2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTwo Clintons. 41 Years. $3 Billion. Inside The Clinton Donor Network (Washington Post 11-19-2015)
"Both Clintons declined to be interviewed or comment for this article."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/clinton-money
bbgrunt
(5,281 posts)"The Clintons fundraising operation $3 billion amassed by one couple, working in tandem for more than four decades has no equal.
By comparison, three generations of the Bush family, Americas other contemporaneous political dynasty, have raised about $2.4 billion for their state and federal campaigns and half a dozen charitable foundations, according to a Post tally of their fundraising from 1988 through 2015 even though the family has collectively held the presidency longer than the Clintons."
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Sparkly
(24,149 posts)"The majority of the money $2 billion has gone to the Clinton Foundation, one of the worlds fastest-growing charities, which supports health, education and economic development initiatives around the globe."
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)nc4bo
(17,651 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Below are other historical glimpses worth "looking into" for some real transparency
This first one features a New Dem "Super Lobbyist" (Liz Robbins) literally wedded to the MSM (Doug Johnson)
Long Island Journal: An East-Ender Who's a Real Friend of Bill (Diane Ketcham 8-9-98 NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/09/nyregion/long-island-journal-an-east-ender-who-s-a-real-friend-of-bill.html
The next is about that smooth system's maintenance-the future, hosted by Liz and Doug and their fabulous friends of distinction
Inside Chelsea's Wedding Party (Lynnley Browning 7-29-10 The Daily Beast)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/07/29/chelsea-clintons-bridesmaids-and-wedding-party.html
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)"Just as the BCCI trail heads back towards Arkansas and a prime cash register for the Clintons, so too does a long-running and explosive scandal within the state, involving money-laundering, drug-running and support for right-wing insurgents backed by the CIA."
This article focuses on Jackson Stephens and his son Warren, huge donors/supporters of the Clintons for decades.
http://www.counterpunch.org/clintons-contras-and-cocaine
For more context review Stephanie's February 2006 DU thread
UAE and BCCI>>>
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x490176
Drip, drip, drip
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)KPN
(15,649 posts)Been a whole lotta years since I thought about Thunderclap Newman! Epic!
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Below are two factual articles about some black/gray budget operations that were based in Arkansas that need to be discussed in campaign 2016. Some of the Clinton Donor Network were part of that.
Dillion Read & Co. Inc. And the Aristocracy of Stock Profits (by Catherine Austin Fitts)
Chapter 4: Narco Dollars in the 1980s-Mena, Arkansas
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0709/S00059.htm
CIA Drug Operations in Arkansas (Rodney Stich 2014)
"...mainly based on the actual experiences of people in key government positions, former drug smugglers, former Mafia insiders, and others. There are no wild conspiracy theories; facts, provided by people wanting the information known."
http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140901170230-29817943-cia-drug-operations-in-arkansas
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)What really happened during the Clinton years
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122721127833145225
More Clinton Donors are featured in the link below.
Election 2004: The Case That Kerry Cracked (Lucy Komisar October 21, 2004)
"As a senator, John Kerry was a tenacious investigator and exposed BCCI..."
http://www.alternet.org/story/20268/the_case_that_kerry_cracked
Your comments are welcomed!
obamanut2012
(26,111 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:22 PM - Edit history (1)
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)It opens a lot of other "anomalies" that involve the Clintons and their sponsors. In Hillary Clinton's own words (re:finding billing records) that is dismissed as "another of the meaningless mysteries of Whitewater".
Castle Grande (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Grande
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Kick.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)I'm older and wiser now.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)that couldn't be suppressed. An investigative report into a scandal that haunts the reputations of three presidents-Reagan, Bush, and
Clinton."
The Crimes of Mena by Sally Denton and Roger Morris
https://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/MENA/crimes_of_mena.html
Drip, drip, drip...
Onlooker
(5,636 posts)The foundation has A rating, and is involved in providing people with AIDS medicine, farming, and climate change, among other activities.
https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/bill-hillary-chelsea-clinton-foundation/478
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Charity Watch Board & Staff page
https://www.charitywatch.org/about-charitywatch/board-staff/3113/3146
American Institute of Philanthropy (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Philanthropy
They aren't above criticism, are they?
Onlooker
(5,636 posts)... one can always find an angle to criticize anything, but even from your link it hardly seems like Charity Watch is some corrupt organization in someone's back pocket. It seems more like there are those who disagree with their approach. Frankly, we need more foundations, not fewer, and the Clinton Foundation, even with its flaws does a lot of good work around AIDS, poverty, climate change, and education, even in countries that are pretty intolerant. The Foundation does seem to offer some legitimacy to bad countries in exchange for the possibility to do some good work, sort of like the UN does.
nichomachus
(12,754 posts)This is why you won't find the Clintons in the Panama Papers. They had their own scam going on right under our noses. They didn't need no Panama scam.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)If you don't clearly see a few simple truths by now keep at it-NGU.
"Look into it..."
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)What do you think???
Octafish
(55,745 posts)"All of my chips, almost, are on Bill Clinton," Giustra reportedly said. "Hes a brand, a worldwide brand, and he can do things and ask for things that no one else can." - Frank Giustra
-- http://www.businessinsider.com/frank-giustras-amazing-comment-about-bill-clinton-2015-4
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)life of their own since then-just ask Mary Jo White for instance
Bill Clinton pardon controversy (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_pardon_controversy
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)and you wonder why Hillary has so many "wonderful" endorsements?????
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Autumn Colors
(2,379 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)It's just going to keep getting worse. Every day, a new WTF.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)As top diplomat, Clinton found time to nuture supporters like Soros and Spielberg (Issac Arnsdorf January 6, 2016 Politico)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/clinton-emails-fundraising-soros-spielberg-216535
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)It's literally making my physically sick.
amborin
(16,631 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)It would be the coup de grace to democracy an dour middle-class
TheFarS1de
(1,017 posts)Truth hurts .... but it is the truth .
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)TheFarS1de
(1,017 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)I'm such it's not gonna effect my livelihood
Sarcasm
Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)No speaker fees to be had?
imagine2015
(2,054 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)Crowds gonna figure it out one day......
BERN
BERN
BERNIE is the only answer!
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,566 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Panama Papers: Links Revealed to CIA and Iran-Contra Affair (Will Fitzgibbon 4-6-2016)
"Documents show ex-CIA gunrunners, contractors use offshore firms for personal gain"
http://www.constantinereport.com/panama-papers-links-revealed-spies-iran-contra-affair
I suppose that's where Clinton close friends like Maggie prove to be invaluable.
polichick
(37,152 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Hillary Clinton campaign issues online rebuttal of Clinton Cash criticisms (Sabrina Siddiqui May 6, 2015 The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/06/hillary-clinton-campaign-online-rebuttal-book-family-charity
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)insta8er
(960 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)truth
http://www.prwatch.org
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,403 posts)Thanks for the thread, bobthedrummer.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)broke the law with her unsecure emails and may be indicted, a question that ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern addresses."
Hillary Clinton's Damning Emails (Ray McGovern April 30, 2016)
https://consortiumnews.com/2016/04/30/hillary-clintons-damning-emails
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)drip, drip, drip...
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)the White House (Adam Pasick & Tim Fernholz October 2015)
http://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-working-for-hillary-clinton-campaign
It ain't tinfoil if it's got a Patent-is it?
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)Kick for Exposure!
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)"...the Democratic Party is the Party of Wall Street and of corporate America." That's what the Third Way has done-isn't it?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/06/hillary-clinton-and-the-end-of-the-democratic-party