For Sale? 2008: Hillary Alleges Obama Sold Access To Big Donors... Now Criticizes Campaign Attacks.

[AzDar]

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/hillary-clinton-alleged-barack-obama-sold-access-big-donors-now-criticizes


(from the link)

Today Clinton presents herself as an unwavering ally of Obama — and has accused Sanders of indirectly besmirching the president with his criticism of politicians who take Wall Street donations. But in April 2008, Clinton’s campaign aired a television ad portraying Obama’s support for a 2005 energy bill as a quid pro quo for campaign donations. The ad said Obama had “accepted $200,000 from executives and employees of oil companies,” while criticizing him for voting “for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that that put $6 billion in the pocket of big oil.” The clear message: Obama backed the bill as a favor to donors.Clinton also accused Obama of exchanging legislative favors for campaign cash from the nuclear industry.

"Sen. Obama has some questions to answer about his dealings with one of his largest contributors — Exelon, a big nuclear power company,” she declared. “Apparently he cut some deals behind closed doors to protect them from full disclosure of the nuclear industry.”

Clinton’s apparent change of heart about the propriety of campaign finance criticism comes as Sanders is trying to focus the race on the role of money in politics. That effort plays off a series of reports documenting the former secretary of state’s support for policies benefiting industries that delivered big money to her campaigns and her family’s foundations. Among them:

• A Wall Street Journal report on the secretary of state helping a major bank that donated to the Clinton Foundation...

FULL LIST OF "FAVORS" @LINK:

There's a name for one who sells their favors to the highest bidder, isn't there? And it has NOTHING to do with gender...

[arcane1]

1. $200,000 is chump change now. I'm glad money doesn't buy influence anymore!

[AzDar]

2. Inflation is a bitch (wait... can I say that?)