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President Obama personally signed off on his campaign's decision to actively encourage donations to Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA, according to senior campaign officials who spoke on a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning.
But an official would not characterize the tone of Obama's agreement to back a policy that is at odds with his previous vocal opposition to the Citizens United decision that allows Super PACs to solicit unlimited donations.
Conversations among top advisers about the need to "lend support" to the outside fundraising effort have been going on for "weeks," and the decision was made after a review of FEC filings from the Super PAC committees supporting the GOP presidential candidates, officials said.
As a result of the decision, some White House officials, campaign aides, and cabinet members will appear at Priorities USA events to "amplify [Obama's] message" but will not directly solicit donations. The president, First Lady, and vice president will not attend any Priorities USA events, however.
The campaign said Tuesday that it will not encourage donations to a related 501(c)4 organization that does not disclose its donors to the FEC as the Priorities USA SuperPAC will.
The reversal opens Obama -- who has long bemoaned the influx of money into the political process -- to accusations of hypocrisy as his campaign now hopes to lure big donors to the fundraising body founded by former White House aide Bill Burton.
Officials maintain that the decision "not to unilaterally disarm" by rejecting Super PACs is simply a response to the millions expected to be spent by GOP interests to fight Obama's re-election.
"We can't afford hundreds of millions of dollars by corporate special interests on the air drowning out our message, while we're fighting hand-to-hand on the ground," said one official.
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Good for him. Fight fire with fire.
Obama 2012
Just so, Mr. President.
The Obama re-election campaign is for constitutional amendment. But right now, this is the reality.
There cannot be two sets of rules for the 2012 election campaigns - where Republicans get the OK for unlimited spending while Democrats roll over and get steam-rollered.
Ain't going to happen!
We have to face the reality of the law AS IT NOW STANDS.
(btw. Mr Romney is extremely funded by Big Oil & Gas.)
Backhouse
Don't worry about Big oil Obama is backed by the big banks and wallstreet and already has a BILLION to campaign with. (guess it's not enough though since he still wants super PAC money) Don't worry POTUS is much too corrupt to get steamrolled by someone with more money.
don't forget your history. these guys still have a lot to pay back after the size of the bailouts they got:
Obamas 2008 top campaign donations and bailout correlation:
University of California $1,648,685
Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 Bailout 10 billion
Harvard University $878,164
Microsoft Corp $852,167
Google Inc $814,540
JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 Bailout 25 billion
Citigroup Inc $736,771 Bailout 45 billion
Time Warner $624,618
Sidley AustinLLP $600,298
Stanford University $595,716
National Amusements Inc $563,798
WilmerHale LLP $550,668
Columbia University $547,852
Skadden, Arps et al $543,539
UBS AG $532,674
IBM Corp $532,372
General Electric $529,855 CEO named job czar big conflict of interest and act of treason
US Government $513,308 Should this even be legal?
Morgan Stanley $512,232 Bailout 10 billion
Latham & Watkins $503,295
Incase any miss this article on Bush and the bailout:
Full article here:
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/07/10342178-bush-on-auto-bailouts-id-do-it-again
*Correction to above it should read; In case anyone missed this article...
Sorry for the mistakes in typing. ; )
So much for the loudly toted "grassroots" president.
Democrats will denounce a practice until they realize it can benefit them.
sandy-1851937 - He'll have to fight fire with fire as his record is absolutely atrocious as president of the United States. 4 years and 6 trillion later... we are no better then we were when he took office, in fact we are more worse for the ware.
No better? It's not peaches & cream; but, it is Better. Our problem in Michigan is the Republican dominated House/Senate. They are killing us! And, once again, it is DeVos $$ behind it All. The truth is that the Capitalists ARE trying to take over our country and US! Obama is NOT a vulture, croney capitalist and the only way we will stop this takeover is we raise the money to fight "fire with fire". Go Obama!!
That's right... who needs honesty and integrity?!?! Who needs a president that you can trust and is not a hypocrite?!?! Who needs a president that is willing to take responsibility for ALL of the things they do good and bad?!?! Go Dear Leader Go! The end justifies ANY means necessary!!! If that means lying, cheating, stealing or even killing (do a search for Donald Young, Larry Bland and Nate Spencer)... so be it! We progressives MUST WIN AT ANY COST! After all progressive socialism leading to communism is the American way!
Interesting how it was OK to have two sets of rules when in the 08 election he said he would take public funding if Mccain did. Low and behold Mccain took public funding and Obama decided he HAD to use a different set of rules for himself so he could get more money. Obama is just another politician.
Well Duh?
Did you think President Obama was going to drive a horse & buggy while Karl Rove & Co. drive a Ferrari?
One glaring difference is, the President's PAC will disclose donors unlike the right wingers who hide behind their sheets oh anonymity!
Are you an idiot?
One of the most corrupt politicians of all time will not take every advantage imaginable?
The guy that flushed public finanacing down the crapper the second it was apparent he could gain the advantage by doing so, threw his own grandmother and pastor under the bus .... lied on his mother's grave .... re-paid his billionaire bundler buddies with trillions in tax payer money .... the guy that has his DOJ shake down banks - forcing them to pay damages to ACORN clones - entitities that were not even harmed - in effect using Justice to finance his campaign through the legal system .... the guy that has defied the constitution to protect his union base .... that has neglected his Constitutional responsibilities to pander for votes ..... the biggest crony president in modern history ....
Has anyone doubted for a second that the $38,000 a plate President would not have the most money in history?
Does anyone honestly believe he has any princples when it comes to his re-election?
Only idiots.
Feisty--the Republicans tipped their hands by all of their spending against their own fellow Republicans starting in Iowa. And Newt has been saying they are lying and distorting his record. Well---if they will do it to one of their own, what will they do to the man they have made defeating their number one priority since the day after the election in 2008?
@#2.1,
GOP/Koch/ALEC/Norquist have worked long and hard to put the funding in place to buy up the US Congress.
They got their stooges into the Supreme Court and they pulled off Citizens United in early 2010.
With that, they poured money into Scott Brown right away. Then they poured money into the Tea Party No-Nothings via an entirely false/fake show of a grass-root movement, that was funded by BIG OIL.
Big Oil/Koch is now funding Romney and so he beat Gingrich 5-1 at SC.
ALEC/GOP/Koch Governors are busy getting rid of the vote and getting rid of Unions, getting rid of the voices of ordinary American people.
IN YOUR DREAMS, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT LYING DOWN.
SF,
They sure jumped the shark! lol
All I know is, I am so enjoying watching the RWNJ's heads explode over this news...
The GNOP are not called the party of DO as I SAY and not AS I DO for nothing ya know? ;o)
[One of the most corrupt politicians of all time will not take every advantage imaginable?]
bOb, your opinion is showing...now pull up your pants.
Bob - the most corrupt politicians of all time - the GOP - tipped their hand a long time ago. Catch up!
Backhouse hoser,
Couldn't challenge or refute anything .... just the same ole Kochie Monster / Norquist Noogie Man crap, huh?
HAHA A BILLION is not enough for this POTUS to get re-elected he has to reverse his stance on super PACs so he can get more. Gee didn't he reverse his stance on campaign finances in 2008 too? If you look at where Obama got major donations in 2008 and who got bailouts it is pretty easy to connect the dots.
Or bending over, which is the preferred position of the RWNJ's!
Have a glass of wine & some *popcorn* while watching the nitwits implode!
Any day these idiots have their panties in a wedgie is a GOOD day for Democrats! ;o)
Bullies don't like it much when you smack em back with cold hard FACTS! lol
{Deep sigh} Seems yet again the repubs are "forcing" President Obama to do something he believes is wrong (Bush tax cuts anyone?). Sure would be nice if he could learn to turn the tables; instead, it appears our President is content with playing "follow the conservative".
Obamas 2008 top campaign donations and bailout correlation:
University of California $1,648,685
Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 Bailout 10 billion
Harvard University $878,164
Microsoft Corp $852,167
Google Inc $814,540
JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 Bailout 25 billion
Citigroup Inc $736,771 Bailout 45 billion
Time Warner $624,618
Sidley AustinLLP $600,298
Stanford University $595,716
National Amusements Inc $563,798
WilmerHale LLP $550,668
Columbia University $547,852
Skadden, Arps et al $543,539
UBS AG $532,674
IBM Corp $532,372
General Electric $529,855 CEO named job czar big conflict of interest and act of treason
US Government $513,308 Should this even be legal?
Morgan Stanley $512,232 Bailout 10 billion
Latham & Watkins $503,295
Sources
sources for above
Commander - you're silly
tool! fool!Wake up the year is 2012 unless you have some sort of weird perversion for living in the past! lol
Sources? What @!$%#in sources did you cite?
Man up little buddy and quit bending over will ya? Then again, I think you like it! ;o)
Feisty you can never reply to facts with anything but childish insults. The facts are POTUS is still taking money from the same sources this go around. The links i tried to paste won't stay in the post you will have to put http:www in front:
opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638
projects.propublica.org/bailout/list
Here's a challenge little man - instead of insults why don't YOU dispute my comment?
Could it be because YOU can't? LMAO!
Like I said - you no likey when you & your ilk get smacked back!
Pull up your big boy panties and DEAL WITH IT! ;o)
From all I've read, our President will have close to a billion dollars in his war chest, apart from any super pacs. Without a primary challenger, this is money that can be devoted to political advertising between the convention and the general. Can you imagine the power of a billion dollars worth of ads, each and every one ending with "I'm President Obama and I approve this message". Yet you folks above claim he needs to fight fire with fire, that he needs a 50 million dollar super pac to put him over. He could have chosen to fight fire with water, and a billion dollars can buy a helluvalota water. He could still have overwhelmed his adversary and any GOP super pacs, while maintaining his message against super pacs. Instead, to paraphrase Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, he chose poorly.
Feisty
I won't dispute your comment, you're right I can't .
The liar in Chief Obama has ALREADY proven he will do EVERYTHING he can to get re-elected including lying about who he will take money from, lying about the Patriot act. Lying about ending the Iraq war as soon as he gets in office. Care to dispute any of THESE FACTS?
Chucky Stuart,
Thank you, my point exactly, the guy has a billion and decides he needs to reverse his position (that is political talk for lie like a rug) on PACs so he can get more. I know Mitt is rich but BO makes him look like a pauper already so why more lies?
Feisty,
In this guy's book, the word 'LIE' is spelled F-A-C-T.
Waddaya gonna do?
(*popcorn*)
Backhouse,
Are you disputing that POTUS said he would not sign the Patriot act during his 2008 campaign then signed it TWICE. Said he would stop the Iraq war "the day I get in office" then waited 16 months. That he lied about who he would take donations from in 2008 and just did again in this election?
Well, for starters, I'm gonna have another hand-full of *popcorn* and laugh my ass off at this mental midget!
You? lol
I have NO time or desire to school the newbie trolls! lol
Thanks for the kudos commander, but I must take issue with you refering to President Obama as "the guy" and "BO". From my perspective, there are very many reasons to be critical of President Obama and I am not one of his supporters, however, he is still "OUR" President, and as such, deserving of respect.
"Said he would stop the Iraq war "the day I get in office.""
(Must have said this on an alternate Earth - is that where you live?)
Barack Obama took zero = 0000 cash from special interests in 2008.
Citizens United is the law of the land, for everyone.
Democrats have no choice but to compete with their own Super-Pacs.
Democrats have no choice but to compete with their own Super-Pacs.
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Backhouse, please read my comment at 2.16.
Like I said Feisty,
The best you can do is come back with childish insults when you are presented with facts. Awww It's OK honey maybe if you do some research you will be able to do a little better next time.
Backhouse,
Technically he said in 2009 so you got me on the time frame but it still ended in an Obama lie didn't it?
Oh, the POOR, POOR GOP/Koch Party.
Democrats are not Equal, don't have an equal say?
Suggest run and tell Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, and your Mom, that it just ain't fair.
What ever you NEED to help you sleep at night! ;o)
Come back and talk to me once you earn your 'rookie card'.... k?
Good Lord Backhouse - these whiny bitches aren't even leveling the playing field with their BS! :o)))
Thank you for proving my point AGAIN.^ 2.27
Koch Brothers and Koch Industries/Big Oil and their surrogates in the Tea Party;
Along with the American Legislative Exchange Council, Norquist, Republican Governors, Kasich, Scott, Snyder, Walker etc. and the Grand Oil Party -
Are openly undermining & attacking American democracy, decimating the American middle class.
Because he is the biggest liar to ever enter the white house this comes as no surprise! Hypocrite! No lobbyisty will be allowed in the white house! Healthcare reform will not cost the taxpayer! He is a Goldman Sachs lapdog!
Commander
You newbie what is wrong with you? Challenging Feisty with facts? You should know better!
MORE FACTS:
Koch Brothers and Koch Industries/Big Oil and their surrogates in the Tea Party;
Along with the American Legislative Exchange Council, Norquist, Republican Governors, Kasich, Scott, Snyder, Walker etc. and the Grand Oil Party -
ARE OPENLY BRAGGING ABOUT undermining & attacking American democracy,
AND DECIMATING the American middle class.
Actually the Koch Brothers do things like make sure Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate so we have two of a kind to choose from so they get to keep their puppet regardless of which is elected.
I want to know how much Backhouse and Fiesty get paid for trying to defend the indefensible? I hope it is worth it because you come across as uneducated, uninformed, un-American pieces of @!$%#. It is more than obvious that your devotion to your Dear Leader is pathological. You would defend and support Obama even if he had people killed.... oh wait... he DID have people killed and you still defend and support him. I know, I know... Who did he have killed? Donald Young, Larry Bland and Nate Spencer that's who!
Super Pacs are garbage but because of their influence, the president is left with no choice.
Obviously, the president is very concerned about the welfare of this country .......... the 1% is already damaging the middle-class, so the last thing we want is to have their leader in the White House.
About the only way Republicans will ever agree to change campaign finance laws is if they think current law favors Democrats.
If Democratic leaning Super Pacs beat Republican Super Pacs in the race for the money you'll be seeing a lot more willingness to compromise on the GOP side. I know, fat chance. But you never know.
He bailed out big government, big unions, big banking, big business .... Obama has taken billions of tax payer to re-pay his billionaire bundler buddies, has even sent money overseas to support their projects in places like Finnland.
Obama has literally taken tax payer stimulus money to arm the Mexican drug cartels with 2,000 AKs!
Gas prices, food prices have skyrocketed under Obama's policies .... home equity has plunged - all much worse since Obama took office. The median income has DROPPED TWICE AS MUCH UNDER OBAMA AS IT DID DURING THE ACTUAL RECESSION UNDER BUSH!
The GINI index (wealth gap) was flat under Bush and has taken off under Obama.
Obama cares about the middle class?
Do they buy those $38,000 a plate dinners?
What has Obama done for the middle class?
And it took all that "bail out" money to create jobs that the tax cuts for the rich were unable to create. By giving the "bail out" money and so forth to companies, those companies were able to hire middle class people who will resume their contribution to the tax income of the country and will spend money that will further stimulate hiring in small, medium and large businesses alike.
Hey, I am willing to go along with the idea of tax cuts creating jobs but I haven't seen it happen for several years. Since the tax cuts obviously haven't worked it is time to try something else. What President Obama has tried is workign. Albeit slower than most folks would like we are still seeing job growth and not stagnation or backward movement.
Bob - What has Obama done for the middle class? Absolutely nothing! He's not doing a darn thing to fix the ecomony... in fact he's hurting it. His administration is lying to the American public constantly... The latest lie involves some 280,000 reported new jobs generated in January...
Impossible! There is absolutely no way that many jobs could have been generated. Oh, I know, I'm just a RWNJ just spouting off because I don't want Obama to look good. Well I could give a rats ass if I don't want Obama to look good. I don't want him lying to the American public. So why do I say impossible? What do I know that the liberals do not?
Income tax revenue is down over last year. How can you have job growth with a decrease in tax revenue? What would be the tax generated on 280,000 new jobs? Enough to raise the levels over last years revenues... and it's been reported that the revenue is down... way down....
something smells like rotten cod flakes... and the liberals are eating it up.
What have Republicans done for the middle class? Last I remember it was on their watch that trillions were stolen from the middle class. What's your home worth today?
Democrats "Super PAC's ARE BAD!!!"
Super PAC's "We'll give you a hundred million dollars."
Democrats "Well, Super PAC's aren't that bad. I mean we actually do need them...."
"Super Pacs are garbage but because of their influence, the president is left with no choice."
Really? You mean he can't win based on his record? The billions he receives from Goldman/Sacs, AIG, the unions and the lobbyists he has for "bundlers" is not going to be enough to win?
If Obama's bail-outs, multiple stimulous packages, health insurance reform, etc. had been successful (or at least popular) he would not need over a billion dollars to get re-elected. Think about that..... he has done such a terrible job that he needs over a BILLION dollars to have any chance of being re-elected. That is truly pathetic.
Can you say....WAFFLE?
I'm getting a big laugh out of right-wing posts on this subject. They're trying to call the president a flip-flopper, though I suppose that's better than some of the other disrespectful things they say and do, and compared to their candidates, really?
It's obvious to anyone with half a brain (that's the qualifier) that while the president fights fire with fire, he and the Dems are still working on ways to get Citizen's United under control -- You know, legislation the Teapublicans have been blocking. In fact (more irony), if conservatives don't like Super PACS they should vote for the president and the Dems who are trying to lesson the effects of this disastrous right-wing ruling.
In the meantime, I hope the GOP/TPers are enjoying the PACs in their primary. You made your bed, now sleep in it! May the primary get even more ugly--whoohoo!
Really? Fabienne44. You find it funny the the Repubs held the President "Hostage" with the Bush Tax Cuts. I find it revolting that the Repubs/Teabaggers would only extend the unemployment extensions if the President signed the Bush Tax Cuts. So anyone that can't see the Republican Party as anything but a puppet for the 1% is truely blind!
LOL. Democratic silence, bought and paid for by the super wealthy.
Stop rationalizing it, the democrats can no longer deny what the republicans have been saying from the beginning. Capitalism runs on money.
Democrats have always known that, but they deny it to look good to the poor.
Democrats care more about the poor person's vote than his actual well being.
If those bills that are "trying to get Citizens United under control" also eliminate unions ability to make political donations then I am all for them. Deciding who can make political donations should be a very easy task. If you can legally register to vote then you can make political donations. I don't know of any corporation or union that has a voters registration card.
I'm sorry but I have a problem with White House officials and cabinet members appearing at PriorityUSA events, although they "don't solicit donations." For what other reason would they be there?
You cannot compete with the corrupt right wingers without playing by their rules. Once the Supreme Court voted to let PACs run the elections for their buddies on the right, we all lost. So, Obama has to allow PAC money or he'll be outspent by the Koch Brothers, foreign companies, etc. Grow up! If it was the other way around all you little right wingers would be singing a different tune!
Fabienne 44 - you've got Newt in your party and you have the nerve to throw out the "whore" word??? Oh puleeze!!!!
"Once the Supreme Court voted to let PACs run the elections for their buddies on the right, we all lost."
You are correct because prior to the Citizens United decision only the democrats, through the unlimited support of unions, had not yet "lost". Now the playing field is "fair" just like you pathetic progressives claim to like it.
Yes sir, Mr. President.
Obama / Biden 2012
The Republicans and "Activists" Supreme Court made the decision that Corporations are People. I am glad that President Obama is going to fight fire with Fire.
The amount of $500,000, 000 is not true. These Republicans and their Corporations plan to throw MORE MONEY THAN GOD to defeat this President. The Hate on the Republican side is so great for this President that they are BLINDED to trying to get the Country back on its Economic Feet just to defeat him. That is the Republican’s No. One Goal, as stated by the Senate Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell. They will DISRUPT, DISTORT, LIE and Total DISRESPECT for the OFFICE of THE President, as long as he is President.
Republicans call these big donors JOB CREATORS. So instead of trying to defeat the President, why don’t they CREATE JOBS WITH THIS EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF MONEY?
Newt wants so badly to be the Nominee to stand on the National Stage to call the President all kinds of racist vile names using other words, that he is CURRENTLY going against the Republican Establishment to do so.
I think it is a good Civics Lesson in how, when voters stay at home and not pay attention, they get VIPERS. The Corporation are People Law was just perfect to work on Republicans First. Republicans pushed this so I am grateful they were the TEST CASE for this TAKING DEMOCRACY OUT OF THE HANDS of the Voters.
Its fun to watch the democrats squirm and try to rationalize, as their idol sells their "principals" to the largest bidder.
This may wind up backfiring on the GOP who were more than happy to encourage Super PACs to get more and more and more money. That is what they live for, money.
While the GOP Super PACs are spending money in the primaries, the Dem Super PACs just collect more and more money for the Autumn to beat them at their own game.
If I remember right on Feb 1, 2012, on First Read there was an article where Senator Charles Schumer was going to hold hearings in the Rules committee on the super PACs. He and the democrats have been complaining that it gave the Republicans an advantage.
Wonder if he is still going to hold the Senate hearings, I would bet he doesn't as he would have to call Obama's supporters to testify.
Money gives the Republicans the advantage, because everyone knows how poor Pres. Obama is.
If the democrats hate money so much they should pick a beggar of the street for their next candidate.
Sure makes Hussein look desperate
What happened to political reporting that stated a solid stance on issues from each contender? I realize all the political reporters are following each other's 'tweets', but the rest of us aren't.
In 2000 there was a website you could enter your opinions on a variety of issues, and it would match you with a candidate... It was awsome! It sure beats the blogs that just beat each other up, without any real info.
Again, the hateful nature of our politics is becoming so sour...
Obama making broad statements and then flip-flopping like that just illustrates that he is totally clueless.
Worse, what does this say about his advisors??
Now he has chosen politics over freedom of religion too. There are 26 million Catholics in the United States. He just hammered another nail into his political coffin. The Holy Roman Catholic Church can not, and will not compromise on it's basic doctrine. Goodbye Barrack.
(let's see the left try to spin this one) LOL
Just ad this latest HYPOCRISY to Barry's impressive list of accomplishments!
First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.
First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States .
First President to violate the War Powers Act.
First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico .
First President to defy a Federal Judge’s court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.
First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
First President to spend a trillion dollars on ‘shovel-ready’ jobs when there was no such thing as ‘shovel-ready’ jobs.
First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.
First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S. , including those with criminal convictions.
First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.
First President to terminate America ’s ability to put a man in space-defunded NASA.
First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.
First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke-out on the reasons for their rate increases.
First President to tell a major manufacturing company (Boeing) in which State they are allowed to locate a factory.
First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN).
First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.
First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.
First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.
First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office, 90 to date & counting.
First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.
First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.
First President to not know how to properly pronounce Navy 'corpsman'.
First President to go on multiple global ‘apology tours’-including bowing to foreign rulers.
First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends; paid for by the taxpayer.
First President to say that America was not a Christian nation.
First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) just for his wife.
First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.
So how is this hope and change working out for ya? Don't you feel better now?
Ssmith, posts this same post over and over again. He is like GARY K, who is not on here to offer debate, he is on here to inflame with spreading hate and lies. Someone actually took the time to totally debunk this post, which again he posts over and over again. I suggest everyone ignore this ignorant, idiot.
Ssmithlg, usually I try and be witty when responding to a post, but in your case I'll make an exception and cut right to the point.
You're a freakin' idiot.
Obama in 2012, if only because folks like Ssmithlg actually exist. They're called the Republican base. Have fun voting for Mitt Romney.
My goodness.
Buck govt check arrive yet?
"Buck govt check arrive yet?"
Freaking hilarious.
Another member of the Republican base heard from. This election may be easier than we think.
Feisty..........You are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone with complaints about President Obama's SuperPac decision should write to:
Conservative Activist Judges
c/o Supreme Court of the United States
One First Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20543
It's been a while since I posted here. But it never fails to humor me when the 'church' of the GOP try to say Obama was the orchestrator of the bailouts done in this country. The FACT is, it started with Bush and Paulson. Doesn't anyone here from the right remember- revisionist memory I guess- where the TARP bailouts started? Fact is, it started with Henry Paulson, a true Wall Streeter, asking congress with a 4 page contract to protect himself from prosecution as he was giving millions to his banking freinds in NY. This was the last of the fear mongering ideas from Bush and Cheney. So to insinuate Obama was the leader of the bailouts is patently false.
It's easy to say the President is a liar, not from this country- you name it. I guess you have to say something to try to damage him during this election year. Most Americans don't buy it, they know he is a decent honest man. But the real problem is, the GOP has no viable candidate to unseat him!! Mitt Romney is truly the worst flip-flopper ever to run for president, a serial liar who changes positions almost daily. Even Ann Coulter says Republicans will lose with him as the party candidate. Then there's Gingrich, all blather but way short on ethics at home and while serving in Congress. Paul consistently runs last in nearly every primary and would lose by landslide as the candidate. Santorum's views are inconsistent. He wants government to stay out of Americans pockets but doesn't mind getting himself and his type of government into Americans bedrooms. I keep hearing him about making abortion and contraception illegal, but never hear a word as to how he'd help those under these policies take care of these children, or how he'd find good homes for them. Show a complete agenda or you're just appealing to the extreme right. His views cost him his Senate seat in a landslide and it wasn't just because of a wave election either. That ain't getting it done in November anyway.
Carl Rove, the original Turdblossom, and his Crossroads super PAC are dangerous to this country. They appeal to the lowest denominator of people's mentality. Because Obama was forced to relent his position on super PAC's only proves his intelligence of fighting this destructive Supreme Court decision with one of his own. How else would he be able to try to change this erroneous decision if he was battling from the sideline? He did what he had to do!
So when is America going to hire someone qualified for the job of running the country and leave politicians and lawyers out of it? ... oh wait, you say it's an elected position that can be bought? We're not conducting a preemployment interview?
So, just what are American's saying by electing the privileged corrupt on both sides of a PAC and at what cost!?
IMO, the job's just not being handled at all. The Machines are rolling over us, again.
These Super PAC's Of "Poltical Crap" are the judicial blundering of the "Crazy Conservative" Supreme Court Justices. That is fact! They legally developed this madness, and legally the President can participate as well. Progressive Power holds the GOP/RNC "Lobbyist Judges" totally responsible, and must be made accountable for their decisions. Thanks for nothing GOP/RNC!
Wait until the demos get into there superpac money. Obama raised a billion $'s in 2008. Can anyone say "2 billion" in this years election. They asked for it now its time to give them a taste of their own medicine. Citizen United was the repub's idea can't wait until its used against Romney.
"Obama 2012"
I see nothing wrong with Obama and super-pacs, whats good for the right is good for the left, fair. Though Republicans are at a distinct disadvantage because Obama already has Move-On, Acorn, not to mention liberal mainstream media. But when we get in full swing campaign mode, after a Republican is nominated to run against Obama, its gonna get interesting.
Instead of "puff-piece" images of Obama standing in front of the American flag, looking stoic, we will get REAL images paid for by super-pacs. Hit piece images of Obama flushing bags of taxpayer money down the toilet with a sign that reads, "alternative green energy". And Moochelle on a spending spree on Rodeo Dr, paying for $2400 cocktail dresses for the next State of the Union, with a credit card that reads, Capital One Taxpayer Paid. And stepping into Air Force Two on a staircase made up of taxpayer backs, and loading tax dollars into the cargo holds, waving goodbye as she flies off to another exotic vacation. Images of Rev.Wright pounding his fist on a pulpit screaming "GD America" and the Obamas smiling in the pews, sitting next to Bill Ayers. Yeah I see no problem at all with Super-Pacs, especially if Obama is finally VETTED for all America to see. This is gonna be good...............
Call them "infomercials" informing America on the reality of the Obama resigm, and lets not forget images of innocents being mowed down by members of Mexian drug cartels, holding AK47's with tags hanging off the barrels that read, "complements of the Obama and Holder".
Good....he isn't the one who set the rules. He has no choice if he wants to play the game. Would be sheer stupidity to show up at the OK Corral without being armed.
So far, President Obama has raised 60% of his contributions from individual people with donations of 200 or less. Mitt Romney has raised 9% of his money from individuals, the rest from his billionaire and millionaire friends. Carl Rove had a meeting with a group of rich people last week and expects each one to give at least 1,000,000 and prefers 10,000,000. This is the definition of communism, not democracy. Check it out... Google the definitions. of both. When a small group of people decide and control government and elections that's communism. Newt felt the power of money in Iowa and Florida, being outspent 5 to 1. Even Rick Santorum pointed out after sweeping the last 3 states, that democracy worked as Mitt Romney didn't spend much money in Missouri or Minnesota, which Rich won by 20 to 30 points. In Colorado, Mitt spent the most and lost by less than 10 points. Is this the kind of country we want, to be bought and paid for ? President Obama called out the Supreme Court at the 2010 State of the Union for the Citizens United decision, predicting what is happening now. It was the GOP that took this to the Supreme Court in order to get free spending by corporations and the rich to control elections, not the DEMS or the President. President Obama had no choice if he wants to compete this election cycle as the numbers above show. President Obama is committed to changing this decision by the Supreme Court and once re-elected will work to get it done. Make no mistake, this country is being taken over by Corporations and the rich.
I give $5 every time I have to deal with a wacky repub...some months it can get quite expensive, but usually about $30 to $40 a month.