Posted on 09/13/2008 4:18:46 PM PDT by milwguy
Hunter Biden - the second son of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden – has informed congressional officials that he is resigning his job as a federal lobbyist.
In a letter dated August 25, two days after Biden’s father was announced as Barack Obama’s running mate in Springfield, Illinois, Biden writes that as of that date, “I no longer expect to act as a federal lobbyist.”
The letter also lists the nine clients that Biden lobbied for, including six universities. The other three are two pharmaceutical companies and a law firm that represents an internet gambling company.
Obama refuses donations from lobbyists and has repeatedly slammed Republican nominee John McCain for hiring former corporate lobbyists into senior campaign positions. The Democrat’s campaign launched a new multimedia offensive Saturday highlighting what they called “John McCain’s ties to DC Lobbyists.”
The senior Biden has insisted that his son has never lobbied him, and has claimed that he is the only senator who doesn’t meet with lobbyists.
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Todays tactic by the media is to accuse McCain/Palin of lying and running a dishonorable campaign. No mention of the disgusting McCain e-mail ad Obama launched or his campaign spokeman's attempts to smear McCain.
Biden actually says this? ....”and has claimed that he is the only senator who doesn’t meet with lobbyists.”
Liar liar pants on fire.
yeah I know childish but so is Obama/Biden
Well, it seems like this should be easy to verify.
Son, brother of Biden accused in lawsuits
A lawsuit filed by their former partner Anthony Lotito Jr. asserts in court papers that the deal was crafted to get Hunter Biden out of lobbying because his father was concerned about the impact it would have on his bid for the White House. Biden was running for the Democratic nomination at the time the suit was filed.
Hunter Biden was made president with an annual salary of $1.2 million, despite his inexperience in the hedge fund industry, the lawsuit said. Before that, he had been part of the Washington law firm Oldaker, Biden & Belair, which earned $1.76 million in lobbying revenue in the first half of 2006, according to Congressional Quarterly’s CQ MoneyLine. One of its biggest clients is the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, a Washington-based group representing law firms specializing in investment and corporate law.
Hunter Biden is one of many children and relatives of prominent members of Congress who have made their careers as lobbyists. He returned to lobbying after less than a year with Paradigm.
Riiiiiiiight.
What a fine son he is. He steps down as a lobbyist...just in time for the election. Yes, that has me fooled!!!! haha
>>The senior Biden has insisted that his son has never lobbied him, and has claimed that he is the only senator who doesn’t meet with lobbyists.
Well, it seems like this should be easy to verify.
JOE BIDEN - OWNED BY BANK OF AMERICA
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/biden-son-no-longer-a-federal-lobbyist/
September 13, 2008
Biden son no longer a federal lobbyist
Posted: 11:45 AM ET
“From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “UPDATED with GOP, Biden camp reaction after the jump
RNC spokesman Alex Conant called Hunter Biden’s letter “another example of Obama’s words not matching his actions.”
“Obama speaks against special interest, but he doesn’t stand up to them, as evidenced by his selection of a Washington insider like Joe Biden,” said Conant. “The disconnect between Obama’s rhetoric and record undermines any claims to being an agent of ‘change’ and will hurt him this fall.””
Quick, out the back door!
Will Beau Biden be next to step down for official misconduct for having a Barry detractor arrested under false and trumped up charges, only to be released in the same time frame as Joe’s nomination as VP?
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