Meanwhile, Wall Street Still Occupies Obama

As usual, rhetoric… “The protesters are giving voice to a more broad-based frustration about how our financial system works,” President Obama said last week when asked at a news conference about the “Occupy Wall Street” events. …is trumped by reality. New figures show President Obama continues to pull in huge donations from the financial sector, with more money from Wall Street this year than all other Republican presidential candidates combined. According to the Washington Post, Obama has raised a total of $15.6 million from banks and other financial firms, with nearly $12 million of that going to the Democratic National … Continue reading Meanwhile, Wall Street Still Occupies Obama