Obama is tied to lobbyists, records show

[DemVet]

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says he isn't tied to lobbyists, but his fundraising team lists members of law firms paid to lobby the government, records show.

Those lawyers, including 10 former federal lobbyists, pledged to raise at least $3.5 million for Obama's presidential race, USA Today reported Wednesday. Employees of their firms have given Obama's campaign $2.26 million, the report said.

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[tekisui]

1. Average donation, about $100. Over one and a half million contributors.

These were individuals donating, not lobby firms.

Jezus, Hillary Defenders are sounding like a broken record.

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Nice to see you using Rev. Moon's link..

and you're dead wrong, as usual.

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.asp?Ind=K02&cycle=2008

See who's #1?
and who's #19?

And if you needed any more specs, look at #1 and #8, respectively

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.asp?Ind=K02&cycle=2008&recipdetail=P&Mem=N&sortorder=U

Glad to prove you wrong.

Hawkeye-X

[Warren Stupidity]

3. You might want to look at your candidates funding sources.

The Obama campaign does not take money from registered federal lobbiests.

[Hawkeye-X]

5. That's right. Even a KOS'er who is a confessed lobbyist said he had his money

returned. Let me see if I can find the link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5418222

[rodeodance]

4. and another article at this: Sen. Obama finesses his lobbyist ties

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-obama-finesses-his-lobbyist-ties-2007-04-19.html

Sen. Obama finesses his lobbyist ties

By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 04/19/07 08:31 PM

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has pledged to create a new brand of politics in the Democratic presidential primary by rejecting contributions from lobbyists and political action committees (PAC), but his fundraising records show that he relies on donors with special interests.

Three of Obama’s top fundraisers, who each have raised more than $50,000 for his campaign since January, were registered as lobbyists last year, according to reports filed with the Senate Office of Public Records. In 2006, Alan Solomont of Solomont Bailis Ventures earned $90,000 in lobbying income; Tom Reed, of Kirkland & Ellis, lobbied for the Seismological Society of America, the Nanobusiness Alliance, and the Airport Minority Advisory Council; and Scott Harris, of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, represented Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Dell and Sprint-Nextel.

All three Obama fundraisers have said they are no longer lobbyists, although the public records office has not posted contract termination reports for any of them.

Several other major Obama fundraisers also have histories of lobbying government officials for a living. Thomas Perrelli was a lobbyist for Jenner & Block as recently as 2005. Until 2003, when Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate, Peter Bynoe was a registered state lobbyist representing Boeing and other corporate interests, according to the Illinois secretary of state. They have both raised at least $50,000 for Obama’s presidential bid, according to his campaign.

Frank Clark, chairman of Commonwealth Edison, helped lead a $2.2 million congressional lobbying effort on nuclear research and waste disposal in 2000, according to a report under his name filed with the Senate. He also raised more than $50,000 for Obama this year. He played an important part trying to persuade state lawmakers to deregulate the energy industry in Illinois.

All this may surprise Obama’s supporters.

In a fundraising e-mail sent to supporters at the beginning of March, the candidate wrote that Washington’s special-interest industry is trying “to own our political process and dictate our policies in Washington…………………

[Hawkeye-X]

6. It's irrelevant.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5418222

Hawkeye-X

[rodeodance]

10. Your post is irrelevant.

[rox63]

7. Breaking: Clinton's campaign run by lobbyist Mark Penn

:eyes:

[rodeodance]

9. everybody knows that. but it is Obama who makes up the ILLUSION that he is NOT tied to lobbiest

[DemVet]

17. No shit.

What's next?

"BREAKING: Hillary Clinton MARRIED to ex-President Bill Clinton!!!"

Thanks for the obvious, Sherlock.

[guyanakoolaid]

22. Since Hillary supporters don't understand math, it's not so clear what is obvious to them

[Orsino]

8. A US Senator with ties to lobbyists? Surely you jest, sir.

But it's disingenuous of Obama to claim otherwise.

[Evergreen Emerald]

11. More Obama lies. Many support him because he says he won't

take money from Lobbyists. And here his lies are exposed.

This is a substantive lie. And the media will not air it 24/7. Instead they ignore it.

And the world will continue to think Clinton is dishonest while Obama gets away with his LIES.

[NC_Nurse]

12. Keep trying.

;-)

[TragedyandHope]

13. Clinton has no ties to lobbyists.

(I just know it in my heart.)

[GoldieAZ49]

14. of course, it is crucial for any candidate

Obama is being coy calling them "bundlers"

[DemVet]

19. I got a thread I'm going to start on this. Pick a title for me to use.

I have it on a MS Word Document, ready to copy and paste, complete with sources back to last summer.

What should I call it?

1. "Another day, Another Obama Lie: The Lobbyist Angle"

2. "Obama's Lying: How he IS receiving money from Lobbyists!"

3. "In Bed Together: Obama and Big Oil"

4. "ObamaSpeak: Let's just call them 'Bundlers'"

[GoldieAZ49]

21. Obama's Lying: "Let's just call them 'Bundlers'"

a combo

[shadowknows69]

15. You can't really be rolling this already debunked BS out again?

How embarrassing for you.

[nichomachus]

16. I love the smell of desperation in the morning

Why can't Hillary supporters post something positive about Hillary -- just once -- instead of rooting around in Obama's trash cans.

[cliffordu]

18. Blah de blah de blah blah blah. We got it, on to the next, please.

Fock. Grow an argument, will ya??

[madrchsod]

20. old ....old.... news

hillary will win every delegate today and the supers will vote for her as the nominee...do`t worry! be happy!