Comments on: McCain Money Man Randy Altschuler Renowned For Outsourcing U.S. Jobs

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:12:13 +0000

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By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:21:17 +0000

He said it while belittling Obama for not traveling to Iraq to see how wonderful everything is over there.

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:19:16 +0000

Here’s something else….about 4 minutes ago McCain said Sadr City is calm. Oh really?

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/T.....city/1949/

By: Cliff Schecter

Cliff Schecter — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:14:37 +0000

Thanks for this LS. Didn’t know much about this guy. Will look into it more…

By: Cliff Schecter

Cliff Schecter — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:13:16 +0000

My pleasure Jim. Yeah, this is going to keep me really, really busy….

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:12:46 +0000

A commenter at Kos says that Otto Reich (of Iran/Contra fame) is Latin America advisor to McCain.

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:02:31 +0000

“Biegun also has strong corporate ties - after leaving Frist’s office, he joined up with the Ford Motor Company to serve as a corporate officer and vice president of International Governmental Affairs. This was a particularly interesting hire for Ford, given their tremendous interests in Russia (the Ford manufactured “Focus” hatchback was the highest selling foreign car in the Russian market in 2007). Although the corporation is slashing jobs in the United States, this week they announced that production in Russia will increase by as much as 75%, and 1,500 jobs will be added to their St. Petersburg plant. Russia is by far the most attractive automotive market for the next decade as exemplified by the mega-deal between Renault and Avtovaz.

Biegun’s connection to Ford could potentially raise interesting Corporate Foreign Policy issues with the U.S.-Russia relationship if McCain wins the election. For example, in his role as Co-Chair for the Coalition for US-Russia, he’s in charge of organizing “a broad-based group of U.S. interests who strongly support Russia’s entry into the WTO as a member in good standing.” This group is lobbying Congress for the repeal of Jackson-Vanick and the establishment of Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia.”

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:59:06 +0000

Sorry, I spelled it wrong; it is Biegun. Here’s the info on him..check it out:

http://www.robertamsterdam.com....._brain.htm

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:59:00 +0000

BBC:

The Himalayan nation of Nepal has become the world’s newest republic, ending 240 years of monarchy.

Royal rule was officially abolished by a new constituent assembly meeting in the capital, Kathmandu.

The Maoists, who emerged as the largest party in last month’s elections, were committed to ousting King Gyanendra and creating a republic.

They entered politics in 2006, after signing a peace agreement that ended a decade-long insurgency.

Several thousand people have been celebrating in the streets of Kathmandu, anticipating the change.

“This is the people’s victory,” former Maoist Kamal Dahal, 22, told Reuters news agency.

By: LS

LS — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:56:14 +0000

Cliff. What do you know about Steven Begun? He was on Washington Journal this morning spouting McCain nuclear policy re: Russia, etc., and is McCain’s advisor on those policies. A caller asked him what his background was, and he said that he worked as National Security advisor to Frist and others in the Senate at different times. He works for Ford Motors, while advising McCain. I think he might be a another McCain lobbyist/advisor.