McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort »

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The Washington lobbyist John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime. The two lobbyists who McCain aide William Timmons worked closely with were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein's government.

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    Aidenag1 year ago

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    As much as McCain tries to say he isn't in bed with lobbyists, i just don't see how it can be true with how many he has working for him. Especially when so many of the ones that work for him, lobbied for things that endangered the National Security of the United States... This makes what, the 5th or 6th high up McCain staffer/aide who has worked for foreign dictators? I've seriously lost count.

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    TheVisionary1 year ago

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    It seems as though John McCain vetted this guy as well as he did Sarah Palin...

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      Spadecaller1 year ago

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      "My friends, I have a plan..." So McCain always says. He must have failed "show and tell" in grade school, because he never shows anything of substance. "I have a plan..." So do I... vote for Obama.

      Any plans that McCain alleges to have come from his lobbyists who are in charge of his campaign.

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      RickyDawkins1 year ago

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      John "Hussein" McCain... has a nice ring to it!

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      Progressive1 year ago

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      Thanks, Aidenag. We all know a McCain administration would be populated entirely by lobbyists. He still even has that smarmy Phil Gramm smirking over his shoulder everywhere he goes, despite having "fired" him from his campaign. Last time I looked, there were still 177 lobbyists running this dog and pony show.

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      Spadecaller1 year ago

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      According to the Chinese Consulate of Economic Affairs, John McCain is suffering from "Erection Dysfunction"

      ... nobody knows for sure, however, if he meant "Election or Erection."

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        not2needy1 year ago

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        LOL! That's rich! Wonder how the cons will wipe his slate clean over this. Mc is consumed by lobbyists, he has sold his soul to them.

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          Will13131 year ago

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          Thanks for the invite..

          seems that might trump the Ayers connection.. I'll see YOUR TERRORIST and RAISE YOU ONE TERRORIST / DICTATOR...

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          Eagle_Eye1 year ago

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          "Gee, where's our lockstep neocon cheerleaders?"

          Busy wallowing in the mud and stench on another thread.....

          I can't wait, less than 4 weeks to go, I am so sick of this BS and the hateful right wing......every day they get worse, it is like a feeding frenzy of vultures swarming a dead animal and stinks just as bad.

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          Tangent0011 year ago

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          Okay, so McCain's transition team head was in bed with Saddam and his current campaign chief was in bed with Fannie and Freddie. Maybe it's just me...but...

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            NoWayMan1 year ago

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            wow. McCain has surrounded himself with yet another LOBBYIST, and this lobbyist worked on behalf of none other than SADDAM.

            how many times can McCain shoot himself in the foot? I guess it depends on how many bullets he has left.

            incredible.

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            diogenes21st1 year ago

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            Hey, ease up. McCain was only 56 years old at the time this guy was out working on behalf of an international bad guy. (When Sarah Palin said this week she and McCain know the good guys from the bad guys, she didn't include the fact that they help support the bad guys.) And I'm sure Irony John will say that Timmons is just a guy in his neighborhood who he only sees occasionally - after all, with 177 lobbysists on staff, how can he possibly see any one of them more than occasionally?

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              Progressive1 year ago

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              I was pleased to see Kerry mention this revelation when he was interviewed on TV last night.

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                ISITJUSTME1 year ago

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                Yea! Yea! What else is new?

                Lobbyist own John Syd "Never Met a Lobbyist I Didn't Like"ney McCain.

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                  tchef1 year ago

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                  Just more of the same from the Republican party.

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