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Newtown families: Victims turn lobbyists [Politico Thinks This is NEW?]
Politico ^ | 4/11/13 | MIKE ALLEN and JIM VANDEHEI

Posted on 04/12/2013 8:01:01 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

When a lobbyist for families of Newtown shooting victims called the office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to set up a meeting, the first response was a standard D.C. offer. They could get a meeting with her staff, and a quick and simple “hello” from Collins herself, they were told.

The families’ answer: not good enough. According to their lobbyists, the families have a rule against staff-only meetings: They won’t do them. They insist on sitting down with the senators themselves.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; constitution; guncontrol; guns; lobbying; secondamendment; victimization
See, when victims of a tragedy are promoting ideas that are favorites of LIBERALS, they are applauded and written about with great fanfare and aplomb. (see: Jersey Girls)

But if those people are promoting CONSERVATIVE ideals, they're ignored or treated like scumbags. (see: Glenn Beck's rally and Tea Partiers)

Anyone want to mention this:

Obama flies lobbyists on Air Force 1, at taxpayer expense, from Connecticut to Washington, D.C.!

What about the father from Newtown who is NOT on board with the Obama agenda? Has Pollutico interviewed or given HIM any attention?

1 posted on 04/12/2013 8:01:01 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

The other families:

http://www.boblonsberry.com/writings.cfm?go=4


2 posted on 04/12/2013 8:05:24 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: SoFloFreeper
United States of Lobbyist of Amerika Now. The majority of these things we see coming at us, has been taken over by special interests. We have to stop this corruption. Collins fell into an emotional trap. She's a dingbat and a sell out. The folks came there for one purpose. Gun control.
3 posted on 04/12/2013 8:10:55 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: SoFloFreeper
"They’re mostly non-political"

If you believe that, I have a landmark bridge to Brooklyn you might want to invest in.

4 posted on 04/12/2013 8:15:50 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: SoFloFreeper

These people disgust me. Cash in, baby, cash in!


5 posted on 04/12/2013 8:25:38 AM PDT by Third Person (Welcome to Gaymerica.)
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6 posted on 04/12/2013 8:27:12 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: SoFloFreeper

newtown families duped into carrying the democrats water.

there. fixed it


7 posted on 04/12/2013 8:36:09 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: camle

Duped? I think they’re knowingly complicit.


8 posted on 04/12/2013 8:38:12 AM PDT by Third Person (Welcome to Gaymerica.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Obama flies lobbyists on Air Force 1, at taxpayer expense, from Connecticut to Washington, D.C.!

Oblamo, what about the sequester?? Why should you fly people when tours are cancelled at the WHITE HUT?

9 posted on 04/12/2013 8:44:57 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (Rand Paul/Ben Carson should be the 2016 Ticket!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Jersey Girls part II.


10 posted on 04/12/2013 8:51:01 AM PDT by Finatic (I ran out of change and have given up on hope. FUBO, I am so sick of your sorry a$$ you effin punk)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Don’t forget: he also hated the Jews, just like the people on the floor of the Democrat party at their last convention.


11 posted on 04/12/2013 8:58:09 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

That goes without saying. He exterminated Gypsies and others too. Liberals love extermination.


12 posted on 04/12/2013 9:00:36 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: DJ MacWoW

12 cindy shehans.

with clinton handlers

funded by bloomberg

supported by a complicit MSM (cnn, fnc, fbc, cnbc, msnbc, cbs, abc, and the print media)


13 posted on 04/12/2013 9:26:46 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Third Person

social policy as grief therapy. seldom a god idea


14 posted on 04/12/2013 9:49:45 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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