WP: O'Malley backer has supportered Clinton, McCain and palled around with Palin.

[Skwmom]

Coale likes to help his friends. He has an eclectic set of them, both inside politics and out, some of whom he met through his wife, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren.

Since the mid-1990s, according to campaign finance records, Coale has donated more than $750,000 to political candidates and committees, most of them Democratic. But he has also palled around with Republican Sarah Palin.

Coale supported his friend John McCain, a Republican, in the 2008 presidential election. But during the primaries, he was a major booster of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom he also considers a friend.

Coale was close enough to the Clintons that he spent at least part of the day of the crucial 2008 New Hampshire primary with them in their hotel suite. Siding with O’Malley this time — when Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic favorite — was a calculation based on personal ties.

Through the years, O’Malley has received more than $77,000 in donations from Coale, including in-kind contributions, as well as a $500,000 loan at the last make-or-break juncture of his political career.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-along-for-the-ride-with-martin-omalley/2015/04/12/fc70b548-d3ad-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html

[FSogol]

1. Ah, yes, the evil trial lawyer who made Union Carbide pay for Bophal, India.

A guy who has donated $750k to the Democratic Party.

Remind me which political party hates lawyers who punish corporations?

You are so transparent.

[stevenleser]

8. The lie, smear and innuendo crowd is really after O'Malley today. Whew!

Again, welcome to the club. It's not fun to be a member, but it's a club nonetheless.

[wendylaroux]

2. just a horrible club isn't it?

like sport to the rich,while everyone else just mills around,

picking the side they will root for.

Go Bernie.

[questionseverything]

3. i have said since beginning that omalley was just in this to split the anti hc vote

now it turns out omalley's big backer was also a big hc backer

<winkwink>

[Dawson Leery]

4. He made Union Carbide pay for their destruction of Bhopol, India.

[elleng]

5. and you've been wrong since the beginning.

[questionseverything]

13. funny part is i want to be wrong

on paper, omalley should be someone i like as a future democratic leader

you have worked tirelessly for omalley and i respect that

but this connection in op just doesn't pass the smell test for me...the guy supports clinton, then mccain ,then omalley

omalley's money mostly comes from large donors too

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from that open secrets link you gave me....

Source of Funds

legend
legend Individual Contributions
- Small Individual Contributions
- Large Individual Contributions $3,184,397
$226,725 (7%)
$2,957,672 (90%) (97%)
legend PAC Contributions $50,172 (2%)
legend Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
legend Federal Funds $0 (0%)
legend Other $55,156 (2%)

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[elleng]

14. O'Malley's biggest backer is Total Wine, a Bethesda, MD based beer and wine distributor.

Too big for you???

[questionseverything]

15. nono ...i stand in favor with wine!!!

it is the 90% big donors to 7% small donors that bothers me

seriously doesn't it bother you at all this rich guy jumping around from mccain to omalley?

kinda looks like the 1% buys both sides

[FSogol]

6. Still wrong. Thanks for playing.

That lawyer isn't O'Malley's big backer. He's given O'Malley $77k over the last 3 campaigns (2 for gov and this presidential run.) O'Malley's biggest backer is Total Wine, a Bethesda, MD based beer and wine distributor.

[stevenleser]

9. Careful with giving out too much information.

Next thing you know, certain folks will accuse your guy of being in the pockets of those who are trying to get folks addicted to a dangerous substance.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. You rock!

[JustAnotherGen]

11. OP must think

We are stupid and don't know this information.

Tee hee - the Wine Cartels must be destroyed!

[Vattel]

7. Nothing to see here.

[AtomicKitten]

12. Clinton->McCain->O'Malley.

That's a dodgy connection.

[elleng]

16. and its no connection AT ALL.

[AtomicKitten]

17. I'm more bothered by the guy not supporting Obama.

He supported Hillary in '08 and then went on to support McCain. Yikes. That's not good.

[elleng]

18. What's this 'went on to support McCain?'

Where'd that come from?

[AtomicKitten]

20. from your link

Coale supported his friend John McCain, a Republican, in the 2008 presidential election. But during the primaries, he was a major booster of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom he also considers a friend.

[elleng]

21. COALE supported, not Governor O'Malley!

Who CARES???

[AtomicKitten]

22. I'm talking about THE GUY, not O'Malley.

[Le Taz Hot]

19. He's a good little party boy.

He'll endorse her after New Hampshire.