McCrap needs to be careful what stories he pushes out to the press....MBNA

[1corona4u]

It turns out that MBNA surpassed Bush's largest contributor, Enron, in 2004. I guess we know they really are a republican driven company, and that they have been known as a republican support base...



"WASHINGTON, March 11, 2004 — A small number of donations by employees of the credit card giant MBNA Corp. last month was enough to unseat Enron as President George W. Bush's top career donor.

The Delaware-based company has given Bush $605,041 over his career, while Enron ($602,625) slipped to second, according to a recent supplement to "The Buying of the President 2004," a book by the Center for Public Integrity detailing the financial interests behind each presidential candidate."


"The Center's study found that investment companies continue to make staggering donations to Bush, driven by so-called bundlers. Nine of Bush's largest ten donors during October 2003 through January 2004 were financial services companies. All of Bush's ten largest donors from October through January are linked to bundlers who have pledged to donate $100,000 to $250,000 as part of the president's Pioneer and Ranger Programs."

http://projects.publicintegrity.org/bop2004/report.aspx?aid=220



And, as far as the Hunter Biden issue goes, according to Sourcewatch, in FIVE YEARS, Joe Biden got a whopping $147,000 from MBNA EMPLOYEES,(probably many, many employees) and Hunter-- a $100,000 yearly retainer for Internet and Privacy laws...kind of a necessity these days;

James Ridgeway wrote in the December 13, 2005, Village Voice:

"....Delaware senator Joe Biden's son, R. Hunter Biden, provides another example: In 2003, The New York Times reported, he joined MBNA America Bank, the huge credit card empire, as a management trainee after graduating from Yale Law School. He moved up the ladder, becoming executive vice president, and now is a partner of Oldaker, Biden & Belair, a D.C. lawyer-lobbyist shop. In that capacity during 2003, he got a $100,000 annual retainer from MBNA to advise the company on 'the Internet and privacy law.'

"As it turns out, MBNA is Senator Biden's biggest contributor. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Biden raised $147,700 from MBNA employees from 1999 to 2004. MBNA's ties to the Bidens might seem ironic since the firm is usually viewed as a big Republican campaign fundraiser and was George W. Bush's sixth-largest contributor during last year's presidential campaign, with a total of $356,350...."

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=R._Hunter_Biden


Note; according to them,(bullshit articles pushed out today) Hunter didn't start with MBNA until 2003, they reported 2001, in the current bullshit that's posted on the net. No doubt embellished to TRY and tarnish Joe, and the Obama campaign.


Yeah, go ahead McCrap, open this can of worms....

[SoCalDem]

1. But unless the media drives the story and repeats it over and over

and over and over.. it just goes away:(

[1corona4u]

2. True, and we all know the media is controlled my

right wingers....fuckers.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Isn't it sad that something

has to be repeated over and over again before a "conservative" gets it. Like "you are either with us or against us." The gop operatives do a great job of making it as simple as possible for the lemmings, regardless of the veracity.

I apologize to lurkers for using a four syllable word, but then again you are proud of your ignorance and are quite content not knowing what I'm talking about.

[SoCalDem]

6. Golllleee.. Vera City.. ain't that down the road from Pineville?

:rofl:

[grannie4peace]

4. i think we help things move when we keep bumping them up the line

they watch the internet a lot now!!!!!

[Lost4words]

5. thats why many call him MBNA Joe, no?

8643

[1corona4u]

7. Because of $147,000? In five years?

Kind of trite, don't ya think? They're a key company/employer in his state. I'd expect some contributions. But then I'm pretty level headed...

[Lost4words]

8. Its not the Trite $147,000. Keep your head level!

And many DO refer to him as MBNA Joe, have you never heard it befor? I guess I am glad Blackwater isnt in his State.

Dont tase me dude, I plan to vote for O & B!

[1corona4u]

9. Just because that's what detractors call him,

doesn't mean it's a fact or true.

To quote Joe; "you're entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts".



I am well aware of every name Joe has been called.

[nolabels]

11. Speaking of states, the data about Joe's kind of makes my jaw drop

Like in live in California and we have a few cities and even more counties with larger population and everything else than compared to Delaware. All the statistics are kind of amazing too. The only thing i can figure out it is good because of the idea that no news is good news when it's about the VP's home state

[jillan]

10. Kicking!

[Stop Cornyn]

12. But Bush/McCain't never even pretended to favor the middle class over the consumer debt industry...

[gateley]

13. We can always interpret (read: change) the facts to support our

agenda. Like being in high school debate class.

My frustration is, why do THEIR misrepresentations stick, ours seem inconsequential by comparison?