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online.wsj.com - 10/27/2008

Obama vs. His Advisers

— online.wsj.com — One underreported story of this election is how heavily John McCain has been damaged by Barack Obama's... television ad assault on his health-care plan. A lot of voters seem to believe the Democrat when he says that Mr. McCain wants to deny them coverage ... (more) Obama vs. His Advisers

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eschatonblog.com - 10/22/2008

A Message To Republican Donors

— eschatonblog.com — This is what you're paying for. (more) A Message To Republican Donors

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Obama donors get access to top advisers
USS Neverdock — This is change? This isn't cange, it's called influence peddling. "A “Round Table Discussion” in Boston with Robert E. Rubin, who was Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton and talked on the phone with Obama as the financial crisis broke out, cost $28,500. And a reception in Boston with former Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.), a possible chief of staff in an Obama White House, was offered for $500 or $2,500. Tickets to a reception in Boston with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a possible secretary of Defense in an Obama cabinet, ...

Obama then: “Our campaign is responsible to no one but the people”
Sister Toldjah — ... , it’s a shameless lie. Add to that this morning’s report from The Politico regarding how Obama donors, depending on how much they give, get “access to top advisers” in the Obama campaign. Nothing illegal about it, of course, but that’s not the point, anyway. The more you give, the more higher up you’ll get in the campaign terms of access, which begs the question: What are the advisers saying/promising in return? ...

Big $$ donors get "a taste of potential administration."
Corrente — Obama donors get access to top advisers” (not the small online donors, silly!) “Aides to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) scheduled pricey luncheons, roundtables, readings, VIP receptions and policy dinners with campaign officials and advisers, offering donors a taste of his potential administration. …” Get their ears even before the election— Buffet, and Daschle, and Cutler, and Tanden, and Jarrett, etc. (Article also includes a very non-complete list of just some October big $$ events.)

Opening the Day: Obama's 30 Minute Hopefomercial
Open Left - Front Page — ... has such operatives as Joe Lockhart and Harold Wolfsen. Comcast just fired its Republican chief and hired a Democrat, Melissa Maxfield, a former Daschle aide.  Here's why they fired the Republican head. David Cohen, Comcast's executive vice president, cited "budget constraints and new challenges" as the reason for the staff shake-up, according to a company release. I love bureaucratese! However necessary you think this might be, it's awful. Supporters could eat dinner in Los Angeles with Warren Buffett, an ...

Obama Using The White House As A Fundraising Tool
TPMMuckraker — ... Presidential aides said there has been no systematic effort to use the White House complex to aid fundraising, though they acknowledge the DNC has paid for some events at the presidential mansion. DNC documents obtained by the Times show that donors who promised to give $30,400 for four consecutive years were promised access to meet "senior members" of the administration and "senior members" of Congress. All of this is reminiscent of Obama's campaign strategy of giving "VIP" contributors access to high-level advisers. Read ...