McCain's Lobbyist Pals Tied to Burma's Genocidal Junta
You know that military junta in Burma (Myanmar) that has killed thousands of dissidents, committed genocide against the Karen minority, and is currently blocking typhoon aid to tens of thousands?
Well, that gang of killers hired DCI Group, a Washington D.C. lobbyist firm, for the tune of about $300,000 in blood money. The founder of DCI Group, Doug Davenport, was John McCain's regional campaign manager. DCI Group's CEO, Doug Goodyear, was named chief executive officer of the Republican National Convention. At least, they were until this last weekend when the press found out about their connections to this murderous regime. And you think Mark Penn's ties to Colombia were bad? This looks horrible for McCain.
But when you surround yourself with lobbyists, as McCain does, you are bound to have these conflicts of interest. As Marc Ambinder reports:
Maybe next time McCain brings up Obama's acquaintance with a 60s relic like Ayers, or whatever phony controversy happens to be the flavor of the week, the press should ask McCain about his ties to the bloodthirsty junta in Burma.
Well, that gang of killers hired DCI Group, a Washington D.C. lobbyist firm, for the tune of about $300,000 in blood money. The founder of DCI Group, Doug Davenport, was John McCain's regional campaign manager. DCI Group's CEO, Doug Goodyear, was named chief executive officer of the Republican National Convention. At least, they were until this last weekend when the press found out about their connections to this murderous regime. And you think Mark Penn's ties to Colombia were bad? This looks horrible for McCain.
But when you surround yourself with lobbyists, as McCain does, you are bound to have these conflicts of interest. As Marc Ambinder reports:
Ironically, as Newsweek reported, Goodyear was asked to become convention CEO after Davis's lobbying firm partner, Paul Manafort, was nixed because of his own close ties to foreign governments and controversial companies.
Maybe next time McCain brings up Obama's acquaintance with a 60s relic like Ayers, or whatever phony controversy happens to be the flavor of the week, the press should ask McCain about his ties to the bloodthirsty junta in Burma.
posted by Existenz | 1:54 PM
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Oh, it gets better.
I found this list of McCain lobbyists.
http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/candidate.cfm?CandidateID=C0005
This is a list of bundlers who are lobbyists who raised money for McCain. Let's see what sort of ties they have...
Stanton Anderson, whose employer is the Global USA/Chamber of Commerce, what's so special about that?
Well, the US Chamber of Commerce is in favor of telecom immunity, even though the telecoms broke the law in helping the government.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/04/us_chamber_of_c.html
But wait...there's more...
The US Chamber of Commerce, back in January, had its President, Tom Donohue, make this statement about any candidates it deems to be 'anti-business'.
"We plan to build a grass-roots business organization so strong that when it bites you in the butt, you bleed," chamber President Tom Donohue said.
"I'm concerned about anti-corporate and populist rhetoric from candidates for the presidency, members of Congress and the media," he said. "It suggests to us that we have to demonstrate who it is in this society that creates jobs, wealth and benefits -- and who it is that eats them."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chamber8jan08,1,5346679.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
Although Donohue shied away from precise figures, he indicated that his organization would spend in excess of the approximately $60 million it spent in the last presidential cycle.
Wanna go 'fishing?'
there's bound to be another Burma in that list.
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