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    Barack Obama gives campaign staffers extra cash

    Suckers!!
    All of those hard earned campaign contributions.
    Now going to staffers so they can have a Merry Holiday Season.

    The rest of us?
    Not so much.
    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...ffers_ext.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by ILOVEDNY View Post
    Suckers!!
    All of those hard earned campaign contributions.
    Now going to staffers so they can have a Merry Holiday Season.

    The rest of us?
    Not so much.
    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...ffers_ext.html
    You're complaining because he's giving money to people who worked for him? Who else could he give it to? I'm pretty sure, under the law, that the money has to be used for campaign-related reasons. Bitching on a message board and trying to tear him down probably don't qualify as campaign-related work.

    The article even says that he has to raise more money to pay down the DNC's debt, because the campaign contributions can't be used for it.

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    The election's over - Obama won.

    You're really making yourself look foolish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by therising View Post
    The election's over - Obama won.

    You're really making yourself look foolish.
    What a bizarre thing to say.

    He isn't allowed to criticize the guy because he won?
    People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    What a bizarre thing to say.

    He isn't allowed to criticize the guy because he won?
    He's not allowed to criticize him because he's OBAMA, The "Almighty".

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    Criticism is no longer allowed in ObamaNation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    What a bizarre thing to say.

    He isn't allowed to criticize the guy because he won?
    I'm not allowed to criticize a guy who criticizes Obama, without having my words twisted like that?

    That's
    a very odd thing to say.

    ....and the rest of these stupid ****s buy into this ****.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ILOVEDNY View Post
    Criticism is no longer allowed in ObamaNation.
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    All for the State.
    I'm just interested in what you think Obama should have done with the money. And then once you come up with that - check to see whether it was legal or not.

    I have a strong suspicion that there wasn't much else he could have done with it, including keeping it for future use.

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    they hired people and now pay them whats wrong

    they hired people to carry petitions and do other work and now they are paying them.these people worked for the campaign so why shouldn,t the campaign pay them. its either pay them now or save the money for his reelection run
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    Quote Originally Posted by therising View Post
    I'm not allowed to criticize a guy who criticizes Obama, without having my words twisted like that?

    That's a very odd thing to say.

    ....and the rest of these stupid ****s buy into this ****.
    Ummm your the one that said

    The election's over - Obama won.

    Hmmmmm so he cant criticize the guy because "the elections over and obama won"?

    Your making yourself look foolish with comments like that.

    Seriously if you said "its his money and he can do what he wants with it" you would have an argument.

    But "the elections over and obama won"?

    Yeesh
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    Quote Originally Posted by dave338 View Post
    I'm just interested in what you think Obama should have done with the money. And then once you come up with that - check to see whether it was legal or not.

    I have a strong suspicion that there wasn't much else he could have done with it, including keeping it for future use.
    Campaign finance laws preclude candidates from taking home their leftover money, so the candidate must return the money to contributors, transfer it to other campaigns or party committees or donate it to charity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ILOVEDNY View Post
    Campaign finance laws preclude candidates from taking home their leftover money, so the candidate must return the money to contributors, transfer it to other campaigns or party committees or donate it to charity.
    good to know. So he's giving $3 million back to his campaign workers, and has yet to disburse the remainder. So what was the point of your first post? Are you a contributor, running for office, or a charity? If not, who is the 'us' in your first post?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    Ummm your the one that said

    Hmmmmm so he cant criticize the guy because "the elections over and obama won"?

    Your making yourself look foolish with comments like that.
    Not really. It is just the continuing saga of the sore losers. Every day you log into the MB and are subjected to todays warmed over internet myth or the latest injection of fear from FOXNEWS.

    The guy isn't even in office yet.


    That's all he is trying to say. (me too)



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    Quote Originally Posted by BorderBob View Post
    Not really. It is just the continuing saga of the sore losers. Every day you log into the MB and are subjected to todays warmed over internet myth or the latest injection of fear from FOXNEWS.

    The guy isn't even in office yet.

    That's all he is trying to say. (me too)

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    No. If you you where just trying to say you dont agree then find another way to do it than say "he won" like thats end of argument.

    Like I said if he would have said:

    "Its his money he can do what he wants with it"

    Then thats a different story. I actually agree with that sentiment and think the Op's comments are wrong for that reason.

    But; "he won so you look foolish"

    Sheesh whast kind of comment is that?

    Sounds more like sore winners than sore losers

    We arent supposed to kiss the winners rear just because "they won".

    What's up with that?
    People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by granpabob View Post
    they hired people to carry petitions and do other work and now they are paying them.these people worked for the campaign so why shouldn,t the campaign pay them. its either pay them now or save the money for his reelection run
    People get paid to gather signatures?
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