Response to TarHeel: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary

by truthteller2007, Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 07:39:31 PM EST

TarHeel neglected to post a video of the Corporate Democrat whose support for Lieberman is unequivocal.  I recommend TarHeel and others watch the following video:

Notice what occurs in the video: Obama dismisses Sharpton's allegation; Obama denies involvement with the article in which Obama supporters personally attacked and taunted Sharpton after Sharpton expressed an unwillingness to endorse Obama; Obama equivocates; Obama then changes the subject in an attempt to deflect Sharpton's criticism.

Obama had to equivocate and prevaricate, for he campaigned for Lieberman, which according to TarHeel's diary qualifies him as a Corporate Democrat. And Tarheel is not the only one to articulate this sentiment: Matt Stoller agrees, and Al Sharpton agrees. Obama is the Corporate Democrat who has abandoned the anti-war African-American constituency for which Sharpton is an unflagging advocate. And Obama, craven as always, had surrogates respond to Sharpton in order to shirk any form of accountability for the aggressive tactics to which he and his campaign resorted once they discovered that Sharpton would not endorse his morally bankrupt candidacy.

Hillary, by the way, supported Ned Lamont. As a result, Hillary is not what TarHeel calls a Corporate Democrat. Just review the evidence:

Barack Obama is the Corporate Democrat, not Hillary Clinton. Indeed, she actively raised funds for Ned Lamont, and she invited Lamont to her Westchester County home immediately after the primary. Hillary was there when we needed her. Where was Barack Obama? Where was the Corporate Democrat? And when will TarHeel revise his or her diary?




Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Corporate Democrat, Joe Lieberman, Ned Lamont, Big Blog Bias (all tags)

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Re: Tarheel's Omission (none / 0)

Write the diary, post the diary, edit the diary, insert the code for the youtube video, hit the update button.


by truthteller2007 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 08:34:55 PM EST

Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (2.00 / 1)

Preach Truth Preach. Love your diaries! I always learn something new.

"Obama had to equivocate and prevaricate, for he campaigned for Lieberman..."

Where was BO?

I wonder why Lieberman didn't endorse BO?


by lonnette33 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 08:41:12 PM EST

Re: Response to TarHeel: Obama Is Your Corporate D (none / 0)

Wow. That's all I have to say. Excellent diary.


Restore America's Strength.
by RJEvans on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 08:47:38 PM EST

Re: Response to TarHeel: Obama Is Your Corporate D (none / 0)

no matter how hard you try, you cant stop him.  A new era of hope will be ushered in; no more dynasties, no more corporatism, no more white houses for sale.

we have taken the hill, against all odds, and against all odds, hope will triumph again, with an Obama banner.

It has begun.  Struggle against it if you like; but it is a matter of eventuality.


Have courage to hope.
by unclesam on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 09:27:52 PM EST

Re: Response to TarHeel: Obama Is Your Corporate D (none / 0)

Hope is an empty promise of a career politician.


by truthteller2007 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:03:16 PM EST
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Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Hmmm, well let's do the math.

Net Worth:
John and Elizabeth Edwards = $54.7 million
Hillary and Bill Clinton = $34.9 million
Barack and Michelle Obama = $1.3 million

And Obama is the only candidate to publically disclose his tax return.

So your argument about Obama being the corproate democrat and Hillary being immune is weak.

by PD1769 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 09:42:26 PM EST

Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Personal wealth is not an index of complicity with corporations.  Besides, the Crown family, owners of Maytag, bundled donations on behalf of Obama.  And many other corporate families bundled donations for the Obama campaign.  While these donations did not contribute to his wealth, they did sustain his campaign, thereby rendering him a corporate Democrat.  And Michelle Obama's tenure on the board of a major WAL-MART distributor certainly belies the anti-corporate message propounded by Obama's supporters, especially as the Obama family did benefit from Michelle's stint with WAL-MART.


by truthteller2007 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:05:38 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Michelle Obama was on the board of a distributor that just happened to do business with Wal-Mart. It's such a huge corporation that it's hard not to have an affiliation with them. So your point regarding Michelle's tenure is...? Was she also a union basher? Did she or Barack displace or discriminate against workers? Barack was a community organizer affiliated with SEIU. Yet Hillary was on the board of Wal-Mart itself and gladly accepted $5k from its PAC. So, once again, weak argument...pot calling the kettle black and yet another example of do the fuckin' research.

And that Wal-Mart board Hillary sat on was rabidly anti-union, exploiting sweatshop labor worldwide and discriminating against female workers. And Clinton was a partner in the Rose law firm, one of the most active anti-union law firms in the country. Yet her supporters and sock-puppets have the gall to call themselves progressive.

Thank God I only have to read this baseless bullcrap for just a few more weeks. Caucus/primary season can't come soon enough.

by PD1769 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:18:21 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Sorry about my redundant comment below. You posted yours while I was writing it.


by DPW on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:24:46 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Allow me to disabuse you.  Michelle has stocks in TreeHouse, and she received over $50,000 from the major WAL-MART distributor.  She sat on the board when Daley, a major Obama supporter, vetoed the Big Box Ordinance, a law the Chicago City Council passed that would promise Chicago workers a living wage at stores such as WAL-MART.  The community organizer husband said nothing, as he had already secured Daley's endorsement, and Michelle remained silent, as her position required her to maximize the distribution of WAL-MART by expanding Chicago's market.  That, I believe, is evidence of corporate Democratic principles in the Obama family.  But even worse, Michelle only resigned once it was clear her corporate sinecure contradicted her husband's ostensible opposition to WAL-MART.  This is cynical politics at its worst.

Here are a few links for your edification:

And I notice you failed to address Maytag.  I recommend you read this article, one that documents how the Obama campaign received bundled donations from the Crown family, a major corporate interest deeply tied to the company that shipped jobs in Illinois, Iowa and Arkansas overseas.  And notice how once again the Obama family tries to disguise their corporate complicity by passing an opposition document full of falsehoods about Edwards relation to Maytag to representatives of Iowa labor organizations.

Who are the cynical politicians?  Who are the corporate Democrats?  The answer is the Obama family.  

Thank you for your efforts.  Too bad you failed, and too bad you will continue to fail.


by truthteller2007 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:32:52 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (2.00 / 1)

I don't understand why being on the board of a Wal-Mart distributor is worse than being on the board of Wal-Mart itself.


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Steve M on Mon Dec 17, 2007 at 12:49:13 AM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

Michelle Obama served on the board of directors for a Wal-Mart vendor, not distributor. More specifically, she works for Tree House Foods, which sells its merchandise through Wal-Mart, among other retailers. I don't see what the big deal is about that. Most every company sells its shit through Wal-Mart if they can--even local farmers.

If you're going to call yourself "truthteller," you may want to exercise a little more care to ensure that it is the truth you're telling us.

I await your typical pompous reply.


by DPW on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:23:54 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

correction: "works" should be "worked."


by DPW on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:26:24 PM EST
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Re: Obama Is Your Corporate Democrat, Not Hillary (none / 0)

read the articles i cite above.  WAL-MART was the company's largest source of revenue, and she resigned only after Obama uttered comments critical of WAL-MART before a union in Trenton, NJ.  This is cynical politics at its worst.  But more importantly, her timed resignation is a tacit admission of her status as corporate Democrat.


by truthteller2007 on Sun Dec 16, 2007 at 10:34:27 PM EST
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