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The best part about this, under Obama's ethics rules, she's not allowed to lobby the FCC on any matters, nor can she lobby any executive branch member about the
by sachinag 15y ago
The best part about this, under Obama's ethics rules, she's not allowed to lobby the FCC on any matters, nor can she lobby any executive branch member about the Comcast/NBC merger until President Obama leaves office[1]. So she's being hired as a lobbyist even though she won't be able to lobby anyone.
[1] http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/f-c-c-commissioner-to-join-comcast/?hp http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/f-c-c-commi...
- lurchpop 15y agoAs a commenter on the article mentions it doesn't prevent her from Lobbying congress or simply doing it through a proxy to the FCC.
- 18pfsmt 15y agoIn this case, the "lobbying" was done from the inside as a regulator, and now comes the cushy job in which she can barely operate except to dump her rolodex and manage people.