Who are the long-standing patrons of Gore besides Occidental?
Lewis: His top career patron in terms of sheer dollar amount is Ernst & Young, which is one of the largest accounting firms in the world. They are involved in lobbying for tax breaks for corporations. Their top person, Jeffrey Hirschberg, is one of the leading fundraisers for Gore. They’ve given over $125,000 over the years to Gore. You’ve also got Bell South, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Viacom, Walt Disney, Loew’s (a tobacco company), Time-Warner, Bell Atlantic and AT&T. Al Gore is very close to the business community around the nation and his top 10 career patrons reflect that. MM: What industries is Bradley close to? Lewis: What most people find interesting with him is his Wall Street connections. As a former member of the Senate Finance Committee involved with tax positions, he’s extremely close to Wall Street. A lot of his New Jersey constituents even worked in that community, which is how he would probably defend all this. His top five career patrons are Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, G
