How Obama can very quickly provide crucial help for the Democrats this election:

[brentspeak]

Get in front of the cameras and personally demand that the Republicans guarantee the American people that none of the money they are receiving from the US Chamber of Commerce this election cycle is http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howie-klein/what-would-china-pay-to-m_b_752584.html">actually coming from foreign companies. (It is completely illegal for any foreign monies to be involved in US elections).

Possible thing for Obama to say, on prime-time: "Mr. McConnell, Mr. Boehner: I urge you to today promise the American people that not a single cent of the money you and the Republican party are receiving from the US Chamber of Commerce this election cycle is coming from any foreign companies, foreign individuals, or foreign nations. Mr. McConnell, Mr. Boehner: the American people deserve to know that their electoral process is untainted by foreign money. Mr. McConnell and Mr. Boehner, will you make this promise to the American people?"

It's not good enough for the individual Democratic candidates alone to make this an issue; time is running out to Election Day, and there's little chance that most local voters will become aware of the issue in time, especially with the Democrats' funding gap. However, Obama could, all by himself, instantly make this a front-page issue simply by getting in front of the cameras. But he has to do it soon for it to do any good.

[elocs]

1. And the odds of this ever happening are how very, very small?

:shrug:

I bet Obama constantly gets so much advice on what he should do that it's hard to sort it all out.

[FrenchieCat]

7. The President already has made mention on this.....

in his September 18th, weekly address....


This election, President warns voters to beware the Republican corporate power grab

The election season is in full swing. And with that comes a host of new political ads to persuade the voter before the midterms. However, there’s one big difference between this year and elections past: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 50.

For a refresher, take a look at these remarks made by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, earlier this year:
http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2010/09/president-obamas-weekly-address-74/

Here's the actual Weekly address.....
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/09/18/weekly-address-republican-corporate-power-grab

[ClarkUSA]

2. brentspeak, that's not a bad idea. Why don't you send it to the WH?

People scan through every email at the WH.

Go to whitehouse.gov and email this to David Axelrod and David Plouffe ASAP.

Who knows what could happen?

[brentspeak]

3. Thanks, I'll email the idea.

[ClarkUSA]

4. I rec'ed this. Why did someone just unrec this helpful advice meant for the WH?

:shrug:

[Hekate]

6. I rec'ed it up to +1 for you. It's a good post

:thumbsup:

[AtomicKitten]

5. Pres Obama already spoke out on this before the nation in his last SOTU address.

Interestingly PolitiFact calls it "barely true."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/27/barack-obama/obama-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-foreign-com/

ThinkProgress begs to differ: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/06/alito-is-not-true/