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Tuesday Night Acoustic: Thomas Leeb - Fishbowl

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Interesting Times11/20/2012 7:20:39 pm PST

re: #23 Killgore Trout

I don’t think so, They’re one of the largest corporate donors to Center for American Progress who runs sites like Think Progress and Media Matters. I wonder what they think they’re going to get in return for their contributions. It doesn’t seem to be working out well for them.

Bzzzt.

Wal-Mart Heir Donates To Obama PAC, Defying Rest Of Billionaire Family

While the 44-year-old Sam is helping to re-elect the president, his relatives have been trying to kick Obama out of the White House. Jim Walton (Sam’s uncle) has donated $300,000 combined to Restore Our Future, a PAC that backs Mitt Romney, and Our Destiny, which supported former Republican candidate Jon Huntsman. Alice and Christy Walton (Sam’s aunts) gave $200,000 to Restore Our Future and $50,000 to Our Destiny, respectively.