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Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 11:00:19 AM   
Sanity


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Status: offline 		It seems that the "Change" candidate has been sleeping around with ADM.

Say it ain't so!!! Obama the great and pure tied to lobbyists??? I'm heartbroken.

A few quick exerpts from the linked New York Times article:

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When VeraSun Energy inaugurated a new ethanol processing plant last summer in Charles City, Iowa, some of that industry’s most prominent boosters showed up. Leaders of the National Corn Growers Association and the Renewable Fuels Association, for instance, came to help cut the ribbon — and so did Senator Barack Obama...

...Mr. Obama’s lead advisor on energy and environmental issues, Jason Grumet, came to the campaign from the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan initiative associated with Mr. Daschle and Bob Dole, the Kansas Republican who is also a former Senate majority leader and a big ethanol backer who had close ties to the agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland.

Not long after arriving in the Senate, Mr. Obama himself briefly provoked a controversy by flying at subsidized rates on corporate airplanes, including twice on jets owned by Archer Daniels Midland, which is the nation’s largest ethanol producer and is based in his home state.


Please note that when the New York Tmes says "not long after arriving in the Senate" they mean recently...

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 12:12:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		  Is there an ADM lobbyist on Obama`s staff?lol

McCain has nothing but lobbyists on his staff.McCain has a personal "leave no lobbyist behind " policy in his campaign.lol

Like Phil Graham,the father of the "Enron Loophole" that allows speculators to rip us off?

Or the other guy who`s knee deep in the predatory lending scandals?

I think that`s what people refer to as being influenced by lobbyists.You know,the negitive ,bad anti public good influences.

Not good ,productive associations like Obama`s and Alt fuel plants.lol,lol,....lol

He never claimed to be an angle.He only said that lobbyists wouldn`t be a part of his campaign.

You seem more jealous than outraged.
                              

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 12:42:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yea, when you want to talk about being in bed with the lobbyist's. McCain only has to look at his staff, you know the staff he refuses to fire, but ask's that Obama does.


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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 12:55:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		  Ever meet a "do as I say,not as I do" boss or leader?

Sometimes they are a success,most times not but are always a pain to work for.

I think Obama will be leading from the front and by example.

Not an easy thing for hypocrites to overcome.

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 1:38:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Obama flew on a couple corporate jets?

Oh, No, Mr. Bill! Noooooooooooo.......



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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 2:19:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great point - everybody's doing it.

And the fact that Obama acts exactly like the Republicans act makes everything alright...

Even better than the Republicans (and Big Oil), ADM is just a lovable, huggable, tiny little Mom & Pop farming operation with only the best intentions. Feeding the world's poor, and providing us all with ultra low-cost ethanol to power our cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

Practically for free, even!

Archer Daniels Midland - The People's Company.

Right?

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 2:58:06 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Sanity

Great point - everybody's doing it.

And the fact that Obama acts exactly like the Republicans act makes everything alright...

Even better than the Republicans (and Big Oil), ADM is just a lovable, huggable, tiny little Mom & Pop farming operation with only the best intentions. Feeding the world's poor, and providing us all with ultra low-cost ethanol to power our cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

Practically for free, even!

Archer Daniels Midland - The People's Company.

Right?

Well, gee whiz, if you have your panties in such a wad over who is flying in corporate jets, you would have listed ALL the members of Congress who are doing it. Instead you name but one.

You wouldn't have some kind of AGENDA or anything, would you?

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 3:05:07 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity

Great point - everybody's doing it.

And the fact that Obama acts exactly like the Republicans act makes everything alright...

Even better than the Republicans (and Big Oil), ADM is just a lovable, huggable, tiny little Mom & Pop farming operation with only the best intentions. Feeding the world's poor, and providing us all with ultra low-cost ethanol to power our cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

Practically for free, even!

Archer Daniels Midland - The People's Company.

Right?

One of the hallmarks of the ultra conservative mindset, "My guy is ok no matter what he does but the opposition has to be completely morally pure by a made up standard I'll steadfastly refuse to apply to those I support." Pathetic.

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 3:12:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		That response mirrors what occurred to me when I saw that the replies to my original post were basically, "So? So? So? McCain does it too!!!"

And really, Obama has set himself up as the candidate of "change".

He's supposed to be the messiah... the second coming of JFK, MLK, and Ghandi... all rolled up into one. He's the rock star, pure and unblemished by experience (spit).

Remember?


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ORIGINAL: DomKen
One of the hallmarks of the ultra conservative mindset, "My guy is ok no matter what he does but the opposition has to be completely morally pure by a made up standard I'll steadfastly refuse to apply to those I support." Pathetic.


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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 3:15:47 PM   
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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 5:32:07 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Sanity

That response mirrors what occurred to me when I saw that the replies to my original post were basically, "So? So? So? McCain does it too!!!"




The point is that everybody means everybody... you may as well try to shock people by telling us that after Obama eats a meal, nasty smelling fecal material oozes out of his anal sphincter... well guess what?... every body does it.

And ADM owns everybody... that's why it is called the 'iron triangle' not the 'bad party' triangle...

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 6:39:00 PM   
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So, everybody can quit falling on their faces in worship of the Great Obama. He's just another power hungry, money-grubbing dirty politician. When is he lying, when his lips are moving...

Just like everybody else. He'll say what he thinks he needs to say to get elected, afterwards he goes to the highest bidder... or he does an intern. Smokes crack and sells missile technology to the Chinese.

Just like everybody else.

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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

The point is that everybody means everybody... you may as well try to shock people by telling us that after Obama eats a meal, nasty smelling fecal material oozes out of his anal sphincter... well guess what?... every body does it.

And ADM owns everybody... that's why it is called the 'iron triangle' not the 'bad party' triangle...


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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 7:06:36 PM   
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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 7:09:10 PM   
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as far as Obama, and not have friends in high and low places.
Obama has big backers behind him.
He came out of the Chicago "political machine".
Aren't we talking about politics and politicians?
As much as I like Obama.......drumroll please.....
He is a Harvard trained LAWYER and a politican!
nuff said
 
Obama can stomp with the big dogs, that is why he is where he is now.


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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 8:15:48 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity

Great point - everybody's doing it.

And the fact that Obama acts exactly like the Republicans act makes everything alright...

Even better than the Republicans (and Big Oil), ADM is just a lovable, huggable, tiny little Mom & Pop farming operation with only the best intentions. Feeding the world's poor, and providing us all with ultra low-cost ethanol to power our cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

Practically for free, even!

Archer Daniels Midland - The People's Company.

Right?


"And the fact that Obama acts exactly like the Republicans act makes everything alright... "

That would mean that there was a quid pro quo.

Like with your good buddy Ken Lay of Enron who gave Georgie oddles of money and got his own private office in the white house.You know,a quid pro quo.

Has Mr. Obama given special teatment to ADM ?

Like Bush did with Ken Lay?

Did ADM fly Mr Obama to Scoutland for golf weekends?Like your good buddy Tom DeLay ?

Has there been a quid pro quo on Mr. Obama`s part?

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 8:21:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Would that be Ken Lay of President Clinton's Energy Council?  The one that Al Gore brokered the natural gas pipeline sweetheart deal with China for?

Give it up, everybody means everybody...

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 8:27:54 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity


So, everybody can quit falling on their faces in worship of the Great Obama. He's just another power hungry, money-grubbing dirty politician. When is he lying, when his lips are moving...

Just like everybody else. He'll say what he thinks he needs to say to get elected, afterwards he goes to the highest bidder... or he does an intern. Smokes crack and sells missile technology to the Chinese.

Just like everybody else.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

The point is that everybody means everybody... you may as well try to shock people by telling us that after Obama eats a meal, nasty smelling fecal material oozes out of his anal sphincter... well guess what?... every body does it.

And ADM owns everybody... that's why it is called the 'iron triangle' not the 'bad party' triangle...



"So, everybody can quit falling on their faces in worship of the Great Obama."


See?

Lol,I knew is was jealousyall along.

Just who is worshiping Mr. Obama?

What part of being called a radical Muslim.American hating,terrorist coddling,halfrican is worship?

I`m missing something.

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 8:31:15 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

Would that be Ken Lay of President Clinton's Energy Council?  The one that Al Gore brokered the natural gas pipeline sweetheart deal with China for?

Give it up, everybody means everybody...


And the quid pro quo?

How many millions did Lay collect for Clinton?

For there to be wrong doing,there has to be a quid pro quo.

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 8:46:23 PM   
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"... Enron traded so much money and influence... among both Republicans and Democrats.... that neither party can rightly take the moral high ground in decrying the scandal..."

One more time     'I  r  o  n     t  r  i  a  n  g  l  e'. 

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RE: Obama In Bed With Big Corn?!?!?! - 6/24/2008 9:25:31 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

Would that be Ken Lay of President Clinton's Energy Council?  The one that Al Gore brokered the natural gas pipeline sweetheart deal with China for?

Give it up, everybody means everybody...
And once again the voice in the widerness is heard ....decrying all...a prophet without a land

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