General Discussion

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

58. I know they do and I know what they say.

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:00 PM

May 2015

But it is like going to a Monsanto web site and expecting to lear what they do...you know it is going to say it is all good...Or Exxon to hear how they are protecting the environment.
The devil is in the details.

How much do they pay their BODs...and when they create a program to help the poor who actually gets what?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/mary-anastasia-ogrady-the-clinton-foundation-and-haiti-contracts-1425855083

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2013/07/clintons-pushed-most-wasteful-of-u-s-funded-haiti-projects/

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

85 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

HuffPost: Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department [View all] NYC_SKP May 2015 OP

"....asserting that it was in the national interest." Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words May 2015 #2

All one needs to know about Hillary as SOS...is this: KoKo May 2015 #81

So, the argument by inference is that Clinton isn't influenced by pro-Israel donors and lobbyists. geek tragedy May 2015 #3

Yeah, she's in the Saudi's corner. B2G May 2015 #4

Do you think President Obama was not consulted on this decision? geek tragedy May 2015 #5

Reagan sold weapons to both sides during Iran-Iraq war. NYC_SKP May 2015 #7

Do you think that President Obama was left in the dark about this decision? geek tragedy May 2015 #8

Clinton Foundation reported that it "violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration" NYC_SKP May 2015 #9

Just so I can get this straight, geek tragedy May 2015 #11

There is never any quid pro quo when our side does it. zeemike May 2015 #41

Comparing Hillary to Regan? bvar22 May 2015 #60

No, Reagan did it for ideological reasons, not to raise funds for himself, his family, or foundation NYC_SKP May 2015 #63

I doubt that this will get her more 'R' votes. They hate her too much. razorman May 2015 #76

I doubt you'd be so anxious to make logic pretzels if this were a Republican. Marr May 2015 #82

I feel like tridim May 2015 #6

I agree and we can do better with Sen Sanders. No quid pro quo to worry about. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #24

i just don't want to have that queasy feeling in 2016. nashville_brook May 2015 #29

What if it is the truth. bvar22 May 2015 #61

it was Obama's state department!!!!1!111! Doctor_J May 2015 #10

If this turns out to be even remotely true then the Republicans have their attack ads BrotherIvan May 2015 #12

Yup, it will be nonstop drama, this is why we need to bail NOW. OBTW, Bernie launches today. NYC_SKP May 2015 #13

it's beginning to look like the president's in on some nefarious shit as well Doctor_J May 2015 #14

This Clinton Foundation stuff has come out incredibly early BrotherIvan May 2015 #16

Political Tactic? Get the "Dirt Out There Early" and it will DIE before Election Time? KoKo May 2015 #83

Perhaps, I am a little sceptical BrotherIvan May 2015 #84

Obama Robbins May 2015 #28

She could (and did) by not abiding by the disclosure agreement she had with the White House. AtomicKitten May 2015 #70

Oh Boy. bvar22 May 2015 #77

but they're sorry AtomicKitten May 2015 #78

Oy. hifiguy May 2015 #33

I find it incredibly sad BrotherIvan May 2015 #37

When you sell out that completely hifiguy May 2015 #47

Yes, it is BrotherIvan May 2015 #50

This is Amurika. EVERYONE gets weapons deals, whether they want them or not. n/t Orsino May 2015 #15

$1/4 mil.here; $5 mil. there - my god how the blood money rolls in! Divernan May 2015 #17

You have to admit, it's a brilliant way to "manage" money and influence. NYC_SKP May 2015 #21

Yep. If this is considered corruption then all American politicians are beyond corrupt....more nothing. Fred Sanders May 2015 #36

Non sequitor BrotherIvan May 2015 #38

Non-scandal. Again. How many now, I lost count. Republicans must be loving the divide, the conquer part comes later. Fred Sanders May 2015 #40

Acting like it's not happening doesn't accomplish much of anything BrotherIvan May 2015 #43

You could have posted word for word the same thing for each of the last 12 weeks of assorted "scandals".... and it would be as Fred Sanders May 2015 #44

I am not attacking Clinton as a person BrotherIvan May 2015 #49

Just another Bernie-ite doing the devils(republicans)work workinclasszero May 2015 #64

This type of thing is the *reason* people support Sanders over Clinton in the first place Fumesucker May 2015 #45

you mean Sanders has a foundation too? zeemike May 2015 #46

Sanders may want to set one up, many poor folks around the world have been helped by Clinton Fred Sanders May 2015 #51

And many rich people are made richer too. zeemike May 2015 #54

The Clinton Foundation has a website to answer every one of your queries. Fred Sanders May 2015 #57

I know they do and I know what they say. zeemike May 2015 #58

RW sites. Judicial Watch is pure Fox-like propaganda. Perhaps you have credible sources? Fred Sanders May 2015 #59

And so it WSJ I supose. zeemike May 2015 #62

the wsj is a murdock owned paper dsc May 2015 #74

Did you miss the part about Arm Sales to countries that donated? bvar22 May 2015 #73

No. I read that part just after the speculation with no evidence began. Got evidence? Fred Sanders May 2015 #75

Chapter 3: "The Audacity of Something for Something." Continuing saga Hillary & Bill Clinton Show. AtomicKitten May 2015 #18

To be fair I found plenty of these transfers in the release nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #19

The difference in this case is the way that suddenly speaking fees were being paid to both Clintons, NYC_SKP May 2015 #23

I understand what Sirota is alleging nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

...! "AutoPilot or Quid Pro Quo." And those are questions that need to be asked & answered.. KoKo May 2015 #65

+1000 Divernan May 2015 #26

Aiding and abetting and in cahoots with the perpetrators/financiers of 9/11 with 3000 dead ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #20

"Boeing contributed $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation." DesMoinesDem May 2015 #22

I tell You Robbins May 2015 #27

Greed can overwhelm even smart people. hifiguy May 2015 #48

More reason to keep the 28 Pages issue up-front. johnnyreb May 2015 #30

The U.S. has sold weapons to countries forever. NYC Liberal May 2015 #31

Name another US Secretary of State who has personally profited from the work they did in office. NYC_SKP May 2015 #35

White hat/black hat. Red camp, blue camp. Pick a camp and a hat, fling some crap? No thanks. Fred Sanders May 2015 #52

We were dealing with these countries long before Clinton was SoS. NYC Liberal May 2015 #53

Are you in favor of "Forever War and Interventions" we Pay for with our Tax Dollars? KoKo May 2015 #67

Just curious what do you gain by bashing Hillary? upaloopa May 2015 #79

$110/hour plus expenses. NYC_SKP May 2015 #80

But you are wrong about Hillary. upaloopa May 2015 #85

another fake drama azureblue May 2015 #32

She has a scary amount of baggage. nt LittleBlue May 2015 #34

Already debunked to death in this thread.... MaggieD May 2015 #39

$130 million in speaking fees were debunked, I must have missed that. NYC_SKP May 2015 #55

Read your own subject header MaggieD May 2015 #56

She got close to 20 million speaking in four cities up here ........ how could that figure not be polly7 May 2015 #66

...1 KoKo May 2015 #68

Thanks for the link ...I forgot to K & R that one. L0oniX May 2015 #72

Another day, another attack, just another brick in the wall. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #42

For Hillary Clinton and Boeing, a beneficial relationship antigop May 2015 #69

Got attacked for this earlier today because of the info source. Glad to see Huffy go with this story L0oniX May 2015 #71