Firms Paid Bill Clinton Millions As They Lobbied Hillary Clinton

[Green Forest]

Bill Clinton accepted a total of $2.5 million in speaking fees from companies lobbying the State Department under Hillary Clinton. These fees were paid directly to him, not to the Clinton Foundation. Conflict-of-interest? You decide.

http://www.ibtimes.com/firms-paid-bill-clinton-millions-they-lobbied-hillary-clinton-1899107

Former President Bill Clinton accepted more than $2.5 million in speaking fees from 13 major corporations and trade associations that lobbied the U.S. State Department while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, an International Business Times investigation has found. The fees were paid directly to the former president, and not directed to his philanthropic foundation....

"The dynamic is insidious and endemic to this system,” said Meredith McGhee, policy director of the Campaign Legal Center, a campaign finance watchdog group in Washington. "The fact is that the wealthiest .01 percent on the outside of government believes -- fervently -- that by paying speaking fees, or making campaign contributions, that it can gain access and influence."

Rules Do Not Apply

Federal ethics rules aim to discourage officials and their spouses from accepting gifts from interests “seeking official action” from a government agency. But the rules do not apply to speaking fees, said Craig Holman an advocate for tightened ethics structures at Public Citizen, a watchdog group in Washington" so 'the dynamic through which President Clinton has been able to profit from the same companies eager to gain the ear of his wife’s department “poses a very troubling conflict-of-interest situation that is going to continue to dog Hillary over the course of the campaign."'

This will be the order of business in the White House unless Bernie Sanders becomes President.

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. This is the unethical garbage that will lose us the GE if she's the nominee.

Bernie must win. Period.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[lewebley3]

8. Hillary is not unethical: She has been vestigated over and over

by Dem's, by media, by congress, and by the GOP.

There probably isn't anyone cleaner in politics than the Clinton's.

Sanders has not been not been vetted: we don't know
what is in his closets yet.

[roguevalley]

19. oh please. Bill and Hillary do pay for play. it is going to be their doom too.

[CorporatistNation]

33. The History of The Clinton Inc. MONEY Machine Is Well Documented... Ka dn R!

What more does any sentient person need to know...

Clinton Inc. would be keelhauled in the General IF and I UNDERLINE IF she is the nominee! Take THAT 2 Da BANK!

Clearly Berneard is the Safe Choice for establishment types who fear Cruz/Trump while for the 99% he offers SOLID Crossover support as compared to the inspiration that Clinto provides to the opposition to come out in droves to vote AGAINSTT her... and Bill ...
"Clinton Inc.!

[tazkcmo]

27. Ties.

Shirts. Pants. That's what is in Sen. Sanders' closet. HRC unethical? Yes. From sniper fire to wiping it with a cloth to weapons sales and Foundation donations. Dirty. Untrustable. Void of integrity.

[Robbins]

9. If DWS and establishment are able to steal nomination for her

you will hear plenty on clinton foundation.she will have more to worry about than bernie supporters not liking her.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Are you kidding? The GOP/TEABAGGERS already have their binder full of this kind of stuff.

Not only are the Clinton's reviled by Republicans - with a visceral, burning hatred, but they will stop at nothing to prevent another Clinton from being President. That's just a fact.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Robbins]

11. I know

you will hear about clinton foundation's shady and unethicil dealings 24/7 if they are able to steal nomination for clinton.

of oucrse they can't do this if bernie perveils.then gop's nightmare happens.they want to run against clinton.

[tazkcmo]

28. Social mores

You can learn about this in school.

[leftofcool]

2. This didn't get any traction when it was first posted in April 2015

It isn't going to now either.

[NurseJackie]

3. E for effort, I suppose. :-/

[FBaggins]

5. Better now than in November.

[leftofcool]

25. It' been debunked about 25 times already.

[FBaggins]

29. Debunked how?

Were the speaking fees not paid? Or not at the times listed? Or to their foundation rather than personally? Or the corporations weren't actually lobbying State at the time?

[cali]

12. The point isn't whether it gets traction. The point is that they're unethical, greedy and corrupt

[FBaggins]

4. Results of your Jury Service

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Another smear from a Rupert Murdoch publication by a low post count poster. Also needs MIRT's attention.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Jan 7, 2016, 01:13 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Nothing wrong with the post, except perhaps it offends the sensibilities of ardent Hillary fans who would rather we not know the truth about her and her husband. Leave it.

I'm really sick of their swarming posts that reflect poorly, but accurately, on their chosen candidate.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The accusation missing from the alert is that the claim is untrue. I "get" that the user is new, but I'm unwilling to censor news that Clinton certainly will need to deal with just because a Clinton supporter is uncomfortable seeing it.
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[Green Forest]

7. Wow. I am surprised that this would get alerted. Thank you, Jury Members!

I am still working out how to get a photo into an OP. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. If it is a jpeg or a gif - you right click on the photo itself.

then you click on "properties" at the very bottom. Then on the thingy that comes up you go to address and highlight it and then copy. Then you go to the place on the OP or reply where you want the photo to appear - you right click again and click on "paste"

[Green Forest]

16. Thanks but...

That's for PCs, right? I have an iPad4. No right click here, unfortunately.

[Douglas Carpenter]

18. Sorry, but Apple products are all geek to me

[Green Forest]

20. Haha

Me too!

[bahrbearian]

15. Right Click on image, copy image address, paste to OP

[Green Forest]

17. That sounds easy but...

As I told Douglas, I don't think that works with iPad4. Do you know how to do that on an Apple product? Thanks very much!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

30. You shouldn't be hot linking anyway.

Some web managers frown on hot linking and could replace your image with a warning or, worse, a dirty picture.

Open a free photobucket account> save image to iPad > upload image to photobucket > paste photobucket link to du.

It uses PB's bandwidth and not the web site's.

Plus you now have a place to store photos. I have my phone set to auto upload.

[Green Forest]

31. Thanks.

Just got back from a trip.

I appreciate your advice. On my way to open a Photobucket account!

[CharlotteVale]

6. K&R

[JoePhilly]

13. nonsense.

[Skwmom]

21. Poor Bill Clinton: ‘I gotta pay our bills’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2015/05/04/bill-clinton-i-gotta-pay-our-bills/

I think the Russian uranium deal is especially radioactive.

[AzDar]

22. Ick.

Just... ICK.

[Green Forest]

35. Yet Hillary and Bill think this way of enriching themselves is perfectly fine. So do their fans.

We are fighting for the soul of the Democratic Party. The ethical divide between DLC and The Party of FDR cannot be clearer.

[zappaman]

23. Ok. n/t

[azmom]

26. Vote Bernie.

[Hiraeth]

32. BILL CLINTON EARNED THAT MONEY. IT IS HARD WORK BEING A GOD !!!

[Uncle Joe]

34. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Green Forest.