Clinton & Monsanto
Paul Ferris
Hillary Clinton is hiring Monsanto lawyers to help her become President.
Jerry Crawford is a lobbyist for big agriculture in the American state of Iowa, and Monsanto is one of his largest clients. He's also a consultant for politicians, fixing political campaigns to elect candidates most likely to preserve Monsanto's hold on the state's farmers, so it can continue to rake in billions in profits a year.
Now, Crawford has been hired by Hillary Clinton to help her win the critical early state of Iowa, in her campaign to become President of the United States.
Tell Hillary Clinton to fire Monsanto lobbyist Jack Crawford from her Iowa state campaign.
Since stepping down as Secretary of State, Clinton has spoken out in favor of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and established herself as a friend of the biotech industry. But by hiring one of Monsanto's political hitmen, she's taken it a step further.
Iowa is an ultra-rural state in the midwest US, and it is the very first state to weigh in on the US Presidential election. In order to get elected, Clinton is going to be spending an awfully large amount of time traversing the state, meeting with farmers and hearing from them about how the US President can improve their lives.
With a GMO lobbyist who has earned over $1.6 million from Monsanto embedded in her campaign, the most toxic corporation on Earth will have direct access to a potential President of the United States, helping to shape her policies on everything from corporate farm subsidies to seed patents. And those farmers she stops to meet along the way -- want to bet they'll be champions of Monsanto's policies, rather than family farmers fighting tooth and nail to hold onto their farm in the face of growing corporate control of farming?
Time and time again, hundreds of thousands SumOfUs members have come together to speak out against Monsanto's deplorable behaviour all around the world. Monsanto even won our award for "Most Evil Corporation" which we delivered right in the middle of this year's annual shareholder meeting.
We can't let one of the most powerful people in the world get to office with help from Monsanto. Clinton needs to show she's a strong, independent leader who can stand up to big industry, and not just another Monsanto puppet. But she can't do that as long as Crawford is part of her campaign.
Reclaim democracy from corporate power -- ask Hillary Clinton to fire Monsanto mole Jack Crawford.
Thanks for all that you do,
Paul, Lisa, Nick and the team at SumOfUs
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Hillary Clinton hired a Monsanto lobbyist to help get her elected President.
The next president of the United States should not be aided by Monsanto's corporate lobbyists.
Tell Hillary Clinton to cut Monsant's influence and fire Jerry Crawford.
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More information:
Hillary's Pick for Her Political Fixer in Iowa Is a Classic Illustration of America's Political Corporate Insider Problem Alternet, March 9, 2015
