Donation Bundlers for Obama Registered as Federal Lobbyists:

[Tellurian]

...so you think it's small donations raised at consistently staggering amounts in Obama's campaign....John Edwards must have found out about Obama's "dirty little secret"...I have to commend Edwards for his honesty!

Bundlers for Barack Obama Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists

Lobbyist: Frank Clark

State: IL

Employer: Commonwealth Edison

www.exeloncorp.com/ExelonInternet/Templates/StandardPage.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2faboutus%2fmanagement%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b32364CEC-B05E-440D-B090-6F88AD6DC26B%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest#clark

Commonwealth Edison is a subsidiary of Exelon, the nuclear energy company to whom Barack Obama is beholden. Clark is Commonwealth Edison’s chief legislative strategist. Clark is also a Board member of Aetna, a health insurance company.

Scott Harris
DC
Harris Wiltshire and Grannis

www.harriswiltshire.com/whoweare.aspx?menu=1&seccionIzq=64&seccionIzqImage=67&seccionCen=65&seccionDer=66

Lobbies the FCC on behalf of international foreign governments and foreign telecommunications providers.

Allan J. Katz
FL
Akerman Senterfitt

akerman.com/public/attorneys/aBiography.asp?id=716

Katz is a member of the Florida Democratic Committee and the Democratic National Committee. Perhaps he will convince Obama to seat the Florida delegates at the convention. He sits on the Board of Citizens Property Insurance, and he lobbies legislators on behalf of insurance companies. Is Katz a superdelegate?

Robert S. Litt
MD
Arnold & Porter

www.arnoldporter.com/attorneys.cfm?u=LittRobertS&action=view&id=286

Litt is a white collar criminal defense attorney who previously worked at the Department of Justice. He has represented a range of clients, including pharmaceutical companies, who were the subjects of Congressional investigations. He also has extensive experience in national security matters.

Thomas J. Perrelli
VA
Jenner and Block

www.jenner.com/people/bio.asp?id=306

Perrelli is a lobbyist who represents the recording industry who served as counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno. He was also highly engaged in litigation surrounding reapportionment of Congressional districts in 2000.

Thomas A. Reed
VA
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

www.klgates.com/professionals/detail.aspx?professional=3176

Reed, an attorney who hails from Chicago, specializes in product liability, business litigation and antitrust defense. He also served in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.

Paul N. Roth
NY
Schulte Roth & Zabel

www.srz.com/attorneys/attorneyDetail.aspx?attorneyId=61

Roth is a finance attorney who specializes in mergers, investment management and business transactions.

Miriam Sapiro
DC
Summit Strategies

www.summitstrategies.com/aboutsummit/org_overview.htm

Summit Strategies is an institutional investment consulting firm.

Alan Solomont*
MA
Solomont Bailis Ventures

www.tbf.org/tbfgen1.asp?id=1713

Solomont is a former Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He served as a delegate of Massachusetts to the national convention during the 1990s, and he was appointed by former President Bill Clinton to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He is also heavily engaged in various health care ventures.

Tom E. Wheeler*
DC
Core Capital Partners

www.core-capital.com/tom_wheeler.aspx

Wheeler is an expert in telecommunications policy and business development who specializes in cable, wireless and video communications. He lobbies state and federal legislators on matters of telecommunications policy.

[russian33]

1. don't you get it, it's Ok when Obama does it

k&R

[Tellurian]

3. They either are legally bind or legally deaf to the Truth!

[MethuenProgressive]

30. Not "lobbyist"!! Pretty shiny angels with fluffy wing and golden halos!

cuz, they're Obama's. Now if they were Hillary's... hoobaby!

[russian33]

36. fluffy wing and halos....roflmao

:)

[ananda]

2. See? This is my concern..

.. that Obama will be in the pockets of
all the wrong people, companies, and
influence peddlers.

That r e a l l y worries me.

[Tellurian]

7. Just read on the Chi-Trib site...Republicans are donating heavily to BO's campaign..

troubling, Kennedys and Kerry standing together with the people they purport they are trying to defeat.
Something is definitely wrong with this picture..

[Donnachaidh]

15. They know he will move the people to vote

and then do virtually nothing for them after he wins. We'll see lots and lots of *study groups* being put together while vets still live under bridges, the middle class erodes further.

[Tellurian]

62. I'm glad you see the writing on the wall with an Obama presidency..

Empty words housed in an empty suit!

[apnu]

20. he already is, so is Hillary.

John Edwards was the last best hope of avoiding that.

Make no mistake. the choice of HRC or BO is a choice between shades of very similar grey.

[Occam Bandage]

4. Obama takes money from lobbyists. That's disappointing. Clinton takes more, so I don't understand

the attack here.

[Tellurian]

12. Isn't Obama the one who said he was getting rid of "special interests" aka Lobbyists?

By Not taking Lobbyists money?

[rodeodance]

21. that is one thing that bothers me--obama presents himself as an Outsider but he is just a mucky!

[northzax]

39. technically, see

he doesn't take money from lobbyists. he takes money from lobbyists business partners a completely different thing.

[Tellurian]

42. Theres no technically!... It's in the same vein as money laundering

getting rinsed by a few diffent "hands" eventually ending up in Obama's camapaign funds..

[northzax]

45. ah, but see

technicalities are important.

technically, Barack Obama didn't get a sweetheart deal on a mansion from a slumlord. his wife got a sweetheart deal from the slumlord's wife. totally different thing.

[Tellurian]

51. To you maybe, not in the eyes of the Law, as in the technicallity of "LEGAL"..

[northzax]

52. wow, the fine art of sarcasm is the latest casualty

of the primary wars. sad. :hi:

[Tellurian]

59. I don't know you or your objectified "fine", as you call it ,sarcasm..

there is an emoticon for it. I suggest you use it in the future and we'll get along just fine.

[ProSense]

5. Where is the link showing that these people contributed to Obama's campaign? n/t

[maddezmom]

8. here's a pdf of the bundlers

http://www.suntimes.com/images/cds/MP3/Bundlers.pdf

[ProSense]

28. Obama doesn't take money from federal lobbyist. These sources are lumping information inaccurately

Lobbyist

COMMONWEALTH EDISON



Edited to fix link

[maddezmom]

40. that link shows he did

Lobbyists
Hillary Clinton (D)
$823,087

John McCain (R)
$416,321

Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)
$270,525

Mitt Romney (R)
$255,175

Christopher J. Dodd (D)
$254,375

Bill Richardson (D)
$195,300

Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)
$125,360

Fred Thompson (R)
$117,200

Barack Obama (D)
$86,283

Duncan Hunter (R)
$31,200

John Edwards (D)
$28,250

Tommy Thompson (R)
$17,800

Mike Huckabee (R)
$17,769

Sam Brownback (R)
$17,225

Jim Gilmore (R)
$6,250

Thomas J. Vilsack (D)
$1,250

Ron Paul (R)
$500

Tom Tancredo (R)
$250

Dennis J. Kucinich (D)
$201




And the point is he has some lobbyists as bundlers. The whole purpose of a bundler is so the money can't be traced.

[ProSense]

47. That link does not show that he received contributions from federal lobbyist

METHODOLOGY: The totals on these charts are calculated from PAC contributions and contributions from individuals giving more than $200, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. Individual contributions are generally categorized based on the donor's occupation/employer, although individuals may be classified instead as ideological donors if they've given more than $200 to an ideological PAC.

The fact is Hillary has said she accepts money from lobbyists, and her Hillraisers are among them.

On edit:

Clinton took in $823,087 from registered lobbyists and members of their firms in 2007 and the second-biggest recipient was McCain, who took in $416,321, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based group which tracks political giving. Barack Obama, Clinton's rival for the Democratic nomination, doesn't take money from registered lobbyists, although he received $86,282 from employees of firms that lobby, according to the center.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080204/pl_bloomberg/apnpwl7xnjik_1">link

[maddezmom]

48. well did you see this one?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4455957&mesg_id=4456980

[northzax]

9. here you go:

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/01/11/obamas-registered-lobbyist-bundlers/

here, by the way, is the full list of 'bundlers' for Obama as listed by Public Citizen (they say which ones the campaign acknowledges) http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/candidate.cfm?CandidateID=C0009

and here, for comparison's sake is Hillary's list:http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/candidate.cfm?CandidateID=C0008

[ProSense]

25. That say's nothing about where the money came from! n/t

[northzax]

32. exactly

this is the whole point. thanks for making it. I am sure that a partner at Arnold & Porter is bundling contributions from his cleaning lady, right? not his clients?

[elixir]

44. You're chaffing. Relax, the answers will come.

[Tarc]

19. A fair question. Look them up on opensecrets.org

I'm batting 1.000 on the first 5 names so far;

Clark, Frank - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Clark%2C+Frank&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Harris, Scott - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Clark%2C+Frank&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Katz, Allan - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Katz%2C+Allan&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Litt, Robert - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Litt%2C+Robert&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Perrelli, Thomas - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Perrelli%2C+Thomas&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Reed, Thomas - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4455957

Roth, Paul - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Roth%2C+Paul&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Sapiro, Miriam - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Sapiro%2C+Miriam&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Solomont, Alan - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Solomont%2C+Alan&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

Wheeler, Thomas - http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Wheeler%2C+Thomas&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

edit - got the rest

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. K&R

[JKaiser]

10. Well that's not surprising to me..

Why does he deny it... Edwards was right..

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Maybe he should answer that.

:shrug:

[Thrill]

11. Hillary supporters talking about Lobbyist donations? LOL You can't make this up

(Bloomberg) -- Democrat Hillary Clinton has raised more money from lobbyists than any other presidential candidate while Republican John McCain has more of them assisting his campaign.

Clinton took in $823,087 from registered lobbyists and members of their firms in 2007 and the second-biggest recipient was McCain, who took in $416,321, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based group which tracks political giving. Barack Obama, Clinton's rival for the Democratic nomination, doesn't take money from registered lobbyists, although he received $86,282 from employees of firms that lobby, according to the center.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aPnPwl7XNJik&refer=home

[TornadoTN]

13. Grasping at straws

It used to get me riled up, but now they're just comical.

[Tellurian]

17. Hillary has NEVER denied taking money from Lobbyists.. Obama denys it at every campaign stop.

[Thrill]

24. Obama doesn't take money from registered Lobbyist

Deal with it

[northzax]

38. um, did you miss the OP?

with the list of registered lobbyists who had bundled in excess of $200,000 for Obama?

[Tellurian]

61. There are many links PROVING Obama takes LB$$$ .read, before making yourself look even more foolish

[desi]

26. As a matter of fact she has defended lobbyists.

Those who lobby for worthy altruistic causes.

K&R

[Donnachaidh]

18. But Hillary doesn't flat out lie about lobbyists

Obama DOES.

That's a BIG issue dude.

[Tellurian]

27. The BIG differece between Hillary and Obama IS Hillary doesn't LIE..

Obama doesn't seem to see a differece between Lying and telling the Truth when he preaches to his audiences.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

33. exactly....Obama is theater

[Tellurian]

43. Exactly.. all satire..

[northzax]

16. for those of you chipping in $200 or so

here's some interesting data: (from whitehouseforsale.org)

Frank Clark: $200,000+
Scott Harris: $200,000+

oh heck, they are all over $200 grand. go search for yourself.

[rodeodance]

23. That was RUDE--please refrain yourself from mocking health-felt doners--on either side

[northzax]

34. rude?

pointing out that a man who claims to listen to the voice of the people might be more interested in the people who threw in 100 times that?

[mckeown1128]

22. In January 28 million of what Obama raised was online.

This hardly shows that Obama's campaign is funded by lobbyists.

[Tellurian]

29. With all the Lying going on in the Obama Campaign...who knows what to believe anymore..

You would need a forensic audit of his campaign contributions to disseminate the Truth!

[mckeown1128]

35. What lying? nt

[Tellurian]

41. Obama saying he doesn't take money from Lobbyists

Harpers Magazine:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:QSIUlIICOBQJ:www.harpers.org/sb-a-little-bit-more-on-obama-1161881683.html+Harper%27s+Obama%27s+contributors&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

"Individual contributors to Obama include some of the best-connected lobbyists in town, including Jeffrey Peck (whose clients include MasterCard, the Business Roundtable, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Rich Tarplin (Chevron, the American Petroleum Institute, and the National Association of Manufacturers). "

-snip-

"consider the following: in one of his earliest votes as a senator, Obama helped pass a class-action “reform” bill that was a long-standing and cherished goal of business groups. (The bill was the focus of a significant lobbying effort by financial firms, who constitute Obama's second-biggest single bloc of donors.) "

[1776Forever]

31. Hillary received more bundling money then Barack has - Get the Facts at WhiteHouseForSale.org!!!!

http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/index.cfm

Hillary Clinton (D)

Total Raised:
$104,571,988
************
Bundlers: 322
Lobbyist Bundlers: 20


Barack Obama (D)

Total Raised:
$101,429,497
************
Bundlers: 359
Lobbyist Bundlers: 10

Even though Barack has more bundlers listed Hillary has received more bundling money! Keep it honest! They both have had bundling money given to them!!!

[northzax]

37. of course

it's just that Hillary isn't running an entire campaign based on not doing this sort of thing.

[Tellurian]

46. Do you understand the point yet?

Obama claims he wants to "fix" a broken system in DC and does not take money from "special interests", aka: "LOBBYISTS"..

[1776Forever]

49. OK - I think that is great - but right now all of the candidates are taking bundling money!

Hillary more then anyone - and you support that??????????

Duh!!!!!!!!!

GObama!!!!

[Tellurian]

50. But NOT ALL the candidates are LIARS, except for OBAMA!

[1776Forever]

53. Your view - Read Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy

Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government www.delusionaldemocracy.com

http://rfkin2008.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/op-edthis-endorsement-stinks/

Hillary Clinton represents the worst of the Democratic contenders. She is totally committed to take all the corporate money she can get. She really is a hawk when it comes to the Iraq war and even voted the wrong way recently when it comes to Iran. She is incredibly dishonest and phony. The reason why there are millions of Hillary haters is that she inspires distrust.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This is from a DC insider - Think he doesn't know her?????????? So you are saying it is OK to do it but just don't say you are not trying to get the money from groups like she is? Nonsense!

:nopity:

[Tellurian]

60. Yes, we know who he is...a Bloomberg supporter

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Ylp5bFDANTYJ:www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/01/18/p22647+Joel+S.+Hirschhorn&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=36&gl=us

[Cameron27]

54. K&R

[in_cog_ni_to]

55. OOPSIE! I'm sure this was all just a misunderstanding.

:eyes:

[demo dutch]

56. Duh, I've saying this for a while!!!!!

[AX10]

57. "Saint" Obama? Tell me this isn't so!

:sarcasm:

Liar!

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

58. Obama is OWNED by corporations, even more so then Dubya.

[Barack_America]

65. But less so than Hillary...n/t

[CyberPieHole]

63. Obama the hypocrite strikes again...I hope more people find out about this.

I wish I could rec this but I will :kick: it instead.

[Barack_America]

64. Link please.

I would like to see a link that shows that these people have "bundled for Obama's campaign", as you say. So far here I only see names and links to their personal information.

[donheld]

66. Thank you Hillary

:hi: