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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 08:24 AM

    -- moon6pence

    I'm all for rhetorical influence but loudness and moral high ground have nothing on $$$ put in politicians' pockets. Haven't the past 8 years more than demonstrated the feeble effects of "criticisms, political pressure"?

    Did you happen to read the Juan Cole article? You're right, Money Talks, but where do you think that money comes from?

    The completely unbalanced contributions and influence of powerful PACs in influencing politicians seems to be Cole's point, hence his conclusion regarding the formation of a single issue PAC.

    —Chris Sinnard Read Chris Sinnard's other letters

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