Re: New Obama assault on McCain lobbyists
- From: "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:03:33 -1000
He obviouls did not listen to the advice from Clinton about how to win the election...
"Jim Higgins" <gordian238@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8sGdnX6kBqsyqFHVnZ2dnUVZ_tPinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
New Obama assault on McCain lobbyists
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13416.html
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), in a new bid to strip his opponent of
maverick credentials, on Saturday launched an ad, website and road show
designed to highlight ties between Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and
Washington lobbyists.
Democrats say McCain has close ties to more than 170 lobbyists, at a
time when he is vowing to “shake up Washington.”
The weekend vigor reflects worry in the Obama campaign that McCain is
trying to usurp the “change” mantle with just over 50 days remaining
before the election.
A 65-page report from the Democratic National Committee, “No Reformer,”
[http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/9eed1edb9898c04ed5_5bm6bpi8v.pdf]
tallies up McCain’s lobbying connections and asserts: “McCain has his
own herd of more than 170 lobbyists that are managing his campaign,
speaking for him, directing his policy or fundraising. McCain’s crew of
lobbyists, already ubiquitous as campaign surrogates, would only become
more familiar if McCain were elected.”
The 30-second ad, titled “It’s Over,” opens with a clip of McCain
saying: “It’s over. It’s over for the special interests.”
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHvb4O_bkoo]
Then the narrator chimes in: “Wait a second. John McCain’s chief adviser
lobbies for oil companies, even from Russia and China. His campaign
manager lobbies for corporations outsourcing American jobs. The campaign
chairman he picked last year … a bank lobbyist.
“If seven of McCain’s top advisers are lobbyists, who do you think will
run his White House? John McCain — we just can’t afford more of the same.”
The website, McLobbyist.com, highlights seven former lobbyists who are
now top McCain officials, including campaign manager Rick Davis.
The website brands the officials “The McCain Seven” and charges: “John
McCain has had at least 159 lobbyists running his campaign and raising
money for him. The McCain Seven — all lobbyists — control the campaign
filling roles from senior foreign policy adviser and finance co-chair
all the way up to head of command, campaign manager. The McCain Seven
make sure special interests come first.”
The campaign also announced lobbyist-themed events in 20 states over the
next three days — Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana,
Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington and Wisconsin.
As part of what they call an “integrated campaign” on the lobbying
issue, Obama aides also posted a Web video promoting the website. “The
McCain Gamble” features noisy casino machinery, with a roulette wheel
and the assertion, “This Is John McCain’s Washington.”
The anti-lobbyist blitz came a day after Hunter Biden — a son of Obama's
running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) — disclosed that he was giving up
his federal lobbying practice with nine clients.
Alex Conant, the Republican National Committee press secretary, said in
response: “Barack Obama has no record to run on, so he’s resorting to
cynical hypocrisy and outlandish attacks. Obama’s campaign is riddled
with former lobbyists and his running mate is a longtime fixture of the
Washington establishment. While Obama has spent his political career
giving speeches and seeking higher office, John McCain has actually led
the fight to root out Washington corruption and limit the influence
corporate money in politics.”
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Civis Romanus Sum
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