Barack Obama has claimed to be the candidate of change who steers
clear of lobbyists. Once again Obama is lying. One lobbyist
Obama has ties to is Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Now we learn
that Obama was the third highest recipient of campaign contributions
from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that have just been bailed out
by the government. Here are the top recipients of campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 1989-2008:

Name
 Office
 Party/State
 Total
 
1. Dodd, Christopher J
 S
 D-CT
 $133,900
 
2. Kerry, John
 S
 D-MA
 $111,000
 
3. Obama, Barack
 S
 D-IL
 $105,849
 
4. Clinton, Hillary
 S
 D-NY
 $75,550
 
5. Kanjorski, Paul E
 H
 D-PA
 $65,500
 
6. Bennett, Robert F
 S
 R-UT
 $61,499
 
7. Johnson, Tim
 S
 D-SD
 $61,000
 
8. Conrad, Kent
 S
 D-ND
 $58,991
 
9. Davis, Tom
 H
 R-VA
 $55,499
 
10. Bond, Christopher S ‘Kit’
 S
 R-MO
 $55,400
 
11. Bachus, Spencer
 H
 R-AL
 $55,300
 
12. Shelby, Richard C
 S
 R-AL
 $55,000
 
13. Emanuel, Rahm
 H
 D-IL
 $51,750
 
14. Reed, Jack
 S
 D-RI
 $50,750
 
15. Carper, Tom
 S
 D-DE
 $44,389
 
16. Frank, Barney
 H
 D-MA
 $40,100
 
17. Maloney, Carolyn B
 H
 D-NY
 $38,750
 
18. Bean, Melissa
 H
 D-IL
 $37,249
 
19. Blunt, Roy
 H
 R-MO
 $36,500
 
20. Pryce, Deborah
 H
 R-OH
 $34,750
 
21. Miller, Gary
 H
 R-CA
 $33,000
 
22. Pelosi, Nancy
 H
 D-CA
 $32,750
 
23. Reynolds, Tom
 H
 R-NY
 $32,700
 
24. Hoyer, Steny H
 H
 D-MD
 $30,500
 
25. Hooley, Darlene
 H
 D-OR
 $28,750
 

“Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, two embattled mortgage buyers that for years have pursued a lobbying strategy to get lawmakers on their side. Both companies have poured money into lobbying and campaign contributions to federal candidates, parties and committees as a general tactic, but they’ve also directed those contributions strategically.”

Read more here:

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html