A LIBERAL CORPORATE CRONYIST? YES …
|| By FITSNEWS || No one thinks former U.S. First Lady/ Senator/ Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be denied the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. And given the fractured “Republican” electorate, she stands a better than average chance of capturing the White House.
But there have been – and continue to be – serious speed bumps on the road to Clinton’s coronation.
The latest one? A CNN investigative report exposing the extent to which Clinton’s family foundation – the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) – has been bankrolled by financial institutions “that were under investigation, involved in litigation or had been fined by government agencies and regulators.”
Among these institutions? The notoriously “too big to indict” HSBC – a British mega-bank at the heart of a scandal involving U.S. president Barack Obama‘s attorney general designate Loretta Lynch. Never heard of HSBC? Don’t be embarrassed. In some legacy media circles they’re also “too big to criticize.”
So it’s understandable you may not know who they are … although a recent U.S. Congressional report concluded the bank exposed the American financial system “to money laundering and terrorist financing risks.”
Anyway …
“All of the banks (contributing to CGI) have had pockmarked pasts – and many were either under investigation or fined for breaking Iran sanctions, while Clinton was secretary of State,” CNN’s Alexandra Jaffe reported.
Jaffe’s report comes on the same day The Wall Street Journal published a story about Clinton conducting official government business on a personal account during her tenure as Secretary of State. Previously, the Journal has exposed how Clinton aggressively lobbied for government contracts on behalf of companies which contributed to her family’s foundation.
“At least 60 companies that lobbied the State Department during her tenure donated a total of more than $26 million to the Clinton Foundation,” James V. Grimaldi and Rebecca Bellhaus of the Journal reported.
And Clinton lobbied for them, too, helping these corporations secure major contracts with foreign governments … including deals for Boeing, Chevron and Walmart.
Clinton’s corporate cronyism – like her newfound “neoconservatism” (a.k.a. warmongering) – is upsetting to liberals, who reflexively recoil from candidates who are too cozy with Wall Street.
They should recoil … and so should you, whether the politician cozying up is a “liberal” like Clinton or a “conservative” like Jeb Bush.
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And she was using a personal email account for her SoS business too. The rules only apply to the little people.
Not much different than Haley.
Who was that President with all the disappearing emails? Oh yea, Bush.
2008 was supposed to be HRC’s coronation as well, she may become the nominee but she will surely face challengers.
Couple days behind.Latest Clinton scandel is that she broke federal law by using her personal email for Sec of State business.
Democrats strongly believe Hillary is the QUEEN who cannot lose. We have been told she is the ULTIMATE president in waiting…
There is no drama, no suspense…she is the D nominee. There is not option. And they say she WILL BE PRESIDENT no matter what..in 2016.
Baby, we’re the QUEEN!
If true, then why is a large faction of Democrats wanting to draft Elizabeth Warren? Not all democrats want Hillary.
LMAO…Elizabeth Warren….Hahahaha…You might better stick w/ Hillary…LMAO…
“What difference does it make”
HRC is inoculation for Republicans money from Koch brothers, Howard Rich etc…
Good! Now let’s get a real pol on the ticket.
She won’t be the nominee. Democrats don’t nominate the “next in line” like Republicans do. She’s too corporate, and too Wall St.
As with Romney, this will be the “bain” of Hillary’s candidacy.