Talk:Tom Daschle
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Daschle joined the board of directors as Mascoma, a Cambridge, MA alternative energy company in early June. 15 June 2007 PS
Where is Tom Daschle now living? 24 May 2005. Ed Cabaniss
According to the Washington Post, has joined into the same Atlanta HQed lobbying group that Bob Dole works for. Keeping a home in South Dakota and one in DC still. Naraht 13:15, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
How do I contact Daschle? I would like to know how I can contact Daschle about running for president in '08
—== "Many" staffers ==
Wouldn't "several" be a better term? IIRC, it was just a handful, like four or five, not scores or dozens as this seems to imply. Anyone care to fact-check this? Rlquall 16:19, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
His wife's lobbying is controversial. Although technically permissible, it does raise ethical issues. Yet it is not even mentioned in this article. Also, if you want to reach him, try the law firm's email system.75Janice 17:39, 2 January 2007 (UTC)75Janice 17:38 UTC 2 January 2006
[edit] Economic development director
The article says "To enhance his state's economy, Daschle also became the first U.S. Senator to be a full-time economic development director." Is the word "be" an error? I'm guessing this should say that Daschle was the first U/S. Senator to hire a full-time economic development director for his staff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.128.206 (talk) 12:11, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
- You're correct. I've fixed the article accordingly.Dcmacnut 17:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dachle's current job = Lobbyist
I understand that this is controversial for reasons connected to the Obama campaign, but, as the links I've used show, TD's job at A&B *is* as a lobbyist. He accepted this title himself in an interview - linked! - with NPR, and Dole said publicly that he (a lobbyist at A&B) had recruited TD because their contacts in the Senate were complementary - ie Dole would lobby the repubs and TD the dems. Again, this is linked. If people don't agree with this reasoning, they should use the discussion page and contact me - just deleting "because I think you're wrong" is not good wiki practice, and in this case stinks of partisanship or a PR firm. I won't be afraid to make a fuss about this and appeal to Higher Authority. So if you disagree, ***discuss***.
"cleaning up refs, and you need a reference that says it's a lobbying firm, and that senior policy analyst = lobbyist" -There were TWO such references. The first one contained a quote from Dole (a registered lobbyist) saying that he had hired TD to complement his own contacts - ie to do the same job with Dems as Dole does with Repubs. The second was an interview with NPR where Dachle had been booked to talk about his job with AB as a lobbyist. If you're going to "clean up" references, please read them, then, on a topic as controversial as this, unless the situation is VERY clear discuss . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Umptious (talk • contribs) 15:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Who said "I think you're wrong?" No one. And I changed it to "he signed on as a lobbyist, with the title of Senior Policy Advisor." Before, it seemed like his job title was in scare quotes, like it was a fake job or something, then it said "(i.e. lobbyist)". By cleaning up refs I fixed a broken link (the one to the law firm), and I put them in Wikipedia:Footnotes style, (<ref>), as opposed to a [1] link. And anyway, the article says he's a lobbyist now, so what's the issue? --AW (talk) 15:49, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Daschle not a lobbyist
Daschle is not a lobbyist and I've edited the article to reflect that. The word lobbyist only appears in the summary of the NPR article. Nowhere in the main article or the audio program does Daschle identify himself as a lobbyist. To the contrary, he unequivicoly states he is not a lobbyist. To quote Daschle in the audio program.
- NPR reporter: "You're a lobbyist now."
- Daschle: "I've got a very clear understanding with Alston and Bird that I won’t be lobbying . . . that isn't my intention. I've indicated all along that I don't see a particular role for me as a lobbyist."
Go to sopr.senate.gov, the official Lobbyist Disclosure Act site and search for Tom Daschle. His name is not listed. While some may use lobbyist in general terms, the word has an official meaning in federal statute. If you are not listed in the official disclosure rolls, you are not a lobbyist. His official title is Senior Policy Advisor. If Daschle ever registers as a lobbyist or someone can find a source where Daschle himself states he is a lobbyist, then feel free to add the term back.Dcmacnut (talk) 19:46, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
