Ben Smith: The spokesman for the American Issues Project, the independent group whose ad is the most negative of the cycle and links Obama to terrorism, says the group just filed a report naming its sole donor.
The donor, spokesman Christian Pinkston said, is Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who made his first fortune in chain pharmacies and is now listed as the 73rd richest person in the world, with a net worth estimated by Forbes at $2.1 billion.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Billionaire Bundler Behind McCain Ad
This further proves that wealth has nothing to do with smarts. Sad part is, billionaire probably knows better but he also knows that there are people stupid enough to believe this foolery. Mr. Billionaire after all, would be among the people who would be in for a tax hike (over $250K) under Obama.
