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Old 05-16-2008, 08:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Lobbyists Firesale within McSame Campaign.

This past Saturday, John McCain had to get rid of the man he tasked with managing the Republican National Convention when we learned he’d run a lobbying firm that represented Burma’s military junta. On Sunday, McCain had to get rid of a regional campaign manager because he’d been the lobbyist responsible for managing the junta’s account. Yesterday, McCain had to get rid of a campaign advisor who was working simultaneously for McCain and an independent “527″ group opposing Democratic candidates. This morning, McCain dropped another aide, energy lobbyist Eric Burgeson, who had lobbied for Qatar and Serbia.

Campaign Money Watch is urging McSame to also fire Charlie Black, Tom Loeffler, and Peter Madigan.

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Mr. Black and his firm have lobbied for Philippines’s President Ferdinand Marcos, strongman Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire, Mohamed Siad Barre of Somali, “rebel terrorist” Jonas Savimbi of Angola, and several other unsavory foreign clients. Mr. Loeffler and his firm have made approximately $11 million in their contracts representing the Saudi Arabian government. Mr. Madigan represented the government of the United Arab Emirates in a class action suit regarding the enslavement of children as camel jockeys.
These lobbyists dominate McCain’s campaign staff, at least one of whom does lobbying work directly from the back of McCain’s bus.

Hillarious!!

John McBush, the “reform”-minded Republican who decries the power and influence of lobbyists has his campaign run by none other that the lobbyist themselves.

McCain will have the “more of the same” vote completely locked up in the fall.
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Old 05-16-2008, 08:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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This past Saturday, John McCain had to get rid of the man he tasked with managing the Republican National Convention when we learned he’d run a lobbying firm that represented Burma’s military junta. On Sunday, McCain had to get rid of a regional campaign manager because he’d been the lobbyist responsible for managing the junta’s account. Yesterday, McCain had to get rid of a campaign advisor who was working simultaneously for McCain and an independent “527″ group opposing Democratic candidates. This morning, McCain dropped another aide, energy lobbyist Eric Burgeson, who had lobbied for Qatar and Serbia.

This is hilarious.

But you know what, lobbyists are like roaches, infesting the McCain camp, he can kill one every day but there are always a ton more hiding in the walls. Republicans: It's What They DO!
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