BlooInBloo
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:09 AM
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What is: How many lobbyists overall, and how many Wall St. lobbyists work for the McSame campaign, Alex? That's not change you can believe in, my friends. http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/83-wall-street-lobbyists-work-for-john.html" he Democratic National Committee, using publicly available records, has identified 177 lobbyists working for the McCain campaign as either aides, policy advisers, or fundraisers.
Of those 177 lobbyists, according to a Mother Jones review of Senate and House records, at least 83 have in recent years lobbied for the financial industry McCain now attacks. These are high-paid influence-peddlers who have been working the corridors of the nation's capital to win favors and special treatment for investment banks, securities firms, hedge funds, accounting outfits, and insurance companies. Their clients have included AIG, the newest symbol of corporate excess; Lehman Brothers, which filed for bankruptcy on Monday sending the stock market into a tailspin; Merrill Lynch, which was bought out by Bank of America this week; and Washington Mutual, the banking giant that could be the next to fall. Among these 83 lobbyists are McCain's chief political adviser, Charlie Black (JP Morgan, Washington Mutual Bank, Freddie Mac, Mortgage Bankers Association of America); McCain's national finance co-chairman, Wayne Berman (AIG, Blackstone, Credit Suisse, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac); the campaign's congressional liaison, John Green (Carlyle Group, Citigroup, Icahn Associates, Fannie Mae); McCain's veep vetter, Arthur Culvahouse (Fannie Mae); and McCain's transition planning chief, William Timmons Sr. (Citigroup, Freddie Mac, Vanguard Group)."
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:12 AM
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1. No no, you misunderstand |
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They are "Former" lobbyists. McCain has reformed them, and they Lobby No More.
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:13 AM
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2. Another story I would l ike to see on the front pages of the major dailies and discussed on the news |
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:16 AM
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3. For comparison, how many are with the |
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Obama campaign. It would be nice if it were 0, but I have a feeling there may be a few. Less than the awesome mavrick has brought on board, to be sure, but some.
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:17 AM
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Fri Sep-19-08 01:19 AM
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5. I know Obama has refused lobbyist money |
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has he refused any former lobbyists working for him as well? I remember the Murtha flap a while back.
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