Microsoft al bivio. Zune da una parte, il successo dall'altra

Re: I $170milioni buttati erano pochi.....
- Scritto da: Mauro
- Scritto da: gips

come si dice dalle tue parti:



"non erano soldi pubblici ma fondi privati dei

finanziatori di obama, delle lobby, e poteva

farci auel cavolo che

voleva?"

Non erano soldi delle lobby, Il grande vantaggio
di Obama è essere riuscito a salire al potere
senza appoggiarsi alle lobby e quindi non deve
rendere conto a nessuno, se non hai suoi elettori
che l'hanno
finanziato.

Ma fatevi un giretto sui siti americani prima di
parlare e che
diaminehttp://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-15-obama_N.htmObama tied to lobbyists, but boasts of not taking moneyUpdated 4/16/2008 11:34 AM | Comments 3,172 | Recommend 168 By Ken Dilanian, USA TODAYWASHINGTON 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.TESTING THE LIMITS: Obama's claim of independence questionedOBAMA FUNDRAISERS: Which lawyers bundle money?Thirty-one of the 38 are law firm partners, who typically receive a share of their firm's lobbying fees. At least six of them have some managerial authority over lobbyists."It makes no difference whether the person is a registered lobbyist or the partner of a registered lobbyist, if the person is raising money to get access or curry favor," said Michael Malbin, director of the Campaign Finance Institute, a non-partisan think tank. Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor said that while Obama's refusal to take money from lobbyists "isn't a perfect solution or symbol, it does reflect Obama's record of trying to change the way that Washington does business." He declined to elaborate.Lobbyists have long played key fundraising and policymaking roles for candidates, and lobbyists are raising money for both Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain.Obama fundraisers who work for law firms that lobby and share the fees include:Allan Katz, a Florida lawyer who chairs the government relations practice of Akerman Senterfitt. The firm took in $3.6 million for Washington lobbying last year, according to public records compiled by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. The firm touts on its website "an enviable level of access" for clients.Mark Alderman, managing partner of Philadelphia's WolfBlock law firm. The firm's lobbying subsidiary earned $930,000 in Washington last year representing clients including defense contractor Lockheed Martin, records show.Scott Blake Harris, managing partner of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, a Washington telecommunications law firm. Harris withdrew as a lobbyist for Microsoft and Cisco in June, but his partners still lobby, he said."My practice isn't going to be helped by this at all," said Harris, who said he got involved with Obama after his 14-year-old son interned in the senator's office. "I went to see him because of how nice he'd been to my kid, and I was captivated by his vision."Katz, who got to know Obama over dinner, said his lobbying business "will be fine whether he wins or whether he loses."Alderman said he was "just blown away" after meeting Obama. "This is not a business proposition for me," he said.OBAMA FUNDRAISERS: Lobbyist tiesThese 38 fundraisers for Barack Obama's presidential campaign work for law firms that have lobbying operations in Washington, D.C. The dollar figure reflects the minimum amount each has pledged to raise for the campaign.BUNDLERMIN. PLEDGE LOCATION FIRMScott Harris $200,000 DC Harris, Wiltshire and GrannisAllan J. Katz$200,000 FL Akerman SenterfittMichael Lawson $200,000 CA Skadden, ArpsJohn Levi $200,000 IL Sidley AustinKarol Mason $200,000 GA Alston & BirdThomas J. Perrelli $200,000 VA Jenner & BlockThomas A. Reed $200,000 VA Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates EllisChristina Tchen $200,000 IL Skadden, ArpsTony West $200,000 CA Morrison & FoersterMark L. Alderman $100,000 PA Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-CohenTimothy M. Broas $100,000 MD Winston & StrawnPeter Bynoe $100,000 IL DLA PiperGregory B. Craig $100,000 DC Williams & ConnollyNorman Eisen $100,000 DC Zuckerman SpaederNicole Lamb-Hale $100,000 MI Foley & LardnerAndrew Schapiro $100,000 NY Mayer BrownCharles C. Adams Jr. $50,000 Switzerland Hogan & HartsonDavid Burd $50,000 DC Arnold & PorterTom Cole $50,000 IL Sidley AustinMichael H. Dardzinski $50,000 China Reed SmithHoward W. Gutman $50,000 MD Williams & ConnollyJeff Horwitz $50,000 NY Proskauer RoseDavid C. Jacobson $50,000 IL Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalHrishi Karthikeyan $50,000 DC Covington & BurlingRonald Kirk $50,000 TX Vinson & ElkinsWilliam T. Lake $50,000 DC WilmerHaleEdward Lazarus $50,000 CA Akin GumpJack Levin $50,000 IL Kirkland & EllisKenneth G. Lore $50,000 DC Bingham McCutchenCharles B. Ortner $50,000 NY Proskauer RoseSusan Pravda $50,000 MA Foley & LardnerPaul N. Roth $50,000 NY Schulte Roth & ZabelJohn Schmidt $50,000 IL Mayer BrownRobert M. Sussman* $50,000 DC Latham & WatkinsKathryn Thomson $50,000 VA Sidley AustinBarry B. White $50,000 MA Foley HoagSteven M. Zager $50,000 TX Akin GumpRobert S. Litt n/a MD Arnold & Porter* Robert M. Sussman retired as a partner on December 31, 2007.Source: Obama for America, Center for Responsive Politics, Public Citizen