The truth about Lobbyists money TPMtv: Yearly Kos Chapter 17

[William769]

Run time: 03:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpNMnFIrGQ   Posted on YouTube: August 05, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 06, 2007 By DU Member: William769 Views on DU: 838

 
As Fournier suggests, the way the issue was portrayed in the forum was, to say the least artificial. Blasting lobbyists while taking money from state lobbyists and the spouses of lobbyists, as Obama does, or from certain principals like hedge fund managers, as Edwards does, is certainly disingenuous. The question is how come that does not make most stories? To Fournier's great credit, it did make his:

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/8/5/155352/1155

[jefferson_dem]

1. Thanks for posting. Fornier makes some good points...

like where he says Hillary totally fumbled the question about lobbyist influence.

[William769]

2. Let's not forget the Obama ties to Lobbyists

What did he say at yearly KOS again?

[jefferson_dem]

3. Well, if that's true, why didn't Hillary point it out...

instead of celebrating the power and influence of Washington lobbyists?

[William769]

4. Because she's not running a smear campaign like Obama. NT

[jefferson_dem]

5. Not sure about that.

But i do wish her supporters would do as you say she does.

[durrrty libby]

6. Great video. It clearly shows how slimy JE and BO can be,

and the total class act of HRC.
Maybe she didn't think this was the right setting to call JE on his crap,

but I hope she does in the future and on a very big stage.