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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: SiouxPal who wrote (864072)6/9/2015 11:15:30 PM
From: Broken_Clock   of 1581766
 
Lesser of two evils?

Obama Spokesman Who Promised to Confront Corporate Interests Is Now McDonald’s Spokesman

Perhaps no Barack Obama campaign promise has been so resolutely broken by his administration than his oft-repeated 2008 vow to reduce the influence of corporate lobbying in government. To understand the magnitude of Obama's betrayal of its campaign rhetoric on that topic, you can read extensive documentation here and here of the many connections between the White House and the world of big-money lobbying. Or you can just consider 2008 campaign spokesman and 2009-2011 White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' new job(press release edited slightly for clarity):

By Ben Mathis-Lilley

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