Passport Contractor CEO Is Obama Supporter

CNN's Political Ticker:

The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly accessing the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Obama campaign, a source familiar with the firm said Saturday.

John Brennan, president of The Analysis Corporation (TAC), advises the Illinois Democrat on foreign policy and intelligence issues, the source said.

Read the whole story: CNN's Political Ticker

Comments

[PKSSK]

02:56 PM on 03/24/2008

There is a lack of information here. Does anyone remember a few weeks back when Foreign policy adviser, John Brennan, left the Obama campaign because he disagreed with Obama on Telecom immunity. Mr. Brennan agreed with the GOP and current administration that the Telecom's should be given telecom immunity as part of the FISA bill.

There is much more to be learned from this investigation and, hopefully, congress will get to the bottom of it.

[apresdeluge]

02:06 PM on 03/24/2008

I wonder if Keith Olbermann is going to list himself as the "worst person in the world" because of this. The way he and MSNBC tried to terrorize their viewers with all of the conspiracy theories the night this came to light should at least merit a "bronze".

[Beresford]

01:59 PM on 03/24/2008

If some bored contractor snoops in a file....it is almost certain that his/her bosses (being Washington-based) will be supporters of one or more political candidates. BIG DEAL!

This just in: Employees of various companies do dumb stuff from time to time.

[FreedomLoverX]

01:36 PM on 03/24/2008

What does any of this have to do with it? Someone broke the law. It was NOT the CEO! So, who cares!

[hopelessobama]

12:43 PM on 03/24/2008

something tells me olbermann will keep silent on this 'passportgate' now that we see it involves obama people instead of bushies. now imagine if it was a mccain supporter and picture the hysterical rants olbermann and the huff would rant on and on about. another free pass for obamamania.

[vincealy]

12:40 PM on 03/24/2008

CNN ran this to quickly it turns out both Clinton and Obama had contributions from the companies contracting the passport .work. CNN the Clinton network decided too run this befor the facts emerged

[Whinger]

12:28 PM on 03/24/2008

Old news gets boring after a while.

[AnninCA]

12:14 PM on 03/24/2008

Imagine that.

Or as Hillary says, "Let's get real about Obama." :)

[ChiGuy]

12:18 PM on 03/24/2008

Imagine my post below.

[AnninCA]

12:34 PM on 03/24/2008

Chi......this isn't a big deal. Notice that Hillary isn't screaming about it. These are "knuckleheads."

Trying to tie them into some nefarious scheme is Obamathink.

Just some nerdy guys who wanted to see if they could "do it." The system worked. They got caught.

No harm. No foul.

[cinnysmom]

12:46 PM on 03/24/2008

you get real. The fired people came from a company that donated 1000 to the hillary campaign. So spin that one!!!

[ChiGuy]

12:02 PM on 03/24/2008

Sorry to see HuffPo only posting part of the story and linking to the rest.

"Three contract emplyees [sic] are accused in the wrongdoing, including the one who works for Analysis Corp. and who was disciplined. That contract employee accessed McCain's file in addition to Obama's. None of the contract employees was identified. Learn more about the companies involved "
The other two contract employees worked for Stanley Inc. They were fired."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html

Hillary's files were accessed by someone else altogether.

[atila]

12:00 PM on 03/24/2008

he is Obama's supporter but his employee is a clintonite....

[AnninCA]

12:32 PM on 03/24/2008

The story changed? Yesterday it was an employee of a major Obama contributer. *haha

[butchie65]

02:33 PM on 03/24/2008

Wrong Annin ! Don't they want you on their right wing blogs ?

[roncraw]

11:36 AM on 03/24/2008

should read Cheney

[kaafir]

11:35 AM on 03/24/2008

Quite Interesting. When the story first broke, the Obaminiacs went all out, spasming with orgasmic outrage as if the very existence of the US had come under attack. MSNBC, the Bluffington Post all headlined the story, with Olberman and Chris Matthews somersaulting with glee and hinting at a right wing conspiracy or dirty tricks from the Hillary campaign. Unfortunately for them when it became clear that the the files of all three candidates had been breached, and that the CEO of one of the companies involved is a senior advisor to the Obama campaign, the story was laid to rest. The US was safe, and all was well.

Me thinks, it was a deliberate breach, designed by the Obaministas to create a diversion as and when such a diversion is required, as is the case now with Obambi not doing so well in the polls. The breach of the files needs to be pursued because the American public have a right not to be mislead by dirty tricks of this magnitude.

[RISEUPAMERICA]

11:48 AM on 03/24/2008

EXACTLY!!

Obama is a JOKE!!!!

[ChiGuy]

12:20 PM on 03/24/2008

What a substantive post arguing the merits of Hillary.

LOL!!

[drmavis]

11:48 AM on 03/24/2008

Methinks it has nothing to do with any of the candidates. It's probably just low-level employees, getting their kicks by looking up famous people, unaware that their actions are logged. Just like the employees at UCLA getting fired for looking at Britney Spears' medical records.

[Knowbetter]

01:13 PM on 03/24/2008

I agree.

[personalpolitical]

11:28 AM on 03/24/2008

So?

[roncraw]

11:34 AM on 03/24/2008

Another Dick Chenny

[LittleSanityLeft]

11:04 AM on 03/24/2008

I have to agree with the other posters. the "Why Obama Chaneged his Name" was pure garbage. I read half of it saw it going know where bailed from reading. I considered it a filler article. Is that the Prob HuffPo? You've got to cycle the stories? You've got to make it look like there's something new or big that hasn't been squezzed out of this campaign. Well I know CNN has decided to the age difference angle as maybe that is convincing voters to vote for Obama. The race thing is presently being milked for all it's worth so it's a case a been there done that for the race thing....Maybe HuffPo can do the fat angle. Maybe younger and educated voters are only interested in slimmer healthier looking candidates. There you go HuffPo your story angle for the next few days. "Americans vote 'thinner as better' in the poling booth".

[midtown]

10:44 AM on 03/24/2008

"Former Republican State Department official found behind curtains of passport scandal"
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2008/3/22/232832/571

[DGregory]

11:58 AM on 03/24/2008

wow this is something that i didnt know, thaks for the link.