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• Wednesday, February 20, 2008 05:47 AM

  Some facts....

  Some interesting facts and positions about Sen. Obama. This is from his record since 2005 when he first became a US senator.

  (1) Energy & Enviroment:

  There hasn't been much debate on or scrutiny of Senator Obama's decision and

  wisdom to vote for the 2005 Energy Bill sponsored by VP Dick Cheney

  (remember all those secrete meetings with energy industry and his

  refusal to made relevant documents public?)

  Mrs Clinton voted against the bill.

  Environmental and consumer groups criticized the bill, saying it gave big subsidies to energy companies. It did not contain fuel efficiency standards or require reductions in heat-trapping gases.

  In his website the Senator's rationale for it is that of ethanol

  subsidies alone. But the bill was a bad one from

  the environmental and "special interests" perspectives.

  (2) Trade

  Obama is the first presidential candidate to officially declare

  his/her support for the NAFTA expansion moving through the Congress.

  Quote: OBAMA: "I believe that expanding trade and breaking down barriers

  between countries is good for our economy and for our security, for

  American consumers and American workers."

  (3) The Media

  Rupert Murdoch has endorsed Obama and is using all the resources

  to help Obama and destroy Hillary Clinton.

  Good will? Hardly... What does Rupert Murdoch hopes to gain from an Obama presidency?

  (4) And about the war... and reaching for compromise

  Obama chose as his senate "mentor"

  Joe Lieberman, who happily and consistently votes with the Republicans and against

  the Democrats. He still is his mentor.

  Sen. Obama has consistently voted to finance the war since he arrived in the Senate.

  (5) Lobbyists:

  Sen. Obama is indeed not accepting money from *federal* lobbysts. Rather he takes money directly from the businesses represented by them.

  Moreover he *does accept*money from state lobbyists.

  Here's an interesting article in Harper's magazine from 2006 : *before* Sen. Obama decided to run for president and tailor his later votes and positions.

  http://www.harpers.org/archive/2006/11/0081275

  —Anonymous
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