The Post’s plan for money-making, off-the-record sessions "was not consistent with the administration’s ethics policy," spokesman Ben LaBolt said this week.
But the White House counsel’s office, which has the authority to approve or reject invitations to appear at private events, could have cleared administration officials to accept the Post’s invitation without running afoul of Obama’s ethics executive order, according to most of the ethics lawyers consulted by POLITICO.
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The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
"Underwriting Opportunity: An evening with the right people can
alter the debate," says the one-page flier. "Underwrite and
participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an
off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher
Katharine Weymouth. ... Bring your organization’s CEO or executive
director literally to the table. Interact with key Obama
administration and congressional leaders."
this bloggerobviously can see it for whats it is:
http://derekpgilbert.com/...
No, I think it’s pretty clear what Weymouth was trying to do. She tried to sell access to Washington’s power brokers, sort of a miniature Bilderberg Group — except that you could buy an invitation to a seat at the table.