Clinton Laughs Off Question on Goldman Sachs, But Can Millions in Special Interest Cash Be Ignored?

[Cheese Sandwich]

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/2/hillary_clinton_laughs_off_questions_about

Interesting. Why won't Hillary release the transcripts of her paid speeches to the megabanks?

[NowSam]

1. Smile and chuckle

Then ignore. What's the point anyway. She could just have her script writers write something now about how she told them all to "cut it out" and say that's the speech she gave.

[EdwardBernays]

2. It's not just cash.

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.

[JudyM]

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

[xocet]

3. K & R n/t

[daleanime]

4. $203,700.00 a year....

Dear Lord, how could we abandon our ex-presidents like that.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. How much going to the Clinton Foundation actually goes to charity?

[Nyan]

10. I know Jimmy Carter doesn't go around taking speaking fees from Goldman Sachs

to run his Carter Center. And he has tangible results for all the good work he's done using his privilege and name recognition as former U.S. President.
So why does Clinton Foundation need Wall Street and Saudi money when Jimmy Carter does fine without them? Beats me.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. I heard some pundit claim all ex-Presidents do it to make a living.

[Nyan]

12. They do it to different extents and audiences vary.

Carter speaks abroad, for sure. But his audiences don't include bankers. And he's not running for office (nor his family members), so I say it's within the bounds of propriety -not about quid pro quo and corruption.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. I know he meets with reformers fighting corruption. Those types aren't rich. They often fight them.

[Nyan]

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

By and large, he's a good example of ex-president. The Clintons? Not so much.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. They consider Bernie to be a loser too because he's not rich.

[jalan48]

6. It's all a big joke and guess what? It's on us.

[chapdrum]

7. An extremely pertinent question

A classic "let them eat cake" response. So welcomed, Madame "Progressive."

The Clinton Global Initiative, Inc. is a recipient of funding from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (can be found
on its website, on its IRS Form PF-990 from 2014). The same foundation that seeks to privatize Social
Security, amongst other "progressive" goals. Chelsea and Bill shill for that Foundation, as well (probably too unseemly even
for Hillary to do so, whilst she's a candidate). From 2007 to 2011, Peterson donated $458,000,000 to his Foundation.
And, he was Secretary of Commerce under Nixon. Nice pedigree.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (not directly Hillary's, but likely aware of its provisions) holds that
a person can object to the erection of a cell tower if it interferes aesthetically or if it lowers property value
(which it generally does, at around 15%).

A person cannot object if she/he has health concerns, e.g., cell tower near school. That is in the Act.

[senz]

9. If they "gave it all to the foundation," how the hell did they get to be so rich?

That lady was just covering up for Hillary, saying whatever she had to say to make Hillary look good even if it didn't make any sense. As she blathered on, Amy Goodman and Lee Fang had little smiles on their faces; they're probably used to hearing bullshit and find it mildly amusing.

I had no idea Lee Fang was so young. Millennials like him give me hope. Maybe the human race is improving, after all?

[Cheese Sandwich]

14. That was a huge lie. They didn't give it all to charity.

She even admitted she didn't "know the numbers".

I can't believe someone can get paid like that and then go right back into office. It's straight up legal bribery. What a joke. I don't understand how anybody can vote for that.

[Nyan]

13. Jimmy has a great rant here.

from 06:25~08:12

He talks about how despicable it is that she's deceiving democratic constituents about Wall Street.

[Lodestar]

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

I could care less about the emails but this story is problematic for me.

[BaldHippie]

19. George Soros Gives Hillary Clinton 8 Million to fight Bernie

George Soros gave Hillary Clinton 8 million to fight Bernie Sanders.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-george-soros-218494

I gave Bernie Sanders $50.00. If Hillary Clinton is so upset being linked to Goldman Sachs then why not give Soros his 8 Million back. IF she wins the primary and then fights Trump i would not be as upset if she then took Soros's 8 million being that it is one Patrician vs another. Till then sign the Petition at MoveOn.org to ask Hilary Clinton to fight Bernie without the Soros 8 Million.

http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/hillary-clinton-tell?source=c.em&r_by=1500196