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DNC Releases New Video Hitting McCain’s Dishonesty on Lobbying
2008-08-20 22:42:00
"Birds of Prey" or an "Honorable Profession?" John McCain Says Both McCain's Cozy Relationships with Lobbyists is More of the Same Old Washington Politics WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /EMWNews/ -- On the heels of John McCain's claim in an interview with Politico tonight that lobbyists are "birds of prey" who descend on a "corrupt system" to "get their share of the spoils," the Democratic National Committee released a new web video called "No Kidding" that uses campaign manager (and lobbyist) Rick Davis's own words to demonstrate how many lobbyists are working to elect McCain. In that same interview, McCain said "lobbyists don't come to my office." Maybe that's because they're too busy working for his campaign. According to reports, at least 150 lobbyists are working for and raising money for his campaign, including campaign manager Rick Davis, senior advisor Charlie Black, top foreign policy advisory Randy Scheunemann, and McCain's handpicked Deputy Chair of the Republican National Committee Frank Donatelli. No wonder John McCain bragged in his 2002 book that he "can claim with gratitude a good number of lobbyists as friends and supporters." In fact, the John McCain who called lobbyists "birds of prey" today called lobbying "an honorable profession" in 2005. "McCain's rhetoric about lobbyists is so disconnected from reality that the real 'birds of prey' are the ones descending on his credibility and former maverick image," said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera. "John McCain has so many lobbyists running and raising money for his campaign that job applicants apparently need to show their lobbyist disclosure forms to get in the door. John McCain's desperate and misleading rhetoric can't change the fact that he represents more of the same broken Washington politics." To see the DNC's new video "No Kidding," click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1T9oF7W3o 2002: McCain Grateful for the Lobbyists Among his Friends and Supporters." "Having worked in Washington for so long, I can claim with gratitude a good number of lobbyists as friends and supporters, many of whom supported my presidential campaign." [John McCain, Worth the Fighting For, September 2002] McCain: Lobbying Is An Honorable Profession And I Rely On Lobbyists. McCain said, "I would like to say another word about lobbyists. Lobbying is an honorable profession. I have no problem with it. I have no problem with people working in order to bring the people's interests and agenda and priorities to the attention of Congress. Almost all of us who I know of rely on their input on various issues. Many supply us with policy papers, with data, et cetera." [Congressional Record, 12/16/05]
DNC Web Video: "No Kidding" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1T9oF7W3o COURIC: "How many lobbyists work here." DAVIS: "We don't make it a litmus test for employment at the McCain campaign."
TEXT: No Litmus Test? TEXT: No Kidding. TEXT: John McCain: More of the Same Old Politics. Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, http://www.democrats.org. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
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