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Obama Campaign Suddenly Changes Tune on Super PACs

Obama to Support Super PACs

The power of super PACs has had a visible and widely controversial effect on the 2012 Republican primary campaign. The new Political Action Committees that can unlimitedly funded by individuals, unions, interest groups and corporations, came as a result of the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Speechnow.org v. Federal Election Commission. President Obama has publicly disparaged the courts’ decisions, going so far as to instigate Supreme Court Justices on the subject while on the floor of the House during the State of the Union address.

However, now as the super PAC committed to reelecting President Obama is on the skids, the White House is urging fundraisers to support outside spending groups. POLITICO reports on the change of heart:

“On Monday morning, Obama reviled the ‘negative’ tone of the super PACs, a dominant fundraising source in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. But by the evening, word leaked to POLITICO that Obama had offered his support for Priorities USA Action, which thus far has raised a fraction of what GOP-backed groups have raked in.

Obama’s top campaign staff and even some Cabinet members will appear at super PAC events. The president himself will not address super PAC donors, although there’s nothing to legally prohibit the president, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden from expressing their support for the group — as GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has done for the super PAC that backs him.”

Obama for America Campaign Manager Jim Messina defended what some have called hypocrisy in a column for The Huffington Post Tuesday titled “We Will Not Play by Two Sets of Rules:”

“The President opposed the Citizens United decision. He understood that with the dramatic growth in opportunities to raise and spend unlimited special-interest money, we would see new strategies to hide it from public view. He continues to support a law to force full disclosure of all funding intended to influence our elections, a reform that was blocked in 2010 by a unanimous Republican filibuster in the U.S. Senate. And the President favors action — by constitutional amendment, if necessary — to place reasonable limits on all such spending.

But this cycle, our campaign has to face the reality of the law as it currently stands.
Over the last few months, Super PACs affiliated with Republican presidential candidates have spent more than $40 million on television and radio, almost all of it for negative ads.”

The decision comes off news Monday that the President’s re-election campaign is returning more than $200,000 in donations from the family of a fugitive casino magnate linked to violence and corruption in Mexico who has been seeking a pardon, which Obama’s campaign confirmed on Tuesday.

Sen. Roy Blunt told Fox News Tuesday that the President isn‘t changing his tune but only changing what he’s saying publicly. Sen. Blunt also calls into question the legality of Obama’s campaign staff and cabinet colluding with the Super PAC.

Liberal ex-Senator Russ Feingold has criticized President Obama’s decision to embrace super PACs, as the Hill reports the former Wisconsin Senator describes Obama to be “dancing with the devil.” 

CBS News reports that in comparison to the money that GOP PACs have raised thus far, the Priorities contributions have been relatively meager: In 2011, the four most active Democratic Super PACS raised a combined $19 million. Priorities USA netted $7 million. That said, the Obama campaign has raised $140 million toward the 2012 elections, nearly triple the money raised by Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney for his campaign.

Comments (37)

  • bjornskis
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:24am

    funny how Oblumbler got those millions of dollars from the more on . org jerks with visa gift cards

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  • LibsFIB
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:49am

    He spent all his money on vacations with his nigerian family!
    He’ll look back on these days and laugh th USA.
    He’ll be living in a trailer park with NO more of my stolen money!

    RON PAUL2012!!!!

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    • Clive
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:16pm

      so wait, obama will be poor and living at a trailer park? i don’t understand this post.

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  • lgccac
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:09am

    Obama already has the largest super PAC of all – the media.

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  • Square Dancer
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 7:51am

    The photo at the top looks like a mug shot in a police lineup. Probably should be.

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  • WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges09
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 4:23am

    “Obama Campaign Suddenly Changes Tune on Super PACs”

    That’s like saying “Dillinger Suddenly Changes His Bank Robbery M.O.”! Will someone … ANYONE … in Congress ARREST THAT CRIMINAL KENYAN NATIONAL !?

    BTW … What is wrong with these nígģers-high-places? Is their racist white-hatred so great they are willing to put holes in the very ship they are sailing? Sad race (the curse of Cain — or half the curse, in Obama’s case).

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  • 1654American
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:12am

    The Sinaloa and Zetas super PAC‘s have already contributed to Obama’s reelection. BO keeps the southern flank unguarded, sends his PAC’s 2000+ assault weapons, then his PAC’s have the DEA deposit campaign funds in US banks. A sweet Chicagoland deal. 

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/world/americas/us-drug-agents-launder-profits-of-mexican-cartels.html?scp=3&sq=DEA&st=cse

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  • nighttrainno9
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:18pm

    obama is such an idiot it’s actually disgusting. He lies,
    then can’t remember his lies and says something totally
    different. Then there is the flip-flop problem, it’s whatever
    is convenient at the time. Kind of remind you of your
    six year old?? This “genius” we have in the WH is merely
    a puppet having his strings pulled by someone very
    evil that is not visable to us at this point. Soros is
    one of the puppeteers but I think it goes much deeper,
    Like maybe the anti-christ??

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  • lodgerat
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:04pm

    Liar, liar, butts on fire…. :o)

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  • Central washington
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:19pm

    I am so sick of this man. The latest stunt after the pipeline is when he said the founding fathers were at fault because he can’t ram his ideas into power immediately. I thought he had a billion already raised so why is he complaining about this?

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:23pm

    Does this possibly mean that Obama is having money problems??? I hope so.. its disgusting that he is changing his tune,, but this speaks volumes.. and as normal he lies..
    When a person asks you who do you think chronically lies, there are a few answers that come to my mind, and that I have heard in various surveys.

    Lawyers
    Con men
    Adulterers
    Criminals
    Petty thieves
    Hustlers
    Car salesmen

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  • MDDAWG
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 7:31pm

    The White House says, “He continues to support a law to force full disclosure of all funding intended to influence our elections…”

    I wonder if that includes money funneled by the Obama regime to unions, planned parenthood, etc?

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:08pm

      You know that the corruption in the Obama regime is tight with the sucker taxpayer funded unions that are forced to pay for politician favors. Wonder if Obama is going apologize to the Supreme Court for his embarrassing rebuke on them about Super Pacs, meanwhile he’s a huge hyprocrit.

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    • The Jewish Avenger
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:52pm

      Someone tapped him on the shoulder finally….
      “Pssst. Remember Solindra?”
      Then gives him two thumbs up…
      …
      “Changed my mind!”

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 7:17pm

    Obama is his own undoing. What a spectacle this guy is! And what a loser as well. Go build your library, poser.

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Let’s give the demorats their pink slips come November, and see how they like “not having jobs”. Obama is sending our pipeline jobs to China and oil jobs to Brazil.

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  • Juniemoon
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 7:08pm

    Is that man not evil looking? His eyes are black as coal and so his soul. I’m beginning to think he is the anti-christ. He hates religion, he’s the deceiver and yet, many are still supporting this demon.

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    • 11:11
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:14pm

      you know i was going to read the article and his pic just made me nauseous that it threw me off

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:46pm

    We need to get rid of Super PACs and get rid of forced union dues that goes to electing politicians who they then negotiate with.

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    • Clive
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:19pm

      the GOP relies on superpacs even more than the dems. if there were any shot at undoing the legitimacy of superpacs, obama just killed it.

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  • gretsch62
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:42pm

    The Naked Emperor just “Flip Flopping Away”!

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:51pm

      It was ok for Kerry to be rich but not Romney.
      It was ok for Clinton to cheat on his wife but not Newt.
      It’s ok for Obama to add over 4 trillion to the debt (in three years) but not for Bush to do it in 8.
      It’s ok for the DNC to have super PACs…. but the republican ones are vile.

      Nothing new here…

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    • Paydert33
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 7:33pm

      DRFROST……. you have that right. Very good! And as my comment….I have said all along….he has the most evil eyes cause he is evil. He is here to destroy our country. Evil people always put on a show, especially muslims. Once one studies the koran….it never leaves that person. He went to a muslim school for gosh sakes. Those studies are embedded in his mind. He doesn’t want to follow our Constitution. He doesn’t like Israel. He uses executive orders as much as he eats Kobe beef. We ‘use’ to have a muslim in the family. A muslim who showed his radicalism.. I know first hand exactly what o–loser is doing.

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:14pm

      Where‘s Obama’s apology to the U.S.Supreme Court? He’s a dam- hypocrit. Remember how he embarrassingly reprimanded them at State of the Union speech. How arrogant.

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:23pm

      Excellent post: DRFrost – the demorats are the biggest hypocrits going. Let’s give them their pink slips come November, let’s see how they like not having jobs.

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    • Clive
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:25pm

      actually kerrys wealth was all his wifes dough…
      but romneys outcome will be the same as kerrys.

      both are stiff, robotic, awkward losers, that no american can relate to.

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:38pm

    There is no surprise here. obama is a liar. He will say whatever he needs to say to get re elected. He will do anything that is needed to satisfy his aberrant ego.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:38pm

    The classical insanity of Obama demonstrated again; say one thing and do whatever he pleases.

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  • Bad Kitty
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:31pm

    its so ironic that when he GOP does a successful fundrasier, Obama uses the same exact or simular fundraiser.

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  • SHOWMESTATEGUY
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:27pm

    So Obama says one thing and does another. This is not news, this is what the man does. It would be news if the msm reported on his lies.

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    • Bad Kitty
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:33pm

      what would be news is that CNN tries to rehire Glenn Beck

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:21pm

      Don’t hold your breath the cover up media doing their journalism job. Their team Obama with CNN, so why bother watching the bs any more, I certainly don’t. Call your Congressmen and Senators, don’t give Obama any more taxpayer millions to waste, like Solynra and Fisker.

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  • AlwaysLearning
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:22pm

    He must have “misspoke” that other time. /s

    When has he ever worried about being a hypocrite? He lies so often, he can’t remember from day-to-day what he’s said.

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