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Obama Smiles Through A Lie
February 7, 2012

Being A Nice Guy Won't Cover A Lie

Barack Obama was so chummy yesterday morning with Matt Lauer on The Today Show.  When asked how he felt about Super PACs he expressed that he doesn’t like all the money in politics, and especially coming from isolated Super PAC’s without accountability to campaigns.  NOW TODAY, the Obama camp announces that they are going to ratchet UP their fundraising through the democratic SuperPAC, Priorities USA Action.  Not 24 hours later!  Why?  Because fundraising is ANEMIC.

Wonder why.

Eating for Dollars

Matt Lauer did gingerly inquire in his interview how Obama can see himself as the PEOPLE’S President while holding $36,000 a plate dinners to raise millions for his campaign war chest.  Obama’s answer?  Did you know that I am also having dinner with $25 donors who have won our online contest?  ISN’T HE THE BEST????   Michelle Obama probably lets the donation contest winners try on her $500 Keds too!

This is how the President of the United States makes an about- face because he feels Republicans breathing down his neck.

From CNN, which deserves an Emmy for covering REAL NEWS:

“In a change of position, Barack Obama’s reelection campaign will begin using administration and campaign aides to fund-raise for Priorities USA Action, a super PAC backing the president.

Obama has been an outspoken critic of current campaign financing laws, in particular a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the creation of super PACs. Until now he has kept his distance from Priorities USA Action.

Even Obama Union Supporters Are Keeping Their Wallets Shut

But in the wake of the group’s anemic fundraising, made public last week, the campaign decided to change its position, and announced the new stance to members of its national finance committee Monday evening.

Two Obama campaign aides confirmed that senior campaign and administration officials who participate at fundraising events for the president’s campaign will also appear at events for Priorities USA Action, the PAC supporting Obama.

“This decision was not made overnight,” one campaign official said. “The money raised and spent by Republican super PACs is very telling. We will not unilaterally disarm.”

The president, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will not appear at super PAC events, the aides said.

In an e-mail to supporters, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said the decision was a reaction to massive fundraising

This Is Where All The Money Is Going

posted by super PACs supporting GOP presidential candidates.”

       


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Filed under: Economy, Featured, Inside The KC, Politics by Sonja Eddings Brown, Feb 7, 2012

13 Responses to “Obama Smiles Through A Lie
February 7, 2012”

  1. Tonia, on February 7th, 2012 at 8:01 am Said:

    Try to learn how to punctuate properly or you don’t sound credible.  It’s LETS not LET’S.  Apostrophes mean it is a contraction of TWO WORDS.  LET’S means LET US.  Read here:

    http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetsVsLets/gnbh/post.htm  

  2. Julia Hufford, on February 7th, 2012 at 8:13 am Said:

    If money is not Free Speech, why would so many donors, large and small find some to give, even in the midst of a Recession? I DO!!! I say, the more the better! Time to use our Ammunition to stand for Candidates who represent what we believe! When you’re in the middle of a Battle you don’t hold the Ammo, you USE IT!! 

    Mr. President, WE WILL NOT be dis-armed either. Gird your Loins, put on your BIG-BOY PANTS, and Let’s Go!!!  

  3. Sonja Eddings Brown, on February 7th, 2012 at 8:32 am Said:

    Thanks Tonia! We publish literally tens of thousands of words each week, and sometimes as working mothers, something slips by. We appreciate you! Also, sometimes the things you read are adopted from other articles, actually many times, and because of the casual nature of the internet, there will be grammatical errors which are NOT ours, but we do not change the original product. In this case for instance, we’re still searching for your complaint! We will investigate and try to find it. Many thanks always. S

  4. arlundee, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:08 am Said:

    “Michelle Obama probably let’s the donation contest winners try on her $500 Keds too!”

    Found it. 😉 Bit o’ editing before publishing goes a long way! Also, I really enjoy your website! Thanks a million!

  5. Ilana, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:12 am Said:

    The error is this:  “Michelle Obama probably let’s the donation contest winners try on her $500 Keds too!”

  6. A5mom, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:21 am Said:

    Sonja – that was a very polite response to Tonia. See, that’s why I like The Kitchen Cabinet – honesty, humility, just presenting not persuading (although some may disagree). I have learned many things about the contenders – good & bad – from your articles. Keep up the great work!

  7. Adale, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:23 am Said:

    OK — the whole let’s/lets deal is a done deal — it’s 😉 fixed.

  8. Sonja Eddings Brown, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:27 am Said:

    We appreciate you all!  And I’m going to lash my staff for this mistake today!!!!!  Everyone knows that IIIIIII can punctu….ate.

     

  9. Sonja Eddings Brown, on February 7th, 2012 at 9:28 am Said:

    GUILTY!

  10. Leslie, on February 7th, 2012 at 1:06 pm Said:

    LOL..punctuations aside, the way I see it, if you can read it, tis all that matters. As for Obama, once a liar always a liar when it comes down to trying to save his plushy job to keep MsBigTeethObama in the finest that he would never be able to afford as a mere whatever he was prior to. I have said it before and I will say it again…the writing is on the freakin wall, the man is quite obviously a menace to America and anyone with half a brain cell would have known this man is in it for what he and his cronies can get. And has proven time and time again he and Lady BTO and all their cronies are in it only for what they can get as they continually bank on Americans keeping closed mouthed about it all and continually take it on the chin. This is a prime example of “Bullying” and we wonder why our kids are turning more and more to bullying? They see it gets the likes of the President whatever he wants…fine example huh?

  11. Sonja Eddings Brown, on February 7th, 2012 at 1:14 pm Said:

    Right on Leslie.  Obama is basically…a bookmark in history.  Just holding down the Oval Office so a Clinton didn’t get in.  S

     

  12. DanaK, on February 17th, 2012 at 10:20 am Said:

    I have always said Jimmy Carter would go dow in history as the worse President ever, Well I now have to change that. President Carter is looking more and more impressive every day the Odumbas (ooops Typo) are in Our White House!!!!!

  13. Peg, on February 21st, 2012 at 12:08 am Said:

    Really Tonia? You have nothing better to do? Maybe The Kitchen Cabinet is gracious about it, but I don’t have to be… Grow up.