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It is TREMENDOUSLY biased, as Norvig has been in previous elections when he wrote about the topic. One example: he mentions McCain receiving Fannie Mae money -
by patrickg-zill 18y ago
It is TREMENDOUSLY biased, as Norvig has been in previous elections when he wrote about the topic.
One example: he mentions McCain receiving Fannie Mae money - but, Obama (despite his much shorter stint in the Senate and indeed, politics at the national level) is #2 on the list of those receiving the most money from Fannie Mae (McCain is about # 50 on the list) .
Source: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-an...
- DarkShikari 18y agoAll the claims from both sides about "receiving money from" X corporation are rather misleading, since those numbers include employees. What, do you expect the candidates not to accept money from people just because they work for a given corporation? If I worked for Fannie Mae and gave a hundred dollars to McCain, does that somehow affect what McCain thinks of Fannie Mae? I don't think so.
- robg 18y agoWell, not more than McCain's campaign manager receiving $15k/month from Freddie since 2005 and ending last month.
- DarkShikari 18y agoI never said that there weren't other influences going on, I was just saying that such (un-broken-down) numbers were rather misleading. On a side note, I'm an Obama supporter ;)
- patrickg-zill 18y agoThe link has those amounts broken out by individual and by PAC, so you can read it and make up your own mind. I was pointing out that Norvig was being biased in not presenting both sides on what is after all a hot button topic.
- chaostheory 18y agoif you were a lobbyist working for Fannie or Freddie and you were simultaneously employed by Obama or McCain, I would think it would affect how McCain or Obama would view Fannie Mae
- spoiledtechie 18y agoCompletely agree with you on this one.