Comments on: 12 House Members Have Emails At Fundraising Firm

By: Government for Sale « Cecil Bothwell for US Congress

Government for Sale « Cecil Bothwell for US Congress — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:55:54 +0000

[...] In the current race, Rep. Shuler’s mid-year report shows that 62 percent of his donations are from PACs. In our campaign, 13 percent was from one PAC – my City Council campaign fund, which reflects hundreds of $50 (average) donations from individuals. Shuler holds high dollar fundraisers in Washington, DC, for lobbyists and high rollers, like his recent $1,000 per plate North Carolina Barbecue. [...]

By: Watching Your Money Go Down the Proverbial Toilet « Soldier For Liberty

Watching Your Money Go Down the Proverbial Toilet « Soldier For Liberty — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:03:00 +0000

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By: Congress Watcher

Congress Watcher — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:41:23 +0000

Washington liberals? The liberals part is where your argument disintegrates. Heath Shuler does not have a liberal voting record. He's a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a collection of Republican-leaning Democrats.

By: Debbie A.

Debbie A. — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:37:09 +0000

As a citizen of NC District 11, Heath Shuler’s district, I am appalled. Congressmen/women have fund raisers and I could care less, however, WE, the citizens of District 11, have tried, effortlessly, to meet with our Congressmen all year. He has attended NO meeting. He has taken the advise of Washington Liberals to play hide and seek. His avoidance to hear us is shameless and this district has vowed, he will be REPLACED!!! Cute face and all. Buh, Bye Mr. Shuler future plain’ol citizen of NC.

By: Margaret Pallmer

Margaret Pallmer — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:15:48 +0000

I’ve always wondered who would donate money to a representative that’s main job was to be a puppet for the party (Name Diana DeGette) Now I know. Hopefully this election will prove to get rid of her despite her connection to lobbyists and their leads and the payoffs that are available.

By: Political Update – 01/04/2010

Political Update – 01/04/2010 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:43:36 +0000

[...] Schwartz (D) has an email account with a private group that brings together lobbyists and elected [...]

By: Congress Watcher

Congress Watcher — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:34:59 +0000

Sean, I’m not surprised that you’ve written this opinion, given that your organization promotes a weakening of campaign finance laws, claiming that it’s “free speech” for industry lobbyists to give as much money as they want to members of Congress in order to influence legislation.

I don’t think that most active voters would agree with you that pay-to-play events at which lobbyists provide money in return for access to politicians are nothing to worry about. The attention to this article from Shuler’s North Carolina constituents suggests that, as far as voters are concerned, this is not at all “much ado about nothing”.

It may be legal, but that doesn’t make it ethical. I contend that ethics do matter a great deal.

As for this being news, well, I’m not seeing where this particular cozy relationship has been written about before. It’s affecting both campaigning and the public business, and I’d like to see more reporting about this kind of behind-the-scenes power brokerage in the news media.

By: Sean Parnell

Sean Parnell — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:27:07 +0000

Umm… what?

A firm specializes in hosting fundraising events. This is news?

The e-mail thing is hardly anything demonstrating a “tight” relationship, it’s almost certainly just an RSVP e-mail and notice e-mail handled by a staffer for the company, I doubt Shuler or any other member of Congress actually sees or read anything sent back.

Much ado about nothing.

Sena Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
http://www.campaignfreedom.org

By: Congress Watcher

Congress Watcher — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:49:36 +0000

Yes, that’s right, the FEC should have received records of these contributions – but their association with the particular event may be more difficult to establish. It’s worth a look, though.

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My Kids Deserve Better | My Kids Deserve Better — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:25:03 +0000

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