I loved this comment –
Corporations that are members of the Chamber of Commerce have had foreign partnerships for years.
Why , after all these years, are Democrats suddenly making these unsubstantiated accusations about campaign contributions of foreign money?
Because Democrats are desperate, that’s why. They’ve thumbed their nose at the American public and they know their jobs are on the line.
There is a lot to love in this comment. Unsubstantiated. Maybe I don’t know the definition of unsubstantiated. Maybe that’s the problem. According to Merriam-Webster – Etymology: 1un- + substantiated, past participle of substantiate: not substantiated; especially : not supported or borne out by fact. Nope, that’s exactly what I thought the word meant. So maybe an exact quote from their website is unsubstantiated.
From TP:
Below is a chart detailing the annual dues foreign corporations have indicated that they give directly to the Chamber (using information that is publicly available from the Business Council applications and the Chamber’s own websites):
| Company |
Location |
Money/Level |
| 4G Identity Solutions |
Hyderabad, India |
$7,500 |
| A2Z Maintenance & Eng. |
Gurgaon, India |
$7,500 |
| Amarchand Mangaldas |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Apollo Hospitals |
Chennai, India |
$7,500 |
| Arshiya International |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Astonfield Management |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| AXA Group |
Paris, France |
$7,500 |
| Avantha Group |
India |
$7,500 |
| Avasarala Technologies |
Bangalore, India |
$7,500 |
| AZB & Partners |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Azure Power |
New Delhi, India |
$7,500 |
| Bharat Forge |
Pune, India |
$15,000 |
| Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP |
Toronto, Canada |
$7,500 |
| Brookfield Asset Management |
Toronto, Canada |
$7,500 |
| Cameco Corporation |
Saskatoon, Canada |
$7,500 |
| Credit Suisse |
Zürich, Switzerland |
$15,000 |
| Devas Multimedia |
Bangalore, India |
$15,000 |
| DSK Legal |
Bombay, India |
$7,500 |
| Dua Associates |
Hyderabad, India |
$15,000 |
| Educomp Solutions Ltd |
Delhi, India |
$7,500 |
| Essar Group |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| Fox Mandal Little |
India |
$7,500 |
| GMR |
Bangalore, India |
$15,000 |
| Hindalco Group, The |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Hinduja Group, The |
London, UK |
$15,000 |
| Hindustan Construction Company |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| HSBC |
London, UK |
$15,000 |
| ICICI Bank |
Mumbia, India |
$7,500 |
| Infosys |
Bangalore, India |
$15,000 |
| Infotech Enterprises |
Hyderabad, India |
$7,500 |
| International SOS Assistance |
Singapore |
$7,500 |
| Ireo Management |
Gurgoan, India |
$15,000 |
| ITC Group |
Kolkata, India |
$15,000 |
| J. Sagar Associates |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| J.B.Boda Insurance |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| J.M. Baxi & Co. |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Jagran Prakashan |
Kanpur, India |
$7,500 |
| Jindal Power |
New Delhi, India |
$15,000 |
| Jubilant Organosys |
Noida, India |
$7,500 |
| Kimaya Energy |
New Delhi, India |
$15,000 |
| Kotak Mahindra |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| KPIT Cummins |
Pune, India |
$7,500 |
| KPMG |
Amstelveen, Netherlands |
$15,000 |
| Lahmeyer International |
Frankfurt, Germany |
$7,500 |
| Larsen & Toubro |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Leela Hotels |
Bengaluru, India |
$7,500 |
| Linklaters LLP |
London, UK |
$7,500 |
| Luthra & Luthra |
New Delhi, India |
$15,000 |
| Macquarie Capital |
Sydney, Australia |
$15,000 |
| Majmudar & Company |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| NIIT Technologies |
Delhi, India |
$15,000 |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Novartis |
Basel, Switzerland |
$15,000 |
| Oberoi Group |
Dehli,India |
$7,500 |
| Patni Americas |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Punj Lloyd |
Gurgaon, India |
$15,000 |
| QuEST Global |
Singapore |
$7,500 |
| Ranbaxy, Inc. |
Gurgaon, India |
$7,500 |
| Reliance Industries |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Reliance Communications |
Navi Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| Rolta |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| Sanofi-Aventis |
Paris, France |
$7,500 |
| SKP Crossborder Consulting |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| SNC Lavalin |
Montreal, Canada |
$7,500 |
| State Bank of India |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Sun Life Financial |
Toronto, Canada |
$7,500 |
| Tata Group |
Mumbai, India |
$15,000 |
| Tatva Legal |
India |
$15,000 |
| Urenco Investments |
Slough, UK |
$7,500 |
| Trilegal |
India |
$7,500 |
| Walchandnagar Industries |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| Welspun |
Mumbai, India |
$7,500 |
| Wipro |
Bangalore, India |
$15,000 |
| TAIB Bank* |
Dubai |
$20,000 |
| Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$10,000 |
| Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$10,000 |
| Gulf Air |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$10,000 |
| Midal Cables |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$10,000 |
| The Nass Group |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$10,000 |
| Bahrain Maritime & Mercantile International |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$5,000 |
| The Bahrain Petroleum Company |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$5,000 |
| First Leasing Bank |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$5,000 |
| Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
$5,000 |
| TOTAL |
$885,000 |
So, unless the United States Chamber of Commerce is intentionally lying on their website, this appears to be substantiated. Maybe, just maybe, Americans are worried about the amount of money that is flooding into this election. This is more money than is flooded into any previous midterm election. This is crazy kind of money. The fact that over $140 million has been spent in the California gubernatorial election alone, by one candidate, is insane. I have talked about the crazy amounts of money being spent this election season before.
Are Dems worried about their jobs, of course, they are and they should be. That doesn’t mean that Citizens United which is at the core of these corporate donations doesn’t need to be discussed.
I found a very interesting graph off of the Gallup website looking at healthcare.
So, this graph really makes it clear that Americans over a ten-year period wanted the federal government to make sure that all Americans had health-care coverage. Only after lies and repeated distortions by Republicans did we see the graph change. So, is it correct to say that Democrats thumb their nose at the will of the American people? This graph is really pretty remarkable. By more than a two to one margin, before the media blitz by pharmaceutical companies, Americans wanted the government to make sure that all Americans have health care coverage. I think it is clear that deceptive advertising can help but, as we look towards the future, I think we’ll find that Americans still want exactly what they wanted before, health-care coverage for all. Back to the question, did the Democrats thumb their nose at the will of the American people? It really doesn’t look like it. If they started healthcare legislation in 2008 the people wanted government intervention. Should the Dems have thrown up their hands once the polls changed? If they did conservatives would have stated that they didn’t know what they were doing? The Dems are wishy-washy. The Democrats are flip-flopping. You can hear the litany of derogatory comments that the conservatives would be hurling at the Democrats. The Democrats did exactly what they should’ve done. Complete the legislation. Unfortunately, they needed to do a better job at selling the legislation.
