More like “broken record” for a Roy Blunt (r – lobbyists) Twitter entry:
They know what’s at stake in this election and what will happen if the Washington Democrats get 60 seats in the U.S. Senate. 12:03 PM Mar 25th from mobile web
As opposed to what, “Washington republicans”?
…Among government watchdog groups he is mainly known for his ties to lobbyists. In 2002 there was an uproar when Mr. Blunt tried to include a measure supported by the tobacco industry in the legislation that created the Department of Homeland Security. The provision was aimed at restricting Web sales of tobacco. Representative Blunt, who was dating Abigail Perlman, the chief lobbyist for Philip Morris, agreed to remove the rider from the final bill. (The Senate later approved the same restrictions on tobacco Internet sales, and they became law.)
Mr. Blunt has continued to have ties to the tobacco industry. He divorced his wife of 35 years, Roseann Ray, to marry Ms. Perlman, who became chief lobbyist for Altria. (He famously cleared his second marriage with the House Ethics Committee to get “a waiver of the limitations of the gift rule to allow me to accept gifts in connection with my wedding.”) Abigail Blunt now lobbies for Kraft Foods, which was spun off from Altria in 2007.
His son, Andrew has long lobbied for Altria subsidiaries, and his daughter Amy Blunt Mosby, a lawyer, has also represented tobacco interests…
A small slice of contributions to Roy Blunt’s campaign(s), via the Federal Election Commission:
…ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 03/20/1997 500.00 97032221285
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 08/27/1997 1000.00 98032700443
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 10/09/1998 2000.00 98033750051
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 10/15/1999 2000.00 20035094886
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 10/15/1999 2000.00 20035094886
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 06/15/2000 1000.00 20035920488
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 07/20/2000 -329.00 20035964094
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 06/18/2001 5000.00 21990199913
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 02/21/2002 5000.00 26940306381
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 07/17/2003 1000.00 23991734785
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 11/20/2003 2000.00 23992445717
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 05/20/2004 2000.00 24961598138
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 05/20/2004 3000.00 24961598138
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 01/27/2005 5000.00 25990050299
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 03/30/2006 5000.00 26940095112
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 02/22/2007 5000.00 27930267527
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 09/27/2007 1500.00 27931394340
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) 04/25/2008 3500.00 28931588902…
And Sarah Steelman weighs in on Twitter, after two weeks of silence:
Political fun – nice April Fools joke on fired up this morning! Too bad the financial mess created by Congress isn’t an April Fool’s joke! 7:31 AM Apr 1st from web
Congress? Congress? Oh yes, now I get it, Roy Blunt is in Congress. Sarah Steelman is a broken clock, she’s correct twice a day.
Roy Blunt as an “outsider” and Sarah Steelman maneuvering to be a spokesperson against those Washington insiders? Now that’s real irony impairment.