1. Call to Order How does someone become popular?
What kind of qualities does a “leader” have?

2. Lobbyist
A person who works for an Interest Group and who works to convince Congressmen to vote how they want them to.
Answer:
A Fur Coat

3. Lobbyists go through Revolving Door Cycle
Lawmaker?
Employees cycle between a job in industry and then a job in gov’t, and back and forth
Lobbyist?

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

5. Phil Jackson
Played for the New York Knicks from , where he won two championships.
As coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, he has won 12 championships.

6. Joe Girardi Won three championships with the Yankees during the 90’s.
Coached the Yankees to their first World Series since 2000 last year.

7. TONY DUNGY
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.

8. JC Watts
Former US Representative from Oklahoma from First black Republican to win in a southern state since reconstruction.
Current owner of J.C. Watts Companies, a lobbying and consulting firm.

9. Bob Dole
Senator from Kansas from Former Presidential candidate.
Currently ranked among the top 50 most powerful lobbyists in Washington.

10. I hope that I look a little familiar to you…
TOM DASCHLE
I hope that I look a little familiar to you…
Senator from South Dakota from
Currently, an influential healthcare lobbyist. Was the President’s first choice to lead the Health and Human Services Dept.

11. Powerful businesses want laws passed that will work to their benefit
Powerful companies make a point of employing
They hire people who are already familiar with the lawmaking process (former Congressmen and Senators) because they have “inside knowledge”

12. 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.