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A Convention Quandary
Newsweek ^ | May 11, 2008 | Michael Isikoff

Posted on 05/11/2008 5:19:40 AM PDT by libstripper

John McCain's choice to manage the GOP convention this summer is lobbyist Doug Goodyear, whose firm once represented Burma's repressive regime.

After John McCain nailed down the Republican nomination in March, his campaign began wrestling with a sensitive personnel issue: who would manage this summer's GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.? The campaign recently tapped Doug Goodyear for the job, a veteran operative and Arizonan who was chosen for his "management experience and expertise," according to McCain press secretary Jill Hazelbaker. But some allies worry that Goodyear's selection could fuel perceptions that McCain—who has portrayed himself as a crusader against special interests—is surrounded by lobbyists. Goodyear is CEO of DCI Group, a consulting firm that earned $3 million last year lobbying for ExxonMobil, General Motors and other clients.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008rncconvention; convention; dcigroup; douggoodyear; election; mccain; rncconvention
As per the next post, McCain dumped Goodyear just after this article appeared.
1 posted on 05/11/2008 5:19:40 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

Recently McCain said that after the aid is delivered the leaders there should be removed.

Sure glad this idiot leftest isn’t in office now.


2 posted on 05/11/2008 5:34:01 AM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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To: libstripper

Sounds like McCains RINO chickens are........coming......home....to...roost.
Great news he has now allowed the MSM to label reb’s as supporters of this slime bags.

Way to go McIdiot.

Any conservative that supports this moron....welll


3 posted on 05/11/2008 5:38:59 AM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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To: stockpirate

McLame’s “Howard Dean” moment is coming. He’s mentally unstable.


4 posted on 05/11/2008 6:25:41 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (No mas Juan "Traitor Rat" McAmnesty)
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To: stockpirate

So was he actually saying that he wants to start ANOTHER war?


5 posted on 05/11/2008 7:30:08 AM PDT by Grunthor (McCain voters believe that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.)
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To: Grunthor

He only said the junta should be replaced.

It didn’t get much coverage.


6 posted on 05/11/2008 7:50:18 AM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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