Open secrets top organization Contributions: All Federal Contributions. A very interesting list. The top 20 most are labor unions all giving to Democrats. Very handy list to know for countering such things as, Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. Koch Bros. when seen in comments and articles and conversation and so on. Koch brothers rings in at number 36. But that is on the list or organizations, not individuals.
http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/toporgs.php
Who are the people who contribute independently? That is what I want to know. What do they look like. How can I recognize them. How can I know should by chance I run into one. You never know. You could meet one shopping, perhaps flying around. If you fly first class, they could be sitting right there next to you. These lists tell you who and how much, as far as they know, but they all fail to show you what they look like. It took for e-v-e-r to look up their photos. And some of them manage to stay very well hidden.
http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topindivs.php
Goodness, there is a lot of money out there being thrown around. I knew that already by the Democrat Convention being hosted in Denver. Most the activity was right here outside. The whole place overrun. I mentioned before at another place in that remote time continuous helicopter traffic directly overhead back and forth for days on end. Steady streams of limousines outside. Lines of limousines all over the place. An obnoxious ostentatious display of wealth. And I must mention, every single person I met was completely charming and nice to me directly. Graceful to me personally. I went clomping around with my shirt off and with my little camera before I had a Nikon, and every single person I met was beautiful without exception. And I mean it. There were disruptions, but I was not a party to any of those things. That was not my experience. Michelle Malkin had difficulty when recognized by a mean-spirited radio personality, and I was there in that crowd, but that was not my immediate experience. From my point of view the whole thing was fun, and it was nothing if not all about money. Lots and lots of money. Even Code Pink who dropped her pink toy battery-powered loud speaker that smashed open and spilled batteries right in front of me had me cracking up laughing at the silliness of it. I was there at the Mint levitation. I had to see that. Fail.
I knew it was too heavy, what with all those coins inside.
The list of organization contributors goes to 50. But the list of individuals goes to 100. I searched photos only for top 50 of those because I got tired of looking, and my browser history filled up, and the whole project a bit out of hand, and the amounts donated got smaller to under half a million. eh, still probably worth looking up their photos.
These people don't mess around. Generally they donate 100% one way or another. There are only a few that donate to both parties.
1) Tom Steyer 20, 451,300
Founder Farallon Capital Management manages 20 billion in capital for institution, primarily college endowments, and wealthy individuals
co-founder of OneCalifornia Bank -- Oakland-based community development bank
created TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy at Stanford University
partner and member of Executive Committee at Hellman & Friedman, a S.F. private equity firm
Disposed his carbon-polluting investments in 20012. Made tens of million from developing Australian Maules Creek coal mine.
Created TomKat Ranch, Pescadero, CA that underwrites healthy food programs and co-produces independent films
Helped found OneRoof to bring technology to rural India. Opened computer centers to connect poor residents of india with information revolution.
2) Michael Bloomberg 9,495,798
Founder 88% owner Bloomberg L.P. global financial data and media company.
3) Fred Eychaner $5,803,200
Chairman of Newsweb Corporation
4) Paul Singer $5,101,349
Founder and CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation and The Paul E. Singer Foundation.
5) Richard Uihlein $4,326,950
Uihlein worked in international sales for General Binding Corp, a company founded by his father, until 1980. That year, Uihlein and his wife founded Uline
45 more to go.
