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Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:06:56 AM

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http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html

"According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination months ago, has received more than four times McCain's haul."

Interesting, no?

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:09:35 AM

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Since they're overseas, I wonder whether their donations qualify as 'foreign'

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:10:32 AM

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Ohhhh just wait, the spin will be here soon enough. Perhaps they will say "See Obama is taking money for overseas"

Dam KS you beat me to the punch. I gotta learn to type faster

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:13:39 AM

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:14:40 AM

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But but but,......

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:18:12 AM

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Why do the troops hate the troops!?!

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:18:13 AM

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Interesting article.
The numbers are still small, and don't include the July figures... where I am sure there will be a closing of that gap. I would even suggest that over the next couple of months, McCain will probably be receiving more money from military service members. It also doesn't give a definition of deployed abroad.

It will be something interesting to keep an eye on.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:18:50 AM

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Frankly, this study has as much meaning in terms of predicting this election than
the current polls ie zero! These "studies" and polls provide a good livig to the employees of
these companies, and fill up the space between commercials for the networks but not much else.
Look back on the polls of just six months ago regarding "what americans are most concerned about";
"Hillary vs who?" "Iraq", "Illegal Immigration", etc etc.... and now it's a "fading" $4.00 gas. This will
change too!
This election is going to be decided in the voting booth in November when the curtain closes and
people think in private about who they would want in the most powerful office in the world, a man (or woman,
don't count Hillary out yet) in whom they would entrust the future of their families. There won't be
rock groups bringing in the throngs, or lapel pin wearing guides to show the way...only our individual
intellect.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:21:17 AM

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quote:

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Since they're overseas, I wonder whether their donations qualify as 'foreign' ?

Go to the FEC website and read the rules on what is and is not a foreign donation.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 9:25:36 AM

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quote:

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Since they're overseas, I wonder whether their donations qualify as 'foreign' ?

Careful Kittin,you know how some feel about the opinion's of "forriners" when it comes to the troops...

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 10:53:44 AM

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You're all terribly unpatriotic. How can you imply that the troops support Obama? Traitors! Anyway... time will tell, but I'm hoping they, too, have the audacity of hope.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 10:56:19 AM

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You're all terribly unpatriotic. How can you imply that the troops support Obama? Traitors! Anyway... time will tell, but I'm hoping they, too, have the audacity of hope.

Isn't this the same sort of thing you were accusing somebody else of yesterday?

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 10:59:09 AM

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You're all terribly unpatriotic. How can you imply that the troops support Obama? Traitors! Anyway... time will tell, but I'm hoping they, too, have the audacity of hope.

What has patriotism to do with whom US service men and women support politically? They have the same right to make the same mistake as anyone else believing in Obama.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:00:14 AM

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Strange,one would think they would rather not be there.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:05:45 AM

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For a few people out there, not supporting a neo-con, Republican agenda is akin to being unpatriotic and a traitor to God and country. Where have you been the past eight years?

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:07:55 AM

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For a few people out there, not supporting a neo-con, Republican agenda is akin to being unpatriotic and a traitor to God and country. Where have you been the past eight years?

And those few people are just as wrong and just as misinformed as people who believe Obama is the solution.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:10:04 AM

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Strange,one would think they would rather not be there.

Remember those "deployed overseas" includes folks in Germany, Guam, Korea, etc... Not just those in the conflict theatres.

It is still way to early to make any claims about support or anything like that from the military, as was pointed out in the article originally posted.

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:18:43 AM

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And those few people are just as wrong and just as misinformed as people who believe Obama is the solution.

Once again, you try to elevate your opinion as fact: what you believe is not necessarily what is - especially when it concerns other people

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:26:49 AM

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You're all terribly unpatriotic. How can you imply that the troops support Obama? Traitors! Anyway... time will tell, but I'm hoping they, too, have the audacity of hope.

"The audacity of hope."
Kittin, that's funny.
Sounds like Clinton's, "building a bridge to the 21st century."
How's that "bridge" comming?
Did he actually build it?
Was it built in Minneapolis?
"The audacity of hope" is fine..... if you're "hoping" for the same things that Obama is.
But, if you're hoping for things like a govt. that enforces our immigration laws and borders or any of our laws you'll probably be "S.O.L."
If you're "hoping" that your govt. has a humble foreign policy,.....yup, S.O.L. with Obama again, he'll get us involved in the problems of even more foreign countries!
If you're "hoping" that our govt. will get out of the "foreign aid business" you'll really be S.O.L., Obama wants to "double foreign aid!"
If you're "hoping" that our govt. will balance the budget and stop spending so much of *our money*...S.O.L. again, Obama has a $1.4 Trillion Tax Increase in his back pocket should he be elected!
If you're "hoping" for a return to representative and responsive govt. S.O.L. again,...if Obama gets in we'll have a Global Socialist govt. that's "responsive" to places like "Darfur" and Obama will be calling us,....."World Citizens."
Not "American Citizens", ...."World Citizens."
"The audacity of hope" indeed!

I don't like Republicans but I like Democrats even less!
And Global Socialists like Obama I despise!

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RE: Troops give 6 times as much money to Obama - 8/14/2008 11:30:33 AM

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Each to their own - nearly everyone I know will take pretty much anything over another four years of Bushism.

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