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Who is Rick Davis?
By Dave - Politics DailyWell to the New York Times, Rick Davis is the smoking gun:The disclosure undercuts a remark by Mr. McCain on Sunday night that the campaign manager, Rick Davis, had had no involvement with the company for the last several years.Mr. Davis's firm received the payments from the company, Freddie Mac, until it was taken over by the government this month along with Fannie Mae, the other big mortgage lender whose deteriorating finances helped precipitate the cascading problems on Wall Street, the two people said.And Obama, anxious to not talk about Franklin Raines, Jim Johnson or Obama's large ...
McCain's Team of Lobbyists
By David Knowles - Politics DailyTo be sure, attempting to decipher whether or not the Bush Administration's plan to bailout the financial sector will work, or should work, is confusing business. But there's no doubt that three key figures in John McCain's campaign have been at the center of the storm, lobbying on behalf of companies who have benefited, or are now looking for help, from US taxpayers. As the AP and Bloomberg report today, the lobbying firm that McCain has picked to run his transition team is headed by one William Timmons, a registered lobbyist for Freddie Mac since 2000 (he stopped lobbying for them a few ...
McCain Advisers: Dumb or Dishonest?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani chimes in at the end of the story. The latest round of dueling campaign emails and conference calls between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain centers on a statement by Barack Obama: (via e-mail from McCain's Press Office) Barack Obama: "And, you know, let's take the example of Guantanamo. What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks -- for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated. And the fact that the ...
Obama's Choice Angers Clinton Supporters
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyBarack Obama's selection of Solis Doyle to be Chief of Staff for whoever becomes the VP pick has some Clinton supporters, as Senator Obama might say, hysterical. Doyle is an extremely controversial figure in Clinton circles. Her departure from her role as campaign manager for Hillary was contentious, and Clinton insiders suspect her as a possible source for the recent, unfavorable Vanity Fair article about President Bill Clinton. Some loyalists think she is shopping a "McClellan" with various publishers. Some supporters are calling it a "slap in the face" or much, much worse. Conventional ...
Solis Doyle to Become Obama Veep COS
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyFormer Hillary Clinton staffer, Patti Solis Doyle, has been selected by the Obama campaign to be the Chief of Staff for whomever gets the VP nod from Obama. A long-time Clinton aide, you'll remember that Solis Doyle, the first Hispanic woman to lead a presidential campaign, left the Clinton camp back in February after being accused of some insiders of financial mismanagement and problems getting along with other factions in Clinton's inner circle. She was replaced by Maggie Williams. Solis Doyle's selection by the Obama campaign will make her the highest-ranking Hispanic in the Obama camp. ...
Embattled Obama Adviser Steps Down
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyJim Johnson, a member of Sen. Barack Obama's Vice-Presidential selection committee embroiled in a controversy over discounted mortgages he received from mortgage giant Countrywide Financial, resigned his position with the campaign today. Sen. Obama released a statement announcing the resignation and said that Johnson did not want his service to the campaign to become a distraction."Jim did not want to distract in any way from the very important task of gathering information about my vice presidential nominee, so he has made a decision to step aside that I accept." When asked about the ...
Hot Seat: McCain Aide Tied to Iran
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McCain Adviser Won't Go Against Obama
By David Knowles - Politics DailyVia the New York Times comes word that John McCain's chief advertising strategist, Mark McKinnon, is bidding farewell to his boss. Why? He's keeping a promise he made that would not work for the Republican candidate if Barack Obama became the Democratic nominee. A few months ago, McKinnon gave an interview in which he stated:"I just don't want to work against an Obama candidacy."The reason, according to McKinnon, is that seeing Obama reach the White House "would send a great message to the country and the world." McKinnon's former clients have included two famous Texans, Ann Richards and ...
Clinton Advisor's Indiana Comments a Hoax?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyBREAKING:The director of "The War Room," D.A. Pennabaker, vindicates Bill Clinton's '92 campaign manager, and current informal advisor to Hillary, Mickey Kantor. He claims the first comment, "Those people are sh**" was taken out of context, and that the second was doctored. Ben Smith has details.Dirty tricks, yet again? Pretty damn low if true, and will no doubt trigger a lawsuit or two. I'm curious to learn who is behind it all. Was it an Obama supporter? Was it a Clinton supporter laying bait?UPDATE:This story is still developing. According to Smith, the editor of the YouTube file claims he ...
Obama Staff: We Need More White People
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDuring a Michelle Obama appearance at Carnegie Mellon University, the school paper The Tartan reported the attention-getting phrase: The Tartan's correspondents observed one event coordinator say to another, "Get me more white people, we need more white people." To an Asian girl sitting in the back row, one coordinator said, "We're moving you, sorry. It's going to look so pretty, though." "I didn't know they would say, 'We need a white person here,' " said attendee and senior psychology major Shayna Watson, who sat in the crowd behind Mrs. Obama. "I understood they would want a show of ...
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