Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills

[jordi_fanclub]

Source: Politico.com

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s cash-strapped presidential campaign has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months — freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles.

A pair of Ohio companies owed more than $25,000 by Clinton for staging events for her campaign are warning others in the tight-knit event production community — and anyone else who will listen — to get their cash upfront when doing business with her. Her campaign, say representatives of the two companies, has stopped returning phone calls and e-mails seeking payment of outstanding invoices. One even got no response from a certified letter.

Their cautionary tales, combined with published reports about similar difficulties faced by a New Hampshire landlord, an Iowa office cleaner and a New York caterer, highlight a less-obvious impact of Clinton’s inability to keep up with the staggering fundraising pace set by her opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton's campaign did not respond to recent, specific questions about its transactions with vendors. But Clinton spokesman Jay Carson pointed on Saturday to an earlier statement the campaign issued to Politico, asserting: "The campaign pays its bills regularly and in the normal course of business, and pays all of its bills."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9259.html

[John Q. Citizen]

1. This is certainly the story of the day, with the farthest reaching political implications. Meanwhile

Barack is speaking to 22,000 people. I bet he raises and clears over half a million.

Time isn't on Clinton's side. The longer she stays in the more expense and the longer time in debt. I wonder if she is considering loaning herself more money? That would seem to be the next logical step if she plans to stay in and fight this out.

[2Design]

2. is this rw paper and message don't vote this thread up - this is

a bunch of infiltrators looking for faux news lights

[Debi]

10. The information comes from Clinton's own FEC reports

she has $8.7 million in unpaid past due debt (going all the way back to Iowa).

You can try the smoke and mirrors (cash up front please) with the 'I don't like Politico' talk, but Clinton still owes the money.

Clinton camp PAY YOUR BILLS!

[walk softly]

20. Aquila Gas Bill in Iowa

Aquilla just announced they could start cutting off gas service in April for those folks who cannot pay their home gas bills.

That will happen for families unable to make arrangements to spread out payments etc. or simply have no money to pay.

Has Hillary made special arrangements to pay her bill or doesn't it matter since she's moved on and has no further need for gas for heat and cooking here in Iowa.

[Debi]

21. Iowa Doesn't Count!

Her unpaid Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy bills hurt any Alliant Energy & MidAmerican customer b/c they'll make up for her campaign's refusal to pay. I wonder how much it takes to make up $8,000 in unpaid bills?

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M3/C00431569/D_DEBTS_C00431569.html

Alliant Energy 1,455.71
Alliant Energy Acct 10 1,103.32
Alliant Energy Acct 17 651.86
Alliant Energy Acct 18 1,838.10
Alliant Energy Acct 3 381.51

&

MidAmerican Energy Company 2,464.04

[Malva Zebrina]

3. Looks like another 5 mil loan is in order

from Hillary's personal finance. Which, no one knows acturally where it comes from, as she wants to keep secret all those tax returns from years gone by until now.

She is operating like the Repbublicans. Cruise on spending , using debt. It's the way all big busimess corps operate these days. Maggie probably advised her that is the way to go. It's modern and smart to run up debt and make some profit or gain that way. Just run up the debt and convince small doners their little peasly money will help her to WIN!. More of the same from the Bush lite Clinton campaign.

[midnight armadillo]

19. Don't misrepresent that $5 million loan!

That was to inspire us all to give more to her campaign since she was so confident in it she'd loan the campaign money out of her own pocket. Or did you not get that memo?

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-money8feb08,1,600282.story
The New York senator -- who in January raised less than half of the $32 million Obama brought in -- acknowledged Wednesday that she had lent her campaign $5 million.
By Thursday, however, the Clinton camp was saying that rather than being a sign of trouble, the loan had inspired donors.

[PetraPooh]

4. Here's the list JUST through letter F: Aetna Healthcare 229K, but she wants insurance to cost less,

Pay your damned bills. You don't represent me, Qwest, Aetna, At&T would drop me if I missed one payment, what makes you (Hillary) think you have a clue as to what I face.


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[Yael]

5. Well now we know why she hasn't released her tax records

I am guessing Kinkos turned down her application for a credit card.

[boppers]

6. She did this last month, too.

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M2/C00431569/D_DEBTS_C00431569.html
vs.
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M3/C00431569/D_DEBTS_C00431569.html

Just looking at Aetna, $213,085.25 vs. $228,841.30, her campaign is running an additional debt of $15K more per month.

Maybe she was only thinking of mandating that we "get" health care plans, but not that we actually pay for them?

[invictus]

7. That deadbeat should drop out already. n/t

[ORDem]

8. K&R - for the little people, eh? You mean the ones getting screwed by her campaign? n/t

:kick:

[Earth_First]

9. "IOU's they're just as good as money..."

"...427,000 you might want to hold onto that one."

[Zhade]

11. Uh, didn't she raise a few million in one day alone?

Man, I'd hate to be one of the supporters she's fleecing.

[Thepricebreaker]

12. It starts with the cash....... bu-bye.... n/t

[SoonerPride]

13. Her campaign will end with N Carolina and Indiana. Watch.

It will.

[Bensthename]

25. Or if she loses PA due to her low funds and Obamas $ and momentum.

[fujiyama]

14. If this is true

Wow, that is just pathetic...

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[JCMach1]

16. Exactly, this is a retred piece from Politico.com

the FEC records are the general records that every campaign must keep and ultimately prove nothing but amount of debt and fundraising.

[tammywammy]

17. Definite spin in those FEC reports

:eyes:

She's in debt. A whole lot more debt than Obama and McCain.

[AmericanUnity]

18. Bottom Line: HILLARY hasn't paid her bills. Had no Post SuperTuesdy plan. Bad management. HER!

[Debi]

22. You're exactly right - well, kind of

The Politico piece is new since Clinton's past due debt has gone up almost two million since the last Politico piece that was ignored by the MSM. So you're wrong on that part.

But you're right on the part about FEC reports. They keep track of money raised, money spent and money owed.

And Clinton OWES ALMOST $9 MILLION IN PAST DUE DEBTS.

She has stiffed small vendors, communities, colleges and school districts. She isn't paying her staff on time (in fact Maggie Williams is working for FREE) and also isn't paying PAYROLL TAXES on time. She isn't paying health insurance premiums on time nor is she paying her phone, energy, rent bills on time.

DEBT - and lots of it.

That's what Senator Clinton's FEC reports show.

[SoonerPride]

23. "Ready to borrow on day one"

Now there's a slogan we can all get behind.

[Debi]

26. Hillary Clinton for President - Charge it!

[ampad]

24. What a deadbeat

But I'm suppose to trust that she can handle the economy mess and the affairs of the White House, whatever. Hillary pay your damn bills and stop sticking it to small business folks!