2016 Postmortem

DirkGently

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137. The Washington Post notes Wall Street supported Clinton before 9/11

Reply to nashville_brook (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 12:37 PM

Nov 2015

There's just one catch: Clinton represented New York during that period because she won election in 2000. And even then, before 9/11, she got a lot of money from Wall Street.

The Center for Responsive Politics identifies the top 20 employers that gave to Clinton during that cycle. At the top of the list is Citigroup, whose employees gave a combined $105,900 to Clinton well before 9/11. (Citigroup's PAC gave an additional $2,000.) No. 4 on the list is Goldman Sachs, whose employees gave nearly $89,000. No. 8 is the financial services company UBS. No. 10? Chase. In total, the center calculates that Clinton took in nearly $1.2 million from the "securities and investment" industry between 1999 and 2002.

Clinton's 2000 campaign filing from the FEC reveals 44 donations from Citigroup, 54 from Goldman, 36 from Paine Webber, 43 from Deloitte, 21 from Credit Suisse and 18 from Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. There are a number of other financial firms that appear in the list; these are just the most frequent donors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/16/wall-street-loved-hillary-clinton-before-911-too/

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Hillary Clinton: Regulate Wall Street and the Terrorists Win [View all] nashville_brook Nov 2015 OP

Another anti-Hillary pro-bernie hit piece. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #1

It's a local Dem website, actually. DirkGently Nov 2015 #3

20,000 posts from 2004. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #4

That's "since" 2004, silly. And it remains a Dem website DirkGently Nov 2015 #9

LoL.. mmmhmm. Its a Clinton hit piece. One sided view. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #17

Do you have a substantive response to the post? DirkGently Nov 2015 #20

amazing how even when she speaks her slag roguevalley Nov 2015 #40

I've tried to explain this to conservatives (Dem and otherwise) before DirkGently Nov 2015 #70

Great observation. klook Nov 2015 #103

+!! It is an interesting phenomenon, one worthy of the Twilight Zone. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #112

yeah right she is the RW PatrynXX Nov 2015 #49

actually, it's quite different. i wish clinton could deliver something of value for the party nashville_brook Nov 2015 #71

sez the poster with 10 years LESS on this board than i, and 4 hidden posts :) nashville_brook Nov 2015 #86

to say nothing of being self described as high and wasted. nt grasswire Nov 2015 #154

As if it were the only one. artislife Nov 2015 #12

Truth hurts ThePhilosopher04 Nov 2015 #18

Agreed! left on green only Nov 2015 #62

Even Stephanie Cutter, floriduck Nov 2015 #38

And your response is? 840high Nov 2015 #46

Why is the truth about Hillary always Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #47

Take to to the next level: Claim dissing the banks is against the party too. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #55

Wrong. It's standing up to the big money who side you apparently like. It's time to throw rhett o rick Nov 2015 #87

As if having a candidate that is against regulating and breaking up fraudulent banks.. raindaddy Nov 2015 #134

Another anti-Hillary pro-bernie hit piece. AlbertCat Nov 2015 #139

they do always treat any dissent as dangerous radicalism MisterP Nov 2015 #2

i remember the first time in high school that students assembled for a "pep rally" nashville_brook Nov 2015 #19

many, many are uncomfortable with the whole "chanting body wall" approach MisterP Nov 2015 #28

It's an authoritarian approach. senz Nov 2015 #45

the point is to empty out politics: you don't support a candidate for their policies, you support MisterP Nov 2015 #52

great post, especially find your last sentence interesting. n/t truedelphi Nov 2015 #69

hey, it's how any good cult works: they have to run off cliches rather than reality, after all MisterP Nov 2015 #73

mindblown. that is how you'd hollow out politics, isn't it? nashville_brook Nov 2015 #82

+++ I think of this dynamic DirkGently Nov 2015 #133

we should just be highly suspicious of anyone who wants us to hotwire the amygdala :) nashville_brook Nov 2015 #157

There was a teacher in my high school who got himself into all sorts of trouble dflprincess Nov 2015 #59

after the first one i asked if i could be excused to go to the library nashville_brook Nov 2015 #85

if i could be excused to go to the library AlbertCat Nov 2015 #142

Lemmings! Plucketeer Nov 2015 #136

Maybe I should cut and paste funny looking pictures of Senator Sanders Rose Siding Nov 2015 #5

Ah. That's what I thought. It's the unflattering photo of HRC that gets y'all. senz Nov 2015 #32

Hehe. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #94

i actually picked it b/c i liked her expression and thought she looked much younger and more nashville_brook Nov 2015 #110

It sure beats the one gif where she's looking smug and brushing off her shoulder... AlbertCat Nov 2015 #144

Barbara Bush came into focus for me when she said senz Nov 2015 #147

Oh, do I agree! Hepburn Nov 2015 #156

Care to refute the points in the post? paleotn Nov 2015 #37

It'd be an elevation of the Clinton follower rhetoric around here, actually Scootaloo Nov 2015 #58

How dare you ! TheFarS1de Nov 2015 #161

There was a secondary, somewhat subtle strategy that Hillary deployed against Bernie FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #6

indeed -- this is why I believe this is strategy and not simply tactic. nashville_brook Nov 2015 #7

The whole framing is demented. DirkGently Nov 2015 #24

Wall Street = American Democracy (don't believe the hype) nashville_brook Nov 2015 #44

The more you look at it, the more DirkGently Nov 2015 #53

Very Well Summarized - From The Preceding Insight - Not A Surprise - Regrettably cantbeserious Nov 2015 #61

spot-on deconstruction. nashville_brook Nov 2015 #118

where is that like button?? nt grasswire Nov 2015 #158

An obvious Panic Response, and very telling. DirkGently Nov 2015 #8

She fell apart on minimum wage too AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #11

And universal college education. I think of those other two DirkGently Nov 2015 #16

You nailed it n/t SmittynMo Nov 2015 #50

this was in incredibly bad faith. no one believes children of privilege go to public schools nashville_brook Nov 2015 #84

That "Trump's kids" comment makes me fume. MoonchildCA Nov 2015 #141

Any argument against full-throttle public education DirkGently Nov 2015 #145

.." and then she goes full dark.." artislife Nov 2015 #14

Cut it out. I said, cut it out! reformist2 Nov 2015 #15

... DirkGently Nov 2015 #21

bernie looked good also. Until his opening statement, that is. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #23

I'm sorry rynestonecowboy Nov 2015 #51

Welcome to DU! in_cog_ni_to Nov 2015 #68

Lol, it appears neither side is giving up having the last word misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #124

Lets talk about how bernies MIC coziness and his profit before people. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #78

Wow, talk about a hit-piece! hueymahl Nov 2015 #107

Nope, its truth. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #114

The hypocrisy is yours hueymahl Nov 2015 #119

I have mentioned this subject many times. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #122

And you cling to it like a talisman hueymahl Nov 2015 #150

Hillary Clinton ranks fourth in contributions from defense contractors. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #116

Doesn't negate his MIC Corporate contract. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #120

But it does support her vote for war in Iraq OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #123

No no, stop making Bernies No Vote/Ye$ Vote into misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #126

Blah, blah, words. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #129

Which war candidate would that be? misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #131

The one who voted to destabilize Iraq and give birth to ISIS. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #135

So the MIC are morons? jeff47 Nov 2015 #143

Extremely biased wins it. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #95

The wealthy politicians could resolve their whole problem by pretending to be someone else LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #25

And there you have it. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #10

K&R! darkangel218 Nov 2015 #13

DURec. bvar22 Nov 2015 #22

K & R beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #26

Huh. She did a Jeb! Bush sarge43 Nov 2015 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2015 #29

For those who are "going back and forth" Maineman Nov 2015 #30

K & R AzDar Nov 2015 #31

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2015 #33

Always remember angrychair Nov 2015 #34

^^THIS is astounding. nashville_brook Nov 2015 #72

Thanks! angrychair Nov 2015 #79

this needs an OP nt grasswire Nov 2015 #159

THiS ^ DirkGently Nov 2015 #128

She borrowed that line from the GOP. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does she think the 99% are the terrorists?! Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #35

And I'm one of the women zentrum Nov 2015 #36

Preach It - Feeling The Bern cantbeserious Nov 2015 #57

just shouting about identity doesn't work for me anymore -- i have to see candidates actually doing nashville_brook Nov 2015 #74

Yup. Well said. zentrum Nov 2015 #80

+1000000 SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #96

K&R! marym625 Nov 2015 #39

#WallStreetProfitablyMatters..... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #41

i can't believe that during the big week of NATIONAL Fight for $15 strikes, HRC thought $12 was nashville_brook Nov 2015 #75

Yep.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #76

K & R! SoapBox Nov 2015 #42

Huge K&R! NorthCarolina Nov 2015 #43

Frankly after last night think she's made sure whoever wins on the Right will get the Presidency PatrynXX Nov 2015 #48

I was thinking the same. She sealed her fate. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #98

And There It Is - We All Know The Truth - Still Many Pretend Otherwise cantbeserious Nov 2015 #54

Reading Through Many Of These Posts, I Who Will Fervently ChiciB1 Nov 2015 #115

Agreed - Very Well Said - Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Nov 2015 #127

Dear Hillary, Ever heard of Iceland? Hiraeth Nov 2015 #56

Worth pointing out DirkGently Nov 2015 #60

+100000 nashville_brook Nov 2015 #125

"There’s “winning ugly,” and then there’s becoming so ugly that you deserve to lose. This might be kath Nov 2015 #63

Totally inexcusable exploitation of tragedy - Trumpworthy Armstead Nov 2015 #64

I'm all for exposing Hillary for what she is...but passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #65

wow Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #66

At some point I expect her to say, "I support Wall Street and their isn't anything you can do rhett o rick Nov 2015 #67

Giuliani is exactly who I thought of when she invoked 9/11 as a defense for her taking huge sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #77

Yeah I found it strange that she would invoke 9/11 and women donors when asked about her d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #81

This blog article is ridiculous nonsense MaggieD Nov 2015 #83

"War, Gender and 9/11" cui bono Nov 2015 #88

more and more desperate! stonecutter357 Nov 2015 #89

Yes, I feel bad for Hillary. BeanMusical Nov 2015 #104

It was shameful, as is defending it. Scuba Nov 2015 #90

She should be toast for that remark only. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #91

At what point do you shift from DINO to RINO? hueymahl Nov 2015 #109

That question is quite easily answered: Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #130

The twin towers were a symbol of the oppression of the middle east daybranch Nov 2015 #92

You are so right smilingwen Nov 2015 #121

Awesome, except it's not what she said last night lovemydog Nov 2015 #93

I wasn't prepared to accept your argument... brooklynite Nov 2015 #97

Because 9/11! nt raouldukelives Nov 2015 #99

Hillary Giuliani. Fuddnik Nov 2015 #100

By using September 11 as an excuse for Thespian2 Nov 2015 #101

+10000000 nashville_brook Nov 2015 #102

"the Terrorists Win": the talking heads on saidsimplesimon Nov 2015 #105

policy vs rhetoric nashville_brook Nov 2015 #108

She really has no shame. BeanMusical Nov 2015 #106

How could anyone believe this would play in Peoria? Enthusiast Nov 2015 #111

i bet there was the notion that the Paris attacks would stoke anti-terrorism sentiment nashville_brook Nov 2015 #117

. stonecutter357 Nov 2015 #113

That was a huge red flag! Proceed at your own risk raindaddy Nov 2015 #132

The Washington Post notes Wall Street supported Clinton before 9/11 DirkGently Nov 2015 #137

If billionaires, hedge fund managers and Wall Street bankers gave money away just because.... AlbertCat Nov 2015 #138

Agree. They invest their billions in the political process to guarantee that we rhett o rick Nov 2015 #146

Terrific OP. Major Hogwash Nov 2015 #140

K&R hedgehog Nov 2015 #148

Her record is so bad that she must resort to such tactics emsimon33 Nov 2015 #149

i still think she has a good chance of being president -- all the more reason nashville_brook Nov 2015 #151

I have been a political activist since I was 9 years old emsimon33 Nov 2015 #162

yep, you're right - i'm in FL and have seen way too many cycles of neoliberal Dems losing nashville_brook Nov 2015 #163

Trash Hillary if you like. But don't insult my comprehension skills! lexington filly Nov 2015 #152

tell that to the NY Times editorial board nashville_brook Nov 2015 #155

Yup. Pretty much what she said, invoking 9/11 to defend her ass from attacks on rich donors. EEO Nov 2015 #153

Not only does the OP make up stuff of what she Thinks Hilllary is thinking, but invokes the Paris riversedge Nov 2015 #160