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Hillary visited 112 countiesThe AP story
WASHINGTON (AP) More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money either personally or through companies or groups to the Clinton Foundation. It's an extraordinary proportion indicating her possible ethics challenges if elected president.
At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledged commitments to its international programs, according to a review of State Department calendars released so far to The Associated Press. Combined, the 85 donors contributed as much as $156 million. At least 40 donated more than $100,000 each, and 20 gave more than $1 million.
stonecutter357
(13,045 posts)ffr
(23,398 posts)and all democrats this election. Gonna rock the vote!!!
Glamrock
(12,003 posts)Like I don't have enough trouble trying to swing indy's and cons her way.
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)I know what it says I read it. I'm talking about indy's and conservatives who are only going to hear dollar amounts and #of visitors. From there they will connect imaginary dots.
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)That's been established. Liberals understand it's bullshit. Unfortunately, I'm not trying to convince liberals to vote for Hillary.
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)LOL!
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)I was kidding when I called you your Highness. Regardless, you have a good evening. Perhaps we'll get each other next time.
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)Some people have taken offense at my name for some reason, that's why I explain it's a joke when the name is mentioned.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I didn't vote for you
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I thought it was the Lady of the Lake. Strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)She met over 1700 according to her spokesman R Mook on CNN earlier today?
WTF is this bull crap?
LIE LIE LIE...
underpants
(196,491 posts)She's shy you know.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)csziggy
(34,189 posts)"Figures often beguile me," he wrote, "particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'" Mark Twain
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Too many people, and shit gets complicated.
KISS.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)..story & built a smear campaign from it.
AP should fire whomever cherry picked the story.
AP has jumped the shark ...
All in for ratings & Trump
Yippee!
Kingofalldems
(40,276 posts)a kennedy
(35,977 posts)I'm sure she's looking for a new job...is M$NBC going to keep her?? She stinks with her questioning AND her out right dislike of Hillary.
:thumbs down:
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Why did she talk to less than two people a country? I know she has a good reason.
underpants
(196,491 posts)Breitbart will have a post to explain it
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)liberal N proud
(61,194 posts)But nothing about the one who gave money to a hate group in Louisiana?
Our media is misguided
mcar
(46,055 posts)This article has been debunked all over the place today and they won't back down.
Anyone who thinks the MSM is for HRC is deluded.
procon
(15,805 posts)Read some of the exposes to see how they manufactured a false charge against Hillary:
http://www.vox.com/2016/8/24/12618446/ap-clinton-foundation-meeting
http://washingtonmonthly.com/2016/08/24/how-the-ap-spun-the-story-about-the-clinton-foundation/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hillary-clinton-foundation-donors-ap-calendars
http://www.vox.com/2016/8/24/12630586/ap-response-clinton-foundation
The AP has done some major damage to their journalistiv chops in printing their confabulated critique about the Clinton Foundation and Hillary. Please don't keep giving the AP a pass by repeating their lies.
underpants
(196,491 posts)Thanks for the links.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)is a natural trump supporter.
The idea you visited 112 countries and only talked to 154 people defies any sort of logic and borders on the impossible.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)even want to cut the veterans benefits, with their cutting then it will be required for more foundations like the Clinton Foundation.
cheapdate
(3,811 posts)154 is only the private individuals she met with per her schedule. It doesn't count any of the officials, diplomats, NGO representatives, etc. that she met with. The full AP article said as much.
underpants
(196,491 posts)and there's no drama in details.
cheapdate
(3,811 posts)vadermike
(1,421 posts)This shit gets shut down soon we can't afford to lose this election maybe I am paranoid but Nates computer went in the wrong direction tonite Ugh but this iPsos polls some were ver good like FL OH VA but some were terrible PA tied and trump ahead by 5 in mane I hope it's because they used such a small sample size of 200 they are fishy otherwise God help us