Fact Check: Obama tied to lobbyists, records show - [Source: USA Today]
He boasts he hasn’t taken a dime, but records show he has ties to lobbyists.
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama often boasts he is “the only candidate who isn’t taking a dime from Washington lobbyists,” yet his fundraising team includes 38 members of law firms that were paid $138 million last year to lobby the federal government, records show.
Those lawyers, including 10 former federal lobbyists, have pledged to raise at least $3.5 million for the Illinois senator’s presidential race. Employees of their firms have given Obama’s campaign $2.26 million, a USA TODAY analysis of campaign finance data shows
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Two years ago, Hatem El-Hady was the chairman of the Toledo, Ohio-based Islamic charity, Kindhearts, which was closed by the US government in February 2006 for terrorist fundraising and all its assets frozen. Today, El-Hady has redirected his fundraising efforts for his newest cause — Barack Obama for President.
El-Hady has his own dedicated page on Barack Obama’s official website, chronicling his fundraising on behalf of the Democratic Party presidential candidate (his Obama profile established on February 19, 2008 — two years to the day after Kindhearts was raided by the feds). Not only that, but he has none other than Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle Obama, listed as one of his friends, one of her 224 listed friends.
Last summer, El-Hady was questioned by the FBI concerning his knowledge of possible conspirators in a UK-based terror plot.
Click link to see a number of other Kindhearts officials were tied to terrorist fundraising, support and al-Qaeda.
Thanks for the information on this web site. If the MSM had vetted Barack Obama 4 months ago, Hillary could have clinched the nomination on Super Tuesday. This web site is doing what the MSM did not do - vetting Barack Obama.
“He boasts he hasn’t taken a dime, but records show he has ties to lobbyists.” This article helps people understand the real Barack Obama. Obama is a political opportunist. He tells people what they want to hear. He knows most people don’t have the time to research the validity of his statements. The MSM has not revealed the magnitude of Obama’s lies.
When voters realize his actions contradict his rhetoric, his support will plummet. Someone said when a person takes the time to do some research on Obama, he will learn that Obama “has more baggage than a cargo ship.”
Fact Check : Lie #75
Source for Obama Not taking Money from Oil Companies:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-15-obamainside_N.htm