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Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department [View all] candelista Aug 2015 OP

That's old news moobu2 Aug 2015 #1

It was published today, August 24 of this year. candelista Aug 2015 #2

I meant the issues covered in this hit piece moobu2 Aug 2015 #3

It never amounted to anything that could be proven in a court of law. /nt RiverLover Aug 2015 #9

Maybe you'd like to see the Bushes back in charge. yardwork Aug 2015 #24

Those are not our only choices. We don't need any more Bushes or Clintons in DC. RiverLover Aug 2015 #32

That is what some here want, no doubt. Bush, Walker, who cares, right? randys1 Aug 2015 #126

Bull puckies. merrily Aug 2015 #164

Bull puckies. merrily Aug 2015 #165

That suggests a new slogan for Hillary's campaign. candelista Aug 2015 #53

Clinton for President Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #102

How is that not a campaign button? merrily Aug 2015 #166

No it was in May - plus posted on DU at that time... OKNancy Aug 2015 #87

The byline says May, and you just happened to dredge it up now? yardwork Aug 2015 #110

think about what they could get if she was President. Amazing. roguevalley Aug 2015 #120

It's a charitable foundation. It does a lot of good around the world. 6000eliot Aug 2015 #4

As long as it does some good, who cares if the donor money comes Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #105

Second comparison of Clinton Foundation to a pedophile in this thread! yardwork Aug 2015 #107

Then stop asserting that foundations don't benefit the founders Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #111

I haven't asserted anything of the kind. yardwork Aug 2015 #113

You are correct, Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #114

Thank you for the apology. yardwork Aug 2015 #115

Same old smears. n/t murielm99 Aug 2015 #5

This is right wing trash. Smear piece. yardwork Aug 2015 #6

Put out by Bernie Sander's former employee. ......Nice surrogate attacks, eh? nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #12

Stooping low. This plays into the hands of Republicans. yardwork Aug 2015 #13

Not very adept of the Sanders campaign. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #14

I was withholding judgement but it's starting to look that way. yardwork Aug 2015 #28

Still pushing that lie even after you were shown the obviousness of the context of the statement. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #34

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"He should have his cock cut off, too, if he's a guy". whathehell Aug 2015 #83

You realize that quote and your username went together perfectly, right? Quackers Aug 2015 #92

Uh, no.. whathehell Aug 2015 #103

Ok Quackers Aug 2015 #119

I'm glad you realized it was a quote.. whathehell Aug 2015 #121

Lol Quackers Aug 2015 #122

Well done!! whathehell Aug 2015 #125

Not tombstoned yet, but flagged for review alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #128

Poster has been PPR'd Raine1967 Aug 2015 #135

Good.. about time! Cha Aug 2015 #143

Yes I noticed that as well, it was awesome. Agschmid Aug 2015 #133

I recommend that you delete this post, as well as the post below. yardwork Aug 2015 #84

Thank you! It is indeed. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #132

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This is a blatant smear. Agschmid Aug 2015 #8

Sexist, too. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #10

But not racist. candelista Aug 2015 #63

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Typical Bernie Sanders supporter smear....No wonder he's trailing Clinton...... msanthrope Aug 2015 #11

This isn't about Sanders supporters. Agschmid Aug 2015 #15

It reflects on the writer of the article. Sanders should denounce this. yardwork Aug 2015 #18

If a former Clinton spokesperson had written anything like this about BS..... msanthrope Aug 2015 #21

There are now some other posts in this thread that reflect very poorly on Sanders' campaign. yardwork Aug 2015 #26

You're just oozing with desperation to push the pedophile line, aren't you? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #31

What individual people say do is out of the control of the candidate. Agschmid Aug 2015 #36

Of course, but campaigns have to control their message. yardwork Aug 2015 #37

You're trying way to hard to make this a Sanders thing. /nt Marr Aug 2015 #89

You know, that poster was a troll, not a typical Sanders supporter cyberswede Aug 2015 #136

Yes. That's their job. yardwork Aug 2015 #140

Indeed...you have a few skating around for Bernie. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #158

I don't think its possible to determine if a troll is even really "for" anybody cyberswede Aug 2015 #160

I see a lot of people denouncing it as a smear but no one is Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #16

Really? You don't see the difference between a charitable fiundation yardwork Aug 2015 #17

I hear the Susan B. Komen Foundation is a charity too. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #20

Wow. Comparing the Clinton Foundation to a pedophile. yardwork Aug 2015 #22

Wow. Reaching for the pedophile angle rather than the obvious sham charity angle. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #25

A Sanders campaign employee wrote the article. Yeah, we noticed. yardwork Aug 2015 #27

You keep dodging why the CF is so dodgy. You made the claim the CF is a charity yet you Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #30

Look it up yourself. yardwork Aug 2015 #33

Obviously Google has deserted you in your time of desperate need. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #35

In 2009-2012 The Clinton Foundation spent 15% on charitable activities. candelista Aug 2015 #39

Ugh, that is awful. Doesn't sound very charitable to me. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #57

Do you have evidence that the Clinton Foundation is a sham charity? alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #38

See my post above. candelista Aug 2015 #40

Your post above provides no evidence that the Clinton Foundation alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #46

"No evidence"? :) candelista Aug 2015 #48

don't confuse them with facts. It makes their brains hurt. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #49

LOL. nt candelista Aug 2015 #52

LOL at your conservative ideologue source, friend alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #85

Hey. I subscribe to AFA's newsletter ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #91

Agree with you completely, Chairman alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #96

normally it is relatively painless, but ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #100

Well alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #81

"Do you have similar evidence regarding the Clinton Foundation, or are you just 'asking questions'?" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #43

So you have no evidence to support your speculation? Okay then. alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #47

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Nice graphic from the Federalist, a conservative web site alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #64

The Daily Kos cited it. That's the link in my first quote. candelista Aug 2015 #67

Nevertheless, the source is a conservative fanatic whose prose and data are demonstrably deceptive alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #68

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Why would you do that? alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #76

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If I didn't know any better alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #82

I was wondering the same thing. yardwork Aug 2015 #88

Interesting to note two data points alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #116

Very interesting timing. yardwork Aug 2015 #117

I would never use a right wing source to attack Bernie Sanders alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #118

You were right. Socks of one another, now banned. yardwork Aug 2015 #141

I sees 'em easy alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #146

FYI you nailed it. Agschmid Aug 2015 #130

Very easy to provoke that one into overreaction alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #145

You need to take a break. yardwork Aug 2015 #86

He's toast....... BooScout Aug 2015 #98

Just FYI... turns out that Beauregard WAS... get this... Candelista. Agschmid Aug 2015 #129

Beauregard and candelista are the same person OKNancy Aug 2015 #134

And I'm not surprised ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #138

I must live a sheltered life. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #144

Sometimes it's how they earn a living. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #162

What a buffoon... the sad part is it was so transparent alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #148

I though personal attacks were against TOS? nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #152

They are PPR'ed, and therefore are no more alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #154

Yeah, I just saw that post and came back to delete mine. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #155

Charitable foundations can also be simple tax shelters. Marr Aug 2015 #94

You "have no information on how the Clinton Foundation operates" yardwork Aug 2015 #97

I've seen mother ducks who were less protective of their babies than Marr Aug 2015 #101

+1 It is almost liike they assume we were all born yesterday. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #163

'Cause other DUers definitely do know exactly how the Clinton Foundation works, doncha know. merrily Aug 2015 #167

It's all Legal, here are Clinton Foundations IRS reports and financials for you to review. Sunlei Aug 2015 #44

Legal does not equal moral. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #58

thousands of people Clinton Foundation has directly helped start think it's a 'Moral' Foundation Sunlei Aug 2015 #66

If the numbers posted above are correct, the 'charity' is spending more Live and Learn Aug 2015 #69

The numbers posted above are the interpretation of a right wing ideologue alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #71

Well they're foundation certainly isn't as straighforward as Carter's is. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #150

To be sure, they are very different sorts of foundations alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #153

Why would you post that? The OP did not quote the Ferderalist. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #151

You don't have to.A real charity gets corp donors to commit so the charity doesn't have to support Sunlei Aug 2015 #72

Give me a break! A real charity only needs corp dollars? Live and Learn Aug 2015 #149

Jimmy Carter's foundations have raised even more money than the Clintons' (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #19

They'll be targeted next, by people supposedly on our side. yardwork Aug 2015 #23

except most of that money goes out to benefit the needy. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #51

Quite a difference since 90% of his foundation's monies raised actually go to charity! Live and Learn Aug 2015 #61

+1. nt candelista Aug 2015 #65

they're different charities with different focus. More of Carter foundation money pays for a Sunlei Aug 2015 #95

Surprise - Surprise - Better To Never Trust A Corpratist cantbeserious Aug 2015 #29

most of american 'big donors' get state and federal taxpayer money whenever they can. None as Sunlei Aug 2015 #41

The right hates Hillary. The fringe left hates Hillary... SidDithers Aug 2015 #42

"Fringe left." :) candelista Aug 2015 #55

If the shoe fits...nt SidDithers Aug 2015 #56

Well, we are for the 'fringe' candidate! Live and Learn Aug 2015 #62

Looks like you were both the Right and the Fringe Left... SidDithers Aug 2015 #161

"I wonder if there were any emails on Hillary's server about any of this" GusBob Aug 2015 #45

That's what I think she is really worried about. candelista Aug 2015 #60

Not this shit again. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #54

I guess Sirota, Hedges, et al miss the salad days of being able to write tragic pieces about Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #59

See, Jane Hamsher. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #159

She was simply creating American jobs. I don't see what the big deal is. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #70

How is this any different than other politician? procon Aug 2015 #73

Would it have been better if the Clinton foundation was doing business with mostly enemies? lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #78

And the hit pieces just keep coming. liberal N proud Aug 2015 #80

in a way, not really. THis was first published and discussed on DU back in May OKNancy Aug 2015 #90

The hit pieces keep being recycled. Is it time for Benghazi again? yardwork Aug 2015 #93

HRC too, they say! Janet Reno, Vince Foster and Huma Abedin! There's a pattern! Sorta. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #137

So it is a regurgitated hit piece. liberal N proud Aug 2015 #108

not only that but candelista and Beauregard were banned... same person! OKNancy Aug 2015 #131

Typical troll behavior. Good work, MIRT. yardwork Aug 2015 #139

Recycling debunked right wing smears on DU can't be good for one's karma emulatorloo Aug 2015 #99

Agreed +1 (n/t) CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #106

Weakest, weak-assed sauce for some time. Darb Aug 2015 #104

If this was supposed to get me to support Sanders, it had the opposite affect. CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #109

This might be worth a look if it was unusual for the US to sell arms to Saudi Arabia stevenleser Aug 2015 #112

"State Department will not review Clinton ethics pledge breaches" AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #123

Are you spamming DU with this? Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #124

I see the mole and his/her sock have been banned. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #142

Got 'eeeeeeeemmmmmm alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #147

But but no...He was a committed Socialist. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #156

DUers new to this tactic need to catch up to the reality of how GOP operates - blm Aug 2015 #169

Just Desserts! Cha Aug 2015 #157

Long time coming, imo. Pretty obvious troll blm Aug 2015 #168