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Check out this Democratic Convention poster (Original Post)
Playinghardball
May 2016
OP
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)1. Love it lol
niyad
(113,212 posts)2. snopes has debunked the monsanto bs.
LiberalArkie
(15,707 posts)3. Correct but with a few hits though
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That said, there are some indirect connections between Hillary Clinton and Monsanto that might have inspired such rumors. The Rose Law Firm for whom Hillary Clinton worked in Arkansas from 1977 through the 1980s reportedly handled some business for Monsanto, but we found no evidence that HIllary Clinton herself was involved in such work. She has also spoken supportively of the biotech industry in general (not Monsanto specifically), as she did at the 2014 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) conference in San Diego:
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The Monsanto Company is also listed among the entities who have donated between $1 million and $5 million to the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit corporation established by former President Bill Clinton to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence."
Additionally, some sources have posited that the rumor arose from a connection between the Clinton campaign and Jerry Crawford, an Iowa lawyer and Democratic party leader. Crawford worked on Hillary Clinton´s 2016 campaign in Iowa and is often described as a "Monsanto lobbyist":
Additionally, some sources have posited that the rumor arose from a connection between the Clinton campaign and Jerry Crawford, an Iowa lawyer and Democratic party leader. Crawford worked on Hillary Clinton´s 2016 campaign in Iowa and is often described as a "Monsanto lobbyist":
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http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-sat-monsanto-board/
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)4. MONDAY, MONDAY, MONDAY!
appalachiablue
(41,113 posts)5. Fantastic! That authentic, old-timey look!
ebayfool
(3,411 posts)6. I would give anything to go to Philly for the convention! Alas, finances dictate otherwise.
But in spirit? Imma gonna be there - in Bernie's corner with water bottles, salves, towels, whatever needed in between rounds!
Ding! Ding! Ding!
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)7. VERY creative!
Love it.
deepestblue
(349 posts)8. Bernie 'Birdie' Sanders :D
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