petrochemicals and coal products for aluminum mfr
CC Industries- Great Dane trucking
TA Associates, Inc. – private equity firm Boston
Yorktown Partners, LLC- private equity firm specializing in energy industry
Lewis & Associates-
Independent Capital Partners- investment firm
Manchester Financial Group- hotel and property management CA
Semiconductor Technology Executive- transistors and semicondcutors
Patron Spirits Company-Mexican tequila manufacturer
The Blackstone Group-leveraged buyouts and investments
MCP-
Axiom International Investor-private equity firm CT
Montna Farms-rice grower and dryer CA
Moody Rambin Interests, Inc-Houston commercial real estate
Mugar Enterprises- Star Markets Boston
Murphy Oil Corporation- oil and natural gas. WALLMART gas islands.
GCP Capital Partners LLC-investment fund
ThermoWorks- Food thermometers
Shotgun Creek Investments LLC- Medina, WA (no address available- no information)
Willis Group Holdings- insurance broker London, England
PRG- concert touring events
Townsquare Media- CT company owner of media outlets in mid size markets
Conoco Phillips Company- third largest oil company and fifth largest refiner
Vornado Realty Trust- real estate NY- president has 50 million dollar salary
Apollo Management-investment firm NY
Merrill Lynch-Bank of America- banking investment firm
Augusta Columbia Capital-investment firm of former Citigroup/Blackstone employees
Amgen Inc.-pharmaceutical company (Epogen and Neupogen)
Center for Sight-Lasik Surgery clinics SW Florida
Tailwind Capital-investment firm
Clarkson Investment Services- investment banking services London, Eng.
WSJ Properties- property management firm Palo Alto CA
Soave Enterprises-real estate, liquor distrib, auto dealerships, Detroit MI
Stearns Lending, Inc- CA mortgage lender accused of unfair lending practices
Sudberry Properties- San Diego real estate development company
Sudler Management Corp-commercial real estate developer
Arvest Bank-Kansas City banking co.
Parkman Whaling LLC-investment banker to oil, gas energy sector
DirectTV- satellite TV supplier
Accutech-datacom distributor to voice and data contractors
Toyota of Orange- Orange County CA car dealership
Equity Group Investments, LLC- commercial real estate manager, Ft Wayne IN
Sean Wheeler –Pure Hypnosis Anti smoking and Weight Loss products
Clarium Capital Management – Pay Pal online payment system
Smiley Media – Austin, Texas – internet advertising firm
Elliott Management Hedge Fund- hedge fund and Paul E. Singer Foundation
Tiger Management – hedge fund
Renaissance Technologies- Renaissance fund/ Medallion fund/ Nova fund
Oxbow Carbon – petroleum coke products and Great Lakes Carbon fund
MBF Healthcare Partners- MBF and New Mainstream Capital and Emindful, Inc.
Rooney Holdings – Building and Construction management firm
Melaleuca Inc –Melaleuca creams and face products
Bain Capital- Staples stores, Double Click internet services, Minute Clinic stores
Shumway Capital Investments-hedge fund
Perry Homes-Houston- Texas home builder
Avista Capital- energy and health care fund
Huntsman Industries – Styrofoam containers- McDonalds/Burger King
Andreessen Horowitz, LLC- funds
Winthrop Realty Trust- real estate investment trust FUR on NYSE
Acton Industrial Park – Chatsworth CA- real estate
Patriot Transp. Holdings, Inc.-Patriot/ Florida Rock and Tank/ FRP trucking lines
Matrix Management- long distance services, pre-paid calling cards, pre-paid wireless
Black Equities- California commercial property managers
James River Steel, Inc- corrugated steel and fiberglass panels for roofing/ siding/ decking
Citadel LLC- Citadel, Kensington, and Wellington funds
Monitor Clipper Partners-Global Business Network (GBN) Doblin Inc., investment funds
Chaparal Investments- rental properties in MA and VA
American Industrial Partners-superconductor wire, microchips
TPG Capital L.P.- fund
Silberrad, Inc- financial services
Colony Capital- private equity real estate fund
Acosta Sales and Marketing- retail marketing solutions
Codina Partners, LLC- Real estate management Miami- immigration services corporation
Sutter Hill Ventures- fund investors
Crow Holdings-fund investors and operators of WealthTouch investments
EMC Corporation-Symmetrix memory boards and computer storage equipment
Tudor Investment Corp.- venture capital fund investors
Trident Capital- industrial property management
Goldman Sachs- global investment banking and securities
Furallon Capital- investment firm CA
KKR- private equity firm formerly Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts
Bassoe Offshore- offshore drilling rigs
Fireman Capital Partners- private equity investors
The Suburban Collection- Auto dealerships Michigan and Florida
Flaum Mgmt. Company, Inc.- commercial real estate development Northeast US
Haebler Capital- venture capital firm CT
Canyon Partners, LLC- hedge fund investing in bank debt and distressed securities
Latham and Watkins LLP-law firm-average salaries $160,000 +
Michael Gearon – lawyer and owner Atlanta Hawks
Geier Group LLC- Advertising firm
Jim Goss – Tampa Real Estate developer
Blue Ridge Capital- Atlanta based fund investor
American Energy Operations Inc- oil and natural gas producer
The Heavener Group- condo and rental property manager FL
User-Friendly Phone Book LLC- phone books and on line media site
FTI Consulting- global accounting firm
Johnson Foundation- owner of Compuware computer services
Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices- attorneys
Fort Ashford Holdings, LLC- investment capital fund CA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisor-investors in pipeline and oil drilling operations
TechFund- investment fund
SBK Capital, LLC- investment firm Atlanta GA
Autocam Corporation- autoparts mfr. Grand Rapids MI
New Mountain Capital- equity investment fund
Oxbow Corp.- owned by Koch Bros. petrochemicals and coal products for aluminum mfr
CC Industries- Great Dane trucking
TA Associates, Inc. – private equity firm Boston
Yorktown Partners, LLC- private equity firm specializing in energy industry
Lewis & Associates-
Independent Capital Partners- investment firm
Manchester Financial Group- hotel and property management CA
Semiconductor Technology Executive- transistors and semicondcutors
Patron Spirits Company-Mexican tequila manufacturer
The Blackstone Group-leveraged buyouts and investments
MCP-
Axiom International Investor-private equity firm CT
Montna Farms-rice grower and dryer CA
Moody Rambin Interests, Inc-Houston commercial real estate
Mugar Enterprises- Star Markets Boston
Murphy Oil Corporation- oil and natural gas. WALLMART gas islands.
GCP Capital Partners LLC-investment fund
ThermoWorks- Food thermometers
Shotgun Creek Investments LLC- Medina, WA (no address available- no information)
Willis Group Holdings- insurance broker London, England
PRG- concert touring events
Townsquare Media- CT company owner of media outlets in mid size markets
Conoco Phillips Company- third largest oil company and fifth largest refiner
Vornado Realty Trust- real estate NY- president has 50 million dollar salary
Apollo Management-investment firm NY
Merrill Lynch-Bank of America- banking investment firm
Augusta Columbia Capital-investment firm of former Citigroup/Blackstone employees
Amgen Inc.-pharmaceutical company (Epogen and Neupogen)
Center for Sight-Lasik Surgery clinics SW Florida
Tailwind Capital-investment firm
Clarkson Investment Services- investment banking services London, Eng.
WSJ Properties- property management firm Palo Alto CA
Soave Enterprises-real estate, liquor distrib, auto dealerships, Detroit MI
Stearns Lending, Inc- CA mortgage lender accused of unfair lending practices
Sudberry Properties- San Diego real estate development company
Sudler Management Corp-commercial real estate developer
Arvest Bank-Kansas City banking co.
Parkman Whaling LLC-investment banker to oil, gas energy sector
DirectTV- satellite TV supplier
Accutech-datacom distributor to voice and data contractors
Toyota of Orange- Orange County CA car dealership
Equity Group Investments, LLC- commercial real estate manager, Ft Wayne IN
94% of candidates win among those who raise the most money. Sounds to me like money buys elections.
One big reason this country is in the crapper is terrible leadership from both parties; if you want better leadership, end money-raising as a candidate's primary qualification to office.
Fund all elections through public financing, and get rid of private financing entirely.
No matter what the deranged Supreme Court says, spending money is not speech any more than me farting in someone's face is speech. All campaign donations are is legalized bribes.