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06 Oct 05 - 11:25 AM (#1577100) Subject: BS: Republicans, Big Business and Oil From: Peace Do you honestly think there is any connection? |
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06 Oct 05 - 11:29 AM (#1577103) Subject: RE: BS: Republicans, Big Business and Oil From: beardedbruce As a Republican, with little connection to Big Business, and none to Oil ( other than buying gasoline) I can state that, in my case, NO. |
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06 Oct 05 - 11:29 AM (#1577104) Subject: RE: BS: Republicans, Big Business and Oil From: Peace I found the oil connection. |
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06 Oct 05 - 11:39 AM (#1577110) Subject: RE: BS: Republicans, Big Business and Oil From: Peace "The tobacco industry contributed over $ 7m to the Republicans, 83% of their total spending on political parties Bush out-raised Gore among all 10 business sectors of the US economy Energy interests gave more than $48.3m to the Republicans in 1999-2000 The finance, insurance and real estate sector gave over $15m to the Bush's election campaign The oil and gas industry donated $25.4m to the Republican campaign" OK, silly me. Here I thought there was no connection. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid. The above quotation is from here. |