27-07-2012, 12:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 28-07-2012, 04:49 AM by Adele Edisen.)
Thu, July 26, 2012 5:53:20 PM
Romney needs to draw the line somewhere
From: "Josh and Matt, unPAC.org" <info@unPAC.org>
United Republic, Purpose, and Rootstrikers have partnered to launch unPAC.org, an initiative to fight big money's influence on the 2012 elections by mobilizing a massive movement. From social networks to town halls to blogs, unPAC will amplify your voice to shed light on big special interests and the politicians they corrupt.
Tonight in London, Mitt Romney is throwing a fundraiser and top banking executives have forked over $75,000 a piece to attend. These are not your average millionaires. They are leaders of Barclays and 15 other banks that were involved in the biggest banking scam in recent history manipulating the LIBOR interest rate. By illegally setting this rate for their own gain, they affected pensions and consumer interest rates.
These scandal-ridden execs know that if they buy politicians, they won't have to trade their pin stripe suits for jailbird jumpsuits. They're hedging their bets and writing huge checks to both Romney and Obama. We need to speak out and tell both Presidential candidates that, by taking money from bankers who stole from American pensions, they have crossed the line.
We're going to track each dollar they accept from banking executives tied to the scandal. If we get 50,000 people to support our effort by September 15, we'll publish our message in a major newspaper.
Sign this letter to tell both Romney and Obama to reject campaign cash from corporate criminals.
The biggest losers from the LIBOR scandal are grandma and grandpa. Since LIBOR manipulation began in 2007, foreclosures for elderly retirees have skyrocketedover 1.5 million homeowners over 50 have lost their homes and the foreclosure rate for the over-75 crowd has increased by 867 percent.
The UK Parliament fined Barclays $450 million, and last week 11 members of Parliament signed a resolution urging Barclays' executives to keep their hands out of American political campaigns and focus their efforts on building consumer confidence. The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file criminal charges this year, not to mention thousands of class-action lawsuits.
Scandals like LIBOR will keep happening as long as politicians continue to accept money from rule-bending bankers who think they can get away with anything as long as they write a big enough check. This election, we have a chance to tell presidential candidate that we won't stand for it anymore.
Sign this letter to tell both Romney and Obama to reject campaign cash from corporate criminals.
Thanks,
Alberto, Galit, Matt and the entire unPAC team
Sources:
6 Ways Big Banks Screwed Grandma in the Price-Fixing Scandal That's Rocking the World
A Week in the Life of Libor
Banking execs tied to the LIBOR scandal are forking over $960,000 at Romney's fundraiser in London.
Sign our open letter to both presidential candidates asking them not to accept dirty money from scandal-ridden bankers. Help us get to 50,000 signatures and we'll publish our message in a national newspaper.
Adele
Romney needs to draw the line somewhere
From: "Josh and Matt, unPAC.org" <info@unPAC.org>
United Republic, Purpose, and Rootstrikers have partnered to launch unPAC.org, an initiative to fight big money's influence on the 2012 elections by mobilizing a massive movement. From social networks to town halls to blogs, unPAC will amplify your voice to shed light on big special interests and the politicians they corrupt.
Tonight in London, Mitt Romney is throwing a fundraiser and top banking executives have forked over $75,000 a piece to attend. These are not your average millionaires. They are leaders of Barclays and 15 other banks that were involved in the biggest banking scam in recent history manipulating the LIBOR interest rate. By illegally setting this rate for their own gain, they affected pensions and consumer interest rates.
These scandal-ridden execs know that if they buy politicians, they won't have to trade their pin stripe suits for jailbird jumpsuits. They're hedging their bets and writing huge checks to both Romney and Obama. We need to speak out and tell both Presidential candidates that, by taking money from bankers who stole from American pensions, they have crossed the line.
We're going to track each dollar they accept from banking executives tied to the scandal. If we get 50,000 people to support our effort by September 15, we'll publish our message in a major newspaper.
Sign this letter to tell both Romney and Obama to reject campaign cash from corporate criminals.
The biggest losers from the LIBOR scandal are grandma and grandpa. Since LIBOR manipulation began in 2007, foreclosures for elderly retirees have skyrocketedover 1.5 million homeowners over 50 have lost their homes and the foreclosure rate for the over-75 crowd has increased by 867 percent.
The UK Parliament fined Barclays $450 million, and last week 11 members of Parliament signed a resolution urging Barclays' executives to keep their hands out of American political campaigns and focus their efforts on building consumer confidence. The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file criminal charges this year, not to mention thousands of class-action lawsuits.
Scandals like LIBOR will keep happening as long as politicians continue to accept money from rule-bending bankers who think they can get away with anything as long as they write a big enough check. This election, we have a chance to tell presidential candidate that we won't stand for it anymore.
Sign this letter to tell both Romney and Obama to reject campaign cash from corporate criminals.
Thanks,
Alberto, Galit, Matt and the entire unPAC team
Sources:
6 Ways Big Banks Screwed Grandma in the Price-Fixing Scandal That's Rocking the World
A Week in the Life of Libor
Banking execs tied to the LIBOR scandal are forking over $960,000 at Romney's fundraiser in London.
Sign our open letter to both presidential candidates asking them not to accept dirty money from scandal-ridden bankers. Help us get to 50,000 signatures and we'll publish our message in a national newspaper.
Adele