“ASK not . . .. ”
By LisaB on May 28, 2008 at 10:31 AM in Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Lobbyists
“I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this race to take on lobbyists — and won. They have not funded my campaign, they will not run my White House, and they will not drown out the voices of the American people when I am president.”
— Barack Obama, Speech in Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007
In this week’s edition of Newsweek, Michael Isikoff lays out the role David Axelrod, chief strategist for the Obama campaign, plays in a lobbying firm: ASK Public Strategies. Well, actually, Axelrod is a senior partner of said firm.
ASK is in the news — in this week’s issue of Newsweek, “Obama’s Lobbyist Connection” because of its less-than-transparent role in getting a rate increase for Commonwealth Edison in Illinois, all while maintaining the facade of a consumer advocacy position.
Axelrod has a political firm, but it DOES share office space with ASK, according to Isikoff.
We’ve been told Chicago politics is different from the old, nasty and corrupt Washington, DC variety and the heinous New York strain. That must be why there are two firms: ASK and the “political firm.” Maybe it’s just good old midwestern thriftiness that makes them share office space.
We all remember the power that David Axelrod has wielded in shaping Obama’s political persona. We know that Mr. Axelrod is doing the same for his corporate clients:
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If elected POTUS Obama would replace “inside the beltway” DC style politics with “inside the loop” Chicago style politics.
love your name……*cracking up here*
me too!! LOL hysterical!
Gram….I believe your assessment is a best case scenario…I think he’s a fascist and will dismantle democracy…
I fear that you have it correct.
Hello, the clock is the clock keeps tickling?
Oh, I forgot, we must be sensitive with NOWAYOBAMA, he is so nervous and paranoid that he hears any ‘farts’ coming from Mit’chelle and thinks is Hillary shooting at him, my goodness, the man of nervs made of iron? Relax..just step down with class, remember?
NOW SEN OBAMA IS A HALACHIC JEW? Who let ‘the dogs out’?
Lets keep connecting the dots…yes we opened the ‘can and all the worms, snakes, spells are out’!
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posted: January-2008
-”NONE of the information below, has ever been refuted or denied. In fact, it’s been kept so far off the radar screens of the muck-raking sensationalist media, ya’ gotta suspect that SOMEBODY with no less powers than the Prince o’ Darkness himself is covering his ass BIG time.”
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“ANYONE purporting to be SERIOUS contenders for the office of the presidency must first pass ‘THE BLOOD TEST’— that is, they must be related in some way to the white ruling hierarchy of the aristocracies of Europe; and; (2) they must be initiated into, and/or have served in some way to maintain the super-structures and forward the agendas.
Sadly, Obama qualifies on both counts!
BARAK HUSSEIN OBAMA
-His mother is a JEWISH cousin of vice-president Dick Cheney’s wife Lynne Cheney… (old news right?)
But did you know that…
-His birth certificate was curiously sequestered in a high security safety-deposit box in Hawaii, presumably to hide this fact.
You see, under the Laws of Halacha and the Siniatic Code (as annotated in the Talmud and represented in Deuteronomy chapter 7 of the Bible), the Doctrine of Matrilineal Descent states that the bloodline of Jewish ancestry is passed on through THE MOTHER! Ergo; if the above facts are true, then technically speaking, Barak Obama is a ‘Halachic Jew’…
-His campaign has amassed a 21 million dollar and counting..slush fund. This money is tied to Texas Tejas Security, a MAJOR BACKER OF THE BUSH FAMILY! Obama is also hooked up with the Washington based Chicago law firm of Skadden Arps, as well as backed by the Chicago Mercantile and Board of Options, along with the British Company Benex, a corporation shown to have ties with the Russian mafia—all companies who funded the rise of the Neo-Con political apparatus. He’s also connected to the now bankrupt energy company Gazprom, an Israeli (Mossad) operation. Thus, it appears that both Obama is funded (on the down-low) by right wing factions of the REPUBLICAN PARTY!! …
-Barak Obama, and John Edwards ALL supported and voted for THE PATRIOT ACT…
-Barak Obama is a fervent supporter of the fascist state of Israel, (sentimental maternal family ties?)…
-Both he and his father Hussein Onyago Obama worked for British Intelligence. His father was the ‘bagman’ for the Kenyatta government’s put-down of Somali rebels (or Shiftas) in 1964, with the campaign coordinated in the field from behind the scenes by British Military advisors…
-Obama’s major fundraiser is Louis B. Susman, a known Zionist and Vice-President of CITI Group. Susman had been fined on ten occasions for illegal money laundering and arms trafficking using his Global Hedge Fund. He was formerly the campaign chief for John Kerry, Bush’s mentor into Skull and Bones. Another Obama Fundraiser is Chicago businessman and CIA operative Henry Crown …
-Obama is connected to current Democratic Illinois Representative Hugo Jones. It was Jones, along with Obama fund-raiser Susman, who were alleged to have helped bribe prominant Black politicians in Illinois during the 2000 Presidential election, to suppress and/or limit the African American votes in Cook County and East St. Louis Illinois. Obama then got a kick back in campaign contributions from Susman’s connections at the Sara Lee Corporation for ‘looking the other way’…
-Barack Obama, linked to a now popular Dutch company with the initials “ING”. In fact, New York’s own Eliot Spitzer (known Mossad agent), just helped cover up a massive scandal involving money laundering and campaign contributions.
-The so-called “story of his life” was conveniently written and published just before he was brought unto the world stage, where as a FRESHMAN senator he became fast-tracked as the KEYNOTE speaker at the Democratic National Convention; a warm-up debut staged by the CFR, Tri-Lateralists and Bildebergers to “legitimize” him in the eyes of white America for his current and ’surprising’ run at the presidency…
-And finally; here’s something else to think about…
WHEN…
-SHERMAN SKOLNICK, a Chicago native and underground political reporter famous for dogging the tails of corrupt judges, politicians, senators, corporations, banks and the entire upper echelon of the American Aristocracy…
-one of the first reporters to courageously state (with Steve Cokely) that Mayor Harold Washington was murdered, and that the Chicago 7 trial was orchestrated by the CIA to justify increased governmental repression…
-the one who “outed” messy Jessie and his scheme to extort money from poor blacks at a housing project in Chicago…
-the one who broke the news of Dubya’s homosexual relationships, especially with Knoxville Tennessee mayor Victor Ashe during his investigation of a world-wide pedophile/homosexual underground network that led right to the White House; all of which were covered in his serial articles entitled “Overthrow of the American Republic” (Part 24); a story so damaging that when a book entitled “The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty” by Kitty Kelley was published proving the claim, and members of congress began investigating in the fall of 2005, Ashe suddenly RESIGNS as mayor of Knoxville, and just as suddenly gets appointed by Bush as the U.S EMBASSADOR TO POLAND??!! …
-and the same reporter who, just before Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention and his announcement to consider running for the office of the presidency, ‘outed’ him and his father’s intimate connections with the SIS - British Secret Intelligence Service…suddenly DIES!!!
…isn’t the timing juuust a bit curious?
Now I’m not sure what the family will make of the information related above, but one things for certain — it bears at least minimal consideration.
And I can just about predict what the nay-saying faithful will cynically conclude…those who follow the creed of Evilene’s “Don’t you bring me no bad News”; those ‘conspiracy de-bunkers’ and dyed-in-the-wool believers in the “democratic process” who’ll pick this apart as “unsubstantiated rumors” put out by ‘haters’ and racists.”–
source: google it or ask Sen Obama
Why we cannot trust the media and why they are acting weird or as instructed:
http://osdir.com/ml/culture.discuss.cia-drugs/2005-11/msg00208.html
Is it too early in the morning? what the?
yea I only could get through half of this and had to stop and ask
is this for real?
and what are we suppose to get from this?
just more of the same? sigh it’s never ending isn’t it? lol
Ehemmm…..This sounds like ILLUMINATI HOOEY STRAIGHT OUT OF THE DA VINCI CODE….Sheeeeesh !…..This site is for serious folks with wicked humor…..try again with better stuff….Next you’ll be tellig us Obama is a MEROVINGIAN….
I love your name too lol
I am still waiting for Obama supporters to tell me what Senator Change has ever changed.
http://www.sodahead.com/blog/6418/
Yes, he will bring change, making America more like Chicago’s south side.
How high can the manure pile get before it starts to fall over ?
Apparently you can go at least 6′2″ but barky is starting to sag and will collapse soon.
yea we’ve gone from hip boots to full on body boot!!! lol
SEMPER IN EXCREMENTO…SOLE PROFUNDUM QUI VARIAT…
( Always in the Shit…Just the depth varies )
*** Gotta love them Romans for elevating insults to a high art ***
LMAO
CHANGE, JUDGMENT, key words, just words, from the
annointed one. Such a FRAUD.
The Illinois Combine and Axelrod’s campaign work have kept these electeds in office to rip off the people of Illinois. Wake UP.
Hey, we all know lobbyists have more of a voice than Veterans! (esp. when it involves Obama…)
ALERT! Local Paper Actually Allows Vets to Say Something about Obama Visit!
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/
That tape reminds me of a bad movie. SCARY
It’s that crazy music…Reminds me of Leni Reifenstahls ( sp ? ) work for Adolf and the Gang….I took a class on propaganda film in college and Obama and his rise to prominence reminds me so much of Adolf and pals it is scary….Hitler had the same kind of media backing and got in the door by bullshit and thuggery…Once in he took over his party and FASCISM was born…
Bang on. He also had to blame someone for the economy. In his case it was the Jews. Obama on the other hand has multiple diversions. Poor white working folks for one.
ANTI-SEMITICISM is the oldest prejudice in Europe going back to the Roman Empire…Hitler used it because it was handy unifying tool and diverted the Germans from the real cause of Harsh Versailles treaty consequences..( THE CRAZY HUN HAD TO BE PUNISHED FOR INSTIGATING WW I )….I think that Obama and his fascists have not set in stone the com[pletion of their scapegoat formula yet….But if your white and or Jewish I’d be a little nervous…I’m just sayin”
Clinton: Obama more likely to lose
she’s right wake up Superdelagates or she will be President of a third party and your party will be the biggest loser. I am willing to bet that Hillary will take the big states as well as the states of Ark, TN, Ken, WV, and OK. McCain will win the western states like Kansas and the caucus states that Obama thinks he can win in the fall. Obama will win Ill.
Super Delegates aren’t locked in, even if they are now pledged to Obama.
They are as one writer said, “Birds on a wire.”
What flies over can fly back.
He managed to usurp her in press coverage with his own obvious Bosnia moment. What say his supporters now who told me, ad nauseum, that PROVED she was a liar and unfit for office. *hooting*
I love it.
The list grows If you, your group, or blog will not support Obama in the General Election please let us know at Democrats Against Obama
http://democrats-against-obama.org/
How many delegates did Obama pick up by liberating Poland?
Labor Arbitrage policies of the Clinton era.
For about 2-3 weeks I tried hard to consider an Obama candidacy. One of the many things that turned me away from Obama was when his economic University of Chicago guru, the radical left libertarian Randian Austan Goolsbee told the Canadians that nothing was going to change as far as Free Trade fundementalism. Furthermore atrocities like the North American Union, SPP, “AMERO”, Mode 4 visas… the entire batsh*t Anarcho-Capitalist agenda are going to proceed full speed ahead under Obama.
Obama could not have more strongly backed Goolsbee agenda when he allowed Goolsbee to tell Edwards’ economic advisors Hindery, Gomory and Baumol to go to hell, he was not bringing them on board.
Sorry but those are the facts as I see them.
I have heaped plenty of criticism on the Clintons in the past. But Hillary is showing flashes of the pragmatic liberalism the country needs. Obama is a hapless, dogmatic droning elitist with lots of hard lefty connections. Obama will take the entire Democratic party down in a massive and entirely unnecessary defeat.
On the other hand polls are showing Hillary can defeat McCain by strong margins, bringing numerous Democrats into office with her.
I am certain McCain would be a economic disaster for this country. Hell McCain wants Phil Gramm running the Treasury Dept.
That is why I am still placing my hopes on Hillary correcting the Blunders/Features of the Big Dog years.
Obama comes off as a Merkin Muffley meets Urkel wimp. Meanwhile Hillary is showing some real sack. And I mean that as the most sincere compliment.
Did anyone actually bother to read the article?
While public relations is a pretty unseemly business, it is not lobbying. Conflating terms in the interest of scoring political points benefits no one.
Sorry to be a little off topic but I found this link over at TM. Does Hannity have the Michelle tape?
http://www.nowewont.org/
speaking of CFR i have seen where MS.Michele is a member as vice-president for Community and External Affairs univ.of Chicago mredicine 05-20-08 and also not for sure though is Zbigniew Brzezinski a member also??? (p.s. what is the TRIALATERIAL COMMISSION??)
I’ve been looking for that clip for weeks! So that is his! Well that figures! Thanks!
:) 
Well, he doesn’t need so many steeeenkin’ lobbyists! He has connections within the corporations themselves–like the Crowns of Chicago, who have given him hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why, ever Crown, from the little ones in diapers to the old ones in diapers, have given him the max–and then some.
At least when we’re talking defense industry giants like those Crowns of General Dynamics…he doesn’t NEED to be lobbied. He’s already been BOUGHT. And PAID FOR.
Let’s not even get IN to the coal industry connections….
Or the nuke power boys…..
Meet the new bullshitter. Same as the old bullshitter. The only thing he doesn’t have is a ranch in Crawford.
I am not an artist but I wish I were because I have ideas for posters addressing those issues. Like something linking the washington politics(he keeps talking about) to the chicago ones and then having the word CHANGE which he abuses so much inserted some where there.
Also if he is really hating Washington isn’t that were all the sdelegates he is bileing are coming from? what a liar.
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