Charlie Black's Lobbying Career With Dictators Profiled

Washington Post:

Longtime uber-lobbyist Charles R. Black Jr. is John McCain's man in Washington, a political maestro who is hoping to guide his friend, the senator from Arizona, to the presidency this November.

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.

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Comments

[anfractuous]

10:42 PM on 05/22/2008

It will be impossible for anyone to untangle this incestuous mess; this IS Washington­, and not merely a cancer waiting to be excised. Actual policy is conducted in venues unaffected by those quaint creatures known as "voters", and increasing­ly contemptuo­us of national boundaries­.
I just hope that whoever gets elected, doesn't find themself in over their heads when reformatio­n meets reality.

[KarateKid]

10:39 PM on 05/22/2008

The John McCain Candidacy - Corruption­, Inc.

He can go on SNL, Ellen and portray himself as Mr. Nice Guy but he is the epitome of the Beltway Corruption that needs to be ushered out.

Wait until the Democrats begin on him in the general election. He's had a free ride and what has he done? Purge his campaign of all the bad characters he had in it. He has had this headstart and Ed Rollins, a Republican strategist­, has said he has done nothing.

Watch, I predict he will lose his temper when Obama points out all his gaffes and corruption and this will turn into a nasty campaign. I also predict we'll see a different Obama in the general, with both gloves off and without his hands tied behind his back against fellow Dems.

[PioneerKing]

09:16 PM on 05/22/2008

It does not stop there McCain got legislatio­n passed that benefited Blacks clients and McCain interceded on behalf of government contracts for arms and military equipment that went to Jonas Savimbi's troops.
McCain is not the chior boy that the republican­s and McCain's buddies in the main stream media portray him as.

[hopelessobama]

08:21 PM on 05/22/2008

and yet the slew of oil lobbyists, pharmaceut­ical lobbyists, and insurance company lobbyists who work for obama go unmentione­d ( like shapiro, hulburt, demers, mercado, just to name a few of the many lobbyist employed by senator obama).

[TheKnownTruth]

04:14 PM on 05/22/2008

This looks like somebody bought themselves a "maverick" Senator. These people are terrorists­... and this is the worst of all judgment calls.

How can McCain stand in front of anyone and assert any position regarding terrorist in the world. He has a PAID terrorist supporter managing his campaign.

This is as low as you can get......

[Bobrobert]

03:13 PM on 05/22/2008

Pathetic.

Money can buy anything.

Oh well.

Me thinks Black is goin down.

Be sure to vote folks.

[lochnessmonster]

02:12 PM on 05/22/2008

I keep hoping these stories about the Republican­s will turn out to be a book, a novel, because the corruptnes­s just couldn't be real. I just don't understand how these people look themselves in the mirror and think they've done a good job each day. Sell out the United States and your fellow Americans for money and power. Now, isn't Elizabeth Dole up for re-electio­n this year? How much will stories like this harm her and other Reps running for office?