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Oct 14 2008
McCain Taps Saddam’s Lobbyist To Lead Transition Team
Ladies and Germs, welcome to the mystifying hypocrisy that is Team McCain. They announced today that William Timmons will head McCain’s transition team in case Hell freezes over between now and Nov. 4th. Who is William Timmons, you ask?
Oh, he’s just some lobbyist who worked hard to ease sanctions on Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War when Iraq “was considered to be a rogue enemy state and sponsor of terrorism. This brings the total number of lobbyists working directly for John McCain to 40; virtually every one of them in key management positions. Doesn’t that seem to contradict Sen. McCain’s public statements about lobbyists?
Timmons has taken credit for the Oil-For-Food Program, which “allowed Iraq to sell its oil under U.N. supervision, with the proceeds placed in U.N. escrow accounts to buy food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods for the Iraqi people.” Doesn’t seem that bad, “however, a major flaw in the program was that Saddam Hussein’s regime was allowed to play a role in the selection of oil companies awarded contracts. Because of lax oversight of the program, Saddam’s government was able to demand that foreign oil companies — including American ones — provide more than $1.7 billion in kickbacks to his regime.”
Oops. Surely someone was brave enough to stand up to Timmons and take him to task for his shady ties to state sponsored terrorists.
“We need to have a full and complete cooperation on the part of the U.N. about this whole oil-for-food program, which stinks to high heaven,” McCain told Fox News in Dec. 2004. “We’re talking about billions and billions of dollars here that were diverted for many wrong purposes. And this is an example of corruption.”
Oh. Huh. I see. Well then, never mind.
Can you imagine what would be happening if Barack Obama had selected this terrorist sympathizer to lead his transition team? Bill O’ Reilly’s head would explode! Sean Hannity would straight up bust a load in his pants, and Joe Scarborough would kiss Pat Buchanan on Morning Joe every day for the next three weeks. Will this get the attention it deserves? Probably not. They’re still too busy with the fact that apparently, Barack Obama woke up black last week.
Oh my…. may God watch us all… Thanks for sharing!
R RHINO: “…Barack Obama had selected this terrorist sympathizer to lead his transition team? Bill O’ Reilly’s head would explode! Sean Hannity would straight up bust a load in his pants, and Joe Scarborough would kiss Pat Buchanan on Morning Joe every day for the next three weeks.” Well hell, that’s good enough reason for me. Let’s do it!
~k