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Showing Original Post only (View all)This is who we nominated...more Clinton Foundation corruption (CNN) [View all]
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/politics/hillary-clinton-donor-rajiv-fernando/index.htmlWashington (CNN)A major political donor to the Clintons and other top Democrats was selected by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to serve on a key State Department intelligence board in 2011, despite having no clear background in the area, according to emails released this week.
Rajiv Fernando has donated $9,400 to Clinton's two White House bids -- first her 2008 run and again this year -- and has been a generous donor to Democrats running for the House and Senate and to President Barack Obama.
Fernando, a Chicago securities trader, has also been a prolific donor to the Clinton Foundation, giving at least $1 million to the organization, according to its website.
In July 2011, Fernando was appointed to a seat on the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), a panel filled with top-level foreign policy advisers and security experts. Former Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart chairs the current panel, which includes retired generals, the former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other high-ranking national security experts.
This guy was a *stock broker*... How on earth does that qualify him to have top secret security clearance? You can't make this stuff up.
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This is who we nominated...more Clinton Foundation corruption (CNN) [View all]
HerbChestnut
Jun 2016
OP
This is the first reporting of this story. We got the 2011 emails via FOIA
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#35
Exactly. How can we get demoralized, if we never read about any of Hillary's mistakes! It's perfect.
reformist2
Jun 2016
#18
Because your title reads like I'm reading FreakRepublic or a Faux News message board
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#47
The article yes, the straight-from-the-sphincter-of-FAUX-news choice of title
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#81
His actual resume? You mean the one State Dept refused to give to a reporter for a story on Quals?
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#38
It isn't up to the State Department to give out anyone's resume. That is up to the individual.
leftofcool
Jun 2016
#61
We didn't nominate the Clinton Foundation, and Hillary's connection there is as a donor.
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#31
No wonder I couldn't find salary information about this board. It's an unpaid position!
randome
Jun 2016
#68
"No income"? Bill got paid $500,000 by the foundation for a one hour speech. Then there's this ...
Scuba
Jun 2016
#69
That we KNOW she's vulnerable to blackmail and picked her anyway doesn't say much for us.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#67
Two Clintons. 41 years. $3 Billion. Inside the Clinton Donor Network (WaPo 2015)
bobthedrummer
Jun 2016
#84