Showing posts with label Lobbyists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lobbyists. Show all posts

Monday, July 04, 2011

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter: The Change in Obama’s Hope and Change

U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter from Michigan announced Saturday that he is running for President. Here is a YouTube video where McCotter comments  about the change wrought by President Obama. Hat tip goes to GlennBeckClips.com (@GlennBeckClips) for their tweet, which included a link to this video.



Here is a brief excerpt from McCotter’s speech given on the floor of the House of Representatives in early 2010:

“…71% of Americans think the Federal government is a Special interest. In the wake of this Healthcare debate, despicable, dysfunctional process and product, it is clear that the most dangerous Special Interest is Big Government and President Obama is its Lobbyist…”

Monday, May 24, 2010

Late Night Takes – Lies & Lobbyists

Late Night Humor

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
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● A very embarrassing moment for Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who was running for the Senate. He’s the guy who lied about his war record (a la John Kerry). He was overheard telling his wife, “After the campaign, let’s take a vacation and go somewhere I’ve never been.” She said, “How about Vietnam?”

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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● They put a cap on ATM transaction fees, though a lot of the senators didn’t want to discuss it because they’ve never used an ATM. The Senate has mobile cash machines they’re called “lobbyists.”

These jokes are courtesy of NewsMax.com (Hat Tip!), which periodically sends out an email compilation of late night jokes, few of which are worth repeating … these two were the exception in the latest batch.