Flashback: Clinton attacking Edwards because top fundraiser was lobbyist

[maximusveritas]

Clinton attacked Obama in the last debate because one of his co-chairs in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. She and her supporters pretend there is no distinction between a state and federal lobbyist when there clearly is one. This misleading line of attack is nothing new for Clinton.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071230/NEWS09/712300338/0/LIFE

Earlier in the day, campaign officials for rival candidate Hillary Clinton told reporters that Edwards was being hypocritical because one of his biggest fundraisers is a lobbyist who has represented the oil industry.

An Edwards aide later said Tyre is not a federal lobbyist but may lobby in Wisconsin. The aide, Mark Kornblau, said state lobbyists are not prohibited from contributing to the campaign because they would not lobby the White House.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Hillary is yet again resorting to getting ugly and we know how nicely that worked out for her so far

[enough already]

2. Desperate times.... n/t

[FrenchieCat]

3. I think that I would consider Obama's Lobbyist

to do some work for me, if I had a choice.

Cause he doesn't seem bad.

This one doesn't seem so bad.

Guess the word is automatically evil these day, no matter what.

Demers heads up a lobby firm of his own name, The Demers Group. He was also a Democratic nominee for Congress in 1986. He is respected by legislative leaders from both parties and is relied on by reporters to be very knowledgeable with the latest statehouse rumor or how pieces of legislation are moving. He is also a frequent Democratic analyst for WMUR-TV.

He gives thousands in contributions to the state Democratic Party and Democratic campaigns. In 2004, he headed up campaign for Dick Gephardt in the state. And to aid in that effort Demers purchased an RV from eBay that he then drove around the state with Gephardt to campaign events.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2008/01/lobbyistobama_n.html

[Sparkly]

4. I don't understand the point.

Her campaign officials didn't say he was a federal lobbyist. :shrug:

[MadBadger]

5. Supporters of Edwards should read this before jumping down Obama's throats.

[skipos]

6. But most of us won't unfortunately.

Facts make the smears less fun, I guess.

[golddigger]

7. It doesn't matter...

Because he lied about it!!!