I'm less concerned by where somebody gets their money than I am by how they spend it. Obviously there are a few exceptions (Ron Paul taking money from a white supremacist group would be one such, Rudy Giuliani making millions on speeches about 9/11 would be another). I'm not saying it isn't something to be questioned because obviously such things should be public and discussed. But I disagree if the opinion being expressed is that we should be afraid of Obama's ties to big business.
Do you know what I would do if I were a candidate? I would take every penny thrown at me unless there was a really good reason. And if I were a big business I would try to bribe the candidate who wasn't already promising me tax cuts. Then regardless of who won I'd be on my best foot.
From what I'm reading though, you're underlying point is that the mainstream media (a liberally biased media, as you've described it) isn't drawing attention to the tough questions regarding Obama. Which, I concede is partially true, but think it swings both ways. Quality journalism and reporting has taken a real dive in general. Lots of people in popular culture are voicing their disgust over it. Jon Stewart gave a scathing speech to a group of reporters during a breakfast he had invited them to. Now regardless of Jon's political views, he made the same point you're making.
People are reporting what they want to report and writing it in ways to inflame the public instead of doing quality investigative journalism. A double example:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/20...933/788/599244
First of all, it's disgusting what The Gallup Daily was going with the election information. But then you have a news article with a title specifically engineered to get people upset over it. It's hardly unique to Republicans or Democrats. I think our real problem is with people who believe any inflammatory remark they hear and repeat it without understanding the underlying issues. And this is how we justify the travesty that is the Electoral College. Two underlying issues need to be addressed. The media needs to be accountable for what they report, and we need to work to educate the public so that everyone with the right to vote is worthy of it.
Re: Politics - Follow the Money
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