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Candidates Rap ‘Slumlord’ Representation, Corporate Lawyering
Posted Jan 22, 2008 11:25 AM CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traded jabs about each other’s legal careers during the contentious Democratic debate yesterday.
Obama described Clinton as “a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart" during the 1980s while he was working as a community organizer in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Clinton replied that Obama had been doing work for fundraiser Tony Rezco “in his slum landlord business in inner-city Chicago.” The New York Times reports that on Saturday Obama returned more than $40,000 in campaign contributions linked to Rezko.
Obama countered that he represented a church group that partnered with Rezko on a project, and spent only five hours on the matter, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports.
John Edwards, a former trial lawyer, had to fight to speak during the debate, the Times says.
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Jimmy
Jan 22, 2008 8:48 PM CST
All three give lawyers a bad name.
But you still have to wonder about Obama’s statement and why the political left has such hatred for corporate lawyers and business, generally. I guess it’s because businesses can be successful without being nannied by Big Government.
The Left despises anything that doesn’t need the assistance of government. That’s why we’ve seen all lefties from Stalin to Hugo Chavez “take control” over private industry. They cannot afford to have anyone or anything be a success without their hand in the mix.
And we see the same sentiment from the political left in this country, perfectly embodied by Obama last night.
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