10-08-2008, 08:18 PM
hotzester Wrote:To be clear, the McCain ad which brought this up was referring to a July 16, 2008 Washington Post article which said that Raines had:
Quote:"taken calls from Barack Obama's presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters."
Also, an August 27, 2008 editorial stated:
Quote:"Two members of Mr. Obama's political circle, James A. Johnson and Franklin D. Raines, are former chief executives of Fannie Mae."
McCain was referencing an article which the Washington Post redacted, AFTER McCain's campaign started using their words against Obama.
Exchanging calls is not the same as "chief economic adviser"