Indebtedness
101 Obama - The Hidden Story of His Backers
As disappointing as it may sound to Obama supporters,
there is considerable evidence that, when it comes to doing favors for
big contributors and the major sources of his income, Barack Obama does
not "walk the talk" of "change we can believe in."
The information presented in these videos, which seems
well-documented, could hand either Hillary Clinton or John McCain some
damaging weapons that would sink Obama's candidacy for President.
The following links all come from a website I know little about -
www.obamatruth.org. With the
proliferation of so-called "527" organizations that are,
for all practical purposes, outside the laws that control campaign
spending and reporting, it would be interesting to check out who
owns this website and what connections, if any, they may have to
Hillary Clinton or John McCain.
Still - the information provided comes from legitimate MainStream
Media (MSM) sources. Bringing this information to the public's
attention is not a "dirty trick" - it is, I believe,
legitimate disclosure which has a direct impact on a candidate's
honesty and open disclosure, and is related to the issues.
Certainly Obama is not the only candidate in over his neck in
debt to special interests. All three of them are. But it does
greatly water down his message of "change."
Mrs O: The truth about
Michelle Obama's 'working class' credentials February
23, 2008
By SHARON CHURCHER | The Daily Mail
To see the University of Chicago Hospitals 990 Federal Tax
Form for 2005, Click
Here. [PDF document]
OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
on page #1, line 18
you'll see
that this not-for-profit hospital reported making a
profit of $103,642,743 in 2005.
on page 7
you'll see
that they spent $3,784,680 on marketing (advertising)
attempting to increase market share.
on page 29
you'll see
they spent $5,280,545 on collection agency fees.
on pages 45-46 and 48
you'll see
how much the executives are making.
To see information for Fiscal year 2007, Click
here. [PDF document]
OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
after only 3 months of fiscal year
2008, they have already reported making $51,015,000 in
profits.
The University of Chicago Hospitals accused
of patient dumping.
Find out what Health and Human Services Office of Inspector
General had to say. Click
here.
From the HHS website:
May 08, 2006
The University of Chicago Hospitals (UCH), Illinois,
agreed to pay $35,000 to resolve its liability for CMPs
under the patient dumping statute. The OIG alleged that
the hospital failed to accept an appropriate transfer of
a 61-year-old male who presented to another emergency
department with a complaint of flank pain. UCH had
specialized capabilities not available at the
transferring hospital and allegedly refused to accept
transfer after learning that the patient did not have
insurance. UCH then later agreed to accept transfer of
the patient only if he provided proof of funds in a bank
account. The patient was transferred to another hospital
where he died.
So what can we expect out of Senator Obama
when it comes to making health care more affordable? Click
here to read more
In
his lust for personal wealth has
Barack Obama sold his moral compass?
How
Michelle Obama’s desire to get “some corporate
experience” devastated the town of LaJunta Colorado.
Hispanic union workers like
Santiago Vasquez lose jobs because Michelle Obama wants to
improve efficiency? She defends layoffs telling Chicago Crains
Business (click
here to read the complete investigative report) that her
firm "hopes to expand and hire more workers, many
minorities, once it boosts its efficiency.”
Obama, wife cash in with book, new jobs
Senator's family rakes in nearly $1.7 mil. in 2005
September 26, 2006
BY DENNIS CONRAD
Not only was Obama sworn in as a freshman U.S. senator, but he
reaped big bucks from book deals and his wife got her own promotion
and hefty pay raise. Click
here to read more
“Ms. Obama, vice-president for external
affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals, says she was asked to
join the board — five months after her husband took office — after
putting out feelers indicating she'd like to get some corporate
management experience.” As if working for a hospital that charges
uninsured minorities 5.4 times as much for drugs as Whites with
insurance isn’t enough cold hearted corporate experience.
A corporate press release. "The plan to
close the La Junta plant and distribution center has been difficult
because of its impact on employees, families and the community. The La
Junta employees have demonstrated exceptional loyalty and dedication.
Unfortunately, Bay Valley Foods has experienced…a significant
increase in overhead costs, making it necessary…”
And by the way, the Medical Center he talks
about, they mark up their actual costs of drugs by 190% as compared to
The University of Chicago which marks up their actual cost of drugs by
538%. I guess they just don’t have the same corporate mentality in
La Junta. Mayor
Don Rizzuto talks about La Junta. (Windows Media Video)
And here once more,
the complete Crain's Chicago Business investigation: Click
here to read more
Meet
Santiago Vazquez (Windows Media Video)