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Hope, change & peddling access: Obama's impure fund-raising tactics
NY Post ^ | October 31, 2009 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 10/31/2009 3:35:55 AM PDT by Scanian

Like Capt. Renault in "Casablanca," I am shocked, shocked to discover that access-peddling is going on in the Obama White House. Perks for deep-pocketed donors? Presidential meetings for sale? The stale Chicago odor of pay-for-play wafting from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Knock me over with a feather.

Despite the president's claimed distaste for the campaign-finance practice known as "bundling" (rounding up contributions from friends, business associates and employees), the House of Obama has been a bundlers' paradise from Day One. A new Washington Times report just confirms the obvious: It's business as usual in the era of Hope and Change. O's wealthiest Democratic donors have received lavish receptions, golf outings, bowling dates and movie nights with Obama.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bundling; donors; perks; whitehouse

1 posted on 10/31/2009 3:35:57 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

So his golf outings are just campaign fund raisers. Hell, his entire presidency will be about two things, destroying America and raising funds to keep ruining us.


2 posted on 10/31/2009 3:43:07 AM PDT by snippy_about_it (Looking for our Sam Adams)
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