Call to Order

Call to Order• How does someone

become popular?• What kind of qualities

does a “leader” have?

LobbyistA person who works for an

Interest Group and who works to

convince Congressmen to

vote how they want them to.

Answer: A Fur Coat

Lobbyists go through Revolving Door Cycle

Lawmaker? Lobbyist?Employees cycle between a job in industry and then a job in gov’t, and

back and forth

You might be more familiar with this “revolving door” in

sports.

Played for the New York Knicks from 1967-1980, where he won two championships.

As coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, he has won 12 championships.

Phil Jackson

Won three championships with the Yankees during the 90’s.

Coached the Yankees to their first World Series since 2000 last year.

Joe Girardi

Won a Super Bowl as a special teams player with the Steelers in 1978.

Became the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl in 2007.

TONY DUNGY

Former US Representative from Oklahoma from 1995-2003. First black Republican to win in a southern state since reconstruction.

Current owner of J.C. Watts Companies, a lobbying and consulting firm.

JC Watts

Senator from Kansas from 1969-2006. Former Presidential candidate.

Currently ranked among the top 50 most powerful lobbyists in Washington.

Bob Dole

Senator from South Dakota from 1987-2005.

Currently, an influential healthcare lobbyist. Was the President’s first choice to lead the Health and Human Services Dept.

TOM DASCHLEI hope that I look a little

familiar to you…

Powerful companies make a point of employing

Powerful businesses want laws passed that will work to their benefit

They hire people who are already familiar with the lawmaking process (former Congressmen and Senators) because they have “inside knowledge”

We’re going to watch a movie clip.

• This movie follows the life of a lobbyist for cigarette companies. His name is Nick Naylor.

• In your notebook, write down some adjectives (e.g. “classy”, “cool”, “stupid”) that describe the Nick Naylor and how he acts.