Sen. Johnny Isakson's Shady Dinner With Lobbyists: Crashing The Party

Huffington Post by Arthur Delaney | Jul. 8, 2009 (News)

Just for fun, the Huffington Post decided Tuesday night to crash a dinner party for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). It was one of many fundraisers happening every day for different politicians around town. The event's location was listed on the Sunlight Foundation's website, www.politicalpartytime.org, as a townhouse just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, World, Media
Topics: Money and Politics, Media and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 8, 2009 - 11:00 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 8, 2009 - 7:34 PM PDT
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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 9, 2009

A real in the face type (going where they don't want you) attempt at an investigation (by a citizen journalist I think) into a fund raising event of a republicon senator.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 8, 2009

The story tells a lot about the socialization of politics; the press is excluded rudely, while the wealthy wine and dine in luxury while divvying out the pork we bought. Not erudite, but very telling.

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jul. 14, 2009
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