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Lobbyists at Brave New Films http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/lobbyists 2008-10-07T20:50:18Z McCain Advisor Rick Davis "Paid" by Freddie Mac until Aug 08 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54416-mccain-advisor-rick-davis-paid-by-freddie-mac-until-aug-08 2008-10-07T20:50:18Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuylCah4sKM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuylCah4sKM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54416-mccain-advisor-rick-davis-paid-by-freddie-mac-until-aug-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66027" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Did John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis accept bribes from Freddie Mac? </p> <p>John McCain claimed that Rick Davis had long severed ties with Freddie Mac and has not done any work for the lobbyist firm created by Freddie Mac in several years, but new reports show Rick Davis has been recieving $15,000 per month from Freddie Mac up until August of 2008, just one month ago.</p> <p>VIA NYT: <br />http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/politics/w24davis.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin</p> <p>"One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Senator John McCains campaign manager, according to two people with direct knowledge of the arrangement.</p> <p>The disclosure undercuts a statement by Mr. McCain on Sunday night that the campaign manager, Rick Davis, had had no involvement with the company for the last several years.</p> <p>Mr. Daviss firm received the payments from the company, Freddie Mac, until it was taken over by the government this month along with Fannie Mae, the other big mortgage lender whose deteriorating finances helped precipitate the cascading problems on Wall Street, the people said.</p> <p>They said they did not recall Mr. Daviss doing much substantive work for the company in return for the money, other than speak to a political action committee of high-ranking employees in October 2006 on the approaching midterm Congressional elections. They said Mr. Daviss firm, Davis & Manafort, had been kept on the payroll because of Mr. Daviss close ties to Mr. McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, who by 2006 was widely expected to run again for the White House."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54416-mccain-advisor-rick-davis-paid-by-freddie-mac-until-aug-08">Watch the video</a> Barack Obama speaks to Women about the Economic Crisis http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54038-barack-obama-speaks-to-women-about-the-economic-crisis 2008-09-25T20:46:44Z barackobama <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDTlrd5lXw0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDTlrd5lXw0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54038-barack-obama-speaks-to-women-about-the-economic-crisis"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65574" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Obama spoke to Women about the economic crisis facing America and made clear the choice between he and his opponent John McCain in Daytona Beach, FL on September 20th, 2008.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54038-barack-obama-speaks-to-women-about-the-economic-crisis">Watch the video</a> Who Can We Thank for 8 Years of Bush? http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53859-who-can-we-thank-for-8-years-of-bush 2008-10-13T14:49:08Z kable3nupe <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJThPjvscFs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJThPjvscFs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53859-who-can-we-thank-for-8-years-of-bush"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65361" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Reports to back up the claims: </p><p>McCain votes with Bush & Big Corporations: <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_john_mccain_voted_with.html">www.factcheck.org</a> <br />Lobbyists Running the McCain Campaign: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022101131_pf.html">www.washingtonpost.com</a> <br />A Tax Plan for the Rich (<em>LA Times</em>): <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3e98ql">tinyurl.com</a> </p><p>This clip made by a private citizen. </p><p><br />"Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/53859-who-can-we-thank-for-8-years-of-bush">Watch the video</a> Obama: Voters Can Fire the Whole Trickle Down Crowd in Nov http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53833-obama-voters-can-fire-the-whole-trickle-down-crowd-in-nov 2008-10-03T20:51:04Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvFiHpIdTLc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvFiHpIdTLc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53833-obama-voters-can-fire-the-whole-trickle-down-crowd-in-nov"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65329" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Barack Obama slams McCain on his flip flopping on the AIG bailout and tells the audience, 'come November, voters can fire the whole trickle down crowd in Washington.'</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53833-obama-voters-can-fire-the-whole-trickle-down-crowd-in-nov">Watch the video</a> Saakashvili: U.S. Lobbyists? What U.S. Lobbyists? http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53827-saakashvili-u-s-lobbyists-what-u-s-lobbyists 2008-09-29T16:51:21Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sd9g5Z5eE5k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sd9g5Z5eE5k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53827-saakashvili-u-s-lobbyists-what-u-s-lobbyists"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65321" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Georgian President Saakashvili interviewed on BBC's HARDtalk, September 18, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53827-saakashvili-u-s-lobbyists-what-u-s-lobbyists">Watch the video</a> Obama Calls McCain Staff Meeting an "Old Boys Network" http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53624-obama-calls-mccain-staff-meeting-an-old-boys-network 2008-10-03T10:53:03Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nqKaRL6vb5E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nqKaRL6vb5E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53624-obama-calls-mccain-staff-meeting-an-old-boys-network"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65084" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>"John McCain wants to take on the Old Boys Network. The Old Boys Network? In the McCain campaign, that's called a staff meeting," Obama stated during a rally in Elko, Nevada, as he slammed McCain for having seven lobbyists run his campaign. </p><p>Senator McCain has come under fire in recent days for stating, "The fundamentals of the economy are strong," proposing a "commission" to deal with the Wall Street crisis and his recent flip on deregulation. </p><p>McCain has a long record of opposing regulation and has given a number of conflicting statements on his stance in recent days.  </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/53624-obama-calls-mccain-staff-meeting-an-old-boys-network">Continue reading</a> Maddow & Sirota on McCain's Flip Flop on Regulation http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53527-maddow-sirota-on-mccain-s-flip-flop-on-regulation 2008-10-02T20:50:34Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OfKPB-AbNts&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OfKPB-AbNts&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53527-maddow-sirota-on-mccain-s-flip-flop-on-regulation"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64967" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>On the Maddow Show, David Sirota and Rachel Maddow discuss McCain's long record of opposing regulations, his recent flip flop and his involvement in the Keating Five scandal.</p> <p>Via the NYT: </p> <p>"Speaking in Florida, he [McCain] said that the economys underlying fundamentals remained strong but were being threatened because of the greed by some based in Wall Street and we have got to fix it. </p> <p>But his record on the issue, and the views of those he has always cited as his most influential advisers, suggest that he has never departed in any major way from his partys embrace of deregulation and relying more on market forces than on the government to exert discipline. </p> <p>While Mr. McCain has cited the need for additional oversight when it comes to specific situations, like the mortgage problems behind the current shocks on Wall Street, he has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator and he has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating steps to tighten standards on investment firms." <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/us/politics/16record.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin">www.nytimes.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/53527-maddow-sirota-on-mccain-s-flip-flop-on-regulation">Watch the video</a> McCain's "Friends" Shill for Big Oil http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53375-mccain-s-friends-shill-for-big-oil 2008-10-13T14:45:09Z moveon <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPuoAWaVStE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPuoAWaVStE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53375-mccain-s-friends-shill-for-big-oil"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64787" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>John McCain's "friends' are lobbyists for oil companies.</p><p><a href="http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/">Check out all of the lobbyists in McCain's campaign. </a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/53375-mccain-s-friends-shill-for-big-oil">Watch the video</a> Obama Hits McCain: I've got a bridge to sell you in Alaska http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53317-obama-hits-mccain-i-ve-got-a-bridge-to-sell-you-in-alaska 2008-10-01T16:50:31Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lMcEBuYydDs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lMcEBuYydDs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53317-obama-hits-mccain-i-ve-got-a-bridge-to-sell-you-in-alaska"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64714" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Speaking in Colorado, Obama hits McCain's seven lobbyists that run the McCain campaign stating, "If you think those lobbyists are working day and night for John McCain just to put themselves out of business, well then I've got a bridge to sell you up in Alaska."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53317-obama-hits-mccain-i-ve-got-a-bridge-to-sell-you-in-alaska">Watch the video</a> Obama on Freddie-Fannie:Must Protect Homeowner Not Lobbyists http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52176-obama-on-freddie-fannie-must-protect-homeowner-not-lobbyists 2008-10-08T16:06:34Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AjGiDqzU4d8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AjGiDqzU4d8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52176-obama-on-freddie-fannie-must-protect-homeowner-not-lobbyists"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63309" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Barack Obama holds a press conference to address the potential government takeover of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae mortgage companies laying out three benchmarks the government intervention must meet. </p> <p>"First, any action we take has to be focused not on the whims of lobbyists and special interests worried about their bonuses or hourly fees but, whether it will strengthen the economy, help stablize the housing market, and whether it will help struggling homeowners who are also being hit by lost jobs, stagnant wages," Obama stated. </p> <p>According to WaPo, the intervention would be the most significant takeover since the housing crisis began. </p> <p>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122072588739407007.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</p> <p>"Any move by Treasury would represent perhaps the most significant intervention by the government in the financial industry since the housing bust touched off turmoil in the credit markets a little more than a year ago. From the $168 billion economic-stimulus package in February through the bailout of investment bank Bear Stearns Cos., the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve have taken an increasingly aggressive stance in responding to what has become one of the worst financial crises in decades.</p> <p>Fannie and Freddie are vital cogs in the U.S. housing market. Their troubles have threatened to worsen the bursting of the housing bubble, which has led to a surge in foreclosures. </p> <p>A Treasury intervention could help Main Street borrowers by keeping interest rates on mortgages lower than they would be in the event of continued instability."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52176-obama-on-freddie-fannie-must-protect-homeowner-not-lobbyists">Watch the video</a> The Need for Community Organizers: Not Everyone Can Afford to Buy Politicians http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52146-the-need-for-community-organizers-not-everyone-can-afford-to-buy-politicians 2008-09-08T05:38:42Z Dean Baker <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H_X94Htpht4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H_X94Htpht4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52146-the-need-for-community-organizers-not-everyone-can-afford-to-buy-politicians"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63273" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>It was fascinating to see the top Republicans struggle with the concept of community organizers this week. After all, these people would never turn to a community organizer. When they have a problem they just call one of the politicians they own.</p> <p>Suppose they own an oil company and want higher profits. They just call the Bush White House or their friends in Congress and ask for more tax breaks. Suppose they run Halliburton or Blackwater. They call over to the White House or their friends in Congress to get some sweetheart no-bid contracts. Do you think the top executives in major corporations have any use for a community organizer?<br /> </p> <p>The list goes on. If you're an investment bank that is essentially bankrupt, you call over to the Fed and get special below market loans and a public guarantee to your creditors that they will cover their losses in the event you go under. There's nothing like a guarantee from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to maintain confidence in your bank. </p> <p>If you're a nuclear power company, you arrange for the boys and girls in Congress to have the government provide you insurance in the event that your plant causes a catastrophe. And, if you're just a regular old rich person who wants more money in the bank, you call over to Senator McCain and tell him that you want him to give you some big tax breaks.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/52146-the-need-for-community-organizers-not-everyone-can-afford-to-buy-politicians">Continue reading</a> Party Town, Denver http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50677-party-town-denver 2008-10-13T16:08:16Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z8rbfBfb9CI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z8rbfBfb9CI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50677-party-town-denver"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61547" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Even under strict new ethics rules, corporate lobbyists are spending millions of dollars and throwing lavish parties to influence lawmakers at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. ANP spoke with Nancy Watzman, head of the Sunlight Foundation's Party Time Project, who is tracking the "political partying circuit," as well as Jonathan Pontell, a cultural historian.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50677-party-town-denver">Watch the video</a> The Lobbyists' Party http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49811-the-lobbyists-party 2008-10-13T14:43:35Z TheNation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCFq1dfPniY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCFq1dfPniY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49811-the-lobbyists-party"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60453" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>By all accounts, the 2008 Democratic Convention will be a celebration for the ages, but the enormous scale of the parties in Denver will not merely be a reflection of Barack Obama's historic candidacy. In the face of increasingly stringent lobbying regulations, lobbyist-sponsored convention parties have become the primary sites for corporate influence-peddling within the Democratic Party. </p><p>On the eve of the Convention, Nation political correspondent Ari Berman previews the behind-the-scenes wrangling that will occur at these closed-door affairs and highlights the conundrum they may pose for Barack Obama.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49811-the-lobbyists-party">Watch the video</a> Sell your tractor- Buy a Congressman! http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49188-sell-your-tractor-buy-a-congressman 2008-09-30T20:44:29Z Cosmo Plavix <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ysvcaa6hd2w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ysvcaa6hd2w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49188-sell-your-tractor-buy-a-congressman"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59586" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pops Logan solves the family farm crisis.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49188-sell-your-tractor-buy-a-congressman">Watch the video</a> 'The One' for Lobbyists: AT&T Donates $200K to McCain Group http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48810--the-one-for-lobbyists-at-t-donates-200k-to-mccain-group 2008-08-15T09:01:21Z thejedreport <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9jO1KWhEBpE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9jO1KWhEBpE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48810--the-one-for-lobbyists-at-t-donates-200k-to-mccain-group"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58832" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>This video of AT&T's chairman donating $200K to a McCain group didn't find it's way into my new video, <a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/mccain-still-th.html">'The One' For Lobbyists</a>.</p> <p>But it's still pretty sweet.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/48810--the-one-for-lobbyists-at-t-donates-200k-to-mccain-group">Watch the video</a> McCain: Still 'The One' for Lobbyists http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48741-mccain-still-the-one-for-lobbyists 2008-09-15T22:21:44Z thejedreport <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jgq5I8l6h7E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jgq5I8l6h7E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48741-mccain-still-the-one-for-lobbyists"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58727" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Here's my newest video, focusing on McCain's relationship with Washington, D.C. lobbyists, using clips from the past 18 years, from the Keating scandal to present. The video is about two minutes long.</p><div class="blog-morelink"> <div class="blog-showhide"> <a>www.jedreport.com</a> 'link-http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/mccain-still-th.html');"><span>↓</span> Continue reading (show full post) <span>↓</span> </div> </div></p> </div> <a href="/blog/48741-mccain-still-the-one-for-lobbyists">Watch the video</a> McCain's Lobbyist Ties Put Ohioans Out of Work http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48615-mccain-s-lobbyist-ties-put-ohioans-out-of-work 2008-08-11T15:24:55Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nODxzscj7I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nODxzscj7I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48615-mccain-s-lobbyist-ties-put-ohioans-out-of-work"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58574" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The Ohio Democratic Party is slamming McCain for <a href="http://mccainslobbyists.com/">his lobbyist ties</a> to a deal that will cost the state over 8,000 jobs.  <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-campaign8-2008aug08,0,4031248.story">According to the <em>LA Times</em></a>, McCain backed the sale of Airborne Express cargo service to Deutsche Post World Net, a German company that owned DHL, while he was Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee in 2003.  Now that DHL is "in a tailspin," the company wants to shut down its Ohio hub, which will send the already ailing local economy into a tailspin of its own.  </p><p>Why did McCain support this deal to begin with?  It seems as though McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis was a lobbyist for Deutsche Post and received $185,000 for negotiating the 2003 deal.  (Though the McCain campaign was quick to point out that Davis hasn't lobbied for DHL since 2005, that's because he's been busy as McCain's campaign manager!)</p><p>Sadly, 8,000 jobs could be just the beginning when you take a look at the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEROVh8zK4">lobbyists who are part of McCain's campaign</a>.  Crooks and Liars has more on <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/11/job-killing-john/">why the economy isn't McCain's strong suit</a>.   </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/48615-mccain-s-lobbyist-ties-put-ohioans-out-of-work">Watch the video</a> Sunday Show Roundup: August Doldrums http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48577-sunday-show-roundup-august-doldrums 2008-08-30T19:00:24Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gzENJioyeCc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gzENJioyeCc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48577-sunday-show-roundup-august-doldrums"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58527" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Obama supporter Bill Richardson floats a new "Washington celebrity" line against McCain, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis attempts to defend his own lobbying record, and some quintessential old Washington pundit flummery.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48577-sunday-show-roundup-august-doldrums">Watch the video</a> McCain: Lobbyists are good people http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47965-mccain-lobbyists-are-good-people 2008-08-13T10:52:27Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zYGWn-BjTXo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zYGWn-BjTXo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47965-mccain-lobbyists-are-good-people"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57713" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"Now, now what's wrong? What's wrong? Is it lobbying? Look, lobbyists are good people, they're decent people."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47965-mccain-lobbyists-are-good-people">Watch the video</a> The Revolving Door of K Street http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street 2008-10-13T14:50:41Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-U6PafLNLzo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-U6PafLNLzo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57129" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://newsproject.org</p> <p>Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to a lobbying firm. Through the story of the latest defector, the ANP examines this trend, known as the "revolving door."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street">Watch the video</a> McCain's Million-Dollar Motive to Flip-Flop on Oil Drilling http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47277-mccain-s-million-dollar-motive-to-flip-flop-on-oil-drilling 2008-08-21T12:59:25Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_segkxmffw0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_segkxmffw0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47277-mccain-s-million-dollar-motive-to-flip-flop-on-oil-drilling"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55960" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Was there ever any wonder why McCain flip-flopped on oil drilling?  Yesterday, <em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/26/AR2008072601891.html">The Washington Post</a></em> reported that McCain hauled in over $1.1 million from oil and gas industry executives last month, three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the ban on offshore drilling.  So while McCain was out <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/7/21/134343/171">blaming Obama for high prices</a> at the pump, he was <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.php?ind=E01">reaping the rewards of pandering</a> to the oil industry.  </p><p>Of course, the fact that <a href="../blog/42047-the-real-mccain-big-oil-fuels-the-straight-talk-express">Big Oil is fueling the Straight Talk Express</a> is nothing new.  Even prior to McCain's flip-flop, <a href="http://mccainsource.com/corruption?id=0014">The Center for Responsive Politics</a> found that the McCain campaign had taken over $1 million from oil and gas industry since 1989.  Furthermore, at least 22 of McCain's top advisers and fundraisers have <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/us/politics/27lobby.html?_r=5&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=login">lobbied for oil companies</a> like Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Sunoco, and more.  And while the <em>WaPo</em> article certainly dealt a major blow to the McCain campaign, McCain's voting record reveals that he's been giving tax breaks to Big Oil for years.  </p>For a more on McCain's oil drilling flip-flop, check out Friday's <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a>.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discussed the energy crisis with host Cenk Uygur and bloggers Jonathan Kim, Nico Pitney, Matt Stoller, and Kevin Grandia.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47277-mccain-s-million-dollar-motive-to-flip-flop-on-oil-drilling">Watch the video</a> The Anti-Lobby Politico Who's Taken $1.8 million from PACs http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47155-the-anti-lobby-politico-who-s-taken-1-8-million-from-pacs 2008-10-13T14:43:29Z Chris Bradley <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lbhZCqElI80&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lbhZCqElI80&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47155-the-anti-lobby-politico-who-s-taken-1-8-million-from-pacs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55770" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>FOX Business likes to trot out the opinion du jour at the faux business network. It's a FOX favorite tactic to omit key information about a guest that they feel might jeopardize or weaken that guest's credibility. </p><p>On July 25th, on "America's Nightly Scoreboard" host David Asman did a lengthy interview with Texas Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling on the topic of the millions of dollars of campaign donations made over the last ten years by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. </p><p>Poor Rep. Hensarling! </p><p>Halfway through the interview he made a slip of the tongue that gave it away, telling Asman that the Freddie and Fannie lobbyists hadn't been to his office "in a while"! </p><p>Oops! </p><p> A little research on the Congressman reveals that since 1989 he's accepted $1.8 million in campaign donations, largely from banking PACs. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/47155-the-anti-lobby-politico-who-s-taken-1-8-million-from-pacs">Continue reading</a> John McCain: Livestrong Summit 07/24/08 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46940-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08 2008-08-03T18:21:26Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yS4KMi5GuK8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yS4KMi5GuK8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46940-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55499" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Livestrong Summit <br />Columbus, OH - 07/24/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "And I'd like to tell you very briefly, some years ago I was involved in an effort on the floor of the United States Senate to bring about meaningful action to bring about the tobacco companies, a meaningful effort to bring about the cessation of use of tobacco products in this country. And I'm sorry to tell you, to stand before you and tell you we were defeated. We were defeated by the special interests. And then, there was an agreement, and I think many of you are familiar with, between the attorney's generals and the tobacco companies. And there, a lot of the tax money on the packs of cigarettes was given to the states. And the states were supposed to use it for anti-tobacco, treatment of tobacco related illness and advertising to combat amongst young people the use of tobacco products. And I'm sorry to stand before you tonight and tell you that not one state is using that tobacco money for that purpose. It's disgraceful, and when you go back to your respective states tell them to use that money for the purpose that it was intended."</p> <p>LABEL: JM OH 07-24 (RAD#4) Clip 3</p> <p>If you'd like to acquire a high resolution version of this clip, visit:</p> <p>To download this entire event, visit:</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46940-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08">Watch the video</a> John McCain: Livestrong Summit 07/24/08 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46865-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08 2008-09-27T07:04:05Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tha-_R8aoL4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tha-_R8aoL4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46865-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55389" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Livestrong Summit <br />Columbus, OH - 07/24/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />PAULA ZAHN: [...] Are you essentially saying that those members of Congress are being bought and sold by the tobacco lobbies and that's why this issue won't move forward? </p> <p>MCCAIN: I believe that the reason why we failed in enacting the legislation that passed through the Commerce Committee that I was chairman of, with one dissenting vote, that the reason why we failed was because of the influence of the tobacco companies, yes. And any objective observer would tell you that. </p> <p>ZAHN: So as president what would you do about that? How do you stop that?</p> <p>MCCAIN: I would lead America. I would lead America, and I would tell the American people to clean up this mess. My friends, how many people just were shocked when they filled up their gas tank? You know what Congress is doing today to try to address our energy problems? They're in gridlock. Gridlock, doing nothing. We're doing nothing. It's time American's put our country first and our party second. [...] If you asked anyone who observed our efforts to enact this legislation at the time, they will tell you that it is was the influence of the tobacco company. Now there were many members of Congress, and I don't know which ones that had honestly held views about in opposition to the legislation that we reported out of the committee that I chaired. And I respect those honestly held views, but I also believe that the tobacco companies played a very big role in making sure that legislation did not pass the United States Senate. </p> <p>ZAHN: So what is it that members of Congress are afraid of in going up against the tobacco lobbyists? I mean obviously we know the kind of money that is contributed to campaigns. Above and beyond that, what is their fear?</p> <p>MCCAIN: I'm not sure that they're fear, I think that they're rewarded. </p> <p>ZAHN: Rewarded in what way?</p> <p>MCCAIN: Campaign contributions, many other ways. There's many ways that that happens in Washington. </p> <p>ZAHN: And how do you stop that? </p> <p>MCCAIN: Well, the American people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. And they want Washington cleaned up. And I will lead that effort. I didn't win Miss Congeniality in the United States Senate again this year because I took on the special interests, I've taken on the special interests. I've joined with Russ Feingold with campaign finance reform, I have joined with Ted Kennedy on immigration reform. [...] So, I've taken on the special interests and I've fought against them. And as President of the United States I think I can be much more effective. I think that's what presidents can do. </p> <p>If you'd like to acquire a high resolution version of this clip, visit: <br />Coming Soon!</p> <p>To download this entire event, visit: <br />Coming Soon!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46865-john-mccain-livestrong-summit-07-24-08">Watch the video</a> The Revolving Door of K Street http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45921-the-revolving-door-of-k-street 2008-07-16T18:41:11Z thirdedted <div class="post_content"> <p>Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street recently, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to join a lobbying firm. Through the story of the latest defector, the American News Project examines this burgeoning trend, known in DC as the "revolving door."</p> </div> <a href="http://newsproject.org/node/83">Visit newsproject.org</a>