Hillary Clinton’s Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorsement Approved By Board Awash in Lobbyists

[Autumn]

https://theintercept.com/2016/02/11/congressional-black-caucus-hillary/

Some of the members who spoke at the event, held at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, anticipated the same kind of criticism that the Sanders campaign has made of some other Washington-based leadership groups that have endorsed Clinton. “We are not from the establishment, we are from the streets,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.

But the Congressional Black Caucus PAC is not the same thing as the Congressional Black Caucus, which is made up of 46 members of Congress. Indeed, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., a Sanders supporter, made that point on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/697809288203522048

Ellison then said in another tweet that “endorsements should be the product of a fair open process. Didn’t happen.”

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/697826640731246593

Ben Branch, the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC told The Intercept that his group made the decision after a vote from its 20-member board. The board includes 11 lobbyists, seven elected officials, and two officials who work for the PAC. Branch confirmed that the lobbyists were involved in the endorsement, but would not go into detail about the process.
Members of the CBC PAC board include Daron Watts, a lobbyist for Purdue Pharma, the makers of highly addictive opioid OxyContin; Mike Mckay and Chaka Burgess, both lobbyists for Navient, the student loan giant that was spun off of Sallie Mae; former Rep. Al Wynn, D-Md., a lobbyist who represents a range of clients, including work last year on behalf of Lorillard Tobacco, the makers of Newport cigarettes; and William A. Kirk, who lobbies for a cigar industry trade group on a range of tobacco regulations.

And a significant percentage of the $7,000 raised this cycle by the CBC PAC was donated by white lobbyists, including Vic Fazio, who represents Philip Morris and served for years as a lobbyist to Corrections Corporation of America, and David Adams, a former Clinton aide who now lobbies for Wal-Mart, the largest gun distributor in America.

[AtomicKitten]

1. k/r

[kennetha]

2. First Planned Parenthood, then the Human Rights Campaign and now

the CBC PAC....

all in the take, all part of the establishment.

Anybody not with us is part of the problem.

[Autumn]

5. Did you read the article and who some of the members of

the CBC PAC are?

Members of the CBC PAC board include Daron Watts, a lobbyist for Purdue Pharma, the makers of highly addictive opioid OxyContin; Mike Mckay and Chaka Burgess, both lobbyists for Navient, the student loan giant that was spun off of Sallie Mae; former Rep. Al Wynn, D-Md., a lobbyist who represents a range of clients, including work last year on behalf of Lorillard Tobacco, the makers of Newport cigarettes; and William A. Kirk, who lobbies for a cigar industry trade group on a range of tobacco regulations.

[kennetha]

7. So Bernie Wouldn't take the endorsement...

if they offered it to them right?

Maybe he can say that in the debate tonight.

Maybe he can explain why he'd rather have the endorsement of Cornel West who call Obama a Rockefeller Republican in Black Face and a a "niggerized" president?

[Autumn]

9. Well the CBC-PAC didn't offer it to Bernie so your point there is moot.

However I think Bernie and many others, myself included are rather proud of Dr. West's endorsement of Bernie. YMMV

[kennetha]

10. you share this view of Obama?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/06/22/cornel_west_on_obama_the_first_black_president_has_become_the_first_niggerized_black_president.html

[Bluenorthwest]

24. What's your standing to lecture about Human Rights Campaign and to deny my right to an opinion

about their relative spot in the LGBT political. You seem to speak on the behalf of a great many groups as if they'd all elected you authority and I really don't get that approach. What's the trip?

[NurseJackie]

18. I believe I detect just a touch of jealousy.

"Jealousy causes wrinkles!"

[Kurovski]

3. Life is sweet when you live in the cookie jar.

? I'll work on it.

[casperthegm]

4. Get the word out

We are an extension of Bernie's campaign. Let's make sure that we are letting everyone know the truth, especially via social media.

And while we are at it, let's bring the issues back into focus. Yes, her campaign is slinging mud and her super pacs are running rampant, but if we simply compare the two candidates, head to head on the issues there is a clear winner. (which is probably why we are starting to see the kitchen sink)

[dreamnightwind]

6. Wow! Everyone needs to know this!

[bvar22]

8. Once again the slimy, maggot ridden truth emerges from the darkness,

and the Hillary Campaign gets another black eye.

Thank You, Keith Ellison and the other Truth Tellers.

This "endorsement" was the result of a vote among:

*11 Lobbyists

*two officials who work for the PAC

*7 elected officials who could easily be out voted by the Lobbyists.

This is NOT an endorsement to be proud of,
but typical for a Clinton Campaign.


DURec
and thanks for the post, Autumn.

[restorefreedom]

16. +100 nt

[bigtree]

11. you realize most all of the members of the caucus itself will support Hillary

...I'm not sure how convincing it is to quote one of maybe two members who haven't already indicated they're in Hillary's camp.

[Autumn]

12. I'm certain that many will eventually support her. My OP is about the Congressional Black Caucus PAC

not the Congressional Black Caucus.

[bigtree]

13. the point is about their endorsement?

...you believe it's tainted by these donors?

My response would be as above. Whether you believe it's tainted, or not, the support it implies is certainly there, threefold at least. Most of the members have political or work conflict problems with officially endorsing right now.

[Autumn]

14. As I said the OP is about the CBC PAC nt

[boston bean]

15. A good conspiracy gets many through the day.

I'm a bit of a skeptical person but this stuff has me LMAO.

[senz]

27. Rep. Keith Ellison seems to think it's tainted.

Rep. Ellison tweeted:

Cong'l Black Caucus (CBC) has NOT endorsed in presidential. Separate CBCPAC endorsed withOUT input from CBC membership, including me.

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/697809288203522048

He also said,

The point it that endorsements should be the product of a fair open process. Didn't happen.

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/697826640731246593

Got it?

[slipslidingaway]

17. knr ...

"... Ben Branch, the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC told The Intercept that his group made the decision after a vote from its 20-member board. The board includes 11 lobbyists, seven elected officials, and two officials who work for the PAC. Branch confirmed that the lobbyists were involved in the endorsement, but would not go into detail about the process.

Members of the CBC PAC board include Daron Watts, a lobbyist for Purdue Pharma, the makers of highly addictive opioid OxyContin; Mike Mckay and Chaka Burgess, both lobbyists for Navient, the student loan giant that was spun off of Sallie Mae; former Rep. Al Wynn, D-Md., a lobbyist who represents a range of clients, including work last year on behalf of Lorillard Tobacco, the makers of Newport cigarettes; and William A. Kirk, who lobbies for a cigar industry trade group on a range of tobacco regulations..."

CBC PAC Leadership

http://www.cbcpac.org/leadership

[SoapBox]

23. ^ Winner of providing information for the thread! ^

There it is!

[slipslidingaway]

38. ....

[mikehiggins]

19. And this is the point...

first it was talking about praise from Kissinger.

now its support from a group dominated by lobbyists.

what is wrong? earlier someone was complaining that some kid dared tell Hillary that his friends just didn't trust her.

do you think that is an accident?

there is a history, like, ohh, pictures of Obama in a dashiki.

[SoapBox]

20. K & R...thanks Autumn.

It never fails to amaze me how persons and groups, hold a presser to announce something...which then brings TONS of scrutiny.

In so many cases, it doesn't take long to find out that the person or group...is full of shit. All kinds of crap in the background and going on behind the scenes.

I guess, when one (or a group) is Entrenched in the Beltway Bubble...that they are simply clueless that there is an entire universe beyond The Bubble.

Amazing.

[senz]

21. This flies in the face of what we think of as the CBC. It's a pro-Hillary PAC, less interested in

AAs than $$$.

Thank you, Autumn!

[silvershadow]

22. I've been scrolling my FB feed. Every news story about it I add a comment to point out

that this is a PAC full of lobbyists, and not the CBC. If anyone wants to join me in the effort, we should be able to tamp down this nonsense pretty quickly.

[senz]

31. ^^^ This ^^^

Thank you, silvershadow.

[silvershadow]

33. You are welcome! I thought it should be pointed out. :D nt

[fbc]

25. Job protection

Got to keep that money flowin!

[pnwmom]

26. Almost all the members of the CBC had already made individual endorsements

so the PAC board knew that when it made its endorsement.

[joshcryer]

28. And the entire CBC is marginalized to score a point.

It really is irrelevant the former or current positions of a PAC board members if it represents its group. More pathetic, hypocritical, paternalistic crap from supposed Sanders "supporters."

[pnwmom]

30. How was it marginalized? Almost all of the members had already endorsed her. n/t

[joshcryer]

32. It is an attempt at marginalization.

CBC PAC has lobbyists = CBC is establishment scum.

Basically guilt by association.

[Autumn]

34. What point Josh? The media is saying the CBC has endorsed Hillary when in fact the CBC PAC

has endorsed Hillary. The Congressional Black Caucus PAC is not the same thing as the Congressional Black Caucus

[joshcryer]

36. Amazing you couldn't make that distinction when PP's PAC endorsed.

[Autumn]

37. Refresh my mind Josh and toss me a link to my posts about that?

Take your time Josh I'll wait. And wait.

[joshcryer]

40. That's easy. You didn't make that distinction.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128094177

On phone or I'd link your posts directly, but, really, how we know you didn't make the distinction is that, as host of the Sanders group, you allowed PP insulting posts to stand, and made no effort to stamp down the ignorance. None.

Show one post where you did.

[Autumn]

42. I am a host of the Bernie Sanders group, I don't rule it.

I am not a dictator and I have no power to lock individual posts. The media reported PP had endorsed much like the media reported CBC had endorsed. The media did not qualify that it was the PACs that had endorsed. it took a bit for that to come out. The only posts I made were expressing disappointment on their first time ever endorsement before I found out it was the PAC after that I was done with that issue.

I'm not a fucking net nanny over others opinions.

[joshcryer]

43. So much for leadership.

Fact, whatever reprehensible opinions you allow in that group or that other site you help run reflects on you, whether you like it or not. Pleading ignorance about PPs PAC is a cop out and I can't find a single post of you making the distinction, defending PP.

But it's quaint. A PAC, ran by lobbyists and people with connections? Ooh my, what is the world coming to!

I stand with the CBC and their political action arm. I DISAGREE with their endorsement, but will work hard to get it after Sanders wins the nomination.

[Autumn]

44. You can always alert on any post in the Bernie group you don't like. Like I said I'm not a

fucking net nanny when it comes to other peoples posts or opinions. As for Jackpine there's no hidden rooms and I think it's a damn fine site anyone can read there anyone can sign up there. You want to discuss how you don't like what I do then we are done here. Bye

[joshcryer]

45. I only point out the hypocrisy.

For what it's worth I'm glad you came out in support of Lewis today. We could use a lot more go examples like that. But then you go and post this crap. It's bullshit. It's easy to score internet points. No one is going to actually talk about why the CBC has a guy who worked for the tobacco lobby, for instance, but boy, evil tobacco companies! Proof of something, right?

Give me a break.

[senz]

29. It's quite telling that Hill supporters are JUST FINE with this.

[SixString]

35. K & R.

[Wilms]

39. It's about money.

As usual.

[HooptieWagon]

41. CBC-PAC's Board of Directors is majority lobbyists?

Well that certainly explains the Clinton endorsement. Pay to Play, Baby!

[CorporatistNation]

50. TOTALLY!

Corrupt is as corrupt does...

[BainsBane]

46. Naturally the most corrupt people in America are African Americans and reproductive rights

organizations, whereas the white male upper-middle class is the only Americans who are not sellouts to corporate America, especially the ones that take in six figure salaries from corporations.

This sounds just like the crap floated during Reconstruction during a short time period in which African Americans were the majority in the South Carolina legislature. http://www.thenation.com/article/rooted-reconstruction-first-wave-black-congressmen/

And of course it's perfectly acceptable for Bernie to hire people convinced of embezzling money from the Steel Workers Union or to host fundraisers where he helped raise hundreds of thousands from lobbyists and big banks. Just don't let any of the unsavory types benefit form the system that is meant to benefit Bernie and his supporters.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html


God forbid there might be a few black people left in American not disgusted by the constant attacks on black activists and Civil Rights leaders. Make sure you do away with that by insisting that there is something illicit for the Black Caucus to participate in the same system that the rest of congress benefits from, including your own candidate.

[Fast Walker 52]

48. they are people too, and subject to the same influences

[Fast Walker 52]

47. kick

[Oilwellian]

49. The corruption just can't help but ooze out

of all facets of our government and those who bought it.