New Hillary Ad Stars John Breaux, Who Has Lobbied For Wal-Mart

[jefferson_dem]

New Hillary Ad Stars John Breaux, Who Has Lobbied For Wal-Mart
By Eric Kleefeld - February 8, 2008, 5:22PM

Former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) stars in a new radio spot for Hillary Clinton in the state he represented, promoting her record on securing health care for children and National Guardsmen. "So when Hillary Clinton says she'll get health care for every American, I know she'll do it," Breaux says. "And boy, do we need it."

There is one wrinkle with Breaux's presence in the ad, and his talk about health care: Breaux became a lobbyist since leaving the Senate three years ago, first with Patton-Boggs and now his new firm with Trent Lott. Among Breaux's clients, according to media reports as recent as December 2007, is none other than Wal-Mart.

Besides the intended effect of motivating voters who remember Breaux favorably, the presence of a lobbyist for Wal-Mart in a Hillary spot is a potentially sensitive situation, since Wal-Mart is seen as a symbol of corporate greed and unfair labor practices by many Democratic activists.

The Hillary camp has pointed out that Hillary has shown sustained and aggressive support for organized labor in general and for the rights of Wal-Mart workers to organize in particular. They also argue she tried to change Wal-Mart's policies when she served on the board of directors.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/new_hillary_ad_stars_john_brea.php

[BeyondGeography]

1. Breaux is oily, bro!

[LSparkle]

5. Breaux was rumored to be turning (R) if he didn't quit the Senate

Yep, true blue Democrat, that guy...

[OzarkDem]

2. One of Obama's staffers is a lobbyist for WalMart

Ok?

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

6. Yes and his Lobbyist friends make real estate deals with Obama!

[KittyWampus]

14. Mary Walton OWNER of Walmart donated a million to the Clinton Library.

[cali]

20. John Breaux is partners with Trent Lott. He's no different

from Zell Miller.

[EFerrari]

3. Perfect. Another self destructive act from Hillary.

Gawd. Some one just grap her and tell her to stop it.

[nealmhughes]

4. Breaux can go back to Breaux Bridges as far as I am concerned.

There are DINOs and then there are F***ing DINOs!

[juajen]

9. Uh, its Breau Bridge and, actually, he is well loved in LA

Smart on Hillary's part. Louisiana is strange, people. I know, I live here. We love and hate our politicians, sometimes at the same time. For instance, Edwin Edwards. We think he should be released from jail. Most of us really like him. He had political enemies, with a lot of power and is over 80. He has been governor of this state three times. He certainly should not be in jail, unless he killed or raped somebody, and he didn't.

[blm]

7. Breaux - another longtime friend of Poppy Bush. Lee Hamilton, John Breaux, Bill Clinton

they would all jump through any hoop Poppy held up for them to dodge accountability for his crimes of office.

[Dogmudgeon]

8. Didn't Michelle Obama work for them as an executive?

--p!

[BeyondGeography]

10. Served on the board of one of their food suppliers, a separate company

Nice try, though.

[Barack_America]

13. Nope. That was Hillary. n/t

[Yossariant]

18. She quit, hoping no one would notice the hypocrisy:

:rofl:

Mrs Obama quits controversial job

By Philip Sherwell, Sunday Telegraph

27/05/2007

Michelle Obama, the wife of the American Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama, has resigned from the board of a food company whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart, the retail giant under fire from her husband.

The Sunday Telegraph reported two weeks ago that her position at Treehouse Foods could raise claims of hypocrisy as Senator Obama attacked Wal-Mart for its anti-union employment policies.

[Thrill]

11. Follow the money trail with Clinton

You won't like it

[Barack_America]

12. Absolutely! Somebody's got to insure those Wal-Mart workers!

You can't expect Wal-Mart to cut into their profits for their lowly workers! The Clinton Library needs another wing!

[Yossariant]

15. LOL! I'm sure that's a deal breaker in Louisiana.

[Neecy]

16. hmmmm....

Just a radio spot, eh? I guess television is kind of pricey when you're running a broke campaign.

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. Breaux happens to be by far the most popular Democrat in Louisiana

I have no doubt that Obama would have gladly taken his support had he been able to win it. Obama will reach out to Republicans, he would not have pushed John Breaux away.

Things are starting to get even sillier around here.

[thoughtcrime1984]

19. Suits her perfectly nt