New Hillary ad Stars John Breaux, Former Senator who is a WAL-MART LOBBYIST

[antigop]

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/new_hillary_ad_stars_john_brea.php

Former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) stars in a new radio spot for Hillary Clinton in the state he represented, promoting her record on securing health care for children and National Guardsmen. "So when Hillary Clinton says she'll get health care for every American, I know she'll do it," Breaux says. "And boy, do we need it."

There is one wrinkle with Breaux's presence in the ad, and his talk about health care: Breaux became a lobbyist since leaving the Senate three years ago, first with Patton-Boggs and now his new firm with Trent Lott. Among Breaux's clients, according to media reports as recent as December 2007, is none other than Wal-Mart.

[blm]

1. Breaux is a VERY CLOSE friend of Poppy Bush's.

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[jgraz]

2. Damn, who's next. Zell Miller?

[Hieronymus]

16. Really ... Breaux is a DINO like Zell and Lieberman. Maybe she'll pick ..

one of them for her VP.

[Vincardog]

3. The problem with HRC is we know who she works for and it is not us

[ursi]

4. good lord this is disgraceful ...

[tularetom]

5. If she's gonna have Dems do ads for her

she ought to at least have real dems instead of DINOS like that asshat.

More inside the beltway bullshit. Time for the villagers to get the pitchforks tar and feathers.

[NOLALady]

6. What is she thinking?

Breaux is a seriously poor excuse of a Democrat!

[blm]

19. She's thinking that she's sending all the right signals to Poppy Bush that the fix is in

and would he please step in and rig the voting machines for her the way they did for Bushboy.


heheh......

[NOLALady]

20. Yup. Sure seems that way.

[Kittycat]

7. Are the HRC Supporters Connecting the Dots Yet?

[Zueda]

11. If they haven't by now then I think they won't ever. n/t

[montanacowboy]

8. Breaux is a DINO asswipe

owned lock stock and barrel by the oil industry; he never was a Democrat just like Hillary; she has always been a Republican under her veneer; she is the darling of the DLC which her husband instituted; these people will do and say anything to get back into the WH so we can have more Bush Clinton Bush Clinton

Hillary is NO Progressive

[jackson_dem]

29. Then that means Obama is a closet rethug too since he has the same positions and votes like Hillary

[Thrill]

9. She has John Breaux and Evan Bayh

Two Senators, Progressives are not big fans of.

Remember during the 2000 election recount Jon Breaux was the one who went to go visit Bush in Texas.

[Yossariant]

10. Michelle Obama must be sooo jealous

Mrs Obama quits controversial job

By Philip Sherwell, Sunday Telegraph

27/05/2007

Michelle Obama, the wife of the American Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama, has resigned from the board of a food company whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart, the retail giant under fire from her husband.

The Sunday Telegraph reported two weeks ago that her position at Treehouse Foods could raise claims of hypocrisy as Senator Obama attacked Wal-Mart for its anti-union employment policies...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/27/wus227.xml

[Yael]

23. She sat on the board (which typically meets once a quarter) of a company that sold pickles

And you think that lobbying Congress as a full time job for Wal*Mart is in the same league?

I'll ask the band to play something upbeat while you hurry around and rearrange the deck chairs.

:hi:

[bvar22]

26. The desperation is not pretty.

*

[blm]

27. Yael, this kos diary is for you....you earned it.

Your reply was perfect.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/31/21045/9822/688/446786

[sandnsea]

12. Now there's a likely Clinton VP choice n/t

[otohara]

13. Isn't He A Lobbyist Now?

w/ the ever so ethical Trent Lott.

[antigop]

14. kick n/t

[TexasObserver]

15. He's a piece of shit and always has been. Democrat my ass.

[KittyWampus]

17. Hillary supporters, why would she use Breaux. I ask in a NON-inflammatory way. Any ideas?

[antigop]

18. I am not a Hillary supporter, but is this the reason? Note this is ON THE DLC WEBSITE!

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=251186&kaid=103&subid=111

[cbayer]

24. Because some people in Louisiana have strong positive feelings about him. nt.

[cottonseed]

21. Fitting

nt

[DainBramaged]

22. Yeah yeah yeah, and you sister wears army shoes

These threads just suck. NO ONE is changing their minds.

[MagickMuffin]

25. Lott Contradicts Story About Leaving Senate To Lobby With Breaux: ‘Seemed Like It Was Time’

When former Mississippi senator Trent Lott announced last November that he was retiring from the Senate, he was asked if he had registered with the Senate Ethics Committee because of “a rule” requiring registration “if you’re negotiating with a future employer.” Lott said that he had “not” because he said he had not made any formal plans:

LOTT: Well, I have not yet, but I’m not really involved in negotiation. I’ve tried to stay away from that. There are some opportunities out there that I want to be able to consider, but I have nothing that we’ve agreed to or lined up.

Earlier this month, Lott announced that he and former Lousiana Sen. John Breaux (D) were forming “a powerful lobbying partnership called The Breaux Lott Leadership Group.”

Appearing with Breaux on MSNBC’s Hardball today, Lott contradicted his previous statements by admitting that he chose to “leave the Senate” in order to form the “bipartisan firm” with Breaux, saying “it just seemed like it was time”:

LOTT: Plus, John and I’d talk about the idea of getting together and forming a bipartisan firm, for years we kind of joked about it, and then it just seemed like it was time for us to see if we could do this. I think there’s going to be a big demand frankly, for someone who can talk to both sides of the aisle.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/16/lott-lobbying-contradict/

I wonder who their clients are?.?.?


Taking care of business every day
Taking care of business every way
I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime
Work out!


Now I know why she uses this song at her events. Oops, oh well what ya gonna do:shrug:

[antigop]

28. You want to know who their clients are? Easy to find out....

Go to

1)http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=choosefields

2) Under Lobbyists, click on the lobbyist name box to put a check box in it.

3) Click on Submit

4) On the next screen, type in Breaux in the box for the lobbyist name

5) Click on Submit

You will then get a list of the filings for each client.

Pretty nifty, eh?

<edit> You can do the same thing by typing in Lott for the lobbyist name.

[MagickMuffin]

31. Thanks for the link, antigop

I guess The Breaux Lott Leadership Group is still to new to have any listings as of yet.

However, Breaux's name was in the data base, when I highlighted one of his clients nothing happened. The directions stated it would open a new browser window, but not for me:shrug:

This will come in handy later on down the road, that's for sure.

:pals:

[antigop]

33. MM, I've had some problems with this site -- just as you mention

You click on a link and nothing happens.

Maybe we need to use a different browser or something.

Sometimes the links take you to the reports and sometimes they don't.

Not sure what to make of it -- but I closed the browser down and tried it again. Sometimes that works.

[jackson_dem]

30. It is hilarious that she uses that as a campaign song

Of ALL songs. :rofl:

[MagickMuffin]

32. Well it isn't quite as creepy as Poppy's appearance for boy George: Oh No Let's Go CRAZY

Back to taking care of business.............

You get up every morning
From your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty

That Grrrrrrrl means business.

[elixir]

34. Wow, mystifying, I wonder how that happened? Who cares, get busy and do something for your candidat