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farleftlib

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104. Just Wow!
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:34 PM
Mar 2016
During Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, US defense corporations and their overseas clients also contributed between $54 and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation. (Because the foundation discloses a range of values within which the contributions of particular donors might fall, only minimum and maximum estimates can be given.) In the same period, these US defense corporations and their overseas government clients also paid a total of $625,000 to Bill Clinton in speaking fees.

In March 2011, for example, Bill Clinton was paid $175,000 by the Kuwait America Foundation to be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at its annual Washington gala. Among the sponsors were Boeing and the government of Kuwait, through its Washington embassy. Shortly before, the State Department, under Hillary Clinton, had authorized a $693 million deal to provide Kuwait with Boeing’s Globemaster military transport aircraft. As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton had the statutory duty to rule on whether proposed arms deals with foreign governments were in the US’s national interest.


K & R and Bookmarked.
Love this nugget from the article: think Mar 2016 #1
Quite the nugget. nt snagglepuss Mar 2016 #7
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
compliance is for thee, not for Her Majesty AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #155
In other countries it's bribery.... Avalon Sparks Mar 2016 #165
arrgh Baobab Mar 2016 #167
But the CLintons walk away with a cool 150 million Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #174
Yikes! H2O Man Mar 2016 #17
Yay, corruption. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #21
Do you think Rachel Maddow is too sold out... Rockyj Mar 2016 #43
I don't watch her show, nor any of msnbc...so I don't know. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #44
I'm going into withdrawal when Al Jazerra is gone. CrispyQ Apr 2016 #177
Rachel has gone over to the dark side. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #62
Nearly EVERYONE prominent is gonna go over to the Dark Side... RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #67
Uh, YES! BillZBubb Mar 2016 #102
Yes, she's too sold out. noamnety Mar 2016 #136
At a Quarter-mill a pop, per corp? appal_jack Mar 2016 #42
Another juicy nugget. Foreign govt $$$ to Clinton Foundation while Clinton was SecState, quid pro? peacebird Mar 2016 #53
.^that 840high Mar 2016 #109
The US Foriegn Corrupt Practice Act says... Avalon Sparks Mar 2016 #152
Nice bunch there UglyGreed Mar 2016 #66
Hillary's base, IOW farleftlib Mar 2016 #99
+a zillion - what a racket. 840high Mar 2016 #108
clearly, Clinton supporters DO NOT care about corruption. Agony Mar 2016 #2
Human beings are extremely skilled bjo59 Mar 2016 #26
I get this just about every post. Phlem Mar 2016 #92
Dysfunction is in every job..... FarPoint Mar 2016 #51
I think your statement only serves to reinforce the point you're responding to. nt DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #87
ugh. Phlem Mar 2016 #96
This goes TOO FAR! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #154
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
...! n/t KoKo Mar 2016 #69
the real problem is neoliberalism and a cover up of its real goal, which is reversing the good. Baobab Mar 2016 #145
Good read. Thank you /nt think Mar 2016 #4
But it's all for charity tk2kewl Mar 2016 #5
Charity? monicaangela Mar 2016 #93
Hillary was paying Sidney Blumenthal something like $120,000 from the Foundation snagglepuss Mar 2016 #125
OMG! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #164
Simon Head nails it when he calls this a "system" because it is so massive and complex. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #169
I see there is a long article in the WP today Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #170
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
Some call it influence peddling FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #8
If she's elected, good times for Hill, Bill, Barack, Donald and all their 1% er friends. nc4bo Mar 2016 #9
The Clintons are in it for the money. I hope I won't thereismore Mar 2016 #10
Author of the Piece noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #11
Clearly just another RW hit piece, hence the lack of any commentary by Clinton's supporters. vintx Mar 2016 #12
Oh don't be so hard on them noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #16
LOL no shit, it's hilarious how the posts are so similar, and come in waves... vintx Mar 2016 #18
I like the one noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #23
Exactly Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #54
Sheesh...I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that :) tex-wyo-dem Mar 2016 #105
14 hours and not a peep. They want to bury this story because they snagglepuss Mar 2016 #57
This article is from JANUARY. Lather, rinse, repeat. MADem Mar 2016 #50
Thanks for those links astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #58
"It's old news!" yodermon Mar 2016 #64
It's not like milk, you know. It doesn't expire. RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #68
No, it's like bread--it becomes stale, and moldy. MADem Mar 2016 #71
Case in point: One of the day's more high-minded threads is sinking like a stone RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #70
LOL... two threads in Good Reads is "plastered all over DU." SMC22307 Mar 2016 #117
All the Clinton foundation based attacks on Hillary have a similar structure stevenleser Mar 2016 #129
"...conducting diplomacy on behalf of the US..." ? Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #157
I find your lack of support Aerows Mar 2016 #13
lol Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #22
This represents the foreign policy we would vote into the WH felix_numinous Mar 2016 #14
Required reading. H2O Man Mar 2016 #19
Yes it is noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #25
Seriously .... H2O Man Mar 2016 #29
Agree noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #31
Wow, wonder how many kickbacks Carter got from the Clinton Foundation Onlooker Mar 2016 #20
Probably none. At that time many believed the Clinton spin... Raster Mar 2016 #27
You obviously did not read the article so its pointless to respond. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #40
The Clinton's stooped so low Politicalboi Mar 2016 #86
Covered in slime... AzDar Mar 2016 #24
There's a surprising absence revbones Mar 2016 #28
Hmm Gwhittey Mar 2016 #30
No. The Borg Queen has not given the "defend" signal. Raster Mar 2016 #33
More like the "Rat" signal Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #38
power corrupts and obviously it knows not the D from the R tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #32
+10000 amborin Mar 2016 #147
With all the Clinton power xloadiex Mar 2016 #34
are you talking about election fraud? grasswire Mar 2016 #36
They copy the Conservative playbook times 10. glinda Mar 2016 #47
Well, I have noticed druidity33 Mar 2016 #48
sickening sickening grasswire Mar 2016 #35
It never ends, it seems.... deeper you dig, more ugly stuff... nt kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #37
20+ YEARS OF IT. 840high Mar 2016 #110
sigh.... and ppl get used to it kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #111
Here's another good one from the same source. RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #39
Thats a terrific piece. It really deserves it's own thread. nt snagglepuss Mar 2016 #41
Thanks, Rocco. Recommend. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #45
I like this picture of Bernie ALittleBirdie Mar 2016 #83
kick surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #46
K & R nt Casandia Mar 2016 #49
Great article astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #52
Well if this ties in with the email problem, Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #55
We have to wonder...Who would Proscecute this? KoKo Mar 2016 #61
I'm late to this, don't know why I missed it. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #63
This is bigger than the damn emails. alarimer Mar 2016 #56
It is bigger which is why NYT tucked it away in NYR. There is no reason this is in NYR snagglepuss Mar 2016 #114
I had no idea they were this corrupt. CrispyQ Mar 2016 #59
Agreed - How Could Any Democrat - In Good Conscience - Vote For Such An Unethical Candidate cantbeserious Mar 2016 #81
Alert! Baggage car overflow! Alert the CYA writers! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #60
They are as corrupt as the Bush family Doctor_J Mar 2016 #65
K&R LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #72
K&R CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #73
Ugh. AzDar Mar 2016 #74
Kick and rec. n/t ms liberty Mar 2016 #75
K&R Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #76
Holy hell!! dana_b Mar 2016 #77
According to google searches no one has covered this brilliant, damning piece of snagglepuss Mar 2016 #85
it sure does. This is dana_b Mar 2016 #122
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #78
The Corporatist Clinton Corruption Exposed For All The World To See - Yet The DNC Looks Askance cantbeserious Mar 2016 #79
K & R RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #80
K&R StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #82
k & r wendylaroux Mar 2016 #84
K&R Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #88
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
It truly is shocking astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #98
Such a nice man, the Kazahk prez. How could anyone refuse. It would be an insult. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #101
Wow! The wheels of justice sure turn slow in some cases monicaangela Mar 2016 #90
This, not her emails is the real scandal. pa28 Mar 2016 #91
For some reason this piece written almost 2 months ago has got no attention. Everyone needs snagglepuss Mar 2016 #97
From the article - just oozes trustworthiness FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #95
And poor Hill was so broke she had to be driven in a 2 year old armored limo leveymg Mar 2016 #100
K & R Thanks, very informative. And serious. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #103
Just Wow! farleftlib Mar 2016 #104
I think this ties in with her SOS gig. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #106
Obama banned Blumenthal from his administration... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #159
She is a disastrous candidate. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #160
Kicking again, for posterity! Juicy_Bellows Mar 2016 #107
K&R Stardust Mar 2016 #112
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
K&R IDemo Mar 2016 #115
Marking to read later Autumn Mar 2016 #116
K&R senz Mar 2016 #118
One of the most disturbing articles I've ever read about politics and corruption Impedimentus Mar 2016 #119
K&R Impedimentus Mar 2016 #120
a worldwide marketplace selling influence and legislation GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #121
This message was self-deleted by its author PonyUp Mar 2016 #123
K&R ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #126
K & R, extremely important! - eom dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #127
K&R TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #128
K&R grasswire Mar 2016 #130
K&R (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #131
knr snagglepuss Mar 2016 #132
Our so-called democracy is sick. tabasco Mar 2016 #133
Every Adult In America Should Read This Article Impedimentus Mar 2016 #134
This should have been on the NYT's front page but instead it got hidden in NYR Daily. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #135
Kick. artislife Mar 2016 #137
kicked snagglepuss Mar 2016 #138
Bookmarking to read another day. merrily Mar 2016 #139
staggering corruption amborin Mar 2016 #140
I don't understand how any Clinton supporter can read this and not reconsider their position. Impedimentus Mar 2016 #141
it's a well-researched and shocking article amborin Mar 2016 #142
Kickety-kick. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #143
Interesting! Lone_Wolf Mar 2016 #148
K&R n/t baran Mar 2016 #149
There seems to be nothing else to Hillary Rodham Clinton, but this amoral shit. delrem Mar 2016 #150
K&R AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #153
K & R! Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #156
Curious - Why Do Hillary Supporters avoid these facts? quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #158
For an all too common human failing IDemo Mar 2016 #163
should the movers & shakers of the world stop making social contacts with each other? Sunlei Mar 2016 #161
A MUST READ nt quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #162
Adding another k&r TransitJohn Mar 2016 #166
Shared azmom Mar 2016 #168
this is required reading amborin Mar 2016 #172
kick HughLefty1 Mar 2016 #173
Corruption! Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #175
Just gotta follow the money! KPN Apr 2016 #176
Kicking this up top for another review a month later! mrdmk Apr 2016 #178
K&R -- this should be shared widely senz Apr 2016 #179
kickiing snagglepuss Apr 2016 #180
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