OK, let's say your friend robbed a bank. He offers you some of the money, you say no. He splits the money up between the rest of his buddies. Now one of his buddies offers you some of the stolen money, and you know where the money came from and you decide to take the money anyway. did you commit a crime. Yes you did.
B.H.O.'S story, although a little different is somewhat similar. What Obama meant was that he had turned away many lobbyists, but that becomes clear only after parsing the phrase. He didn’t say “all” or “every,” so the statement was technically true, if very misleading.
Misleading, something this President has turned into an art form.And so it is with Obama fundraising. The Obama campaign has long touted the fact that registered lobbyists are not permitted to give money to the campaign or bring their besmirching presence to any of the commander in chief’s frequent fundraisers.
But an even neater bit of legalism comes on the definition of what a “lobbyist” is. The president won’t take money from registered lobbyists, but those who are “strategic advisers” to clients hoping to have an influence on “government affairs” are as welcome as they can be.
In a FOX NEWS article, B.H.O. was quoted as saying : "They will not work in my White House," Obama often intoned of lobbyists. But, over time, dozens of former lobbyists came to work for the administration. As Washington Examiner lobbyist lacerator Tim Carney observed, this prompted Obama to adopt a new phrasing of the old pledge: "We've excluded lobbyists from policy making jobs."
It really mystifies me who the people in this country chose as their Leader in 2008. I hope we reverse this error in 2012 !
YOURS IN LIBERTY ! ! !
Bob Yeager
B.H.O.'S story, although a little different is somewhat similar. What Obama meant was that he had turned away many lobbyists, but that becomes clear only after parsing the phrase. He didn’t say “all” or “every,” so the statement was technically true, if very misleading.
Misleading, something this President has turned into an art form.And so it is with Obama fundraising. The Obama campaign has long touted the fact that registered lobbyists are not permitted to give money to the campaign or bring their besmirching presence to any of the commander in chief’s frequent fundraisers.
But an even neater bit of legalism comes on the definition of what a “lobbyist” is. The president won’t take money from registered lobbyists, but those who are “strategic advisers” to clients hoping to have an influence on “government affairs” are as welcome as they can be.
In a FOX NEWS article, B.H.O. was quoted as saying : "They will not work in my White House," Obama often intoned of lobbyists. But, over time, dozens of former lobbyists came to work for the administration. As Washington Examiner lobbyist lacerator Tim Carney observed, this prompted Obama to adopt a new phrasing of the old pledge: "We've excluded lobbyists from policy making jobs."
It really mystifies me who the people in this country chose as their Leader in 2008. I hope we reverse this error in 2012 !
YOURS IN LIBERTY ! ! !
Bob Yeager
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