Lobbyists help fund Edwards campaign

[Nambe]

The Charlotte Observer

U.S. Sen. John Edwards makes the same vow in his presidential campaign that he did during his 1998 Senate race: No money from Washington lobbyists. ---

Edwards' campaign, however, has accepted donations from at least 39 lobbyists in Washington, Raleigh and cities in 10 other states this year, according to an Observer analysis of campaign finance reports. Those donors have given $40,792.

Of the 39, at least four were registered to lobby in Washington, D.C., in 2002. Those four haven't registered this year, but wouldn't be required to until August. The four -- John Podesta, James Rosapepe, Victoria Rollins and Abbe Lowell -- gave $5,000 combined.

Jennifer Palmieri, Edwards' campaign spokeswoman, said the campaign would return any contributions from Washington lobbyists who are registered for 2003.

Palmieri said Edwards rejects money from lobbyists in Washington, but not from lobbyists registered in state capitals, a distinction that Edwards does not always make in speeches and question-and- answer sessions with voters. Edwards did specifically identify Washington lobbyists when he swore off their contributions in his 1998 campaign.

"There may be donations from folks that lobby state governments," Palmieri wrote, responding to an e-mailed question. "Since Senator Edwards doesn't represent state governments, there is no conflict for him in accepting money from state lobbyists. If any of our donations are from Washington lobbyists, we will return them." ---

Privatize bush It’s a Good Thing

[papau]

1. Interesting "lie" by media - much like Globe "lies" about Kerry

The Edwards line is registered Washington Lobbyists are not allowed to give money to campaign -

And this is not a GOOD! Get Real. So the hometown paper tries to take him down to the Bush level while trying to imply he is a liar and cannot be trusted. Just as the Globe did with Kerry. Not that we have a right wing controlled media that reads their orders from the Rove email of the day - they just have contacts that are very good at selling the writers on the Rove theme of the day being such a reasonable story to print.

So we have folks the paper admits are not/were not registered Washington lobbyists - there is a law and a list and it is easy to check - at the time they gave Edwards money - but the paper says they might become legal lobbyists in August, and so and so was a lobbyist in the past.

The hometown paper dirty's up Dem opposing Bush is getting kinda old. Media lies to dump on Dems and/or to boost Bush/GOP are getting kind of old,

But then the US media wonders why a lot of folks have no respect for it, and instead go to the CBC, BBC, Guardian, etc.

Even "Concerned Journalists" is convinced that if they do not dirty up the Dem, they are doing the work of the Dem party - and God forbid that the US Media be caught not biased toward to the GOP - why it would be doing the work of the Dem party, and that is not their job.

Sick.

[Mel]

2. let's tell

this weasel journalist what we think of his so called reporting!
Mark Johnson: [phone] or [e-mail].