ABCNews 20/20 - How Big Money Buys Political Access - Behind-the-Scenes Footage

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News investigations like this show how important it is to get big money out of politics in this country. Certainly Citizens United needs to be cleared off the books. Note: This is via ABC News, not FoxNews, so I don't consider it unreasonable info for commentary on DU.

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1. Need to repeal Citizen's United decision

[rhett o rick]

12. Not until Hillary is finished taking advantage of it. nm

[FreakinDJ]

2. "Friend" of the Clintons was the guy who produced the video for Citizens United

I'm only asking because the piece illustrated him as at one time he was considered a "Friend" of the Clintons

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3. How Citizens United Has Changed Politics - US News & World Reports

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/01/21/5-years-later-citizens-united-has-remade-us-politics

[Wilms]

4. Go to 3:15 and listen to her comment about email!

[passiveporcupine]

5. Problem with the video sound?

at 4:34 the sound cuts out. Is that happening to anyone else?

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6. not with me, but may be only one speaker?

one channel audio

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7. Only left channel at that point.

Happened to me too, I was listening with just one earbud in.

[passiveporcupine]

17. Thanks, Yep, I didn't realize I only had one speaker working

and then the other one went too, and I had to play with the wires to get it to come back on. I finally got to watch it.

And that led to the movie this was cut out of...the banned movie called Hillary, which was a right wing hit peice that they tried to run during her 2008 campaign, to discredit her so she would lose.

Well, I'm glad it was banned, because it was mostly right wing balderdash and propaganda. Was there any truth in the movie? Who knows. There was so much sleaze I wouldn't know how to parse it out, so I would have to say that even posting this clip of it here, is part of a really ugly republican hit on her, and it doesn't belong here.

For pete's sake, two of the narrators were Ann Coulter and Newt Gingrich.

[TryLogic]

8. "The reason people have these fund raisers is to buy access."

No surprise there. Where is the DOJ?

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9. When was this originally aired?

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10. direct link to ABCNews reference in 2015 - says '01

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-email-2000/story?id=29396854

"As much as I’ve been investigated and all of that, you know, why would I —- I don’t even want -— why would I ever want to do e-mail?" she's seen on tape telling Peter Paul on home video captured at a fundraiser.

"Can you imagine?" she said.

[phazed0]

11. Que Hillary supporters in 3... 2... 1... nt

[ChiciB1]

13. This IS How The Game Is Played With Them...

I've posted references about how they've rubbed elbows with so many POWER BROKERS, maybe Peter Paul wasn't one of the biggest and perhaps The Clintons knew about troubles he had and did use him.

But, this is the stuff I've talked about when I've said they've stepped on many toes on the way up, and have made many enemies or people who feel betrayed, but these kinds of stories have been around about them for many years.

Yes, they have many big name supporters but I'm willing to bet that so much of it is "shallow support" because of stuff like this. I so wish people souls wake up and see them for who they are. They SHINE brightly to so many people, but for many the shine is gone!

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14. More elbows coming up...

The two fundraisers with George Clooney and wife...$300,000+ per couple, for the priveledge of sitting with the Clooney's and HRC. And the second shindig, $30,000+ PER person to hob-nob with her.

[ChiciB1]

15. No Surprises For Me... Sorry George I Thought You Were Better... n/t

[cantbeserious]

16. Sickening - Just Sickening

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[passiveporcupine]

18. So I'm going to repeat myself

I know this was reported on 20/20, but the footage used in this story was from the banned movie "Hillary" that was a right wing hit piece of propaganda and lies, that they tried to release and run while she was campaigning for 2008. There may have been some truth in the movie, but there was so much crap how would you even parse it out.

For Pete's sake, Ann Coulter and Newt Gingrich were two of the people speaking against her in this movie.

This should not be posted on DU. It's disgraceful.

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19. ABC News produced the video and appears to have done their fact checking

I would assume the news organization of a major network knew their show would be controversial and took extra care to make sure it was done with care and diligence. It goes without saying the mere fact that the Clintons were the subject would no doubt make the network's legal team very alert on what was allowed to be presented.

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20. Brian Ross Follows the Money Trail - Lobbyists

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21. knr

[TalkingDog]

22. So she admitted she stopped using email because of the scandals? .....I.....

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