[kj] oliver / fox election spin

[GREG SLAWSON]

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?> >> > _______________________________________________> > Gathering mailing list> > Gathering at misera.net> > http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> >> > _______________________________________________> > Gathering mailing list> > Gathering at misera.net> > http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> >> > > _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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