As you might have heard, over the weekend two of John McCain's lobbyist supporters resigned from his campaign almost immediately after news came to light that they had lobbied for the brutal military junta in Myanmar.
We're glad to see them go. But it's not enough. McCain still has plenty of other lobbyists — 112 by our count — working on his behalf, ones with ties to unsavory dictators and polluters of the environment.
It's time to send McCain a message: Fire the lobbyists. Add your name to our petition to tell the senator it's time to give these people the boot.
Among the worst offenders is one of McCain's top advisors, Charlie Black. His firm has represented several leaders known for human rights abuses, as well as Chinese oil interests. Another lobbyist, Tom Loeffler, works for a firm that counts the Saudi Arabian government among its clients. One of McCain's top fundraisers, Peter Madigan defended the United Arab Emirates against allegations that boys there are enslaved and forced to be camel jockeys.
Their firms' clients have given more than $3.5 million to McCain since 1989, according to a Campaign Money Watch analysis of data provided by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
These people — and the associations they bring — have no place in a major presidential campaign. Sign the petition today to tell McCain they need to go.
After you sign the petition, please forward this email to everyone you know and help us send a loud and clear message to McCain: Fire the lobbyists.
Sincerely,
David Donnelly
Director
Campaign Money Watch
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