Behind the John McCain lobbying scandal-2/2

Behind the John McCain Lobbying Scandal: A Look at How McCain Urged the Federal Communications Commission to Act on Behalf of Paxson Communications
On Thursday, the New York Times revealed McCain repeatedly wrote letters to government regulators on behalf of Paxson Communications and other clients of the telecommunications lobbyist, Vicki Iseman. We speak to Angela Campbell, the attorney for the Alliance for Progressive Action and QED Accountability Project, the community groups that sought to block Paxson's takeover of a Pittsburgh public television license. [includes rush transcript]

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[breakfastisready]

He's never been convicted, or even charged with breaking any law.

I'll take him over the empty suit anyday.

[BlakeSchrunk]

When you break the law you pay for it. Mc Cain is a scum bag that will flow any way the wind blows. You want more war and policies of Bush be sure to vote for him.

[ibaga]

Mccain has ties to albanian mafia and terrorists that have links to al qaeda...... who mccain sleeps with is funny and im not talking about his wife that looks like a large nordic male warrior.

[NigelTempleton]

John McCain is a "Real" hero alright, he was a pilot who bombed and killed innocent women and children in Vietnam -- a "Real" hero. And because he murdered human beings, his karma eventually caught up with him by becoming a prisoner of the war and being imprisoned. A true hero is one with no human blood on his hands.

[breakfastisready]

Pathetic.

There may be things that you can find wrong with McCain - but this is just reaching for something....

[crazykiller278]

Correction, she believes there was some foulplay, doesn't mean there was. When all the facts are put on the table, nothing wrong was done. While a senator ACTUALLY doing his/her job is uncommon in Washington, it shouldn't be twisted into some conspiracy. McCain's record shows that there has been just as many as votes for the same idea as Vicki's clients as against them.

Did it ever come to mind that, maybe, McCain votes in favor of the clients were because he ACTUALLY agreed with the vote...

[death2theNWOandNAU]

Commissioner Goria Tristani said it herself. It was wrong. No way around it. McCrazy has no chance of winning unless DieBold allows it.

[stuffthings7635]

ron paul sucks it

[crazykiller278]

Yet it was John McCain's Senate Commission Committee job to make sure that FCC was doing their job, without all the bureaucracy. Complaining about a regulation that was taking twice as long it was should have taken isn't "unethical". Also like to note that John McCain voted for AND against Vicki Iseman's clients demands. You can't pick a choose a single vote a say, "He voted along a lobbyist's client! Corruption!".