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Tue May 26, 2015, 01:32 PM

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Repressive Regimes Donated to Clinton Foundation, Got Federal Approval for Arms Deals [View all] cali May 2015 OP

Unfortunately many of the "bad" countries listed, are our allies Agschmid May 2015 #1

Yes, it is. So is the fact that U.S. arms sales increased so much during the Obama cali May 2015 #3

Yes, a knot which seems increasingly difficult to untangle. Agschmid May 2015 #4

US defense spending declined, so other countries filled the void. geek tragedy May 2015 #8

Do you not see a potential conflict of interest when foreigner are allowed to "donate" to rhett o rick May 2015 #13

Did I say that somewhere? Agschmid May 2015 #79

I simply asked a question. I made no assumptions. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #95

Ok. Agschmid May 2015 #97

Unfortunately, many of the bad countries listed are our "allies". Poor judgement. leveymg May 2015 #19

I usually get a kick out of irony. Agschmid May 2015 #21

In the case of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, that is virtually a certainty, especially paid proxies leveymg May 2015 #23

George Bush built a massive BASE in Qatar--it's not like "Clinton" invented that relationship. MADem May 2015 #29

Yup. Agschmid May 2015 #80

People will distract you by saying she was working for Obama at the time... NYC_SKP May 2015 #2

That $165 Billion figure looks impressive, until one subtracts: geek tragedy May 2015 #5

OMG - stop with the facts already! MaggieD May 2015 #11

I hope you don't expect us to believe these repressive regimes are committed to charity. rhett o rick May 2015 #15

All those Middle Eastern regimes okasha May 2015 #89

Why do they donate money to the Foundation? nm rhett o rick May 2015 #96

Possibly because the Foundation is doing okasha May 2015 #99

I doubt that you really believe that these regimes are charitable. It makes much more rhett o rick May 2015 #100

The quid pro quo okasha May 2015 #104

Is that the sound of JEB May 2015 #6

I think Hill's campaign is dying the death of a thousand indiscretions. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #7

+1000 - There is not enough money to defend all of this AND get her message out! TheNutcracker May 2015 #30

Looks like flamebait to me MaggieD May 2015 #9

It's not. It's a serious issue. And flamebait is your forte cali May 2015 #17

LOL - Sanders saying he likes and respects HRC is flamebait? MaggieD May 2015 #18

Oh yeah, she's the "front runner" Jester Messiah May 2015 #22

I can see her.... MaggieD May 2015 #24

It's a personal flaw, I admit. Jester Messiah May 2015 #25

The right wing echo chamber sure does seem to work on... MaggieD May 2015 #26

Ahh... only when Hillary is in the game is "leftist" an epithet on this site. Jester Messiah May 2015 #27

I know you think that, but that's not reality MaggieD May 2015 #61

The right wing needn't bother. Jester Messiah May 2015 #77

no. it was your characterization of duers cali May 2015 #28

LOL - nah, that wasn't it MaggieD May 2015 #37

It's simply what happens when people don't know history. MADem May 2015 #39

As the official historian on DU can you also tell us how much money these A Simple Game May 2015 #65

^^^That right there^^^ BrotherIvan May 2015 #72

No, but I'm sure you can. You probably can tell us how much they'll give in future. MADem May 2015 #75

How much did Senator Sanders take from foreign donors? HILLPAC was set up for A Simple Game May 2015 #81

You're insinuating that money buys influence or access. So what's the diff, here? MADem May 2015 #83

The diff is that Clinton gave the money to Sanders because he already dances to the A Simple Game May 2015 #86

OK--you just made my point. That's not a "diff" it's a similarity. MADem May 2015 #92

You really don't see the diff do you? The diff is that HILLPAC gave a little money to A Simple Game May 2015 #107

You're the one who is INSISTING that money is equal to INFLUENCE. MADem May 2015 #108

Wow, quite a post, you didn't think I would read past the first sentence did you? A Simple Game May 2015 #109

You can read your own posts, I presume. When you repeat the same concept, over and over, MADem May 2015 #110

You were the one to claim Sanders took money from HILLPAC not me. A Simple Game May 2015 #111

I didn't "claim" it--it's a simple fact that everyone who is halfway aware of their relationship MADem May 2015 #112

A cheap date is a gender based insult? Women can't date men? You are the one assigning A Simple Game May 2015 #113

Everyone knows what your meaning was, there. Don't even try to wiggle out of it. MADem May 2015 #114

Seems like corruption to me. nt Agony May 2015 #10

something for something AtomicKitten May 2015 #12

besides money, what else has the GCC inspired the Clinton campaign on I wonder MisterP May 2015 #14

Are we pretending the US wouldn't have done all of those arms deals without the foundation's FSogol May 2015 #16

Apparently we are pretending that.... MaggieD May 2015 #20

Looks like right wing propaganda to me! B Calm May 2015 #32

It sure does.... MaggieD May 2015 #33

Lawrence Lessig doesn't think so, nor do many other liberal pundits and academics cali May 2015 #34

Didn't he clerk for Scalia? MaggieD May 2015 #36

He was a clerk for two conservative judges! Judge Richard Posner and Justice Antonin Scalia. B Calm May 2015 #41

Who knew that Scalia's clerk would be given a "liberal" label when someone likes the stuff he's MADem May 2015 #42

Yes, he did. He's still not a member of the vast right wing conspiracy out to get cali May 2015 #46

He's either part of it or... MaggieD May 2015 #50

Agree. This is a non-story. DURHAM D May 2015 #31

No, they're not solely WH decisions. I suggest reading the articles. cali May 2015 #35

Actually, Congress can also get involved to block any arms sales. Even Jimmy Carter verbalized still_one May 2015 #38

Pretty much, yeah jberryhill May 2015 #40

Whatever it takes to smear HRC MaggieD May 2015 #43

What's pathetic is these right wing posts go un-hidden! B Calm May 2015 #44

But they will hide an HRC supporter MaggieD May 2015 #45

your truthiness again. It was your name calling attack on DUers that got your thread locked cali May 2015 #47

What name did i call anyone? MaggieD May 2015 #52

I believe you made some silly comment about how cali May 2015 #62

Last year the US refused to sell jamzrockz May 2015 #48

Agreed. tammywammy May 2015 #94

Certainly does not appear to be a quid pro quo. salib May 2015 #49

Meh, this is all made up bullshit MaggieD May 2015 #56

Good God....this is TERRIBLE !!!!! nt clarice May 2015 #51

all I can do heaven05 May 2015 #53

When did Lessig become "decidedly left-wing?" MineralMan May 2015 #54

The minute he smeared HRC with BS, apparently MaggieD May 2015 #57

Any port in a storm, I guess. MineralMan May 2015 #88

You sir, are an honorable Sander's MaggieD May 2015 #90

Thanks. If he gets the nomination, I'll campaign hard MineralMan May 2015 #91

Is this worse than what the Kochs, rightwing thinktanks, and Fox are doing? ananda May 2015 #55

Drip, Drip, Drip... SoapBox May 2015 #58

So should DUers advance this BS? MaggieD May 2015 #59

Advance the BS? Some are shovelling on top of the pile already shovelled by the GOP. Fred Sanders May 2015 #68

Hillary Clinton has brought ALL of this upon herself, she's careless and arrogant, a liability. NYC_SKP May 2015 #84

Right wingers don't think repressive right wing regimes are bad Fumesucker May 2015 #60

But they sure know how to play the extreme left MaggieD May 2015 #63

Republicans are eating up these patently ridiculous Clinton Foundation attack/plays for an ally in the extreme left. Fred Sanders May 2015 #74

DU has entered stage 2 of the Democratic primaries MyNameGoesHere May 2015 #64

OMG! How many non-scandals is this now? Once you reach a certain number do the non-scandals Fred Sanders May 2015 #66

The Unifying Benghazi Scandal! FSogol May 2015 #67

Indeed. Maybe there is a Unified Field Theory of Scandals just waiting to be proven regarding the Clintons?? Fred Sanders May 2015 #69

Well don't look now, but they just repeated the same BS in a new thread MaggieD May 2015 #70

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Per their 2013 financials.... ALBliberal May 2015 #73

Graphic: NYC_SKP May 2015 #76

with all due respect ALBliberal May 2015 #85

We agree and, yes, it's complicated. NYC_SKP May 2015 #87

Yikes! thanks? for that! nt ALBliberal May 2015 #93

Here's the thing. Some charitable foundations make grants as a primary function, others do things Bluenorthwest May 2015 #101

We also look at salaries that are drawn from the various organizations. FREDERIC POUST: $464,229/yr NYC_SKP May 2015 #103

I agree that's a large salary ALBliberal May 2015 #105

Who is 'we'? And why won't 'we' address the points I raised? Why is your chart different in every Bluenorthwest May 2015 #106

Compare to Doctors Without Border's actual financial statement as opposed to unsourced pie chart: Bluenorthwest May 2015 #102

And of course Iran, North Korea, and Cuba didn't donate to the Clinton Foundation, bornskeptic May 2015 #78

Gotta choose better links, ones not fueled by RW. Thinkingabout May 2015 #82

K & R L0oniX May 2015 #98