"Law? I AM THE LAW!"
Posted on 06/28/2011 5:38:06 AM PDT by originalbuckeye
NRO's Jim Geraghty raises the question of whether Barack Obama filmed a video for his reelection campaign in the White House, which may possibly be a violation of federal election laws. In the video, President Obama promotes a "Dinner With Barack" raffle. To participate in the contest you need to donate at least $5 to the president's re-election campaign and your name will be raffled off to enjoy a dinner with the President, airfare and accommodations included. In a new web video, Obama announced Vice President Joe Biden will also be attending the dinner. There is one problem, however. This campaign ad was most likely recorded in the White House, which may have violated FEC campaign finance laws. Take a look at this weekly address delivered by Obama in February. Below is a screenshot taken from the weekly address followed by an image taken from the campaign advertisement.
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Idiot
I thought doing this raffle -when he did something like this in the past - violated some law.
Right, the law and obama don’t mix if they want to do it they do it, by the time the law is applied they have already got away with it.
I saw this report on Fox and Friends the morning. Follow the lamp!
Not “possibly” violating campaign laws. He did violate campaign laws and I dare the MSM to do its job for once.
Any chance they might raffle off a dinner with his teleprompter?
I prefer an opportunity for intelligent conversation when I’m sharing a dinner with someone.
FEC laws only apply to Repubs.
Pray for America
That’s what I thought, too. It would seem this administration picks and chooses the laws it wishes to follow and ignores the rest.
I take that back. They just reinterpret the laws that don’t work in their favor.
Just the latest installment in the never-ending game of “What If a Republican Had Done That?”
The whole administration is a pack of idiot’s!
It’s my understanding that no government assests can be used for a presidential campaign. How then can Obama raffle off a dinner prepared by the White House Chef (as reported on Fox this morning)?
Hillary’s husband’s accepted response to campaign finance violation allegations during the Great Clinton’s reign:
“Mistakes were made, but we had a tough election to win to unseat 12 years of Republican rule.”
Big whoop. Parking tickets in Poughkeepsie, New York carry a heavier penalty than violating our election laws.
BO and his minions break any laws they chose. THey get away with it so why not? No one holds them accountable. Biggest bunch of spineless Republicans in history.
add it to the list. This guy is the ultimate unitary executive, I mean unitard.
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