[kj] oliver / fox election spin

[Brendan]

I read that Bush got either more or a higher proportion of funds from
private individuals in a previous campaign...


>

> Both candidates got lots of corporate funding, often from the same

> source--which makes sense, since both represent the interests of

> capitalists. Obama did get a lot more from individuals, since he was able

> to convince people that he'll actually do something to help them too

> (we'll see...)> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:39:31 +1300> From:

> bq at soundgardener.co.nz> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] oliver

> / fox election spin> > I'm confused by the money behind the campaigns. I

> gather McCain decided to> go with public funding, which capped his

> campaign spend at $84M.> > Was this because he had so badly fucked up his

> previous campaign despite> all the money he had, that he couldn't count on

> people forking out more?> > Obama decided to go for the other form of

> funding, whatever that's called,> and ended up with over 3 times as much

> money.> > Where was the majority of it from, corporations / institutions

> or> individuals?> > Does it reflect more popular support for Obama in the

> public?> > I would have expected McCain to have had a much bigger

> corporate backing> and potentially a lot more money at his disposal...> >

> Confused.> > > > Palin was no doubt ill equipped for the position, but

> note this report you> > linked came from Fox News who..> >> > are

> attempting to spin the story of the election, by giving people on the> >

> "right" a scapegoat - which will make it easier for them to stomach all> >

> the> > jubilation elsewhere in the country. They would rather believe - or

> paint> > the picture - that McCain's campaign lost the election, through

> bad> > decisions and tactics (which certainly didn't help), instead of

> American's> > voting for someone who they believe in.> >> > the

> right-wingers so badly want history to view Obama's election as a> >

> mistake, a series of errors, and not social evolution, or however it may>

> > be> > perceived on the left.> >> >> >> >> >> > -----Original

> Message-----> > From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]> > On> > Behalf Of B. Oliver

> Sheppard> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:06 AM> > To: A list about

> all things Killing Joke (the band!)> > Subject: Re: [kj]

> Oliver...............> >> > The specter of President Palin forced the

> hand.> >> > It was just revealed she did not know Africa was even a

> continent. She> > thought it was a country. And John "My Fellow Prisoners"

> McCain is so> > old she could've become Pres. and had her hand on the nuke

> arsenal.> >> >> >

> http://wonkette.com/404207/sarah-palin-thought-africa-was-a-country-not-a-co>

> > ntinent> > <-- video there> >> >> > Sorry, but no. Denied. Go back to

> your arctic circle, ma'am, the US> > state that has a lower population

> than many US cities.> >> > -Oliver> >> >> > fluke fluke wrote:> >>> >> Out

> of curiosity, why did you vote for Obama?> >> >

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