AIG's Political Donations

[TheCoxwain]

Source: CNN

From From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
(CNN) — As Congress grills AIG's chief executive Wednesday, here's a look at the top ten political recipients of AIG donations for the 2008 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

The top ten recipients of AIG donations for the 2008 election cycle:
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut: $103,100
President Barack Obama: $101,332
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona: $59,499
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: $35,965
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana: $24,750
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney: $20,850
Vice President Joe Biden: $19,975
Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut: $19,750
Sen. John Sununu, R-New Hampshire: $18,500
FormerpPresidential candidate Rudy Giuliani: $13,200

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/18/aigs-political-donations/

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I am sure the Republicans are salivating at this

[Justice]

1. AIG the company or AIG employees at the company

plus AIG is based in CT so it makes sense that it would donate to Dodd and Larson.

[Pirate Smile]

2. Employees of the company, of course.

[beac]

23. Waiting for the info on how the OFFICERS of the company donated.

I am quite sure that the secretaries and other staff did not receive 'retention' bonuses.

[Abq_Sarah]

4. Here's the info from Opensecrets.org

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=A&type=P&id=D000000123

[Abq_Sarah]

3. Well

It does make you wonder why Chris Dodd supposedly inserted a provision protecting employee bonuses into bailout language.... seeing how they gave him a sizable chunk of money.

[mysticalchick]

5. Oh they are salivating, alright ...

I'm already getting hammered with it from my one hard core repug friend. GAH.

[tomm2thumbs]

7. ask for figures from the last 4 years - you'll see the truth

once McCain was already ready to lose, no one would put money on that bet - but check out the Bush-Cheney years to see the real picture

[October]

17. Hit "all" and see how it changes on the opensecrets.org site

It's interesting.

[Hulk]

6. I see this as nothing more than "playing the odds"!

So what's the issue here? AIG backs the candidates they feel are going to win accordingly. Do you think they are going to donate MORE to rudy and mcAncient...and mitt? Jesus, give me a break. This is simple "playing the odds". You back the winner.

Why such companies are allowed to back ANYONE is beyond me....but that's all in the game. Sure, the repugs will jump on this...but how stupid do you have to be to swallow this hook??

[MadrasT]

9. Was AIG employees. Not AIG as "a corporation." N/T

[lynne]

14. Where do you see that it was the employees donations?

I checked both links and only see the corporation listed. Employee donations would be in their personal names, not in the name of the corporation. Where are you finding it stated that the funds donated by AIG came from the employees? :shrug:

[karynnj]

19. Opensecrets aggregates people by employer

When you donate, you fill in info including employer. Opensecrets on Frediie and Fannie broke the contributions down by Pac and individual - and they should do that here.

[twitomy]

10. So as long as the money is being spread around

There is no need to worry about undue corporate influence?

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. What exactly did Obama say about NOT accepting donations from ...............?

[avaistheone1]

11. This certainly makes the case for publicly funded elections.

[AngryAmish]

12. If they gave to Obama they must be OK

[avaistheone1]

13. Well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejvyDn1TPr8

[jody]

15. OpenSecrets has AIG donations 2008 -- Obama $104,332 & Dodd $103,900.

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000123

[October]

16. Hit "ALL" and watch how it changes!

Dodd is still at the top, followed by GWB

Just hit "all cycles" and "all" for party affiliation

[jody]

18. Agree but Obama is still #1 for 2008, a remarkable achievement for a junior senator with no key

committee positions.

[karynnj]

20. Who also just happened to be the Democratic nominee for President

If you look at the all list, you will see that any one who was a top candidate for the nomination - Obama, McCain and Clinton in 2008 and Kerry and Bush in 2004 will be there. There are many people who give just too the Presidential campaign. In Obama's case, it was also for both the primary and general election.

PS his opponent in the primaries was not that far from having been a freshman and she also had NO important committee position.

[jody]

22. Interesting point Obama $104k versus Clinton $38k. n/t

[karynnj]

28. Which one ran a general election?

The fact of the matter is that Obama and Clinton received the money from individuals who worked for the company - and, you might remember that Obama was the one that got more money on the internet. The other thing is that - just as with Kerry in 2004, Obama got a lot of money before the convention from people who earlier supported HRC, because it was clear that he was the nominee.

[jody]

29. From a purely financial perspective a $104k investment returned millions in bonuses and billions ins

stimulus.

I wish I could find an investment like that.

[karynnj]

30. Would you have said the same of HRC, had she won?

It is a pretty tacky comment.

[jody]

32. I would say the same for any president under the same circumstances. n/t

[October]

25. True. It just shows they try to influence WHOEVER is in power

And they know their money is good with either party.

Sad.

[jody]

27. My sentiments exactly. Fight corporatism at every level and in every corner of government.

Woodrow Wilson: "We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the world — no longer a Government of free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men."

IMO what we have today is not these United States but a single Corporate State.

[No Elephants]

21. Don't forget: TARP was brought to you by the letter (R). Paulson wanted no conditions whatever.

[ironmania75]

24. True. Democrats are fixing the mess

The Republicans, in contrast, sit and stare doing nothing.

[Mark Twain Girl]

26. If this were a Repub thing, folks here would be outraged. *shrug* Guess it's all relative. nt

[No Elephants]

33. Um, this is a Repub thing. We are in this mess mostly because of Dummya, Reagan and Pub

Congresses. That's trillions into a black hole. This is millions and, as I already posted, Paulson insisted on no conditions for the TARP. But let's crucify Obama and Dodd because they were concerned about lawsuits over vinding contracts.

I'm outraged by people who keep misusing the word "outraged."

[unkachuck]

31. At least it's good to know the dollar will still buy something....n/t

[No Elephants]

34. Whatever you do, don't read anything intelligent and nonpartisan about the

bailout. That might result in the post level's dropping too dramatically.