Obama brings on Carlyle Group lobbyist as a senior advisor.

[Karmadillo]

Since there's so much interest about a Carlyle lobbyist's endorsement of Hillary, I thought people might enjoy reading this.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/09/28/mercado_mosk.html

Obama Brings on Top Lobbyist

Former Dick Gephardt presidential campaign adviser Moses Mercado hasn't even joined the Barack Obama presidential campaign team and already he's making waves.

Mercado, a veteran field man who organized Gephardt's primary operations in Arizona and New Mexico, and later John Kerry's general election operations there, confirmed he is finalizing plans to serve as a senior adviser to the Obama campaign.

The waves are being generated by Mercado's other line of work -- as a lobbyist with Ogilvy Government Relations who is registered to represent several dozen big-name clients, including the National Rifle Association, the Carlyle Group, the Blackstone Group, Monsanto, Pfizer Inc., United Health Group, Sempra Energy and Constellation Energy.

His resume seems to contradict one of Obama's central themes on the campaign trail -- that as an outsider he can fend of the powerful business interests that he has argued have contributed to the income gap between rich and poor and has frustrated attempts to address issues such as high prescription drug costs and global warming.

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[DemKR]

1. how dare you

hold Obama to the same standard as Hillary is held here!!! Although we don't see any bash fests yet

[durrrty libby]

2. ...

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[1corona4u]

23. AHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAhahahahaha...

getting the popcorn too..

[PresidentObama]

3. Really? Has Obama been given $400K from lobbyists like Hillary too?

Oh, that's right. He doesn't take lobbyist money.

Ah, forgot.

[emilyg]

5. He will. Give him time.

[cuke]

10. Hillary takes their money. Obama PAYS Carlyle people

Obama CONTRIBUTES money to the rightwing.

[PresidentObama]

11. He sure as hell doesn't take millions and millions from lobbyists....

...then claims he'll fight for us.

[cuke]

14. No, he takes it from their wives

and he has a history of taking lobbyist money. His distaste for lobbyist money is a very recent development

[The Doctor.]

18. LMAO!!!!

In the other thread you claim that Marchik is acting soley on his own in support of Hillary with no evidence he is not acting in the interests of his employer, The Carlyle Group, and then you turn around and accuse Obama of paying The Carlyle Group because he hired a guy who had The Carlyle Group as another client!!!

Seriously... if you wanted to support Hillary you'd not resort to such childish and transparent hypocrisy.

Do you think you're fooling anyone?

Edited to add; Shouldn't be long before your buddy K_and_H jumps in here, should it?

LMAO!

[cuke]

30. It's not my fault Obama is such a hypocrite

and his supporters mimic his lack of integrity

[The Doctor.]

32. Name a candidate who ISN'T a hypocrite.

I can't wait. :D

[1corona4u]

25. Isn't Cheney still connected to Carlyle?

Maybe it's a family thing...since they are distant cousins and all, LOL...

[cuke]

31. Yes, he is

[Forkboy]

4. Obama and Hillary are hilarious.

It's like the console wars here. :crazy:

[IntravenousDemilo]

6. What the FUCK are Democrats doing, associating with Carlyle people?

They shouldn't even be in the same room with them, much less take money from them. Shame on both Obama and Clinton. Carlyle is not only associated with the Bush family, but the bin Laden family. People are known by the company they keep. If any money has changed hands, it should be returned immediately.

[zabet]

7. Exactly!! nt

[frazzled]

13. What are you doing not checking facts?

Who is Moses Mercado?

Prior to joining Ogilvy Government Relations, Moses Mercado served as the Deputy Executive Director, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Governor Howard Dean at the Democratic National Committee. He was responsible for all outreach and communications to the U.S. House and Senate, Governors, Mayor's and local elected officials. He also advised the Governor on Congressional Leadership and elected officials policies and activities. He has been appointed by the National Democratic Chairman Governor Howard Dean as a DNC-At-Large member serving on the Resolutions Committee.
Mr. Mercado served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt for six years. As second in command to the House's top-ranking Democrat, Mr. Mercado's diverse responsibilities included assisting in the day-to-day management of Leader's Office operations. He wore both political and policy hats, coordinating decisions, and acting as liaison to the Democrat Caucus (e.g., working to design and implement short- and long-term legislative policy positions), in addition to effectively communicating Democrat leadership views to interested parties off of Capitol Hill. Mr. Mercado was the chief advisor to the Democratic Leader with respect to legislative issues affecting the Latino community.
Before joining the Democratic Leader's office, Mr. Mercado served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Gene Green (D-TX). In that capacity, Mercado was responsible for the management and administration of office operations in the Congressman's Capitol Hill office. He coordinated the Member's legislative agenda, as well as all political and policy decisions.

http://www.ogilvygr.com/who/mercado.cfm

Oh, oogey boogey! What an evil guy. He works for a firm that happens to have a bunch of clients, of which Carlyle is one. He does not work for Carlyle, and has been in public service until joining this firm rather recently.

I am tired of people reading a headline and taking no time to research anything. Shouting slogans, especially when uninformed, is getting truly dull.

[zulchzulu]

16. I did ads and some web forms for Raytheon...I admit it

I worked at an ad agency that did work for another ad agency where they work for a marketing group that did work as outside vendors for Raytheon. I laid out some ads and did some web programming for a web site that was in part co-sponsored by Raytheon.

My bad...

:crazy:

[The Doctor.]

19. Oh no! My father WORKED for Raytheon in Sudbury!!!

We're INFECTED!!!

[IntravenousDemilo]

26. You're not running for public office, though. Candidates should be held to a higher standard. n/m

[zulchzulu]

17. DUPE

[Scriptor Ignotus]

22. you mean like Howard Dean? -nt

[IntravenousDemilo]

27. If Howard Dean had any dealings with Carlyle, then yes, I mean like Howard Dean. n/m

[Scriptor Ignotus]

29. ok

Mercado worked for Dean and the DNC.



He has been appointed by the National Democratic Chairman Governor Howard Dean as a DNC-At-Large member serving on the Resolutions Committee.

http://www.ogilvygr.com/who/mercado.cfm

[zulchzulu]

8. Moses Mercado is not mentioned in the link posted

Granted, lobbyists in DC is like germs on a petri dish.

Where is the original story and why was the link different than the content?

:shrug:

[Karmadillo]

12. My mistake. I fixed the link.

nt

[derby378]

9. Suddenly, our prospects for 2008 are looking very grim...

:mad:

[BeyondGeography]

15. Not much of a there there

==Obama aides said yesterday no one can work on the campaign and still be registered on behalf of clients as a lobbyist, and Mercado will not be exempted from that requirement.

Mercado, who is close with Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, said his recent work as a lobbyist will not impede his ability to participate in a presidential campaign. He confirmed he would be taking a leave from Ogilvy, though the timing and temrs have not yet been ironed out.

"First and foremost, I'm an American and I participate in the process," he said. "That's the most important thing. I've always been involved in the process. That's why I'm going to be leaving , so that there isn't any question."==

[The Backlash Cometh]

20. Bad move. Bad, bad, bad move.

Dry up the job opportunities for those s.o.b.s until they experience standing in a food line.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

21. this man worked for Howard Dean and the DNC too

whoops. or is Mercado not the "right" kind of Democrat?


Who We Are

Moses C. Mercado
Senior Vice President, Ogilvy Government Relations

Prior to joining Ogilvy Government Relations, Moses Mercado served as the Deputy Executive Director, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Governor Howard Dean at the Democratic National Committee. He was responsible for all outreach and communications to the U.S. House and Senate, Governors, Mayor's and local elected officials. He also advised the Governor on Congressional Leadership and elected officials policies and activities. He has been appointed by the National Democratic Chairman Governor Howard Dean as a DNC-At-Large member serving on the Resolutions Committee.

http://www.ogilvygr.com/who/mercado.cfm

[CyberPieHole]

24. Kucinich is looking better and better every day...

Though I'm not so happy about the Ron Paul as veep thing (if it's true).

:kick: and recommend

[Czolgosz]

28. Hello?