Demand Obama Give His AIG Bonus Back!

March 26, 2009

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So, when are President Barack Obama and Senator Chris Dodd giving back the “bonuses” that they received from American International Group (AIG)?

By now, you know the story. After receiving another $170 billion in so-called stimulus funding from the American taxpayer, AIG paid out $165 million in bonuses to its executives.

Almost immediately, the Obama Administration and liberals in Congress FEIGNED outrage. They even had the audacity to claim that they knew nothing about these bonuses.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pontificated; “We want our money back now for the taxpayers.” Senator Charles Schumer ominously threatened AIG executives; “If you don’t return it on your own, we will do it for you.”

And in a matter of hours, the Pelosi-led House of Representatives passed a bill that would (in certain cases) tax 90 percent of the bonus money that is received from any company that has received at least $5 billion in bailout money.

Essentially, the Pelosi-led House of Representatives played us for fools and used our public outrage to set a dangerous and draconian precedent.

Furthering a socialist agenda, liberals in Congress basically asserted their authority to tax any individual (or group)… any amount… at any time… totally at their discretion… no reason need be given… if they don’t like you… that’s it.

And President Obama cheered them on. He called it “a strong signal to the executives who run these firms that such compensation will not be tolerated.”

But that’s not the end of the story and the hypocrisy here is staggering folks. Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam with The Wall Street Journal put it rather mildly:

“Some of the most vocal critics of American International Group Inc.’s bonus payments are also the biggest recipients of campaign contributions from the company, including President Barack Obama and Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd.”

It’s time to call these elected officials on the carpet for their hypocrisy! Since they claim with such self-righteous indignation that “we want our money back now for the taxpayers,” and that “such compensation will not be tolerated,” it’s time to tell Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama and Chris Dodd and Chuck Schumer to practice what they so sanctimoniously preach.

If they want to lead us down the road to socialism; let’s see how they like having to live under the spirit of the laws they pass. Let’s see how they like suffering along with everyone else.

President Obama’s $110,332.00 in campaign contributions from AIG… we want it back! Senator Dodds’s 281,038.00 in campaign contributions from AIG… we want it back! Senator Chuck Schmer’s $111,875.00 in campaign contributions from AIG… we want that back too!

We want it ALL back… every thin dime… and not just campaign contributions from AIG. The American people want every single dime of campaign contributions paid by any company presently receiving bailout money BACK! We want it back NOW! We want it back TODAY!

Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax message to President Barack Obama and each and every Member of the Leadership of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate.

Call them on the carpet for their hypocrisy and duplicity. Tell them that they cannot pass laws – in the dark of night – specifically permitting these bonuses and then feign shock and outrage when these bonuses become known to the American people. Tell them that if they are so desperate to “take back” the bonuses that these companies pay then they can look in the mirror and give back the “bonuses” (campaign contributions) that they have received from these companies.

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