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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (104513)	8/4/2007 8:30:08 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

She was then asked if she would continue to take money from Washington lobbyists, she said: “Yes, because they represent real Americans, nurses, social workers, and yes they represent corporations _ that employ a lot of people.” Speaking as if in a general election and not to Democratic primary voters only, she added: I want to represent the entire country,” and by then she drew some applause. Mr. Obama then brought the hammer down on Mrs. Clinton. He noted that it was the Washington lobbyists who had killed her health care effort when she was first lady. “They have an agenda,” he said. “They aren’t participating in the public interest.” This brought the audience to its feet, with wild cheers and some cries of “Take down! Take down!.” Mr. Edwards got into the act too, asking the audience how many of them had a Washington lobbyist working for them. About two people raised their hands. “You are not represented by Washington lobbyists!” he said to applause. Then Mr. Kucinich brought Mr. Edwards up short by asking if he would still take money from Wall Street hedge funds. Mr. Edwards said he would never take a dime from drug company lobbyists and said that until there was public financing of elections, “we have to raise money from nurses, doctors, and people who work on Wall Street to have a serious campaign.” But, he concluded, he has never and never will take money from a Washington lobbyist. That concluded perhaps the most spirited and vigorous encounter of the Democratic candidates yet. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com