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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

Mr. Megabank endorses Obama

Hugh McColl, the man who turned Charlotte, N.C., into a financial powerhouse, says the Democrat is the man for an economy in chaos.

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 08:58 PM

    Syphax, it's mutual

    Did you see me say anything good about John McCain? Did I even mention him? That's right. I did not. So why did you? Just dim? Caught up in the Cult of No Change? What?

    Regardless, you ought to compare lists. Tell me which candidate got more money from these companies? Tell me which candidate has fricking Goldman Sachs at the top of the list?

    OpenSecrets.org top contributors to Obama with amounts:

    Goldman Sachs $739,521

    University of California $697,506

    Harvard University $501,489

    Citigroup Inc $492,548

    Google Inc $487,355

    JPMorgan Chase & Co $475,112

    National Amusements Inc $432,169

    Microsoft Corp $429,656

    UBS AG $419,550

    Lehman Brothers $391,774

    Wilmerhale Llp $383,024

    Time Warner $375,063

    Sidley Austin LLP $370,916

    Skadden, Arps et al $360,409

    Stanford University $341,399

    Morgan Stanley $341,380

    Latham & Watkins $328,879

    Jones Day $309,960

    University of Chicago $294,237

    General Electric $290,58490,584

    You really think there is some huge difference between the clowns at the top of the tickets this year? There isn't. Obama helped Bush get his FISA, effectively gutting the 4th amendment and immunizing the Bush admin felons. And he sure as heck came running when Goldman Sachs called on this bogus (and it is bogus) bailout bill.

    Sorry, but if you believe in this guy (or the other guy for that matter), you're just none too bright.

    Next!

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