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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Is that what he meant by a “parallel public financing system”?
Is that what he meant by a “parallel public financing system”?
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Huh??I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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He's not into "politics as usual", DinoDoc! Didn't you get the memo?
You realize that Obama's fundraising base is both much broader (again, the average contribution was less than $100) and his lobbyist connections are nothing compared to McCain's, right?
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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Barack Obama often boasts he is "the only candidate who isn't taking a dime from Washington lobbyists,"
Thirty-one of the 38 are law firm partners, who typically receive a share of their firm's lobbying fees. At least six of them have some managerial authority over lobbyists.
"It makes no difference whether the person is a registered lobbyist or the partner of a registered lobbyist, if the person is raising money to get access or curry favor," said Michael Malbin, director of the Campaign Finance Institute, a non-partisan think tank.
But keep playing the "look over there at McCain" game (any of this remind anyone of Bush's "look at Prez Clinton" game?). We'll just try to find out which usual politics Obama isn't playing.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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That's a factually true statement. He does use a slightly higher ethical standard of dealing with lobbyist contributions than Clinton and McCain. I don't think this is a meaningful distinction, but politics is all about turning trivial distinctions into something important (see earmarks and McCain).
As for the comparison with McCain, it doesn't make sense to criticize only one Presidential candidate when his opponent is worse on the matter."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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I honestly don't understand why Obama is making such twists about a "parallel public financing system" which is very similar to the traditional campaign finance system when his original statement was very clear. He'd take public finance if the Republican nominee did as well. McCain has broken the public finance laws so why the hand wringing?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Barack Obama often boasts he is "the only candidate who isn't taking a dime from Washington lobbyists,"Originally posted by Ramo
As for the comparison with McCain, it doesn't make sense to criticize only one Presidential candidate when his opponent is worse on the matter.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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He doesn't... Whether that's an important distinction is a seperate issue."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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