Virtually every candidate who was running or is still running in the US presidential election uses the word change over and over again. Some are more believable then others. While recently I’ve been trying to sort out where the money is coming from, in this podcast I look at who is on staff on the democratic side. Since both Clinton and Obama are seen as the most exciting candidates who promise change, I’m asking who are the people that shape their policies?
Campaign staff can very easily become White House Staff if the race is won, especially those individuals with the label of “advisor”. In this podcast I talk about the advisors on staff, and those with a questionable past. While both candidates have some staff members with impressive and admirable records, there are also those with questionable connections and blood on their hands.
Useful sources I recommend for doing your own research:
- OpenSecrets – As previously mentioned for money and elections
- Muckety – Interesting Way to Map Connections
Articles Mentioned in this podcast:
- Newsday article on the connections between Clinton Staff, Glover Park Group, and Rupert Murdoch
- Mark Penn’s Blackwater and Bad-Mortgage-Lender Connection
- Zmag article on Richard Holbrooke
- Nat Hentoff on Sandy Berger
Other Names I go into:
- William Perry – Clinton Advisor
- William Daley – Obama Advisor
- Howard Wolfson – Clinton Advisor
- Mike Henry – Clinton Deputy Campaign Manager
- Patti Doyle – Clinton Campaign Manager
- Robert Malley – Obama Middle East Advisor (alleged)