In bed with Big Pharma
Salon
by Joe Conason
09/01/06
In a year when 'lobbyist' may replace 'liberal' as the dreaded L-word, the wise politician draws no attention to any connections with the corporate shills who infest Congress like a biblical plague. Any elected official whose spouse is paid to represent or advise an unpopular special interest should observe that simple caution even more carefully. Naive voters may not understand that this is simply how business is done in their corrupt capital these days -- so it is best to say nothing and hope that nobody asks too many questions. That was how Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign handled the potential problem of his wife, Hadassah, and her employment by Hill & Knowlton, the public relations and lobbying firm that has flacked for a gamut of gamy clients, from the tobacco lobby and the Kuwaiti government to Enron, at least until last weekend... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/09/01/hadassah_lieberman
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
by Joe Conason
09/01/06
In a year when 'lobbyist' may replace 'liberal' as the dreaded L-word, the wise politician draws no attention to any connections with the corporate shills who infest Congress like a biblical plague. Any elected official whose spouse is paid to represent or advise an unpopular special interest should observe that simple caution even more carefully. Naive voters may not understand that this is simply how business is done in their corrupt capital these days -- so it is best to say nothing and hope that nobody asks too many questions. That was how Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign handled the potential problem of his wife, Hadassah, and her employment by Hill & Knowlton, the public relations and lobbying firm that has flacked for a gamut of gamy clients, from the tobacco lobby and the Kuwaiti government to Enron, at least until last weekend... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/09/01/hadassah_lieberman
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
rudkla - 1. Sep, 14:29
