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EdwardBernays

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2. It's not just cash.

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:54 PM

Feb 2016

His chief of staff was a lobbyist. He co-owns a huge DC lobbying firm. They represent big banks, big pharma, weapons manufacturers and Saudi Arabia.

That person, his EX-COS, is now Hillary's Campaign Chairman.

And they both took millions from banks and Weapons Manufacturers and big pharma via the Clinton Foundation and his speaking fees.

No one but an idiot thinks that money has no strings attached.

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Clinton Laughs Off Question on Goldman Sachs, But Can Millions in Special Interest Cash Be Ignored? [View all] Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 OP

Smile and chuckle NowSam Feb 2016 #1

It's not just cash. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #2

This info needs to keep being blared as it's pertinent to the question of conflicts of interest. JudyM Feb 2016 #8

K & R n/t xocet Feb 2016 #3

$203,700.00 a year.... daleanime Feb 2016 #4

How much going to the Clinton Foundation actually goes to charity? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #5

I know Jimmy Carter doesn't go around taking speaking fees from Goldman Sachs Nyan Feb 2016 #10

I heard some pundit claim all ex-Presidents do it to make a living. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #11

They do it to different extents and audiences vary. Nyan Feb 2016 #12

I know he meets with reformers fighting corruption. Those types aren't rich. They often fight them. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #15

Yeah. And I also remember him saying kind words about Occupy Wall Street movement. Nyan Feb 2016 #16

They consider Bernie to be a loser too because he's not rich. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #17

It's all a big joke and guess what? It's on us. jalan48 Feb 2016 #6

An extremely pertinent question chapdrum Feb 2016 #7

If they "gave it all to the foundation," how the hell did they get to be so rich? senz Feb 2016 #9

That was a huge lie. They didn't give it all to charity. Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #14

Jimmy has a great rant here. Nyan Feb 2016 #13

She laughed off the emails too...and it didn't go away either. Lodestar Feb 2016 #18

George Soros Gives Hillary Clinton 8 Million to fight Bernie BaldHippie Feb 2016 #19