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2016 Postmortem

OKNancy

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4. excerpt from New Republic article

Reply to Ferd Berfel (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 02:30 PM

Jun 2015

In 2008, political operatives described Berman as an “unsung hero” of Obama’s upset win over Clinton, due to a strategy that won Obama more delegates in key primaries when Clinton was still ahead in the popular vote. After Obama’s win, Berman joined the lobbying firm Bryan Cave LLC, which retained TransCanada as a client until 2013.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122147/hillary-clinton-has-hired-former-keystone-pipeline-lobbyist

This is purely a political operative. He has nothing to do with policy.
Just another tempest in a teapot. Not even a tempest.. Just a few raindrops.

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Former Keystone XL lobbyist just joined Team Hillary [View all] Ferd Berfel Jun 2015 OP

Cool linkless story, bro. onehandle Jun 2015 #1

I wouldn't take the opinion of a Bernieite upaloopa Jun 2015 #2

Welcome obnoxiousdrunk Jun 2015 #3

excerpt from New Republic article OKNancy Jun 2015 #4

raindrops? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #13

well, here's a lobbying report for a Jeff Berman -- lobbyist for Keystone XL Pipeline antigop Jun 2015 #5

Here's a link... cascadiance Jun 2015 #6

see my previous post #5. It's a link to an actual lobbying report. nt antigop Jun 2015 #7

What?! I thought she only hired people from Monsanto! n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #8

the revolving door goes 'round and 'round. nt antigop Jun 2015 #10

Jeff Berman -- on the The Hill's 2014 Top Lobbyist list antigop Jun 2015 #9

never ever forget it was Hillary's own State Department demanding the permit for truedelphi Jun 2015 #11

OF COURSE HE DID! Maedhros Jun 2015 #12

This is really... quickesst Jun 2015 #14

Don't be harsh. We're going to need all those oilfield jobs -- Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #15