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In reply to the discussion: DO NOT BE FOOLED!!! [View all]JonLP24
(30,105 posts)Hillary Clinton is hardly alone in this & unless I can locate more reporting, it appears Elizabeth Warren has a cozy relationship with private defense contractors but Wall Street & their lobbyists are far more accessible and their interests' take priority over "Main Street".
Blair Effron
Co-founder, Centerview Partners
A former UBS banker who now operates his own firm, Effron was a key backer of John Kerry in 2004 and helped attract a younger crowd of financiers to Barack Obama in 2008. He is among those heavily wooed by both Obama and Hillary Clinton early in the last primary and will likely be crucial again in advance of 2016.
Michael Kempner
Founder and CEO, MWW Group
Kempner, a top Democratic bundler who runs a major public relations firm, was national finance co-chair for Clinton in 2008 and later deputy finance director of the Obama campaign in 2012. Hes poised to play a key role marshaling other donors.
Orin Kramer
General Partner, Boston Provident
The hedge fund manager has held regular fundraising events for Obama and before that served in several advisory roles in government under President Bill Clinton, whom he also supported financially.
Jon Stryker
Heir to the Stryker Corporation fortune
The grandson of a medical device magnate, the billionaire was the fifth biggest Obama donor in 2012, according to the Associated Press. He hosted a small event in New York for Terry McAuliffethe longtime Clinton fundraiser and confidant just elected governor of Virginiaearlier this year that the former president headlined.
Ron Perelman
Owner, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.
The billionaire leveraged buyout titan and Revlon chairman joined many in the Hamptons set who ditched Obama for Romney in 2012. Speculation is that hell return to the Democratic fold in 2016 if Clinton, his old friend, runs.
Marc Lasry
CEO, Avenue Capital Group
The hedge fund billionaire is close to the Obamas and is said to want now to take a top role in fundraising efforts for a Hillary Clinton run. Once considered to be named ambassador to France by the Obama White House, he spent the last year raising heavily for McAuliffe.
Bernard Schwartz
Former CEO, Loral Space & Communications
Among the Democratic Partys biggest donors, Schwartz celebrated his 71st birthday with the Clintons in the White House in 1996.
Alan Patricof
Founder and managing director, Greycroft, LLC
A pioneer in the private equity industry, Patricof has been a prominent Clinton backer for years and sat out the 2012 presidential race. Hes made clear to allies he will support her strongly if she runs.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/12/wall-street-white-house-republicans-lament-of-the-plutocrats-101047_Page2.html#ixzz3SRbIo3lJ
It is obvious who has influence over our entire government both left & right. Former Green Party member, one of the poorest members of the House--recently voted against Wall-Street reform & voted in favor of "Citibank protection". Almost all of that are compromised to the CEO class.