McCain Calls Lobbyists "Birds Of Prey"

Politico.com:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called lobbyists "birds of prey" Wednesday and vowed to enforce a lifetime ban on lobbying for members of his administration.

"Whenever there's a corrupt system, then you're going to have these birds of prey descend on it to get their share of the spoils," McCain said in a half-hour interview with Politico following a town-hall meeting in the southern part of this swing state.

McCain, clearly weary of vice-presidential speculation, began by saying preemptively that he was not going to say anything about the hot topic. His mood initially seemed sour, and his answers were clipped, although he warmed as the conversation went on.

Read the whole story: Politico.com

Comments

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

More like vultures.

[filo]

And the vultures are running his campaign. What do you think the payoff for that will be?

[Biracial1]

What next? I worked hard for everything that I have?

[Mabila]

McCain does not disagree with the Military Draft either!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMFwXGBMfI

[BabsfromKansas]

He is not only screwy but scr}wed!!

[gladys46]

How long will that take americans to digest ...!!! What is this ... they want conscription for 100 yrs.??

[BabsfromKansas]

Go to the CNN blog at

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

It is still open to post your comments on McFuddle's scandals - spread the word!

[gladys46]

Thanks Babs ... did it! The "yellow" ... jaudice journalism is back at it in full force ... pushing "her" down O's throat!!! Obama needs all the votes he can get ... not "her" ... too toxic!!!

[gladys46]

correction: "jauNdice"

[Missmn]

Ok. Both the Obama campaign and the DNC need to have new ads out no later than this afternoon capitalizing on this. Really, he's making it easy, people. Go with it.

[bowloforanges]

McCain had filled the most top staff slots with registered lobbyists.

And who was a prime target of these lobbyists - lobbyists whose clients including such telecom companies as AT&T, Verizon and SBC Telecommunications; tobacco companies like Phillip Morris, UST Public Affairs and Lorillard; drug interests such as Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol, Myers Squibb; and defense contractors Lockheed Martin and United Technologies?

None other than John McCain, the number one ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the number two Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee.

Equally problematic for McCain are the controversial current and former clients of his top campaign aides. These clients include former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos; Iraq wheeler-dealer and proponent of the US invasion Ahmed Chalabi; and the government of Myanmar (aka Burma).

As disclosures of such connections have trickled out, the McCain campaign has let at least five top aides go, and has established its own new in-house code of ethics barring staffers from serving as registered lobbyists. It is not clear whether these rules will be easily understood by the public: the policy exempts both campaign manager Rick Davis and senior adviser Charles Black, who have left their private firms for the duration of the campaign.

Black, speaking on behalf of the McCain campaign, on May 20 told reporters that all the fuss over lobbyists is merely political hype.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/25/mccain-swims-with-the-sha_n_103518.html

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Wouldn't that make the "Straight Talk Express" an aviary?

[DaOne]

More like a statue that pigeons should c r a p on.

[BabsfromKansas]

full of droppings

[legoh]

Nicely done! HAHAHA

[gladys46]

It is difficult to listen to anything Mc tries to say ... since most of his not so well rehearsed lines would be totally incoherent to who he actually is, even if his lines exited his mouth properly!!!

Mc is surrounded by lobbyist directly associated with some of the world's shaddiest despots! What is the contrast between him & his lobbyists advisers ... I think none!

[comacoma]

McCain is a graduate of the George W. Bush School of Public Speaking.....

republicans are the enemy of a free world.

[DaOne]

John McLobby must be surrounded by vultures then.

[dawp]

i think vultures are a better description of lobbyist .

[loper2008]

Wow, Obama can nail him on this. Thanks, John.

Also, talking about how McCain defines rich as 5 million is not a distortion. He said it very clearly.

[MrKnuckles]

In today's news John McCain proclaimed himself to be bird food!
The League of Vultures issued an angry response in which they shrieked their disgust and disagreement. "Our membership never ever picks over the carcasses of other dead vultures, and never the remains of politicians, no matter how much they smell and resemble road kill, because not only can they bite back, they often pose as the dead in hopes of grabbing and eating you instead."

[comacoma]

LOL

[Stew118]

His campaign architects, uber-lobbyists like Charlie Black and Rick Davis have raked in over $900,000,000 in lobbying fees over the course of their careers. I love it.

[gakabani]

For you Mr. McBush they are your funding source, so do not complain and accept them as your pals in bed.

[southafrica4obama]

HYPOCRITE