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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: WHOA! NYR is no RW rag! THIS IS A MUST READ! "The Clinton System" [View all]peacebird
(14,195 posts)53. Another juicy nugget. Foreign govt $$$ to Clinton Foundation while Clinton was SecState, quid pro?
Among the most striking and troubling aspects of the Clinton System are the large contributions corporations and foreign governments have made to the Clinton Foundation, along with Bill Clintons readiness to accept six-figure speaking fees from some of them, at times when the donors themselves had a potential financial interest in decisions being made at Hillary Clintons State Department. An investigation published in April 2015 by Andrew Perez, David Sirota and Matthew Cunningham-Cook at International Business Times shows that during the three-year period from October 2009 through December 2012, when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, there were at least thirteen occasionscollectively worth $2.5 millionwhen Bill Clinton received a six-figure speaking fee from corporations or trade groups that, according to Federal Government records, were at the time engaged in lobbying at the State Department.
These payments to Bill Clinton in 2010 included: $175,000 from VeriSign Corporation, which was engaged in lobbying at the State Department on cybersecurity and Internet taxation; $175,000 from Microsoft, which was lobbying the government on the issuance of immigrant work visas; $200,000 from SalesForce, a firm that lobbied the government on digital security issues, among other things. In 2011, these payments included: $200,000 from Goldman Sachs, which was lobbying on the Budget Control Act; and $200,000 from PhRMA, the trade association representing drug companies, which was seeking special trade protections for US-innovated drugs in the Trans-Pacific Partnership then being negotiated.
These payments to Bill Clinton in 2010 included: $175,000 from VeriSign Corporation, which was engaged in lobbying at the State Department on cybersecurity and Internet taxation; $175,000 from Microsoft, which was lobbying the government on the issuance of immigrant work visas; $200,000 from SalesForce, a firm that lobbied the government on digital security issues, among other things. In 2011, these payments included: $200,000 from Goldman Sachs, which was lobbying on the Budget Control Act; and $200,000 from PhRMA, the trade association representing drug companies, which was seeking special trade protections for US-innovated drugs in the Trans-Pacific Partnership then being negotiated.
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WHOA! NYR is no RW rag! THIS IS A MUST READ! "The Clinton System" [View all]
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
OP
The one that bugs me the most was BC being paid $600,000 to make a speech for Dutch insurer Achmea
Baobab
Mar 2016
#144
And this Government employee gets fired for accepting a 20 dollar tip...
Avalon Sparks
Mar 2016
#151
Another juicy nugget. Foreign govt $$$ to Clinton Foundation while Clinton was SecState, quid pro?
peacebird
Mar 2016
#53
I think your statement only serves to reinforce the point you're responding to. nt
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2016
#87
The Facts On Hillary Are Readily Available... The Problem Is The Lemmings...
CorporatistNation
Mar 2016
#146
We need to stand behind Sanders now. MSM is out to make him step out..Enough
bkkyosemite
Mar 2016
#3
the real problem is neoliberalism and a cover up of its real goal, which is reversing the good.
Baobab
Mar 2016
#145
Hillary was paying Sidney Blumenthal something like $120,000 from the Foundation
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#125
Simon Head nails it when he calls this a "system" because it is so massive and complex.
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#169
Do you mean an article about the Foundation? I think it's scandalous that the NYT
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#171
She doubled arms sales to dodgy countries as SOS following donations to the Clinton Foundation.
AtomicKitten
Mar 2016
#6
If she's elected, good times for Hill, Bill, Barack, Donald and all their 1% er friends.
nc4bo
Mar 2016
#9
Clearly just another RW hit piece, hence the lack of any commentary by Clinton's supporters.
vintx
Mar 2016
#12
Case in point: One of the day's more high-minded threads is sinking like a stone
RufusTFirefly
Mar 2016
#70
All the Clinton foundation based attacks on Hillary have a similar structure
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#129
It is bigger which is why NYT tucked it away in NYR. There is no reason this is in NYR
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#114
Agreed - How Could Any Democrat - In Good Conscience - Vote For Such An Unethical Candidate
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#81
According to google searches no one has covered this brilliant, damning piece of
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#85
The Corporatist Clinton Corruption Exposed For All The World To See - Yet The DNC Looks Askance
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#79
Their followers don't care what they've done or will do. There new motto is "The Ends Justify The
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#89
A handful of those on DU may not care but many other Clinton supporters assume all
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#94
Such a nice man, the Kazahk prez. How could anyone refuse. It would be an insult.
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#101
For some reason this piece written almost 2 months ago has got no attention. Everyone needs
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#97
Tough to read this stuff. But people just don't want to hear it, or even entertain believing it.
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#113
Interesting observation. I've always wanted to know the darker side of practically everything,
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#124
One of the most disturbing articles I've ever read about politics and corruption
Impedimentus
Mar 2016
#119
This should have been on the NYT's front page but instead it got hidden in NYR Daily.
snagglepuss
Mar 2016
#135
I don't understand how any Clinton supporter can read this and not reconsider their position.
Impedimentus
Mar 2016
#141
There seems to be nothing else to Hillary Rodham Clinton, but this amoral shit.
delrem
Mar 2016
#150