Comments on: Obama’s Investments Raises Eyebrows http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: 深圳鲜花 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-275881 深圳鲜花 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:55:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-275881 The first time I meet this ideal from your article, so I will try to understand your topoint for it.Sometimes new way to the truth for it. ah. isn't it? The first time I meet this ideal from your article, so I will try to understand your topoint for it.Sometimes new way to the truth for it. ah. isn’t it?

]]> By: terry hallinan http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-262815 terry hallinan Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:07:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-262815 At least you reported that Avi Biopharma was developing a drug to treat bird flu rather than a vaccine as reported elsewhere but that is hardly the main thrust of the original antisense company. I was enchanted that the senator, who introduced a bill to direct the FDA political hacks's attention toward genetic medicine, would invest in the stock of a company that whomped up a possible cure for ebola in a day or two after a lab technician was thought to be infected. The drug was never tested but later got it a bundle from DOD for further research into bioterror weapons. Sadly, Obama never knew because of a blind trust and now is faulted for that. Oh well. Best, Terry At least you reported that Avi Biopharma was developing a drug to treat bird flu rather than a vaccine as reported elsewhere but that is hardly the main thrust of the original antisense company.

I was enchanted that the senator, who introduced a bill to direct the FDA political hacks’s attention toward genetic medicine, would invest in the stock of a company that whomped up a possible cure for ebola in a day or two after a lab technician was thought to be infected. The drug was never tested but later got it a bundle from DOD for further research into bioterror weapons.

Sadly, Obama never knew because of a blind trust and now is faulted for that.

Oh well.

Best, Terry

]]> By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-261837 bob in fl Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:51:56 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-261837 Thanks, Justin. What P****s me off is the NYT probably put the headline and the first 3 - 5 paragraphs on the front page, & buried the rest deep inside the paper.. Now what is all this talk about the MSM being liberal? Thanks, Justin. What P****s me off is the NYT probably put the headline and the first 3 - 5 paragraphs on the front page, & buried the rest deep inside the paper.. Now what is all this talk about the MSM being liberal?

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260929 Justin Gardner Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:45:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260929 Thanks for the details bob. It sounded like it was something like that, but the story wasn't exactly illuminating. I wish you had a chance to take a crack at it first. :-) Thanks for the details bob. It sounded like it was something like that, but the story wasn’t exactly illuminating. I wish you had a chance to take a crack at it first. :-)

]]> By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260924 bob in fl Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:41:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260924 The reason for a blind trust is so the investor cannot know what he owns in individual companies, much less how much he owns or how the stock price is going. The original trust became open when one of the companies sent him a prospectus, whereupon Obama sold the stock. So the only option he had was to set up another blind trust, which he did. Earlier this afternoon, a NYT article stated, in part: "In May 2005, Mr. Abbruzzese, who was vice chairman of Tejas and a principal investor in Skyterra, contributed $10,000 along with his wife to Mr. Obama’s political action committee � a departure from his almost exclusive support of Republicans. Eight months earlier, for instance, he had contributed $5,000 to the Swift Boat group, and he has given $100,000 to the Republican National Committee since 2004." So this guy, obviously leans towards conservatives & donates less than 10% of his campaign donations to Obama's campaign. I wonder how the figures work out for the rest of the company execs who contributed to Obama's campaign? And I wonder if one of them may have "leaked" the info to make Obama look bad? I also point out that all the figures came from Obama's own campaign financial disclosures. Like all the other smears against him, this one also smells like dead fish. The reason for a blind trust is so the investor cannot know what he owns in individual companies, much less how much he owns or how the stock price is going. The original trust became open when one of the companies sent him a prospectus, whereupon Obama sold the stock. So the only option he had was to set up another blind trust, which he did.

Earlier this afternoon, a NYT article stated, in part:
“In May 2005, Mr. Abbruzzese, who was vice chairman of Tejas and a principal investor in Skyterra, contributed $10,000 along with his wife to Mr. Obama’s political action committee â€â€? a departure from his almost exclusive support of Republicans. Eight months earlier, for instance, he had contributed $5,000 to the Swift Boat group, and he has given $100,000 to the Republican National Committee since 2004.”

So this guy, obviously leans towards conservatives & donates less than 10% of his campaign donations to Obama’s campaign. I wonder how the figures work out for the rest of the company execs who contributed to Obama’s campaign? And I wonder if one of them may have “leaked” the info to make Obama look bad? I also point out that all the figures came from Obama’s own campaign financial disclosures.

Like all the other smears against him, this one also smells like dead fish.

]]> By: DosPeros http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260668 DosPeros Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:06:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/07/obamas-investments-raises-eyebrows/#comment-260668 Uh huh, "blind" trust - with about five seeing eye dogs, a cane and guy with a whistle. Uh huh, “blind” trust - with about five seeing eye dogs, a cane and guy with a whistle.

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