The bankrupt financial company MF Global, now under federal investigation for possibly misusing clients’ money, is one of the top sources of contributions for President Obama’s reelection, complicating the campaign’s effort to turn public anger at Wall Street into a political advantage.Hope and change! No word yet from OWS on this one.
Employees of the company have given $108,650 to Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee, according to federal records. MF Global’s chairman and chief executive, former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, has raised at least $500,000 for the campaign and the DNC as a “bundler,” or volunteer fundraiser.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Shocker! Obama Campaign Tied to Failed Investment Bank Run by Democrat Gov. Corzine
The Chicago Daily Observer has this quote from the Washington Post: