Via Sam Smith, Lynn Sweet notes a few of the folks meeting with Obama:
WEDNESDAY OBAMA PRIVATE MEETING IN CHICAGO WITH BUSINESS LEADERS:
1. James Bell, CFO of Boeing, aerospace, IL
2. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, financial services, NY
3. Ann Fudge, former CEO of Young & Rubicam, public relations, IL
4. Mark Gallogly, Centerbridge Partners, NY
5. Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, auto manufacturer, MI
6. Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, energy/alternative, NC
7. Ronald Williams, CEO of Aetna, healthcare, CT
8. Brian L. Roberts, President and CEO of Comcast Corporation, PA
9. Robert Glaser, CEO of Real Networks, CA
THURSDAY OBAMA ROUND TABLE IN PITTSBURGH:
- Lael Brainard, Vice President of the Brookings Institution
- Eli Broad, Founder of the Broad Foundation
- Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone
- Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution Health; former Chairman and CEO of America Online
- Susan Castillo, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oregon Department of Education
- General Jim Jones, United States Marine Corps (retired), President and CEO of the Institute for 21st Century Technology, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Vinod Khosla, Founder and Partner of Khosla Ventures
- Susan Hockfield, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Federico Peña, former Secretary of Transportation and former Secretary of Energy
- Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union
- John P. Surma, Chairman and CEO of United States Steel Corporation
- Harold Varmus, President of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman and CEO of General Motors
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enki Posted 11:16 pm
28 Jun 2008
And the story is?
Why is it news that a Presidential candidate is meeting with business and industry leaders? Isn't this the normal course? Or should Obama shun all corporate involvement and live in a fantasy world where the will of the average person actually means something and our government isn't as driven by the rich as is our economy? Please..
Mike Johnston
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Biodiversivist Posted 1:22 am
29 Jun 2008
Obama is a politician
not a saint. He is heavily influenced by coal, Midwest auto parts manufacturing, and ethanol interests. Once we get him in office we really need to start hammering on him.
He knows what is wrong with corn ethanol by now. He continues pandering to the ethanol lobby only because his polls are showing that this won't cost him votes ...yet. That is why we have to continue to educate the public. Only when the polls show a downturn for ethanol support will he have a moral epiphany and "do the right thing."
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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Bob Wallace Posted 2:38 am
29 Jun 2008
Freezing out the big boys...
I'd like a President who served all of the American people rather than 49% (dwindling to ~20%).
Big business is a part of our country. Corn farmers are part of our country. Big oil is part of our country.
There's a difference between listening to the concerns of large entities and being under their control.
If we want equal (or better than equal ;o) access to Obama's ear then we need to continue doing what we've done so far. Contribute to his campaign, show up at his rallies, and when the time comes vote for him.
If we force Obama to take large amounts of corporate money in order to carry out his campaign then our loss of access is our own fault.
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JMG Posted 3:10 am
29 Jun 2008
Great bumper sticker
About sums it up:
http://www.cafepress.com/edgeofthewest.278096071
The 5% Project
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amazingdrx Posted 3:31 am
29 Jun 2008
How to
Avoid the disappointment.
That's right Bob, small grassroots donations are the key. A short note with a monthly 10 bucks might get some attention, if spread across millions of eco-minded contributors.
Short notes, maybe just this "Corn ethanol nearly doubles green house gases" and a link like this
http://www.grist.org/news/2008/02/08/biofu/index.html
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin
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WWAGD?! Posted 4:34 am
29 Jun 2008
12 more years
The fact is the next President, no matter who he or she is, will be serving the 3rd Bush term.
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GreyFlcn Posted 4:53 am
29 Jun 2008
hmm
Real push, or Greenwash? Or both?
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MAD MAC Posted 3:39 pm
30 Jun 2008
Jesus Bob, this makes sense
That's why I can see most of the environmentalists on this page ignoring it. they are against anything and everything....... full of negativism.
"If we want equal (or better than equal ;o) access to Obama's ear then we need to continue doing what we've done so far. Contribute to his campaign, show up at his rallies, and when the time comes vote for him."
Victory in Pattani
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