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Coordinator of GOP convention quits
startribune.com — The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 RNC resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. Doug Goodyear chief executive of DCI Group resigned and issued a two sentence statement. after Newsweek reported online was he paid $348,000 in 2002 to represent Myanmar's junta.
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- cg4et, on 05/11/2008, -8/+33drip, drip, drip
- rickastleyfan2, on 05/11/2008, -2/+2http://digg.com/politics/the_real_iraqi_dictator
- victordelprete, on 05/11/2008, -1/+6You need a bun to bite, Benny Lava..
- OrbitalFX, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1Hahaha. Great song.
- greenwald, on 05/11/2008, -6/+28Why would you resign from a job for something that was a prerequisite for it?
- yellowcakewalk, on 05/11/2008, -9/+24McCain loves military junta guys in general.
- edjenkins234, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1like.....
- drmobutu, on 05/11/2008, -9/+52Heh, heh, heh...wouldn't it be something, if there was a riot, at the Republican convention, this year?
Ron Paulites, this could be your last chance...- Gutterpunk, on 05/11/2008, -3/+19A race between Ron Paul and Obama would be much more interesting to watch than one with McCain and Obama. At least Ron Paul's point of view about economy would stump Obama a little more than McCain's totally inexisting platform.
In either cases, Obama would win, so why not go with he more intelligent of the two Republican candidates... - BrewmasterC, on 05/12/2008, -0/+9... riot inside* the Republican convention this year. A Nevada 2.0 at the national would be so sweet. Prime time Ron Paul smackdown. Except the major networks wouldn't dare cover it because they want to be "fair and balanced" when it comes to the Republican party.
- Gutterpunk, on 05/11/2008, -3/+19A race between Ron Paul and Obama would be much more interesting to watch than one with McCain and Obama. At least Ron Paul's point of view about economy would stump Obama a little more than McCain's totally inexisting platform.
- Zombi, on 05/11/2008, -4/+28It's a good sign when lobbyists realize where they aren't wanted. They need to get out of Washington soon.
- TinternAbbot, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4Lobbying is a constitutional right.
- Anpheus, on 05/11/2008, -0/+5Doesn't mean we need to respect people for lobbying for a military dictatorship that has killed tens of thousands and refuses to allow international aid into a region where the deaths are suspected to be in the six digit range.
- TinternAbbot, on 05/11/2008, -2/+1You don't have to respect it, but saying "lobbyists need to leave Washington" is ridiculous.
- Anpheus, on 05/11/2008, -0/+5Doesn't mean we need to respect people for lobbying for a military dictatorship that has killed tens of thousands and refuses to allow international aid into a region where the deaths are suspected to be in the six digit range.
- Shuukyoku, on 05/12/2008, -0/+2Influential republican party member supporting tyrannical military dictatorship...hardly seems newsworthy really.
- TinternAbbot, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4Lobbying is a constitutional right.
- Zeag, on 05/11/2008, -6/+21I wonder how can anybody besides Fox News thinks McCain still has a chance...
Oh, right... Lobbyists....- mehan, on 05/11/2008, -17/+10McCain is not black and is not a woman. He doesn't even have to try to win, the Dems will deliver the presidency to him.
- B1663r, on 05/11/2008, -7/+3They think that because the general election is about electoral math, not Internet popularity. There are several states states that Obama has to win in the general that he simple cant because there are not enough of his people there. Like Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
By the way, Obama hasn't beat Hillary yet either...curret polling has hillary winning WV and KY by 40-50 points, once again because those states have insignificant Obama people, which makes her the presumptive nominee again, so stop pretending Obama has beaten Hillary, because he hasn't.
LOL.- Wartyboskfapped, on 05/11/2008, -2/+4Hasn't beaten Hillary yet! BWAHAHA! You're ***** delusional.
You aren't gonna see another Republican President for 8 years. Take it to the bank. Why? The war. The American people would vote for a dude with a bone through his lip right now if he will pull the troops out of Iraq.
And you can thank two wonderful men for the next decade at least of Democratic control of the WH & senate: Dick Cheney & George W. Bush. The GOP, thanks to them, is a fiery wreck. :D- B1663r, on 05/11/2008, -2/+2Delusional is thinking you are running against Bush again... And the war is not a priority anymore...
http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm
When you talk about Obamas massive ONE TRILLION DOLLAR tax increase in the face of voters who are already concerned about the pocketbook issues, Obama loses. Won't be close.
- B1663r, on 05/11/2008, -2/+2Delusional is thinking you are running against Bush again... And the war is not a priority anymore...
- Wartyboskfapped, on 05/11/2008, -2/+4Hasn't beaten Hillary yet! BWAHAHA! You're ***** delusional.
- altgeeky1, on 05/11/2008, -1/+6McCain has more than lobbyists... he has the support of ALL the world's lobbyists... from Dubai to China to Burma. These same people should be forced to wear FOREIGN flag pins for all the countries they represent, and then placed in a very deep pool so we can watch them swim under the burden. Then they'll know what the middle class feels every day with $3.75 gas and $3 milk
- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -18/+11There's nothing like neocons, making huge sums of money, while committing horrific acts of terrorism to overthrow the Middle East.
United States Government are terrorists, war criminals, and horrific liars.
Where's the evidence that kerosene fires melted steel?
How did the huge molten pools of metal get under the twin towers and building 7?
9-11 was an inside job! 9-11 official story was a lie! What happened to building 7?
Depleted uranium is a weapon of mass destruction!
Play Wall Street like a PONZI SCHEME!
The elections are rigged, unsecure voting machines & ballots!
Terrorist United States Government mandated a fivefold increase in the use of biofuels.- NenDaiKi, on 05/11/2008, -5/+4I don't remember this Rage song. Are they making a new album? BALLS!!! RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE IS SECRETLY DEVISING AN ALBUM OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THEY HAVE INFILTRATED DIGG WITH THE ABOVE ACCOUNT AND ARE INTENDING TO VIRALLY PUMP UP ANTICIPATION FOR THEIR NEXT ALBUM WITH ARTIFICIAL MEANS. YOU ARE UNDER CONTROL.
- itsthemechanic, on 05/11/2008, -2/+3No dude, usgovterrorists just forgot to take his medication again.
- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -1/+5Yeah, it has nothing to do with the horrific lies on 9-11, and the three controlled demolitions of buildings 1,2,&7!
It has nothing to do with the 1000 lie invasion of Iraq, using several of tons of depleted uranium!
It has nothing to do with the fabrication of lies about Iran, just prior to attacking Iran!
Neocons are so phony, I pity anyone that believes them!!!!!!- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -1/+2Should have said several thousand tons of depleted uranium if anyone cares.
- JonyMill, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1I care.
- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -1/+5Yeah, it has nothing to do with the horrific lies on 9-11, and the three controlled demolitions of buildings 1,2,&7!
- itsthemechanic, on 05/11/2008, -2/+3No dude, usgovterrorists just forgot to take his medication again.
- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -2/+3http://youtube.com/watch?v=tcx9BJRadfw
"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus and you've got to make it stop. "
"And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all." - attackpanda, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0They all want your precious bodily fluids.
- NenDaiKi, on 05/11/2008, -5/+4I don't remember this Rage song. Are they making a new album? BALLS!!! RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE IS SECRETLY DEVISING AN ALBUM OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THEY HAVE INFILTRATED DIGG WITH THE ABOVE ACCOUNT AND ARE INTENDING TO VIRALLY PUMP UP ANTICIPATION FOR THEIR NEXT ALBUM WITH ARTIFICIAL MEANS. YOU ARE UNDER CONTROL.
- gplpark92, on 05/11/2008, -10/+16Corrupt, you corrupt,
and Bring corruption to all that you touch.
Hold, you’ll behold,
And be holden for all that you’ve done.
Spell, cast a spell,
Cast a spell on the country you run.
And risk, you will risk,
You will risk all their lives and their souls.- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -1/+4so true about neocons
- synapz, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1So true about any state.
- lilmiglet, on 05/11/2008, -0/+5I just logged into my account for the first time in months to digg your comment. Muse for the effing win!
- Infidelcastr0, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4Dugg for Muse (and truth).
- usgovterrorists, on 05/11/2008, -1/+4so true about neocons
- VinnieDaMac, on 05/11/2008, -8/+6This would have only mattered if McCain was running against Hilary.
- crapmatic, on 05/11/2008, -2/+24The military junta of Myanmar gets a voice in Congress? WTF?
- mofw, on 05/11/2008, -3/+7Maybe if Iraq would have done that the US would not have invaded.
$348,000 every 2 years seems a small price to pay to keep the Marines off your soil. - altgeeky1, on 05/11/2008, -4/+7It's not like the GOP and the Burmese government have radically opposed values...
- mofw, on 05/11/2008, -3/+7Maybe if Iraq would have done that the US would not have invaded.
- slapded, on 05/11/2008, -10/+3whos john mccain. i thought he quit. its obama and hillary right?
- dmjarrington, on 05/11/2008, -2/+13This is great news, but what does it really matter?... Do you think they'll appoint a liberty minded individual to take his place?... Not likely.
- schrutefan, on 05/11/2008, -2/+9I'd settle for someone who isn't ***** crazy or morally bankrupt.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1In D.C.? Aint no such animal.
- Me1000, on 05/11/2008, -1/+1in the GOP?
- schrutefan, on 05/11/2008, -2/+9I'd settle for someone who isn't ***** crazy or morally bankrupt.
- arizonabay, on 05/11/2008, -4/+30I don't see the problem. All this shows is that McCain hires people experienced with the establishment of authoritarian regimes. With his support of the Patriot Act, government wiretapping, suspension of Habeas Corpus and torture, shouldn't his supporters be enthused that he's vested in competently instituting his vision for America?
- Infidelcastr0, on 05/11/2008, -0/+7Heh, like the republican base has any idea what their candidates stand for.
- DaDrake, on 05/11/2008, -5/+11First, there has already been an article posted on the frontpage about this. Secondly, as another digger posted ( http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-mcca ... ) McCain is one of the strongest, and most vocal, anti-Burma candidates. It is quite obvious nobody understands how campaigning works (and that everyone is ignoring the fact Obama has let over a half-dozen staffers go). Campaigns must act quickly and they send staffers to localities to find who can get the job done. They simply do not have the time to do a congressional review on everyone they hire. This individual, who worked for this firm, only joined McCain campaign for one week and was quickly let go after his history was discovered. This ***** only comes out with time and it speaks nothing about McCain (especially because of his well known position on Burma).
If anyone follows Burma politics.... this is like saying Obama hates black people... it simply doesn't make sense.- altgeeky1, on 05/11/2008, -1/+4Yeah but it's not like this is a buried part of the guy's past... to even WORK for a campaign you are asked to list all of your past work. Unless the guy deliberately withheld that information (sabotage? that doesn't make sense here) then the campaign did not care. Or they already knew and never gave him a questionaire (so they could deny knowing if necessary). it's something that a reporter could dig up for a $20 background check.
In any case "national review" links have about as much credibility as links to the Washington ("moonie") Times. National Review is a steeply partisan bullhorn.. dig deep enough, say to their 80's and 90's policy papers, and find old praise and support FOR Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein (including defense of gassing Kurds). National Review value investment freedom, not freedom in general. - NoDrama, on 05/11/2008, -1/+2The problem is, if you're a strong ANTI-Burma Senator, how the hell do you pick a guy who made that much money making them look good to run your convention? Once such inconsistencies are raised you have to ask what else is being swept under the carpet.
In a year when the electorate wants change, and the REPUBLICANS are even casting themselves as Agents of Change, you pick a pro-junta lobbyist for such a visible, prominent role?
- altgeeky1, on 05/11/2008, -1/+4Yeah but it's not like this is a buried part of the guy's past... to even WORK for a campaign you are asked to list all of your past work. Unless the guy deliberately withheld that information (sabotage? that doesn't make sense here) then the campaign did not care. Or they already knew and never gave him a questionaire (so they could deny knowing if necessary). it's something that a reporter could dig up for a $20 background check.
- B1663r, on 05/11/2008, -12/+12Wow, welcome to Obama land... The real resignation story today is that an Obama adviser has resigned because he was associated with terrorists...
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Obama_advisor_steps_d ...
LOL- DaDrake, on 05/11/2008, -3/+5Ignore the first comments. Oftentimes, the obama-forums organize what articles to digg up and you get a lot of ultra-liberal closed minded comments. In reality, diggers aren't that close minded and generally don't stereotype republicans in such a demeaning, and unfair, way. I am sure this story will get buried since there is already another, with the same information, on the front page.
- B1663r, on 05/11/2008, -2/+2Thank you for the fine words;) I was beginning to feel alone.
- LowRentDiggs, on 05/11/2008, -1/+10I guess that's a story if you're in the "head in the sand" camp. There is absolutely nothing wrong with talking to groups like Hamas, especially on the behalf of a group working to PREVENT conflict. This is quite different than lobbying for a brutal dictatorship.
- JointVenture, on 05/11/2008, -3/+4Yeah, that Jimmy Carter did a bang up job bringing peace to Beirut.
- iancwishlist, on 05/11/2008, -1/+5yeah, except meeting with Hamas was PART OF HIS JOB. Comment burried for being retarded and misinformed.
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1How old are you? "retarded"? You cant be over 21.
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Well I was right, you are just a kid/punk.
- DaDrake, on 05/11/2008, -3/+5Ignore the first comments. Oftentimes, the obama-forums organize what articles to digg up and you get a lot of ultra-liberal closed minded comments. In reality, diggers aren't that close minded and generally don't stereotype republicans in such a demeaning, and unfair, way. I am sure this story will get buried since there is already another, with the same information, on the front page.
- PeppermintPig, on 05/11/2008, -2/+11If this guy wasn't a US citizen and tied to the political establishment, he'd be facing charges of terrorism.
- themonkman, on 05/11/2008, -3/+14Hmmm. Interesting. A possibility of another administration who either directly or indirectly is associated with the installation or propping of military dictatorships. Sounds a lot like The Bush Administration Part III.
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/11/2008, -3/+4i cant believe people dugg you up for contributing to the ignorance of the american people. the implication i got from your comment is that John McCain will be like Bush. this is the same thing people said about hillary. enough with this ignorance people.
the support of dangerous, unethical regimes has nothing to do with which party or administration is in power. it is just how the american government works no matter what. it is ***** sad that people think this behavior will all change by putting a DEMOCRAT in office. HA!- themonkman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2The reason why I think McCain will continue with the practice of propping up dictators is because he's aligned himself with Bush and his foreign policies almost to a "T". He has given me no reason to believe that he would have any substantial departure from the foreign policy nightmare that Bush or Clinton before him have created. I believe that Hillary would also tend to lean in the same direction of McCain, which is why I'd never vote for her. I, by the way, AM a Republican and I never implicated that anything would change by putting a Democrat in office, did I? See what happens when you put words into others mouths? It usually comes back to make you look like an imbecile, or a dolt at best.
Also, if your going to respond to me, at least learn how to use proper punctuation and capitalize the beginning of your sentences. It enrages me to no end that we supposedly have one of the best educational systems in the free world, yet there are idiots like you who severely massacre basic punctuation and grammar rules.
I have one last thing to say to your ignoramus mind. The policy of the administration in power has everything to do with which regimes it chooses to support. The Administration lays out the tone and scope of policy. The reason they can is because they hold the power of the veto pen, and getting 3/4's vote in the Senate and House to override a veto hasn't happened for quite awhile. That is especially the case when the Senate and House are mindless tools of the Administration.
- themonkman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2The reason why I think McCain will continue with the practice of propping up dictators is because he's aligned himself with Bush and his foreign policies almost to a "T". He has given me no reason to believe that he would have any substantial departure from the foreign policy nightmare that Bush or Clinton before him have created. I believe that Hillary would also tend to lean in the same direction of McCain, which is why I'd never vote for her. I, by the way, AM a Republican and I never implicated that anything would change by putting a Democrat in office, did I? See what happens when you put words into others mouths? It usually comes back to make you look like an imbecile, or a dolt at best.
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/11/2008, -3/+4i cant believe people dugg you up for contributing to the ignorance of the american people. the implication i got from your comment is that John McCain will be like Bush. this is the same thing people said about hillary. enough with this ignorance people.
- GreyFlcn, on 05/11/2008, -2/+6Crap, thats not just any corrupt lobbyist, he's the top executive of the DCI group!
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tech_Ce ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at0T7Fi5l_I
ExxonMobil's Lobbying firm
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ExxonMo ...
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And Doug Goodyear himself is tied to fake-grassroots spin doctoring for RJ Reynolds Tobacco.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ramhurs ...
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So much for McCain's crocodile tears on lobbyists and global warming. - wshwe, on 05/11/2008, -1/+8Another Republican hypocrite bites the dust!
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/11/2008, -13/+10McCain is our next president.
Suck it blind diggers.- stonewaljacksn, on 05/11/2008, -8/+2I BET YOU WANTED TO READ THE FIRST REPLY BEFORE POSTING YOUR INDIGNANT OBAMA LOVING RESPONSES. muahahahahahah!
- sisyphus00, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Dream on, Stonewal. Obama's going to kick that old doddering fool's ass around the block. The reality-based part of the U.S. has had it up to here with you greedy Republican hypocrites.
- victordelprete, on 05/11/2008, -3/+9Ron Paul = Moses 2008...
Deliver us from the forthcoming bondage... - JointVenture, on 05/11/2008, -4/+8Obama adviser steps down for Hamas links,
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Obama_advisor_steps_d ...
have a nice day- westerner22, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1An advisor to Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has left the campaign after a British newspaper asked him about meetings with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, media reports said Friday.
Robert Malley, who works for the International Crisis Group, said he served as an "informal" Middle East advisor to Obama and told NBC News he decided to step down after the Times of London inquired about his contacts with Hamas.
"I decided based on the fact that this was becoming a distraction that it was best that I remove myself from any association with the campaign," Malley told NBC.
"My job with the International Crisis Group is to meet with all sorts of savory and unsavory people and report on what they say. I've never denied whom I meet with; that's what I do."
The Times quoted Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt as saying: "Malley has, like hundreds of other experts, provided informal advice to the campaign in the past. He has no formal role in the campaign and he will not play any role in the future.(..)"
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
- westerner22, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1An advisor to Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has left the campaign after a British newspaper asked him about meetings with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, media reports said Friday.
- averagejoesgym, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3Republicans....profiting off brown people is fun....hehehhe (being sarcastic, of course)
- georgemason01, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3It is no mere coincidence that this years convention is in St. Paul.
- floatingorb, on 05/11/2008, -0/+6HA! hahahahah. But about the whole Burma thing...Like we couldn't go in there and accidentally drop some supplies from a plane without "permission?" Ha....HAHAHSHa {oops, I think I just peed myself alittle} -- "But..but; we could be shot down"....with what? A bottle rocket?--Gee golly gosh, I guess we should have asked Saddam's permission before dropping bombs and ***** and everything that is pretty much not food on that country.
- Ansible, on 05/11/2008, -1/+5Um, we did totally dismantle any anti aircraft resistance in iraq. You might be able to do precision bombing runs in a hot target zone with a stealth aircraft, but you won't be doing that with a C-130 loaded with food and medicine. Or are you proposing that we destroy the Burmese air force, radars, and anti-aircraft installations before going in on aid missions?
- floatingorb, on 05/11/2008, -0/+2We're talking about Burma....I think I peed myself again.
- ssn697, on 05/12/2008, -0/+3"Or are you proposing that we destroy the Burmese air force, radars, and anti-aircraft installations before going in on aid missions?"
That made me laugh. Not real familiar with Burmese military technology, I take it?
- floatingorb, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3But yes, blow them all up (the military dictatorship) if that is what it takes. Too difficult? Oh yea, we need "permission" first -- We won't ask for that unless they have oil .
- Ansible, on 05/11/2008, -1/+5Um, we did totally dismantle any anti aircraft resistance in iraq. You might be able to do precision bombing runs in a hot target zone with a stealth aircraft, but you won't be doing that with a C-130 loaded with food and medicine. Or are you proposing that we destroy the Burmese air force, radars, and anti-aircraft installations before going in on aid missions?
- floatingorb, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4"If it ain't bombs, we don't drop it without permission." -- neocons
- usingpond, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4Republicans tied to the abuse of liberty and human rights?! Well I never!!!!!!
- warlokaz2004, on 05/11/2008, -0/+0oh big suprise -- dingbat dictatorships hire lobbyists to improve their image. Of course, once your country REALLY arrives you get George Bush sr. stepping off a plane to embrace your king (like Saudi Arabia) or Jimmy Carter visiting to make a speech (like the Palestineans) in both cases the ex-presidents make sure you have a check already written out to them.
- 69fezz96, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1"Land of the Free", whoever told you that is your enemy". ------Zach D (Rage Against the Machine)
- EffYoo, on 05/12/2008, -0/+2Makes sense that if some nobody like this guy is going to get McCain into hot water that he'd lose the job. They wouldn't have intentionally hired someone who had connections to dictators. On the one hand it is excessive to hold McCain personally responsible because background checks weren't done on someone that his campaign hired but I'm glad to see that in the muckracking orgy that this election is becoming is going to hurt business for the people who deserve it... people liek this coordinator.
- seanpetrash, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1with friends like these, who needs politicians?
It's a shame. It's a shame. It's a shame. - Fremen93, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1McCain is white...that's enough for many voters...
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