McCain's Lobbyists

Ask not what your lobbyists can do for you, ask what you can do for your lobbyists:

But for half a decade in the 1980s, Black was also Jonas Savimbi's man in the capital city. His lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerrilla leader and took advantage of Black's contacts in Congress and the White House.

Justice Department records that Black's firm submitted under the Foreign Agents Registration Act detail frequent meetings with lawmakers and their staffs and lavish spending by Black and his partners as they attempted to ensure support for Savimbi, whose UNITA movement was fighting the Marxist Angolan government.

In addition to Savimbi, Black and his partners were at times registered foreign agents for a remarkable collection of U.S.-backed foreign leaders whose human rights records were sometimes harshly criticized, even as their opposition to communism was embraced by American conservatives. They included Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Nigerian Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre, and the countries of Kenya and Equatorial Guinea, among others.

The top McCain lobbyist/advisor’s client roster reads like a who’s who of notorious foreign leaders.

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I hope we can hear Clinton vs McCain debate. I believe Hillary would win easily. Try it, you will like it!

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oneforall on May 26, 2008 at 01:29 PM

"WASHINGTON - John McCain's nuclear proposals are largely in line with those of the unpopular President Bush, and even where the two disagree, the Republican presidential candidate has waffled. "

Oh really? if McCain sits in teh White House, we are going to get only one change: name tag replacement from Bush to McCain.

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Free on May 28, 2008 at 07:45 PM

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