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Charlie Black: Architect Of Negative Campaigning
June 26, 2008 | Progressive Media USA
While John McCain pledges to run a "clean campaign," his top advisor, Charlie Black, has a long history of the worst kind of negative politics. -
John McCain’s Iraq Policy Is Good For Lobbyists & Defense Contractors
June 26, 2008 | Progressive Media USA
Senator John McCain's support for spending trillions of dollars in Iraq over the next century would bankrupt America, but his proposals would mean billions in profit for the nation's top defense contractors. Already, big defense firms have lined their pockets with lucrative contracts for infrastructure projects and security in Iraq. Another group that has profited handsomely from the Iraq war is the crop of Washington lobbyist insiders who represent the defense contractors and have made millions securing contracts for their clients. McCain has recruited these lobbyists, who wholeheartedly support continuing a war that has earned them so much money, to run his campaign. And the defense firms and their executives know who their friends are. Realizing a McCain presidency will continue the war that has made them rich, the defense contractors have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to McCain to bolster his bid for the White House. Having been in Washington for 25 years, McCain knows how to return a favor. McCain repaid his defense contractor pals by voting against efforts in Congress to investigate defense contractor waste, fraud and abuse. -
Charlie Black Advanced and Defended Racial Tactics Under Jesse Helms
June 26, 2008 | Progressive Media USA
Charlie Black got his start in politics in his native North Carolina, learning the tactics of hardball political warfare from the notoriously controversial Senator Jesse Helms. After helping get Helms elected to the Senate in 1972, Black moved to Washington to work in Helms's Senate office. He subsequently worked on or consulted every one of Helms's re-election bids. As Helms's top political operative, Black is experienced in engineering a campaign against a promising African American candidate after being an influential advisor during Helms' infamous 1990 campaign against Harvey Gantt. The campaign targeted Gantt with a barrage of racially charged attacks, drawing national attention for their shameful tactics. -
The Quotable Charlie Black
June 24, 2008 | Progressive Media USA
Yesterday, McCain senior adviser Charlie Black caused a firestorm because of his candid comments that he thinks a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be helpful to the candidacy of John McCain. Black is a GOP operative with a long history in negative, hardball tactics and with a lucrative career in lobbying. Here is a collection of the most quotable quotes by or about Charlie Black. -
FISA: McCain Supports Pro Industry Position, Raises Campaign Cash From Lobbyists
June 21, 2008 | Progressive Media USA Research
John McCain not only supports the telecommunication industry's position on FISA legislation, he has telecom lobbyists raising thousands of dollars for his campaign. -
John McCain, His Big Oil Lobbyists, and His Big Oil Policies
June 16, 2008 | Progressive Media USA Research
John McCain has at least 22 people working for his campaign, either as top fundraisers or as senior campaign staff, that have lobbied for Big Oil. -
McCain Has Had At Least 134 Lobbyists Running His Campaign & Raising Money For Him
May 19, 2008 | Progressive Media USA Research
The individuals in this chart are all current or former lobbyists who either serve as fundraisers for McCain's campaign or senior aides or advisers. There are currently 134 lobbyists working for or raising money for McCain's campaign. -
Lobbyists at the Helm: Bush & McCain Tap Lobbyists to Run the Show
June 03, 2008 | Progressive Media USA Research
John McCain has tapped the same people George Bush used to win the White House: a cadre of top Washington lobbyists. - More»
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