Obama Cabinet Picks: A Who’s Who of Establishment Insiders

Monday, November 24, 2008 21:51

Timothy F. Geithner

Obama Cabinet Position: Treasury Secretary
Political Party: Democrat
Career: Ford Foundation, Kissinger and Associates (Major Lobbying Firm), IMF, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Under Secretary of Treasury under Larry Summers and Robert Rubin.
Member: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
Notable Events: In 2007, he brokered the sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan using taxpayer money.
Spouse: Carole M Sonnenfeld, Lobbyist

Larry Summers

Obama Cabinet Position: White House’s National Economic Council
Political Party: Democrat
Career: Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan, World Bank, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under Robert Rubin (Clinton Administration). Harvard University, D. E. Shaw & Co (New York-based hedge fund)
Member: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
Notable Events:
World Bank Pollution Memo in which Summers argued that developed countries ought to export more pollution to developing countries because these countries would incur the lowest cost from the pollution.
Summers’ opposition at Harvard: March 15, 2005, members of Harvard’s Faculty passed 218–185 a motion of “lack of confidence” in the leadership of Summers

Rahm Emanuel

Obama Cabinet Position: White House Chief of Staff
Political Party: Democrat
Career: Israeli Army, Wasserstein Perella (Investment Bank), Board of Directors of Freddie Mac, US Congress.
Member: Israeli Lobby: Rahm is an influential member of AIPAC (American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee), which is the right wing Israel lobbying group.
Notable Events: Supports The War in Iraq and The Patriot Act.
Rahm’s father: Benjamin, was a member of the Irgun, the terrorist organization that coined a new word as they blew up hotels, train stations, and other buildings in Palestine in the 1930s and 40s. They took credit for the King David Hotel bombing.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Obama Cabinet Position: Secretary of State
Political Party: Democrat
Career: Rose Law Firm (Legal/Lobbyist). Board of Directors TCBY, Walmart, & Lafarge
Member: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
Spouse: Bill Clinton
Voting Record: Voted FOR the invasion of Iraq. Voted FOR the Patriot Act.

Tom Daschle

Obama Cabinet Position: Health and Human Services
Political Party: Democrat.
Career: Former US Senator from South Dakota
Member: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
Lobbyist: Senior Policy Advisor with K Street Lobbying firm Alston & Bird.
Clients: CVS Caremark, National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Abbott Laboratories and HealthSouth
Spouse: Linda Hall, Lobbyist
Voting Record: Voted FOR the invasion of Iraq. Voted FOR the Patriot Act.

Eric Holder

Obama Cabinet Position: US Attorney General
Political Party: Democrat
Previous Office: US Deputy Attorney General (Clinton), Federal Judge in DC appointed by Reagan.
Member: Council on Foreign Relations
Attorney/Lobbyist: Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C which is a major legal and lobbying firm.
Clients: Merck, National Football League, Chiquita Brands. The firm also served as “corporate affairs consultants” to Philip Morris.
Spouse: Sharon Malone, MD

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    November 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    Wait a second-I thought Obama W. Bush was all about “change”.

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    November 25th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

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