Another McCain co-chair resigns under ethics scrutiny.
Another McCain co-chair resigns under ethics scrutiny.
In May, national finance co-chair Tom Loeffler stepped down after the press revealed that he had been lobbying on behalf of foreign interests, including collecting nearly $15 million from Saudi Arabia since 2002. Today, Vanity Fair reports that another finance co-chair, former New Jersey congressman Jim Courter, is also resigning:
McCain finance co-chair and former New Jersey congressman Jim Courter, chief executive of telecom corporation IDT, is resigning from the campaign after the FCC slapped IDT with a $1.3 million fine last week for failing to disclose information about its contracts in Haiti. IDT is being investigated by several federal agencies after a former employee filed a lawsuit alleging that the company engaged in corrupt practices in order to obtain favorable contracts in the country.
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Tom Loeffler and his Saudi sponsors best explain why John McCain wants to “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb . . . Bomb, Bomb, Iran”, while turning a blind eye to all of this:
http://www.asecondlookatthesaudis.com
You know, the actual TERRORISM.
Then again, what is Obama’s excuse?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:09 pmAnother corrupt Republican. I’m shocked.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:12 pmNotReally!IDT is founded and owned by Howard Jonas and IDT has been the focus of numerous fraud complaints…
Here’s the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDT_Corp.
IMHO, He loves Israel first!
July 14th, 2008 at 8:14 pmAnybody surprised? Anybody? Anybody?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:17 pmI’m not feeling it.
Our Democracy is lost, and I’m starting to not give a shit.
Let’s all get super selfish, it’s all about “ME, ME, ME!!!”
July 14th, 2008 at 8:21 pmsimply
disgusting.
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July 14th, 2008 at 8:34 pmIOKIYAR
July 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pmI just clicked on and I see that Tom beat me to it —
IOKIYAR — How many does this make now?
July 14th, 2008 at 9:04 pmOh, Wait — McCain was involved in the Keating 5 scandal — so he knows all about corruption.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:04 pmI wish we would wait until October–November to reveal all of McCain’s skeletons. We are doing such a good job of ringing him out, he will be completely clean by November.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:54 pmSometimes I get tired of insulting Republicans.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:38 amBut not that tired. You have to admit they make easy targets.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:45 amCheney was Halliburton and holds secret meetings with oil execs. The Bush family runs a consulting business to the Saudis. McCain co-chairs take money from the Saudis.
How do you tell the difference ?
July 15th, 2008 at 11:54 amWhereas Bush and Cheney have never been challenged on their connections to the oil and arms industries. Lesson: You can rob the American people on behalf of rich Americans, but you can’t lobby for foreigners.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:48 pm