I could not get into your second article, but I don’t feel that ABC leans progressive.
Let’s face it for the last 6 years all US cable and network news programs were simply
mouthing the talking points of the Bush administration. They were all guilty of trying to be
Fox wannabes. That’s why I have been tuning to Canadian stations, newspaper, BBC or
reading the progressive blogs to wade thru the spin.
Secondly, the other link from the comments section, this poster makes my point for me.
Right wing sites are linking to this to suggest that Obama was in the pocket of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because he is the second highest recipient of donations on the list of Senators and Congressman.
This is an absurd assertion on so many levels. Seeing as how his presidential campaign has raised more money from everywhere than any other in history makes a comparison of his figures to lawmakers raising money for a House or Senate race on its face ludicrous.
And notice how 95% of his contributions came from INDIVIDUALS that work at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These are not the policy makers of the company. These are just employees that reflect America.
Everybody works somewhere. I happen to work for an oil company. My contributions to Obama will show up under the name of an oil company, as will my co-workers’. We support Obama’s positions because they’re good for America, regardless of whether they may or may not be good for the executives of our company.
So the contributions from individuals in a company do not mean that that company has influence over the candidate.
gaylem