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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ahartmetz on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @08:55AM (#17354895)
Lobbyists don't usually hand over money. Usually they are just good at appearing trustworthy and, uh, explaining the positions of their clients in terms that politicians understand.

Therefore, their explainees think they are doing genuinely good things.

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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ahartmetz on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @09:09AM (#17354985)
By the way, I saw a honest-to-god lobbyist at a panel discusssion once. He was wearing a sort of relaxed suit and had a slight punk vibe with slightly messy hair. The personality-free banker look wouldn't win trust so easily when speaking for business interests. Those people really know what they are doing.
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