Over the weekend, The New York Times (yes, that New York Times) reported that Organizing for Action, Obama’s rebooted campaign arm, has been selling White House access to donors who pledge at least $500,000. And, when confronted about the report today, simpering Press Secretary Jay Carney insisted that OFA is just an “independent organization”:
Right. An “independent organization” that — purely coincidentally, of course — runs the official @BarackObama Twitter account:
Here you go media, here's the proof you need to prove Jay Carney is a liar -> @BarackObama is controlled by "independent" OFA. #tcot #p2
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 25, 2013
Hey Jay, that painful burning sensation you’re feeling? Your pants are on fire.
@RBPundit It depends on what your definition of independendent "is", right, @PressSec& @BarackObama ? #OFA
— Slim Pickens (@Mattie96) February 25, 2013
Needless to say, many Twitterers are a bit puzzled:
I'm confused. OFA runs @BarackObama 's feed, but they don't have any connection to him now? Huh? And Obama still signs tweets there "BO."
— Heather Marie (@hfearny) February 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/stackiii/status/306167646422966272
Unreal RT @RBPundit: @RealMReynolds Totally. Oh hey, who controls the @BarackObama twitter account? OFA. @PounderFile @PressSec
— Matthias Reynolds (@RealMReynolds) February 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/306175831422693376
Sort of, yeah.
https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/306123398185099264
@rorycooper @josephmosby @BarackObama how can OFA be a 501(c)(4)? arent those NPs for supporting legislation not specific condidates?
— Jay Zeis (@JayZeis) February 25, 2013
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The supposedly "independent" OFA is tweeting stuff pinning Obama's sequester on Republicans. https://t.co/LmqXOOSYTq Weird!
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 25, 2013
Isn’t it? But wait — there’s more! Here’s L.A. Times reporter Matea Gold:
Worth noting that while Carney says OFA is an "independent organization," OFA runs @BarackObama account and his Facebook page.
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) February 25, 2013
OFA’s also tied to BarackObama.com:
https://twitter.com/ianpatrickhines/status/306177460318384129
Move along, folks.
@BarackObama , @PressSec , @OFA , your corruption is showing…
— Krystle Baker (@TarheelKrystle) February 25, 2013
Nothing to see here.
Correction:
The initial version of this post mistakenly called OFA Obama’s “campaign arm.” Obama for America became Organizing for Action after the election ended. Accordingly, we changed our description to “Obama’s rebooted campaign arm.” We regret the error.
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