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In reply to the discussion: From the Desk of Donald Trump: Major Announcement [View all]stillcool
(34,407 posts)63. Passport records?
I thought we'd been there, done that
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/us/politics/22passport.html?_r=0
WASHINGTON The State Department, in an embarrassing revelation, said Friday that it was investigating several episodes in which an employee and several contract workers peered into the passport files of all three presidential contenders.
While officials said they thought the actions were garden-variety snooping by idle employees and not politically motivated, the episodes and the failure to notify the victims in a timely manner led Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to spend Friday morning calling the three presidential contenders, reaching Senator Barack Obama in Oregon, Senator John McCain in Paris and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in New York.
Describing her conversation with Mr. Obama, Ms. Rice said, I told him that I was sorry, and I told him that I myself would be very disturbed if I learned that somebody had looked into my passport file.
Mr. Obama said he appreciated the apology, but he called for the passport situation to be investigated diligently and openly.
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release passport and college applications for $5 million to Obama's charity of choice
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2012
#4
Somehow I don't think any other president has had to go through this birther/Muslin bullshit.
AAO
Oct 2012
#105
Geesh. Extortion. How about we just make an even trade for 10 years of Romney's tax returns????
crazylikafox
Oct 2012
#26
Birther...redux. Yawn Go get a real job. Trump, Arpaio and Taitz should just go get a room already
libdem4life
Oct 2012
#37
Dear Donald: I will give five cents to the charity of your choice if you will go away and STFU!
LoisB
Oct 2012
#41
It's a shame Trump can't make a charitable donation without getting the govt involved.
valerief
Oct 2012
#48
Obama should do it just to make Trump look dumb and take his money!!!! Wouldn't that be great!!! n/t
sharkman25
Oct 2012
#49
It won't last 1-day after Obama proves Donald a jackass! And it will also cost Donald a cool $5-mil
sharkman25
Oct 2012
#59
We havn't seen Romney's taxes but mop head here wants Obama to release all these things?
liberal N proud
Oct 2012
#50
Glad to see someone else is thinking the same thing I am. This is an easy $ 5-million! n/t
sharkman25
Oct 2012
#62
no one, not one politician has ever released their college transcripts. Trump is a mental case.
Sunlei
Oct 2012
#77
So the craven asshole has $5 million to donate to charity, but puts conditions around it? No wonder
Politicub
Oct 2012
#96
Surprise - he lied again. Said he had something when he didn't (like the Hawaiian investigators)
Adenoid_Hynkel
Oct 2012
#106
Will Small-Fingered Vulgairan Game Show Host Donald Trump Release His Divorce Records?
johnfunk
Oct 2012
#109