Once more the adage of “Follow the money!” Taking a look at the big recipients of Fannie Mae/Feddie Mac money. This will tell you who has been bought off by these companies.
Top Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
| Name | Office | Party/State | Total |
| 1. Dodd, Christopher J | S | D-CT | $133,900 |
| 2. Kerry, John | S | D-MA | $111,000 |
| 3. Obama, Barack | S | D-IL | $105,849 |
| 4. Clinton, Hillary | S | D-NY | $75,550 |
| 5. Kanjorski, Paul E | H | D-PA | $65,500 |
| 6. Bennett, Robert F | S | R-UT | $61,499 |
| 7. Johnson, Tim | S | D-SD | $61,000 |
| 8. Conrad, Kent | S | D-ND | $58,991 |
| 9. Davis, Tom | H | R-VA | $55,499 |
| 10. Bond, Christopher S ‘Kit’ | S | R-MO | $55,400 |
| 11. Bachus, Spencer | H | R-AL | $55,300 |
| 12. Shelby, Richard C | S | R-AL | $55,000 |
| 13. Emanuel, Rahm | H | D-IL | $51,750 |
| 14. Reed, Jack | S | D-RI | $50,750 |
| 15. Carper, Tom | S | D-DE | $44,389 |
| 16. Frank, Barney | H | D-MA | $40,100 |
| 17. Maloney, Carolyn B | H | D-NY | $38,750 |
| 18. Bean, Melissa | H | D-IL | $37,249 |
| 19. Blunt, Roy | H | R-MO | $36,500 |
| 20. Pryce, Deborah | H | R-OH | $34,750 |
| 21. Miller, Gary | H | R-CA | $33,000 |
| 22. Pelosi, Nancy | H | D-CA | $32,750 |
| 23. Reynolds, Tom | H | R-NY | $32,700 |
| 24. Hoyer, Steny H | H | D-MD | $30,500 |
| 25. Hooley, Darlene | H | D-OR | $28,750 |
Includes contributions from PACs and individuals.
2008 cycle totals based on data downloaded from the
Federal Election Commission on June 30, 2008.
If these CONgress critters were ethical, they would excuse themselves from votes concerning these matters. By accepting money from Freddie/Fannie, they are no longer neutral. Their loyalties have been purchased.
The McCain campaign is not entirely neutral either. His campaign manager’s firm was paid by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae have made sure that they feathered their companies, much like Enron did. Although people want to say they are concerned for the best of the nation, with the money they accepted, their loyalties are more to the companies than to the peoples of the nations.
Free Texas!
J Murrah
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LMAO so tell me Texan how many depressions do we as a Nation have to go through before we learn that republicans cant do the math?
Thank God the Public didn’t go for any more stupid southerners. geesh One Texan is enough.
Wally,
The issue is not Southerners. “W” is a Yankee, who moved to Texas. He is NOT a native Texan. It is the Yale-educated Yankee establishment that can not do the math. In terms of how many depressions we have to go through, before people learn, the answer is not readily apparent. The US went through a depression after the annexation of Texas, another after the War Between the States (under a Yankee), another under Roosevelt, and now we are in the midst of another economic crisis. More government was not the answer then or now.