Hillary Clinton Was A Top Recipient Of Wall Street Cash Before 9/11 Attacks

[Fawke Em]

In the 24 hours since the Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has faced a wave of criticism for saying the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, somehow justified her huge haul of Wall Street campaign cash. During the key exchange, she defended her financial industry fundraising by saying, “I represented New York, and I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked. Where were we attacked? We were attacked in downtown Manhattan, where Wall Street is.”

“I did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild,” continued Clinton, who took office as New York's junior senator just eight months before the attack on the World Trade Center. “That was good for New York. It was good for the economy. And it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country.” The former New York senator and secretary of state doubled down. “I worked closely with New Yorkers after 9/11 for my entire first term to rebuild,” she said. “And so yes, I did know people. I had a lot of folks give me donations.”

But according to an International Business Times review of federal records, Clinton was raising big campaign cash -- and her family was being paid speaking fees -- from Wall Street firms well before the 9/11 attacks.

In her 2000 U.S. Senate race, Clinton vacuumed in more than $1.1 million from the securities and investment industry, according to data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. That made her the third- largest recipient of Wall Street money of any member of Congress or congressional candidate running in that entire election cycle, which concluded 10 months before 9/11.

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/hillary-clinton-was-top-recipient-wall-street-cash-911-attacks-2185516#.VklsexPcB12.twitter

The foot in mouth gaffe that keeps on giving...

[tblue]

1. Third largest recipient --not third largest Dem recipient

Ugh. I could throw up.

[Fawke Em]

2. She's racking up the "largest recipient" prizes in a lot of interesting categories.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128074433

[winter is coming]

3. It will be interesting to see how she responds to this. n/t

[daybranch]

9. She is caught -

and non-support of Glass Steagall should turn Warren's supporters to Bernie!
Her parsing of words and misrepresenting of situations will become more evident(DOMA, and her emails) and she will lose the little semblance of integrity she attempted so poorly to salvage in the last debate.
Bernie was shouting loudly truth to power, ain't it great to vote for a candidate who is trustworthy and on our side? Go Bernie!

[marym625]

4. K&R!

It's despicable

[billhicks76]

5. The Great Pretender

She really is going to excuse herself by saying she only takes Wall St cash to avenge 911? She's an embarrassment.

[senz]

6. There's nothing honest about that woman.

I do not want a president I cannot trust.

[Jarqui]

8. She cannot be relied upon to tell the truth

that's for sure.

But neither can any GOP candidate.

[davidpdx]

7. +1

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Sanders had less than 500 people donate more than $2,000 in the last quarter.

[BeanMusical]

10. Kick and R

[AzDar]

11. She's irredeemable.

[SandersDem]

12. Both Merrill Lynch and Lehman Bros

In the top 20 contributors between the years of 2002 to 2008. Top Wall Street contributors continue to this day. I guess when you wag your finger at them, they give you bags full of money.