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peoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 11:04 AM
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BILL CLINTON: self-financed campaigns "violate the spirit of campaign finance reform."
"Mr. Clinton was quoted in the online publication Politico as telling a crowd in Iowa on Sunday that self-financed campaigns "violate the spirit of campaign finance reform." Mr. Clinton said that the Supreme Court, which has ruled that spending money on one's own campaign is a constitutional right, "seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech than the rest of us." He mentioned Mr. Bloomberg several times directly, saying that while he admires the mayor, he is upset with his potential ability to employ his personal fortune in a presidential campaign."

http://www.nysun.com/article/68525
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 11:05 AM
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1. they're not self financing. Clintons just loaned the $ so supporters can pay them back.
Edited on Thu Feb-07-08 11:06 AM by cryingshame
The Clintons would never actually put their own money on the line.

And why won't they release their 2006 tax return?
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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 11:09 AM
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2. and they are loaning her campaign money that will have to be financed by someone!
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 11:32 AM
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3. Caught again.
Typical.

Has Bill Clinton ever been diagnosed with Narcissism?

I believe it is a trait that Narcissists think they don't have to live by rules while others do... They believe they are special.
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Sulawesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 01:07 PM
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4. It was a loan, which apparentely is being repaid by the current donations
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