Obama admin’s “no ties to lobbyists” lies continue to stack up
I wish I could say I was surprised by this but I’m not. More on that in a minute. First, the story – via Politico:
Post-Obama SOTU era sees Democrats mingling with evil lobbyists at Miami Beach
Ben Smith reports on a Miami Beach retreat of sorts that several Democratic Senators went to this past weekend. But it wasn’t all sun and fun – the real treat was getting to mingle with the evil lobbyists, you know, the ones Obama dissed in the SOTU just days ago?
More on Obama’s hypocrisy regarding lobbyists
Barack Obama wants people to think he’s the anti-lobbyist candidate, and runs around the country dissing both Hillary Clinton and John McCain for supposedly being “beholden” to lobbyists. However, as with most things he says, the rhetoric doesn’t match reality. I’ve documented his hypocrisy on this issue numerous times, but Newsweek reported something today that pretty much seals the deal on just how hypocritical and duplicitous the Obama campaign has been on this issue:
Barack Obama’s ties to lobbyists and special interests
This is a continuation of a post I wrote yesterday about Barack Obama’s false claim that his campaign is "responsible only to the people." I know I have been writing about BO a lot lately, but that’s because I think it is imperative that the whole truth and nothing but the truth gets out about the man who could be our next president. He’s not being completely upfront with the American people, and we all know his devotees in the press will faithfully continue to carry his water, so it’s up to "citizen journalists" to help spread the word. Many are already doing so, and it is no burden for me whatsoever to aid in that effort.
Will the #Obamacare employer mandate be delayed again?
The Hill reports that the pressure is on for the White House on whether or not to delay the employer mandate for the third time:
Dems may move Obama’s #DNC2012 speech to BOA Stadium – to attract wealthy donors
Bloomberg News reports an intriguing bit of info on the possibility that the Democrat National Convention Committee may be moving the site of Obama’s 2012 nomination acceptance speech to Bank of America stadium – because they desperately need cash from wealthy donors to pay for convention costs: