McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac

The New York Times (excerpt) ^ | September 23, 2008 | JACKIE CALMES and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

[HAL9000]

Excerpt -

WASHINGTON — One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain’s campaign manager, according to two people with direct knowledge of the arrangement.

The disclosure undercuts a statement by Mr. McCain on Sunday night that the campaign manager, Rick Davis, had had no involvement with the company for the last several years.

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[facedown]

I love the smell of desperation in the evening.

[Blogger]

And how much was Mr. Obama paid?

[italianquaker]

I guess they will also be reporting that odumbo is #3 in campaign contributions from Freddie/Fannie mac

[NoLibZone]

How much did McCain get from Fannie Mae?

[syriacus]

But she said that Mr. Davis had stopped taking a salary from his firm by the end of 2006 and that his work did not affect Mr. McCain.

Hmmm...

[VanDeKoik]

How much was Chris Dodd paid?

I mean is this paper taken seriously by anyone these days?

[BurbankKarl]

Loans on his 7 houses....(j/k)

[skeeter]

The NYT is like one big funnies page, front to back.

Tell me another one, fellas!

[perfect_rovian_storm]

And he performed a service for the amount he was paid. What service did Obama perform for his?

[BurbankKarl]

This is like the letter my brother showed me from Countrywide this morning that an employee sold financial information to people....widespread.

I find the whole thing laughable....is there anyone honest anymore?

[Perdogg]

Actually Rick Davis’ job was to guard military grade explosives in Iraq, but he lost track of the explosives and they ended up in the hands of AQ Iraq. **eyes roll**

[xkaydet65]

Great, the only true smoking gun in this whole mess winds up in McCain’s pocket. This is pointing to a catastrophe in November.

[Chet 99]

An electronic invitation to the employees, read by an official to the New York Times, said “Please join us for political food for thought” with Paul Begala, a longtime Democratic consultant, “and Rick Davis, former 2000 presidential campaign manager and current advisor to Senator John McCain.” Mr. Begala, who also was a paid consultant to Freddie Mac until this month, confirmed that the event took place.

It looks like Begala is the source for this piece.

[Red Steel]

Aid’s firm huh? New York times LoL! Eeeeeeeeew that’s so bad.

[maggief]

0bama

Campaign contributions
ACORN

Raines
Johnson
Pritker
Wm Daley (& son, et al)

[kempster]

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html

[Doogle]

...how far did you have to reach for that straw?

[Right Wing Assault]

Can Barry remember enough to pass this test? Without an earphone or teleprompter?

[penelopesire]

desperation....That is exactly what this is folks! Here are the goods on Ponzi Penny..(Obama’s finance chair)...just for ‘balance’....lol

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2085936/posts

FBI probe...now this? LOL...NYT/Obama Inc. is desperate.