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"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.State Department officials under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved quickly when aides to Bill Clinton asked them in March 2010 to approve plans for the former president to address clients of a multinational British bank, Barclays. Within four days, the department's ethics office signed off on the request -- as it did for hundreds of others from the former president during his wife's four-year tenure leading the agency.
Its standard response, fired off in a short memo: "We have no objection."
At this point, what difference does it make? They had bills to pay don'tcha know!State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days | Fox News
"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.
/sarcasm off
At this point, what difference does it make? They had bills to pay don'tcha know!
State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days | Fox News
"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.
/sarcasm off
State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days | Fox News
"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.
/sarcasm off
I'm suprised giving a speech at a private event has to be "ok'd" by the state department in the first place... And if you're point is that he spoke at events in which a Banking company (Barclays) broke the law....Ummmm you do know its BANKING we are talking about?
You really wanna go down that path? Mitt Romeny is collecting a fat check from them giving speeches to the same group (Barclays). And if you whole beef is that they gave money to Clinton, you might wanna check out their PAC funds, and who they gave $$$ to... https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00448852&cycle=2014
But hey if your point is that we need to get money out of politics and severly restrict it and its influence! Then, hell yea! Im with you.
But if your point is "look! Hillary bad! Bad!" meh, I agree that I I'm not Clinton fan, but I'm not falling for this partisan argument.
This would have more legs if you could show that the process of approving similar requests took longer or was out of the norm?
Tim-
State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days | Fox News
"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.
/sarcasm off
So Mitt Romney was unfit to be president? I agree.It plays to her integrity and suitability as a Presidential candidate.
Clearly that's the purpose of the article. An article articulating that the normal amount of time was taken would be ludicrous.
So Mitt Romney was unfit to be president? I agree.
This would have more legs if you could show that the process of approving similar requests took longer or was out of the norm?
Tim-
State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days | Fox News
"Honest" Hillary doesn't bat an eye at taking care of hers and herself by any means. What a fine example of integrity!! She should be President.
/sarcasm off
Heya Hicup. :2wave: Here I can help with that.
During Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as the top U.S. diplomat, lawyers and other ethics officials in the State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser gave near-blanket approval to at least 330 requests for Bill Clinton's appearance at speeches, dinners and events both in the U.S. and around the globe. More than 220 paid events earned the family nearly $50 million, according to a review of State Department documents and Hillary Clinton's financial disclosure forms by The Associated Press.
Now, as Hillary Clinton moves forward with her presidential campaign, the ease with which her husband was repeatedly cleared to address companies and governments around the world highlights the potential ethical complications that are likely to intensify if she becomes the country's next president.
The State Department also green-lighted requests by several foreign governments to hire the former president, despite the potential complications for his wife's international diplomacy.....snip~
US approved most Bill Clinton speech requests within days
That doesn't speak to Tims request whatsoever. Can it be substantiated that the SD usually denies most such requests?
Nah, it only "plays" to show your hatred toward anything not neocon.It plays to her integrity and suitability as a Presidential candidate.
It doesn't give a specific, but it does point out to at least 330 requests which they know 220 of those paid events earned the family 50 million. Note how it didn't say just Bill or a Foundation.
Oh and 330 requests for one individual is out of the norm. Even if he was a former president.
Yes I know and agree that it seems problematic. I'm just saying that Tim has a point. Unless this can be shown to be in contrast with normal SD protocol, it falls under the category of partisan bull****. And, as I already pointed out, the partisan left wouldn't indict her on this even if a Quid pro quo was produced. IOW, as usual, partisan politics at its finest.
Nah, it only "plays" to show your hatred toward anything not neocon.
You're over the edge.
You really wanna go down that path? Mitt Romeny is collecting a fat check from them giving speeches to the same group (Barclays). <snip>
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