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The Obama Inauguration Brought To You By Corporations and Unions

Bufa Wrote: Jan 21, 2013 11:54 AM
No they are not. Rove's group doesn't get taxpayer money under the table, use money laundering tactics to fund themselves, or commit fraud for political gain. All the while getting a pass from their friends in the lame stream.
President Obama's 2009 inauguration was bolstered by the feelings of "hope and change" that boosted the President to electoral victory. His official inauguration committee eschewed corporate donations back then, but times have changed dramatically.

The Presidential Inauguration Committee set a goal of raising $50 million for Barack Obama's second inauguration, but have turned to big corporations and big labor unions in order to make it there. AT&T, Bank of America, FedEx, Microsoft and Coca-Cola are all on the official list of inauguration donors this year. Joining those corporations are the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Postal Workers Union,...

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