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In reply to the discussion: Did Bernie's wife commit a felony when she secured a loan for Burlington College? [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)263. An offshore account or a nest egg in Israel like was claimed by a HC supporter?
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Did Bernie's wife commit a felony when she secured a loan for Burlington College? [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2015
OP
the Hillary Clinton campaign never fails to sink to the disgusting depths
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#13
I've been here longer than you, and I'm certain we disagree on this point.
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#125
Actually, I was pointing out your behavior. You do know posts are numbered sequentially, yes?
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#131
"You're", not "your". And yes, Bernie has this, so just chill out. He will be a great President and
peacebird
Sep 2015
#206
Glad to give you a laugh! Clintonista's need all those they can get these days.
peacebird
Sep 2015
#270
Didn't he also repeal Glass Steagal? Deregulate the media ownership rules? Let his personal matters
Indepatriot
Sep 2015
#60
do I have to start posting the more recent dirt on Bill Clinton from secret service agents?
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#5
there are recent books written by people with even more prestige than VtDigger
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#47
I got it, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to use the Bernie 404 as a joke
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#134
Speaking of that, you keep distracting from the subject matter with pointless complaints.
MADem
Sep 2015
#76
Excuse me? You do know Jane Sanders is Catholic. Did you think that was funny? nt
MADem
Sep 2015
#81
Not sure what you're on about. I am not the one who did the religious snarking. nt
MADem
Sep 2015
#230
after their alert stalking of Cali, the victim card they've been playing goes poof
AtomicKitten
Sep 2015
#99
Yeah, those hides had nothing at all to do with the poster's condescending name calling
mythology
Sep 2015
#235
Maybe you don't realize she's also a member of his staff, and has been since he was in the House?
MADem
Sep 2015
#28
If this is how team Hillary rolls, and it matches what I remember from 2008
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#32
Unnnh--this is happening in BERNIE's backyard. It has nothing to do with Clinton.
MADem
Sep 2015
#38
It has nothing to do with enjoyment. It's a news story. You'd do well to not ignore it.
MADem
Sep 2015
#82
It has nothing to do with Bernie, his campaign, or Jane's work as a staffer or campaign worker.
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#91
If the college gave her $200,000 any claims against her were probably not verifiable or were.
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#65
The non-profit world's ways of figuring the value of promised donations, espeically in an economy
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#104
No, it wasn't. It was Jane Sanders who decided to buy that property, and it was Jane Sanders
MADem
Sep 2015
#145
She was the president of the college from 2004-2011, years of boom and bust.
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#151
Whatever the full story was about Benghazi, Libya and Syria will probably also come out only
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#256
Bring it on--but this thread isn't about that, is it? Why do you keep changing the subject?
MADem
Sep 2015
#258
So BS' campaign mgr's loan fraud is ok because the Clintons earned more than her?
SunSeeker
Sep 2015
#300
Well, that's the conspiracy theorists' take on it. I repeat that there is no evidence.
MADem
Sep 2015
#249
What innocent? The "child" was born in 1969--and the "protecting" was discussed in a POLITICO piece
MADem
Sep 2015
#288
So anorexic, the website is down. All the best news sites are down on Saturday evenings.
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#19
VTDigger is usually pretty Sanders-friendly. They're enjoying the increased visibility they are
MADem
Sep 2015
#6
There is a "personal gain" piece that is apparently being shopped at the local level.
MADem
Sep 2015
#226
You can read the Starr report as well as anyone else. Not sure why you're bringing that up.
MADem
Sep 2015
#12
She is running the campaign of a candidate for President. She is his political advisor.
MADem
Sep 2015
#74
Was Hillary a liar when she said she came under sniper fire. Or is she really that deluded?
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#15
What you did is called thread derailing and it's a very rude thing to do. I guess you're trying too
MADem
Sep 2015
#42
No, it's not. President of Burlington College Sanders is not comparable to SECSTATE Clinton.
MADem
Sep 2015
#80
Again, I made a comparison and contrast. What you think of it is immaterial.
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#86
What's with the personal insult/characterization? You don't like what I say, so you imply that I am
MADem
Sep 2015
#103
LOL! "Tired rehash" ?!? Hillary LIED about being under sniper fire... There's VIDEO...
peacebird
Sep 2015
#273
Doesn't appear to be boring - counting the multiple recs it recvd so far....
peacebird
Sep 2015
#281
Your Vtdigger link doesn't work when I click on it, is anyone else having this problem?
Uncle Joe
Sep 2015
#14
this must be quite the respected news outlet......they have been down for days
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#40
They're small--they are used to serving a population smaller than the size of Boston.
MADem
Sep 2015
#46
I'm not 'wallowing' but I suspect the reason that link is stuttering is because many people and
MADem
Sep 2015
#53
of course you are wallowing....this has nothing to do with Bernie's run for the Presidency
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#63
Yes, it DOES have everything to do with that--she has been paid by Sanders in the past for her
MADem
Sep 2015
#85
confused....you mean like "sniper fire confused"? or "lied about sniper fire"
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#94
You're welcome to keep kicking the thread with unrelated issues that you could easily start a thread
MADem
Sep 2015
#97
It is a very well sourced article. It names names. It quotes people who speak about
MADem
Sep 2015
#113
He wasn't involved in this story--nice attempt at deflection, though. Really good effort!
MADem
Sep 2015
#243
VT Digger is an independent non-profit that is concerned with facts and documentation.
MADem
Sep 2015
#283
I have two relatives who have done that for a living--one for "the arts," and the other for
MADem
Sep 2015
#289
And the backdrop to that scenario was an economy in which property values, fortunes
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#252
The school is over a half century old. The tuition is USURIOUS for what you get, IMO.
MADem
Sep 2015
#279
You're going to need to produce a link. You know...one that actually works.
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#20
I am afraid it is--Mrs. Sanders is not just a wife, she is a member of her husband's staff.
MADem
Sep 2015
#50
You're welcome to start a thread on that topic, rather than kicking this one with your complaints
MADem
Sep 2015
#62
They could do a two hour "Where Are They Now?" TV special on the people who made a living
MADem
Sep 2015
#298
The people they spoke with re: pledges were chump change. You can't "recession" away a bequest
MADem
Sep 2015
#309
pledges are not considered 'donations in hand' by any bank when they give a loan.
Sunlei
Sep 2015
#102
Jane Sanders established a woodworking major at that school while she was there.
MADem
Sep 2015
#139
Yes....so much for getting money and nepotism out of politics. It is what it is. nt
MADem
Sep 2015
#292
And just think - the GOP would bring up Monica, Whitewater, emails, Benghazi,
djean111
Sep 2015
#156
I suppose the only conclusion we can come to at this stage is that serious mistakes were made.
MADem
Sep 2015
#307
This explains a lot. Thanks, One of them kept printing the jury results in the forums
R B Garr
Sep 2015
#214
Why waste time waiting for the "real" right wing when you can do it here?
beam me up scottie
Sep 2015
#208
You would know about this because your pals are posting from the Starr report.
R B Garr
Sep 2015
#261
Who are my "pals"? Considering an HC supporter linked to Stormfront here
beam me up scottie
Sep 2015
#262
They will be worse. They will want to know how Bernie is only worth about 300K
leftofcool
Sep 2015
#227
An offshore account or a nest egg in Israel like was claimed by a HC supporter?
beam me up scottie
Sep 2015
#263
Yea, that's the ticket. It's been in all the Vermont papers, and yet the Clintons did it
leftofcool
Sep 2015
#225
Your attempt to belittle the real horror of that war zone just to deflect from Jane is offensive.
SunSeeker
Sep 2015
#314
It would be so nice to discuss the issues, but alas . . . it's campaign season at DU.
Vinca
Sep 2015
#219
Well since you don't seem to have the capacity to answer your own question... I'm gonna say
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2015
#220
There will be lots more vetting, campaign workers should all be treated equally.
Thinkingabout
Sep 2015
#267
I may have missed them, but have you posted similar sentiments in the anti-Hillary threads?
wyldwolf
Sep 2015
#284
If BS was hit with the same level of GOP propaganda, he'd be out of the primary by now. nt
SunSeeker
Sep 2015
#312