Hillary Clinton fundraiser with NRA and Goldman Sachs lobbyists

[CoffeeCat]

Just reported on CNN by Jake Tapper. He said, "I asked John Podesta why Hillary Clinton is holding a fundraiser with lobbyists for the NRA and Goldman Sachs. His response was that 'We have to. Bernie is raising a lot of money.'"

Bernie Sanders, is it an honor to support an honest politician who, in February, raised $42 million dollars from "We The People".

I am so proud of Bernie Sanders; his principles, his important messages, his rock-solid integrity and his ability to fuel a competitive, national campaign with dollars from real people.

[Avalux]

1. Did Podesta really say that?

Wow. Admitting they need to grovel to the NRA. Wow.

[CoffeeCat]

7. I couldn't believe what I was hearing...

...and yes, he said it.

Jake Tapper said exactly what I wrote. My husband and I both heard it, we turned to each other and both shook our heads.

I couldn't believe it when he said the NRA! I mean, we know she's purchased by Goldman Sachs, but the NRA?

I don't quite understand the dynamics there. I guess they're going to be working her over--and giving her money.

[hedda_foil]

11. Do you think she'll stop trying to frame Bernie as a gun humper?

[CoffeeCat]

13. No. She's shameless. It will continue

and when Bernie calls her out on her fundraiser that was populated by NRA lobbyists, she will scream something about 9/11.

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. The Clinton campaign, SHHHS is a big open secret

is running out of money, The LA Times reported that two weeks ago.

[kristopher]

43. It is in my buffer. Yep, he said exactly that.

Discussion lasted about 3 minutes and started at 11:36EST.

The tone has changed also. They do not see Hillary as inevitable and I get the idea that our funding efforts are making them sit up and take notice that Bernie is no more subject to control by the DNC money machine than Trump is to the RNC's.

[merrily]

2. Wow. And how dishonest is Podesta? What about Hillary's PAC, awash in millions?

Then again, why expect Podesta to be honest?

[Punkingal]

3. He actually said that?

I'm so happy we are making them furious.

[cyberswede]

4. Oh. It's Bernie's fault.

[Kittycat]

5. Democrats vs the NRA Lobbyists

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

6. Hillary is so progressive on gun control!!

Oh wait, they have money?



... never mind.

[CoffeeCat]

9. She would most likely be out of money if it wasn't

for these fundraisers with Wall Street and other powerful corporate interests. And I guess we can add NRA lobbyists and Goldman lobbyists to the shame pile.

I hope the media continues to report on this fundraiser. It must be coming up soon.

[amborin]

8. so blatant and so disgusting; it's beyond shameless

[kcjohn1]

10. Honestly I don't blame low info voters

Most don't even hear about this.

But its mind boggling that we have Clinton supporters on this board and other liberal outlets when we hear stories like this from the Clinton camp everyday. I have voted for the lesser devil many times, but this must take the cake. It was only a month ago she was telling us the most important thing was gun control, and how D- rated Bernie Sanders would be able to stand up to the NRA, and now she is raising funds from NRA lobbyists.

I don't get it. I don't even think GOP is this blatant.

[BreakfastClub]

29. The "low info" voters in this case would be those who read an anonymous

web posting and take it as a fact without doing one second of research. Talk about low info!!

[Oilwellian]

12. LOL!

I guess we won't be hearing Bernie and gun-humper in the same sentence anymore.

[That Guy 888]

54. A pivot to the Right. Pretty much what every Sanders voter said was going to happen.

When her campaign "went national".

[arcane1]

64. The Clinton Camp is going to LOVE guns now.

Next meme: "Sanders only gets a D rating from the NRA! Vote for gun-loving Clinton instead!!!"


And they will somehow do it with a straight face

[Recursion]

14. What does "NRA Lobbyists" mean?

Does it mean professional lobbyists who have at some point in the past taken the NRA as clients?

[jeff47]

16. Yes, but in this case it is not "in the past". (nt)

[CoffeeCat]

19. All I know is the scant information that Jake Tapper reported

but I imagine that the NRA has a cache of in-house lobbyists who work specifically for them.

[Recursion]

21. OMFG hilarious: it's Purple Strategies, who have also lobbied against the NRA

They have lobbied both for NRA and Everytown, which is a gun-control advocacy group.

[CoffeeCat]

24. So, Purple Strategies is the group that is hosting/participating

in this HRC fund raiser?

Tapper said that these were specifically "NRA lobbyists".

Would love more info if you found some.

I'll look too. To the Google!

I love your avatar btw--Mondrian.

[Recursion]

35. No, you were right, Forbes Tate. The PS one was a few months ago

Forbes-Tate seems to mostly represent telecom companies, along with some pro-choice groups.

[CoffeeCat]

39. But according to this article, Forbes has lobbied for the NRA since 2006.

And on his own lobbying disclosure, "Forbes wrote that he was signed up to lobby for “Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.”"

So, Forbes--the guy co-hosting the HRC fundraiser with Podesta has many years under his belt, lobbying for the NRA. He specialized in 2nd Amendment rights.

Jake Tapper, when he reported this on CNN--obviously knew that Forbes as an NRA lobbyist.

[Recursion]

40. Yes, for a different firm than Forbes-Tate (nt)

[Bohunk68]

62. Perfect match then for Madame Weathervane.

[HooptieWagon]

20. Currently...past present future.

But I'm sure her supporters don't have a problem with an NRA lobbyist bundling funds for her.

[Recursion]

22. You're killing me. Purple Strategies has lobbied both for and against the NRA

Because like about 99% of lobbyists they'll lobby for whoever is paying them to lobby.

[HooptieWagon]

27. Looks like a perfect match for Clinton then.

[CoffeeCat]

30. MORE INFO: Lobbying firm is Forbes-Tate (John Forbes and Podesta are co-hosting this fundraiser)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called her support for gun control laws a key differentiator from her opponent Bernie Sanders, who she claims isn’t tough enough on the industry. But in mid-March, a Clinton campaign fundraiser will be co-hosted by a lobbyist whose clients have included the National Rifle Association (NRA).

As David Sirota reported Monday in the International Business Times, Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta is a co-host and the guest of honor at a fundraising lunch in the nation’s capital on March 21.

One of the other co-hosts is Jeff Forbes of the lobbying firm Forbes-Tate.

Forbes has represented the NRA since 2009 and as of the last quarter of 2015 was still registered to lobby for the organization. On his lobbying disclosure, Forbes wrote that he was signed up to lobby for “Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.” [Update at 4:41 p.m. ET: Jennifer Baker, director of public affairs for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, emails us to say that “Jeff Forbes is no longer an NRA consultant.”]

https://theintercept.com/2016/03/01/nra-lobbyist-will-co-host-clinton-fundraiser/

[Recursion]

34. Cool, thanks! Looking again the Purple Strategies one was in January

On the plus side, Forbes Tate represents one union. On the minus side, it's the NFL Players' Association

[Autumn]

45. Another co-host is Steve Elmendorf,

who has lobbied for Goldman Sachs and the U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement.

[CoffeeCat]

46. Thank you for that Autumn! A lobbyist for the US Columbian Free Trade Agreement

That is most certainly relevant!

Great find.

Depressing...but it's important.

[jillan]

15. With all the constant attacks Hillary has been throwing at Bernie for his vote on guns ~

she does this.

Ha! WTF is she thinking. I hope Bernie mentions this at every rally from now on.

[HooptieWagon]

17. I'm sure her supporters have no problem with an NRA lobbyist hosting a fundraiser.

Their poutrage shifts with her weathervane.

[AzDar]

18. Wake up, AMERICA!!

[Autumn]

23. A Hillary fundraiser with the NRA? Fuck all that. I am so saving this

for the next Bernie is a gun humper OP. A video would be awesome.

https://theintercept.com/2016/03/01/nra-lobbyist-will-co-host-clinton-fundraiser/ but this will do

[Recursion]

37. Except it wasn't with the NRA, or even a lobbyist for the NRA

But rather a lobbyist that at one point in the past did some work for the NRA while at a different firm.

[Autumn]

41. The last quarter of 2015 certainly does qualify as 'at one point in the past'

[CoffeeCat]

44. Just so we're clear, John Forbes lobbied has for the NRA since 2009

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John Forbes owns the lobbying firm. It's his firm. His firm (and John Forbes) has represented the NRA since 2009.

https://theintercept.com/2016/03/01/nra-lobbyist-will-co-host-clinton-fundraiser/

Forbes has represented the NRA since 2009 and as of the last quarter of 2015 was still registered to lobby for the organization. On his lobbying disclosure, Forbes wrote that he was signed up to lobby for “Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.”

Jake Tapper spoke to John Podesta about this conflict of interest, and Podesta didn't deny that the co-host of Hillary's upcoming fundraiser was an NRA lobbyist.

Podesta deflected and spoke about Hillary's strong record on gun control.

I think we can put this issue to bed. This man has been an NRA lobbyist since 2009. Podesta never contested that point in the CNN interview.

[Jitter65]

65. Well, bringing them to our side is what I call it. If Bernie can change to Democrat why can't other

change their positions too? And why can't Hillary use those funds to win her campaign and get into position to help bring about effective gun control?

[think]

25. Hillary courts NRA lobby for cash because Bernie raises too much money from the people

Hmmm....

[BreakfastClub]

26. Not exactly. It wasn't a fundraiser "for" lobbyists or the NRA. There was a person

present at the fundraiser, however, who worked as a gun lobbyist at one time but no longer does and hasn't in quite a while. So this story is a little misleading.

[CoffeeCat]

38. No, as I said--Tapper said this was a fundraiser FOR Hillary

put on by lobbyists for the NRA and for Goldman Sachs.

According to what I just read, there will be a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in mid-March. Podesta and Jeff Forbes are co-hosting this fundraiser.

According to this article, "Forbes has represented the NRA since 2009 and as of the last quarter of 2015 was still registered to lobby for the organization. On his lobbying disclosure, Forbes wrote that he was signed up to lobby for “Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.”

Clearly, this man has worked as an NRA advocate/lobbyist for several years.

The article was updated this afternoon by the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action to say that Forbes is no longer an NRA consultant. However, when Tapper interviewed Podesta and called out Forbes ties to the NRA as a lobbyist, Podesta never disputed that Forbes was an NRA lobbyist.

That happened later. Seems like this guy's history is being re-written because it looks bad.

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https://theintercept.com/2016/03/01/nra-lobbyist-will-co-host-clinton-fundraiser/

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called her support for gun control laws a key differentiator from her opponent Bernie Sanders, who she claims isn’t tough enough on the industry. But in mid-March, a Clinton campaign fundraiser will be co-hosted by a lobbyist whose clients have included the National Rifle Association (NRA).

As David Sirota reported Monday in the International Business Times, Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta is a co-host and the guest of honor at a fundraising lunch in the nation’s capital on March 21.

One of the other co-hosts is Jeff Forbes of the lobbying firm Forbes-Tate.

Forbes has represented the NRA since 2009 and as of the last quarter of 2015 was still registered to lobby for the organization. On his lobbying disclosure, Forbes wrote that he was signed up to lobby for “Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.” [Update at 4:41 p.m. ET: Jennifer Baker, director of public affairs for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, emails us to say that “Jeff Forbes is no longer an NRA consultant.”]

[Kall]

28. Sanders campaign should put that in an ad.

[TDale313]

31. Hillary supporters must be so very proud. n/t

[zentrum]

48. They Don't Care.

Confronted again and again with her record and behavior—they just don't care. Its really disheartening, but has explained so much to me, as I've watched it, why the Democratic Party is no longer recognizable as the one that was for working people against the Party of Big Business.

[revbones]

32. STOP IT!!! Just stop the right-wing smears you guys!!!

[litlbilly]

61. the truth is not right wing smears, it just seems that way because your candidate is that bad

[revbones]

63. Sorry if it wasn't obvious. I was being sarcastic.

Probably should have put the "sarcasm" thing in the text. Hillary supporters tend to scream everything is a right-wing smear.

[FarPoint]

33. Good for Hillary....

All campaigns require funding... It's the way it is today.... Street fighting is in play.

[Recursion]

36. What I'm not seeing is when Forbes-Tate took NRA money, can you help?

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000066687&year=2015

This goes back to 2012 and I don't see any work they did for the NRA

[zentrum]

47. Wonder if her

….gun critique always aimed at Bernie will now disappear from her script?

Such an empty, empty suit.

[Gene Debs]

50. I wonder if she took Gabby Giffords along to that fundraiser.

[silvershadow]

49. She's gotta award some Super Delegate slots... nt

[jfern]

51. So now her supporters will be attacking Bernie for not being friendly

enough with the NRA? The whiplash is going to be something!

[JonLeibowitz]

55. Bernie obviously doesn't know how to work across the aisle!

Don't laugh, I bet we see this line about the NRA shortly.

[jfern]

58. Maybe they'll attack Bernie for flip flopping on guns

Just change the Obama picture to a Bernie picture, should be good enough.

[cantbeserious]

52. Corrupt To The Core

eom

[Nobel_Twaddle_III]

53. Is their money not green ?

[SoapBox]

56. Ugh...she's a real gem.

She'll take money from ANYONE.

Camp Weathervane was shilling for money in Mexico City and Chels was panhandleing for pounds in London...both events were last month.

Bought and paid for by money, money, money.

[dchill]

57. K&R!

[That Guy 888]

59. CNN link - Podesta looks worried

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/03/01/clinton-campaign-john-podesta-live-the-lead.cnn/video/playlists/hillary-clinton/

1:31 Her campaign against a rigged economy? How better to do that than to get money from the lobbyist that represent those that rigged the economy to begin with.
1:55 Question about the fundraiser

Podesta claims "that person no longer works for the gun lobby". Should we doubt Podesta about the gun lobbyist no longer working for the gun lobby? No, there is nothing to base that on. As far as I know.

[JDPriestly]

60. Campaign finance -- cleaning it up is the biggest issue of this campaign.

Bernie is proving that he can win the nomination without the help of the corporations and huge donations.

Feel the Bern!

Bernie won the important states tonight and lost Massachusetts by only one point.

Hillary won a lot of conservative, Republican states. Shows you what she is: a conservative, a Republican.

[Babel_17]

66. K&R

This isn't being contested by the Clinton campaign?

Edit:

"the person no longer does that"

http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/01/cnns-tapper-asks-podesta-if-hillary-attending-lobbyist-fundraiser-undermines-her-message-video/

lol