Front page of Obama's site right now.

[Renew Deal]

What do you think about it?

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

[Bullet1987]

1. Awesome...GOBAMA!!!

[Roxy66]

2. I love it.

[DURHAM D]

3. What does it mean? n/t

[RoveRage]

5. Perhaps that Hillary isn't telling the truth? n/t

[Renew Deal]

8. That's what I'm asking you.

[Lint Head]

4. Takes a lot of money to make creative ads.

Shows the family aspect. I want to know what the changes will be. Changes like putting Cheney and Bush in jail would be a start.
:dem:

[laureloak]

6. So WHAT is the damn change you keep talking about?

Gonna paint the white house pink?

[KennedyGuy]

7. HAHAHA!!

good one..
at least he'd be taking a stand on something...

[aquart]

22. WHAT?

[ccpup]

9. no, no

don't rip the curtain away from the Wizard until AFTER the Election. :evilgrin: You may find there's no "there" there.

[laureloak]

26. Read this & put your money where your mouth is.

http://opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=H04


And from Michael Moore email today:
“So Barack, you can talk all you want about "let's put the partisanship aside, let's all get along," but the other side has no intention of being anything but the bullies they are. Get your game face on now. And, if you can, tell me why you are now the second largest recipient of health industry payola after Hillary. You now take more money from the people committed to stopping universal health care than any of the Republican candidates.”

[NYCGirl]

11. You might try clicking on the link after the front page and READING. NT

[annie1]

14. it wasn't on the front page when i went there. maybe that's why it makes no sense.

[Renew Deal]

18. I think that might be the case if you've been to the site before.

You might have to clear cookies.

[laureloak]

28. Michael Moore chimes in re Obama:

And from Michael Moore email today:
“So Barack, you can talk all you want about "let's put the partisanship aside, let's all get along," but the other side has no intention of being anything but the bullies they are. Get your game face on now. And, if you can, tell me why you are now the second largest recipient of health industry payola after Hillary. You now take more money from the people committed to stopping universal health care than any of the Republican candidates.”

[DURHAM D]

16. Well we at least know it won't be lavender. n/t

[annie1]

10. lol. wow. what the f does that mean? lol.

[davidwparker]

12. very lovely family

[AndyA]

13. I want to know how he proposes to make changes.

He owes the same old folks in Washington the same old favors for their money.

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/09/pacs_and_lobbyists_aided_obamas_rise/

A Globe review of Obama's campaign finance records shows that he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and PACs as a state legislator in Illinois, a US senator, and a presidential aspirant.

In Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate, from 1996 to 2004, almost two-thirds of the money he raised for his campaigns -- $296,000 of $461,000 -- came from PACs, corporate contributions, or unions, according to Illinois Board of Elections records. He tapped financial services firms, real estate developers, healthcare providers, oil companies, and many other corporate interests, the records show.

Obama's US Senate campaign committee, starting with his successful run in 2004, has collected $128,000 from lobbyists and $1.3 million from PACs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. His $1.3 million from PACs represents 8 percent of what he has raised overall. Clinton's Senate committee, by comparison, has raised $3 million from PACs, 4 percent of her total amount raised, the group said.

In addition, Obama's own federal PAC, Hopefund, took in $115,000 from 56 PACs in the 2005-2006 election cycle out of $4.4 million the PAC raised, according to CQ MoneyLine, which collects Federal Election Commission data. Obama then used those PAC contributions -- including thousands from defense contractors, law firms, and the securities and insurance industries -- to build support for his presidential run by making donations to Democratic Party organizations and candidates around the country.

All that money comes at a price...and that's the price of doing business as usual in Washington, D.C.

Personally, I want CHANGE. REAL CHANGE, not just more of the same with a new label stuck on top of the old one.

Could someone please explain to me how Barack is going to bring about change that is helpful to the American people? That change is going to impact the bottom line of these corporations who have been so loyal to Barack. They aren't going to be as receptive to change, because it will cost them money.

Please explain to me how Barack will make this happen, keeping in mind he's still collecting money from them today.

[NYCGirl]

17. And from the same article:

Obama's campaign is relying almost exclusively on an unprecedented network of grass-roots donors and activists -- nearly 260,000 of them had given him money through June alone.
And some good-government activists say that, past fund-raising practices aside, Obama has genuinely been a champion for ethics and campaign reform, both in the Illinois Legislature and in Congress.
"On the one hand, sure, he rose to power as many people do in this town, which is to raise money from the people who have the money," said Gary Kalman, of the advocacy group US PIRG.
At the same time, he added, Obama has championed public financing for elections and he fought hard to pass the federal ethics reform bill.

[aquart]

23. Is he taking public financing? Or just Goldman Sachs?

[NYCGirl]

25. No, he's not taking public financing because that would be fucking stupid. NT

[jenmito]

29. How do you feel about Edwards choosing to turn down public financing until

he couldn't raise as much money as he hoped? Suddenly he "chose to take a stand" by taking public funding. What a phony.

[Renew Deal]

19. How does that answer the question?

:shrug:

[KittyWampus]

21. Why don't you post Edwards' entire history of accepting money? We can also talk about where the $

he spent campaigning in Iowa for the last 4 years came from.

[AndyA]

24. If you've got a beef with Edwards, post it. Start a thread.

I've not seen him do anything unethical or contrary to his statements with any of his money.

In the meantime, though, your attempt to divert the focus away from the question at hand has failed.

I want to know how Barack Obama, as President, can make changes that will be contrary to the financial success of his corporate donors. They will fight him, and he is now indebted to them. How will he do this?

Seriously, I'd really like to know, because it just doesn't compute in my book.

[The Ghost]

15. Ahhh

How proud I would be for them to be the First Family!

[Cameron27]

20. It's a lovely picture after his win,

he has a beautiful family.

[Kucinich4America]

27. That's an awesome picture

Doesn't change my opinion of him as a candidate one way or the other, but it's a great picture of his family.

[Beacool]

30. Nice picture, nice family

but won't vote for the guy!!!