McCain Advisor Tied To Bush's Pay-For-Play Influence Peddler
By Nicole Belle Monday Jul 21, 2008 7:45pm
John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser is a close business associate of Stephen Payne, the lobbyist caught on tape offering access to top administration officials in exchange for donations to the Bush Library.
This is explosive news because Payne's company's entire business model is international influence peddling in exchange for oil and gas leases from politically unstable and dictatorial regimes.
McCain's senior foreign policy and national security adviser, Randy Scheunemann, is listed as a member of Worldwide Strategic Energy's executive team in a pre-prospectus obtained by Majikthise.
This document was circulated to prospective investors in 2007, according to the source who provided the document.
Payne is the president and CEO of WSE. The firm Bracewell Giuliani is prominently listed as WSE's outside strategic and legal counsel. "Among this group are former top officials with FERC as well as former top administrators with state and federal agencies that regulate the public utilities and oil and gas industries," the brochure enthuses.
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Don't forget Vicki Iseman
Does St. John have anyone above the level of phone answerer or stamp licker who wasn't a former lobbyist?
The Bush Library is sure to bring on the screams. You know in the "enhanced interrogation room". I am sure David Addington and Doug Feith will donate to that room.
Then there will be the " Secret wiretapping program room" John Bolton will possibly donate
The "Secret energy policy room" Exxon, Mobil, etc will donate
You get the drift.
OT: why Republicanism and the retards that vote it are evil
and who's surprised?....come on people thats how they roll..
Kathleen @ 3:
I'll donate $100 to the "The Pet Goat Room"
Well at least they didn't stay in the Lincoln Bedroom. There was no room because Jeff Gannon was living in it.
The media knows in their heart that McCain is a good guy and he's just using these people to get elected, so it's not a big deal. I mean he's a real war hero, not like John Kerry or Wesley Clark. If only every American could spend time eating donuts and barbecue with McCain one-on-one, you would fall for his charm too (unless you make him mad - just ask his wife).
these guys and corporations are all criminals
and mcfuckhead is not like bush.................how?
9 dadams Says: these guys and corporations are all criminals
and mcfuckhead is not like bush……………..how?
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mcfuckhead has a head full of hair, and has never been to Vietnam.
Sorry I meant
cokie boosh has a head full of hair, and has never been to Vietnam.
Attila the Appeaser, No Stomach for Kristol @ 6:
just about...... spit on my screen
If SF can consider naming a sewage plant after Mr. Bush,...why can't we have a different version of the Bush library? Let's put it next to the creationist museum!
Talking of McPain people, the comments here make good reading :
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/22/volunteer-tells-mccain-t...
Attila the Appeaser, No Stomach for Kristol @ 1:
Another troop hater ........
Is anyone supprised at this?
The GOP, a bottomless slime hole of soulless crooks.
Corporate Welfare. Bastards.
"Pay for Play"?
Here in Dallas we got some working women like that.
Seems all McCain staff leads through BushCo.
I wonder what he and Poppy were talking about up to Kennebunkport last week?
Does McCain have any lobbyists that AREN'T minions from hell?
He's really just another of Dumbya's male prostitutes in the White House that enjoys Pay for play.