CHANGE MY LOCATION
Jay McDonough
Progressive Politics Examiner
Examiner Feeds
These websites were picked by the Progressive Politics Examiner as useful resources.National Examiners
Employment News Examiner
Most Recent Article
U.S. companies cut 533,000 jobs in November
Auto Examiner
Most Recent Article
Holiday automotive gift guide for Mr. or Mrs. Auto Fix-It
Early Childhood Parenting Examiner
Most Recent Article
Christmas Countdown Digital Advent Calendar: 20- Personalized stockings
Paranormal Examiner
Most Recent Article
Looking for workshop presenters, gain international exposure as an expert in your field
Examiner is growing in Los Angeles
We are seeking writers... Ready to join us? Learn More »
Showing entries for Category: Burma
This Is Getting Kinda Ridiculous
4 comments
Today yet another McCain crony lobbyist resigned when his ties to the murderers governing Burma became public. From Marc Ambinder:
Doug Davenport, the regional campaign manager for the mid-Atlantic states, founded the DCI Group's lobbying practice and oversaw the contract with Myanmar in 2002.
"Doug has tendered his resignation and we have accepted it," Jill Hazelbaker, McCain's communications director, wrote in a e-mail.
Goodyear and Davenport were recruited by McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, who has been accused by some current and former McCain advisers of take insufficient care of McCain's reformer brand by appointing lobbyists to key positions. Ironically, as Newsweek reported, Goodyear was asked to become convention CEO after Davis's lobbying firm partner, Paul Manafort, was nixed because of his own close ties to foreign governments and controversial companies.
Perhaps a brief refresher on the government of Burma is in order:
- Burma has been under military rule since 1962, when the democratic government was overthrown in a military coup d'etat. The junta has ruled ruthlessly since.
- In 2007, Burmese dissidents followed by Buddhist monks staged anti-government protests. The Burmese military put down the demonstrations, jailing and killing an unknown number of protesters (international media was barred from entering the country to cover the protests).
- Earlier this month, a devastating cyclone tore through Burma. The United Nations is estimating one million Burmese are displaced and the death toll is estimated today at 100K. As the Burmese are homeless and face rampant disease from lack of facilities and supplies, the junta is restricting aid and holding supplies rather than dispersing them to the Burmese people.
Who in good conscience could lobby for the murderous thugs now governing Burma? And why would John McCain be so willing to associate himself with these guys?
Jeez, I hope this election does become a debate about character and judgment because, at this point, it seems John McCain falls a little short in those departments.
Topics: McCain , Lobbyists , Burma
Subscribe
Feed
Comments
More from Progressive Politics Examiner
Update to "A Question of Judgment"
Topics: McCain , Lobbyists , Burma
