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Revealed: Hillary’s pay-for-play in the Senate

Posted 13 Jan 2009 in Bill Clinton, corruption, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, hypocrisy

First off, allow me to apologize for any inadvertent mental images that headline may have conjured up.

As Hillary Clinton gives lofty-sounding speeches before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, new evidence has been revealed of more pay-for-play from the Democrats (shockeroo); this time from Hillary herself. Maybe this is the “smart mix of diplomacy and defense” she was referring to?

Looks like it’s just leftovers from Bill Clinton’s “most ethical administration in history.”

Hillary's tiredSecretary of State appointee Hillary Rodham Clinton intervened at least six times in government issues directly affecting companies and others that later contributed to her husband’s foundation, an Associated Press review of her official correspondence found.

The overlap of names on former President Bill Clinton’s foundation donor list and business interests whose issues she championed raises new questions about potential ethics conflicts between her official actions and her husband’s fundraising. The AP obtained three of the senator’s government letters under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Under an agreement with President-elect Barack Obama, Bill Clinton recently released the names of donors to his foundation, a nonprofit that has raised at least $492 million — including millions from foreign governments — to fund his library in Little Rock, Ark., and charitable efforts worldwide on such issues as AIDS, poverty and climate change.

The letters and donations involve pharmaceutical companies and telecommunications and energy interests. An aide to the senator said she made no secret of her involvement in many of the issues. Bill Clinton’s foundation declined to say when it received the donations or precisely how much was contributed.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Clinton Foundation both declined to answer questions about whether the senator tried to step away from issues directly affecting donors to her husband’s charity, and whether the foundation tried to screen out money from those on whose issues the senator had intervened.

In Chicago, this is exactly the kind of influence-peddling which resulted in Gov. Blagojevich’s impeachment. But do you think this will have any effect on Hillary?

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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