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McCain Aide's Firm was Paid by Freddie Mac

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by mtbrays, Sep 24, 2008.

  1. mtbrays

    mtbrays Contributing Member
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    And it just keeps getting worse for John McCain. After saying that his campaign manager Rick Davis had not received any money from Freddie Mac since 2005 and inviting journalists to look into the matter, they actually did.
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    So can the false assertions that John McCain won't deal with lobbyists be dropped? This follows in the wake that Randy Scheunemann, his top foreign policy advisor, was a paid lobbyist for the nation of Georgia. That information suddenly made it clear where McCain's sabre-rattling against Russia was coming from. What will this new information shed light on?
     
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Ooops.....

    DD
     
  3. tested911

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    McCain "But I am for Deregula..*cough cough* regulation" :D
     
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    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    That sure is an unbiased site!
     
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    Sorry but you don't even have to attack the site - source bashing is McCain's tactic.

    Neither the website nor the McCain campaign disputes the central facts, from the article:

    Jill Hazelbaker, a spokeswoman for the McCain campaign, did not dispute the payments to Mr. Davis’s firm. But she said that Mr. Davis had stopped taking a salary from his firm by the end of 2006 and that his work did not affect Mr. McCain.

    So the answer is not "false" but instead "true"
     
  7. basso

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    i'll care when there's a similar story that acknowledges Obama's direct payments from Fan/Fred.
     
  8. Apollo Creed

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    This post sums you up perfectly.
     
  9. SamFisher

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    I'll care when there's a similar story about basso's federally guaranteed mortgage.
     
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  11. basso

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    basso's been a renter for the past 16 years.
     
  12. FranchiseBlade

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    There has been a story and it's been addressed. It was in multiple threads, but one of it's own all by it's lonesome started by giddy.

    Is there a connection between you not knowing that the existed and why you start so many that could simply be posts in other existing threads?
     
  13. declan32001

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    That's fine. And if Obama's campaign manager (poor thread title) should be implicated making money until last month from a bankrupt company about to receive a federal bail-out I'll agree with you.

    But that won't happen.
     
  14. basso

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    or the guy who vetted his sterling VP choice, who happens to have run fannie.
     
  15. rimrocker

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    In the 1990's. :rolleyes:
     
  16. basso

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    your point?
     
  17. declan32001

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    Pre-2000 (before the Gramm de-reg bill) I fail to see how Fannie was an issue. Surely you've been keeping up with what's happened since.
     
  18. FranchiseBlade

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    I believe the person you are referring to was removed from the vetting team.
     
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  20. bucket

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    Seriously? At least use wikipedia or something.
     

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