Keating Economics
Keating Economics is a documentary about John McCain and the Keating Five scandal. The documentary was produced by the Barack Obama campaign and can be seen at Keatingeconomics.com.
The video examines the relationship between Charles Keating and the Republican presidential candidate McCain and features footage of the Senate Ethics Committee Hearing in which McCain was accused of bribery, fraud and "savings and loans failure of scandalous proportions." The video explains how Keating's Lincoln Savings and Loan Association took advantage of deregulation, explains McCain's involvement and draws parallels between Keating scandal and current economic crisis.1
Fast Facts
- Website name: Keatingeconomics.com
- Documentary title: "Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis"
- Preview of documentary "Keating Economics" debuted in the early morning hours of October 6, 2008
- Full documentary released at approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 6, 2008
- Video length: 13 minutes and 26 seconds1
- John McCain and four other senators (The Keating Five) were accused of corruption in 1989, nearly destroying McCain's political career2
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