YIKES!
I don’t know why this isn’t common knowledge, but it should be. Before you throw Sen. Clinton into purgatory, I am posting some information with links. The Obama campaign has claimed over and over that they do not accept lobbyists money. Oh really? The following is the information printed Saturday in the Austin American Statesman regarding ties to lobbyists, campaign advisers, etc. Read 'em and weep.
McCain:
Rick Davis, campaign manager, has represented GTech, Bell South, Airborne Express and Verizon. His last registered lobbying was in 2005.
Charlie Black, senior adviser, has represented a long line of corporate interests, including AT&T, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Airways.
Tom Loeffler, finance chairman, has represented AT&T and Bristol-Myers Squibb as well as EADS North America Inc., maker of the Airbus.
Clinton:
Harold Ickes Jr., chief of the superdelegate campaign, has recently represented the private trade group Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and the American Federation of Teachers.
Steve Ricchetti, deputy chief of staff, has a lobbying firm that has represented General Motors and Anheuser-Busch.
Tony Podesta, recent recruit for the Pennsylvania primary effort, has a firm that has lobbied for the biotech firm Amgen, Dow Chemical and Google.
Obama:
Steve Hildebrand, deputy campaign manager, gave up federal lobbying work for environmentalists to take the paid campaign post.
Moses Mercado, who oversees superdelegate recruitment, is with the K Street giant Ogilvy Government Relations and has represented Pfizer, the Carlyle Group and the Blackstone Group.
Tom Daschle, campaign adviser, advises clients of Alston & Bird on 'all matters of public policy,' particularly financial services, heath care, energy, telecommunications and taxes, according to the firm's Web site.
(Before you think you love Daschle, you should know that on February 13, 2006, Daschle became one of two Democrats (with Rep. Jane Harman of California) to endorse a controversial domestic surveillance program conducted under the authority of President George W. Bush by the NSA.)
I think that those who unwaveringly support Sen. Obama might well be served by looking at the means by which he achieved each all of the offices he has filled, including the Senate office he now holds. view link
It was Obama's alliance with the Carlyle group that made me do the research. The Carlyle group has found Iraq to be a very profitable endeavor. When he hitched his wagon to the Carlyle star, did Obama make himself unelectable? Even the Huffingtonpost is beginning to see the light. view link Let’s buy some superdelegates! view link I found the following informational. Sen. Obama has some questions to answer. view link Oh yeah…about that ban on lobbyists. view link
McCain:
Rick Davis, campaign manager, has represented GTech, Bell South, Airborne Express and Verizon. His last registered lobbying was in 2005.
Charlie Black, senior adviser, has represented a long line of corporate interests, including AT&T, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Airways.
Tom Loeffler, finance chairman, has represented AT&T and Bristol-Myers Squibb as well as EADS North America Inc., maker of the Airbus.
Clinton:
Harold Ickes Jr., chief of the superdelegate campaign, has recently represented the private trade group Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and the American Federation of Teachers.
Steve Ricchetti, deputy chief of staff, has a lobbying firm that has represented General Motors and Anheuser-Busch.
Tony Podesta, recent recruit for the Pennsylvania primary effort, has a firm that has lobbied for the biotech firm Amgen, Dow Chemical and Google.
Obama:
Steve Hildebrand, deputy campaign manager, gave up federal lobbying work for environmentalists to take the paid campaign post.
Moses Mercado, who oversees superdelegate recruitment, is with the K Street giant Ogilvy Government Relations and has represented Pfizer, the Carlyle Group and the Blackstone Group.
Tom Daschle, campaign adviser, advises clients of Alston & Bird on 'all matters of public policy,' particularly financial services, heath care, energy, telecommunications and taxes, according to the firm's Web site.
(Before you think you love Daschle, you should know that on February 13, 2006, Daschle became one of two Democrats (with Rep. Jane Harman of California) to endorse a controversial domestic surveillance program conducted under the authority of President George W. Bush by the NSA.)
I think that those who unwaveringly support Sen. Obama might well be served by looking at the means by which he achieved each all of the offices he has filled, including the Senate office he now holds. view link
It was Obama's alliance with the Carlyle group that made me do the research. The Carlyle group has found Iraq to be a very profitable endeavor. When he hitched his wagon to the Carlyle star, did Obama make himself unelectable? Even the Huffingtonpost is beginning to see the light. view link Let’s buy some superdelegates! view link I found the following informational. Sen. Obama has some questions to answer. view link Oh yeah…about that ban on lobbyists. view link
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