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DanTex

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25. They are incredibly vague. I give politicians money, and expect nothing personal in return,
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 01:50 PM
Mar 2016

and I'm sure a lot of people here do as well.

And in terms of the so-called corporate donations, you're being silly and conspiratorial, not to mention dishonest. They are not corporate donations, period, and calling them that is a flat-out lie. They are donations from individuals employed at corporations. It is illegal for corporations to in any way coerce their employees to give donations to any candidate. And there is zero evidence that any of the corporations that employed the people donating money to either Bernie or Hillary in any way coerced their donations.

I know people who work at some "evil" Wall Street corporations that have made donations and attended fundraisers, and I can tell you that zero of them expect any kind of kick-back in return. The liberals donate to Dems and the conservatives donate to Reps, and they do so for ideological reasons, not for bribery reasons.

In fact, trying to bribe a future president with $2700 in the hopes that they will pass a law favorable to your employer who will in turn increase profits and give you a larger bonus is one of the dumbest investment schemes imaginable. Even under the most corrupt assumptions imaginable, it's totally implausible that a $2700 donation would actually return anywhere near that much in terms of bonus money. And anyone who works on Wall Street, of all people, can figure this out easily.

Wow! paulthompson Mar 2016 #1
INDEED! A must watch for any REAL Democrats. quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #18
+1 quantass Mar 2016 #2
Sleazy! So we are justified when asking #WhichHillary? nc4bo Mar 2016 #3
What doesn't jibe? BainsBane Mar 2016 #5
LMAO! big ta-do about nothing. Your candidate is up to her neck in foul. nc4bo Mar 2016 #7
Their newfound concern for money in politics is interesting, eh? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #19
Meanwhile, the FEC has sited the Sanders campaign for $23 million in illegal campaign contributions BainsBane Mar 2016 #4
Stuff happens........the DNC, Obama and Hillary have had FEC investigations. nc4bo Mar 2016 #6
"Stuff happens" BainsBane Mar 2016 #8
See #7. nc4bo Mar 2016 #9
Her supporters have been using that to smear him for weeks. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #16
Speaking of questionable why are you citing the blog of a homophobic racist? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #14
It isn't just the donors, it is the people the donors serve... speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 #10
+1 quantass Mar 2016 #11
It's deep, and it's been continuous, not an incident or two. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #12
I had never seen that Bill Clinton/Paul Ryan video BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #15
Me either, until someone here posted it last week. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #17
I'm not the least bit shocked that it goes on BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #20
K&R quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #13
More "6 degrees of Hillary Clinton" silliness. DanTex Mar 2016 #21
I'm continually amazed that Clinton supporters show no concern about things like this paulthompson Mar 2016 #22
Why would I care about these vague "links" to whatever. It's a silly game. DanTex Mar 2016 #23
No paulthompson Mar 2016 #24
They are incredibly vague. I give politicians money, and expect nothing personal in return, DanTex Mar 2016 #25
k&r. Thanks for posting. nt antigop Mar 2016 #26
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