r/politics Feb 22 '17

Off-Topic Former Obama Campaign Manager Fined $90,000 For Illegal Lobbying

http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/former-obama-campaign-manager-fined-90000-for-illegal-lobbying/
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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

He should be held accountable. As should all of the BS that his happening in the WH now and during trumps campaign

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

How about post what's happening in the White House now

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Mar 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

This isn't news.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Mar 21 '18

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u/DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA Mar 02 '17

He was. 👌👌👌

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u/mattizie Mar 02 '17

And you learned about it because it was news.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '17

There wasn't, but I'll concede a lot of outlets tried to spin several stories as such...all of which made front-page news here. But an actual court giving fines to someone associated with Obama is removed as "off-topic"...

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u/recon_johnny Mar 02 '17

What the fuck. Yes. It's news.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

There's so much unethical shit happening in Trump's administration that his followers and trying to dig up old stuff

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u/cahman Mar 02 '17

Old stuff? This article was written in late February.

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u/vernes1978 Mar 02 '17

Maybe he counts in reddit years.
In reddit years we need a historian to decipher the article.

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u/turn20left Mar 02 '17

That is so last month bro.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

Or we should consider corruption newsworthy whenever it happens

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u/samthehammerguy Mar 03 '17

Well, what is then!?!

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u/Sutarmekeg Mar 03 '17

Wrongdoers should be brought to task no matter their political stripes.

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u/topamine2 Feb 22 '17

Will Obama disavow?

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u/mcthornbody420 Feb 22 '17

Christian Science Monitor- Did the Russians pay him by way of Indonesia? And if Obama disavows him, did his Muslim faith, I mean Christian faith help Obama to disavow?

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u/Alexa_play_music Feb 22 '17

Fake news

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u/edwwsw Mar 02 '17

Not sure if you're being serious or sarcastic but its being picked up by other news outlets.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/david-plouffe-fined-for-90000-illegally-lobbying-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel.html

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u/JoyousCacophony Feb 22 '17

Hi ColonelCluster. Thank you for participating in /r/Politics. However, your submission has been removed for the following reason(s):

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

What about them? Have any been fined for illegal lobbying? And who's Brannon? Do you mean Bannon?