McCain's Campaign Run/Funded By Lobbyists

f0ca1 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 01:57 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us...cs&oref=slogin

p-did · #2 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 05:08 PM

Good quote from that article:

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Although Senator Barack Obama, who could become Mr. McCain’s general election opponent, has made a point of refusing to accept money from federally registered lobbyists, Mr. McCain has continued to collect cash from them and allow them to bundle campaign contributions. His supporters argue in his defense that Mr. McCain has a record of independence and has, in fact, often clashed with corporate interests over the years.

But the potential for conflicts of interest are obvious. Several of Mr. McCain’s top fund-raisers, for example, lobby for the telecommunications industry, which regularly does business before the Senate Commerce Committee, where Mr. McCain is a senior member and once served as chairman.

Obama is just a much cleaner politician (he's not perfect, but he's in bed with much less evil than McCain).

BillyBob · #3 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 05:13 PM

McCain is the worst! He partnered up with a commie to reform campaign finance and restrict our Constitutional rights. I hope he gets caught doing all sorts of illegal campaign financing, that would be deliciously ironic. I also hope that the law is applied evenly among all candidates.

But it won't be.......

White Fox · #4 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 05:15 PM

Oh no, big scary lobbyists are going to oppress the masses with the Nazi/fascist McCain leading the tyrannical government with an iron fist.

Oh yeah, and Obama is the messiah.

JP5 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 06:48 PM

There is nothing wrong with lobbyists per se. It's the elected official who lets their donations BUY them favors that is the problem. And there is no evidence that John McCain provides favors in return for campaign donations.

Regardless of that, I'll never forgive him for the McCain/Feingold CFR bill. All it did was to help the likes of George Soros to dominate our political system, while hampering the regular citizens' ability fo have a voice in our political system. And right now---McCain is seeing first hand the evils of the bill. Very ironic.

f0ca1 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JP5

And there is no evidence that John McCain provides favors in return for campaign donations.

Except for all the favors that are documented...

Another Guy McCain Did Favors for

Here's the latest...

Research his work on behalf of Paxxon, and of course Keating.

superdude17* · #7 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:36 PM

new york times....not a credible source.

find something other than the daily tabloid and we can have some straight talk.

f0ca1 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:38 PM

hahahahahaha...

White Fox · #9 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by f0ca1

hahahahahaha...

That wasn't a joke.

superdude17* · #10 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by f0ca1

hahahahahaha...

nyt in regards to conservatives is like fox news writing something about liberals...its twisted and full of fallacies.

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