MoveOn.org ties McCain to lobbyists

[Nambe]

Source: The Boston Globe

... MoveOn.org, the antiwar group that supports Democrat Barack Obama, plans to double its advertising budget to $7 million. It is one of several ostensibly independent interest groups ramping up their activities with less than two months before Election Day.

In its new ad, the group capitalizes on McCain's habit of saying "My friends" over and over again during his stump speeches.

His friends, the ad claims, include 177 lobbyists with ties to his campaign, including a dozen for oil companies.

McCain's contributions from oil executives gushed after he came out for more offshore oil drilling, and he does not support needed solutions for long-term energy independence, the ad says.

"When it comes to gas prices, John McCain won't be taking care of you," the announcer says. "He'll be taking care of..." The ad then shows McCain saying, "My friends." ...

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/09/moveonorg_ties.html

[spahhh]

1. excellent ad.

[Breeze54]

4. Welcome to DU, spahhh !

:hi:

[The Woodpecker]

2. Time to cut into him deeply to expose the truth

The country won't survive a regime of McCain and his "friends".

[Breeze54]

3. LOL... That's awesome!! I better check my e-mail for that!

K & R

[wvbygod]

5. Moveon an anti-war group???

I believe Moveon.org was created to "move past" the Bill/Monica scandal and deal
with the real issues facing America.

What do you call assassins who accuse assassins anyway....my friend.