Giuliani: Corruption-Laden Haley Barbour ‘On The Top Of Everybody’s List’ For VP
Giuliani: Corruption-Laden Haley Barbour ‘On The Top Of Everybody’s List’ For VP
The AP reports that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani stood with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) yesterday, calling Barbour an ideal running mate:
Responding to the question about a possible running mate, Giuliani said: “Gov. Barbour will be on the top of everybody’s list.”
Selecting Barbour as a running mate would instantly bring the stain of corruption to any presidential ticket. A former chair of the Republican National Committee and a longtime uber-lobbyist, the Mississippi Governor has a record rife with corruption and cronyism that includes exploiting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to profit his allies. Here are some lowlights:
Family members and lobbyists profited from Katrina tragedy: “Among the beneficiaries are Barbour’s own family and friends, who have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from hurricane-related business. A nephew, one of two who are lobbyists, saw his fees more than double in the year after his uncle appointed him to a special reconstruction panel.”
Owned controlling interest in 2002 New Hampshire phone jamming company: For nearly two hours on election day 2002, subcontractors for the telemarketing firm GOP Marketplace tied-up Democratic and union phone banks with repeated hang up calls. Multiple GOP officials eventually either pled guilty to or were convicted of criminally violating federal communications law. Barbour’s investment group, Helm Partners, was not only a major investor in GOP Marketplace, but it also held a controlling interest in the firm.
As a lobbyist, he represented firm indicted in Tom DeLay’s money laundering scandal: As a lobbyist for Barbour Griffith & Rogers, Barbour represented The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Inc., “a corporate coalition of 14 of the country’s largest for-profit nursing home companies.” The Alliance wrote a check for $100,000 “ended up illegally funding Republican candidates for the Texas statehouse” in 2002. The check was eventually used as evidence in the case that led to indictments for money laundering against former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX).
A former tobacco lobbyist, he killed Mississippi’s successful anti-smoking program: From 1998 to 2002, Barbour’s lobbying firm “was paid a total of $3.8 million by the tobacco companies.” As governor of Mississippi, he led an effort to defund and ultimately kill the state’s anti-smoking program, considered to be “the nation’s most successful anti-smoking programs.”
Directed large amounts of reconstruction funds to wealthy homeowners: Barbour and Mississippi’s two Republican Senators steered an “unprecedented” $23.5 billion in federal reconstruction aid, but by waiving a HUD requirement that “70 percent of the funds are supposed to be allocated to low- and moderate-income people.” Barbour “badly skewed” the funds towards “wealthy homeowners,” with only 25 percent reaching “the poorer segments of the population.”
Today, reconstruction efforts in Mississippi are still moving painfully slow. In May, Salon reported that Barbour was heralded by conservatives as “to Katrina what Rudy Giuliani was to 9/11.” Indeed, with Giuliani’s profit-centered and selfish management of 9/11, this may be the most fitting description yet.
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Rudy would be wise to pick Barbour, however, as Rudy's ratings in South Carolina would be boosted by Barbour's popularity there. And SC is one area where Rudy is seriously lagging.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:13 pmAside from Darth Cheney, I can't think of a better running mate for tRudy. Well, maybe except for Bernie Kerik.
Either one would certainly round out the crooked ticket.
I just love the way that the Republicans are self-destructing these days. It couldn't be happening to a more deserving bunch of knuckle-draggers.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:15 pmAs long as the dems don't run Hillary, it won't matter who the repubs select for VP. Outside of Hillary, the repubs don't stand a chance.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:15 pmHey Rudy, I hear Larry Craig's gonna be looking for a new position ....
September 5th, 2007 at 7:17 pmDuring the 2000 election, Al Gore mistakenly stated that he had toured a Texas flood with the head of FEMA, when actually, he had toured it with the head of FEMA's assistant.
The media reaction: Gore was labeled a "serial exaggerator."
Rudy recently claimed he had spent more time at ground zero than most of the 9-11 workers. His schedule showed that actually he had spent more time at Yankees games than at ground zero.
The media reaction: nothing.
Conservatives, why would the media be so much harder on Gore than Rudy? That doesn't sound like a "liberal media" to me.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:19 pmIs Rudy "9/11" Giuliani unstoppable as the Republican nominee, or can the latecomer Fred Thompson shake his label as lazy and make some noise? Read and debate at thecoin.org
September 5th, 2007 at 7:21 pmChris L: "As long as the dems don’t run Hillary, it won’t matter who the repubs select for VP. Outside of Hillary, the repubs don’t stand a chance."
She's not my favorite candidate, but can you site even one poll that doesn't show her beating ANY repub nominee in a head-to-head matchup? I'm not sure why people are so convinced she can't win. She wins in all the polls.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:21 pmDo you think the crime family would go outside their inside thugs? What would Tony Soprano do? There has never been a bunch of hoodlums like the current rethuglican party. They have no shame and they would sail their mothers down the river to help the military industrial complex and oil companies. We are talking scum bags who would make Richard Nixon turn over in his grave.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:21 pmAre conservative "born-again" christians really going to vote for a guy like Rudy, who has a record on abortion which is basically identical to candidates they have referred to over the years as "baby killers?"
Are social conservatives, so prickly in their judgment of Bill Clinton's sexual failures, going to support a guy who's had multiple affairs on multiple wives and brought one of his mistresses into his own home while his current wife and children were sleeping there?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:24 pmYou know, it might be better to keep these analyses to yourselves until the appointment is actually made. This is just showing all your ammo to the opposition.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:25 pmSounds like Barbour has all the corrupt, immoral, selfish, wrong-headed qualifications for the job, maybe even for something higher.
Or maybe we'll get lucky and some DAWB (district attorney with balls) will get off the duff and expose him for the evil within.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:26 pmHey Rudy, I hear Larry Craig’s gonna be looking for a new position ….
Comment by Chris L — September 5, 2007 @ 7:17 pm
Is he bored with interfemoral?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:28 pmSo I called a old friend and retired B-52 pilot and asked him. What he told me offers one compelling case of circumstantial evidence. My buddy, let’s call him Jack D. Ripper, reminded me that the only times you put weapons on a plane is when they are on alert or if you are tasked to move the weapons to a specific site.
Is he speaking about you, Colonel? it is on Boomans Tribune site.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:29 pmThe problem is that there really are no Republicans that aren't corrupt. So no matter who they pick, they are going to have a lot of corruption to answer for.
It really doesn't matter. The American public is sick to death of the Rethugs. When 57% of Americans would vote for ANY Democrat over 35% who would vote for ANY Rethug, one would think the Rethugs would see how much trouble they are in.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:31 pmComment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — September 5, 2007 @ 7:21 pm
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The problem is that Hillary rallies the conservatives like no one else. If it were Edwards or even Obama, they would lose a considerable number of voters due to either apathy, outrage, or just plain desire for change. Hillary kicks ass in the polls only because most polls don't take into account the rally cry that would come from the right if she were to run.
Also, unfortunately, many Americans are less than educated when it comes to politics and international affairs in general. So, she could present an intelligent, reasoned, decent campaign, but as soon as someone on Fox News says she has big thighs, a giant chunk of voters forget what she was saying.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:31 pmI don't think so, Tom. But, I am thinking of changing my handle to Gen. Buck Turdgeson or Sgt. Bat Guano.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:33 pmaddendum to mine on #10 - that is, if there are any uncorrupted attorneys left in the U.S justice department.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:35 pmIt would be a miracle as Gonzalez seems to have stacked the deck.
Chris, we're talking about national statistical polls which include all demographics, so I'm not sure that's correct. Plus, I think women are fed-up with that "she's got fat thighs" thing. I think it could backfire on them and insure that millions of moderate republican and independent women vote for her.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:41 pmThe GOP of today is loaded with pondscum characters. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) is one of the most corrupt and fellow pondscum bigger asshats like Rudy Giuliani calls Barbour an ideal running mate.
If the Dems don't take back the Executive Branch + significant additional seats in Senate and House then this country is toast and the people will get what they deserve.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:45 pmOh PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE everyone vote for Hill-dog...It would be my dream come true to see Der-Sleek Myster back in the White House running wild.....oh the memories......Vince Foster, Web Hubble, Johnny Chung, white water, cattle futures, blue dresses, white spots, impeachment.... oh hell heres the list..
September 5th, 2007 at 7:46 pmThe only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court
And it has already started.... Mr Hsu, Hillary's largest money launderer ...er.... donor was arrested and now he flew the coupe and has a warrant for his arrest.....oh man....it doesn't get better than this. This Bush presidency is the most boring in history, this bunch could not pull of a good scandal if they tried.
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/giuliani_47_clinton_44_clinton_48_thompson_44
Survey of 800 Likely Voters
August 27-28, 2007
Rudy Giuliani (R) vs.
Hillary Clinton (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R)
47%
Hillary Clinton (D)
September 5th, 2007 at 7:47 pm44%
bernie kerik
September 5th, 2007 at 7:50 pmComment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
Yeah, there's been absolutely no corruption or ethics violations in GWB's troops. What are you smokin' dude?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:51 pmComment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
You ran that list of lies last month and couldn't prove any of them. Also, there is no Constitutional impeachment phrase called "personal malfeasance". We realize that you are still angry that clinton was the most popular, effective and successful president in 6 decades, but, really, how embarrassing for you to grab this bag of lies and bullshit and try to sell it, especially after the failures of Bush on 9/11, Katrina, Iraq, Afghanistan, Social Security, job creation, and the stagnant stock market, along with the ever-lengthening list of Abramoff and his group of crimunals and traitors. I hold no big bouquet for Hillary, but it would be amusing to see how many Repigs she could jail given Rove's "unitary executive" powers she would have. It's funny that your list is so long on accusation and so short on convictions, but that's to be expected from a jealous, partisan, treasonous wingnut freak like you. It may be y8our dream to see them back in the White House, but it will be the GOPs nightmare for 8 full years. You couldn't bring down Bill, you won't stop Hill.
Revenge will be very sweet, indeed.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:54 pmthis bunch could not pull of a good scandal if they tried.
Comment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
Nor could they win a war, or an election.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:56 pmAnd there could be no sweeter dream than having fatcat liar haley Barbour on the ticket. Even elfin Dennis Kucinich would mop the floor with that ticket, no matter who heads it.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:59 pmSelecting Barbour as a running mate would instantly bring the stain of corruption to any presidential ticket.
exACTly!!! it's perfect! go repuglicRATs!
September 5th, 2007 at 8:02 pm.
This Bush presidency is the most boring in history, this bunch could not pull of a good scandal if they tried.
Comment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
Damn, dude, you must be tryin' out yer stand-up routine here. Good material! Ya sure made me laugh!!! ;-D!!!!
September 5th, 2007 at 8:03 pmHillbilly's list is completely bogus. Just one example: cabinet officials under criminal investigations. Reagan's administration holds the record for that one which will probably never be broken. 132 members of the Reagan administration were indicted and/or convicted on criminal charges. Reagan himself was forced to admit that he had sold weapons to Islamic terrorists to finance central American terrorists.
Hillbilly, just last month Mitt Romney's co-chairman of finance was CONVICTED of fraud, money laundering and mail fraud. We're not talking about some stray fundraiser, we're talking about someone in Romney's organization. Do you think that will end Mitt's campaign or can he weather something like that?
September 5th, 2007 at 8:07 pmIsn't "Billy Hill" a mountain in Bizarro World, where up is down, etc? So, the troll is actually SCARED that Ms. Clinton will be elected and bring back the country the rest of us miss.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:10 pmYou ran that list of lies last month and couldn’t prove any of them. Also, there is no Constitutional impeachment phrase called “personal malfeasanceâ€.
Revenge will be very sweet, indeed.
Comment by ronjazz — September 5, 2007 @ 7:54 pm
Your completely missing my point there jazz, I don't care if they are true or not........ You think I am being sarcastic.....NOT! Slick Willy is my hero........ if you think for one moment he will behave himself when his wife is president they your are ignoring history and his entire life.
I love scandals and the Clinton's are the best there was, the best there is, and best there ever will be. It's OK to agree with me on this......your masculinity is safe.......... isn't it?
September 5th, 2007 at 8:11 pmGiuliani appointed Bernie "Mafia Ties" Kerik to high office.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:12 pmNeed I say more?
Comment by Tom — September 5, 2007 @ 7:29 pm
I think it has to do with the Russians renewing their bomber overflights. Those weapons may have been on a previous long distance run. [Speculating]
September 5th, 2007 at 8:14 pmI love scandals -BH
Then you would have to be madly in love with the current admin, with all the scandals and corruption going one under the laughable 'moral majority' slogan.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:17 pmYour completely missing my point there jazz, I don’t care if they are true or not…
Comment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 8:11 pm
You could of stopped there and you'd of proven yourself a good Rethuglican soldier.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:17 pmIsn’t “Billy Hill†a mountain in Bizarro World, where up is down, etc? So, the troll is actually SCARED that Ms. Clinton will be elected and bring back the country the rest of us miss.
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) — September 5, 2007 @ 8:10 pm
How did you know where I live??????
There ain't a nickels difference in a Democrat or a Republican when it comes to what they do............
What did Nancy Screwlosie and Harry "butt" Reid tell you all BEFORE the election? And what have they done for you lately????????
September 5th, 2007 at 8:18 pmAnd what have they done for you lately????????
Comment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 8:18 pm
Yer killin' me, Billy. Stop, already. Yer definitely ready for the Half-Hour News Hour! Dennis Miller, look out! There's a new dawg on the block!
September 5th, 2007 at 8:20 pmH E y OOOOOOOOO oo OOO oo OO o O o OOO oo !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!
Comment by Master P — September 5, 2007 @ 8:20 pm
LOO OO ooooo OO oooo OOOO sEr!!!!!
September 5th, 2007 at 8:21 pmBut, among republicans, those are all ASSETS !!!
September 5th, 2007 at 8:22 pmYou could of stopped there and you’d of proven yourself a good Rethuglican soldier.
Comment by trollbuster — September 5, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
But I didn't did I? Republican theory debunked.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:23 pmComment by Tom — September 5, 2007 @ 7:29 pm
I think it has to do with the Russians renewing their bomber overflights. Those weapons may have been on a previous long distance run. [Speculating]
Comment by Repubs are not fiscally nor ethically responsible — September 5, 2007 @ 8:14 pm
no, i'm guessing it's probably about this:
U.S. bomber mistakenly flies with nuclear weapons
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0522314720070905
"It's one thing to make a mistake with something like curtain fabric, it is quite another to make a mistake with B-52 bombers and nuclear warheads." - maddowonline.com
September 5th, 2007 at 8:25 pm...
Why do Repugnants hate old people and rob them for illegal campaign contribution?
My bad, "money before life", I forgot the Repugnant God is Mammon.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:27 pmRepublican theory debunked.
Comment by Billy Hill — September 5, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The only person who would call the Speaker "Nancy Srewlosie" and the Senate Majority Leader, Harry "butt" Reid but claim they're NOT a Rethuglican is someone who's just TOO DAMN EMBARRASSED to own the truth about his party.
Too bad, Billy boy. You own it.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:28 pmYea that list was pathetic, but this was my favorite...
"First president accused of rape"
'Accused' of rape? Well, I think I am going to 'accuse' George W. Bush of something, and include it in the following list:
Became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of my fathers appointments to the Supreme Court.
Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.
Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
First president in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.
After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
First President to be accused of pedophilia and molesting dead horses.
Isn't Haley Barbour associated with the CCC, the modern day version of the KKK? THe last thing we need is someone running our government from one of the most corrupt, poorest and most racist states in our country. The get enough pork already.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:37 pmU.S. bomber mistakenly flies with nuclear weapons
Yes, I agree, but the Bomber had the weapons left on the wings, and probably from a previous mission before this flight. North Dakota would be a good place to fly a mission over the Alaska or the North Pole, which has become a hotbed of flag dropping since the ice is melting in the Arctic. Plus the Russians have started flying their bomber missions again.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:39 pmholy crap, tom! why didn't you post more of that!
Staging Nuke for Iran?
By Larry Johnson | bio
Why the hubbub over a B-52 taking off from a B-52 base in Minot, North Dakota and subsequently landing at a B-52 base in Barksdale, Louisiana? That’s like getting excited if you see a postal worker in uniform walking out of a post office. And how does someone watching a B-52 land identify the cruise missiles as nukes? It just does not make sense.
So I called a old friend and retired B-52 pilot and asked him. What he told me offers one compelling case of circumstantial evidence. My buddy, let’s call him Jack D. Ripper, reminded me that the only times you put weapons on a plane is when they are on alert or if you are tasked to move the weapons to a specific site.
Then he told me something I had not heard before.
Barksdale Air Force Base is being used as a jumping off point for Middle East operations. Gee, why would we want cruise missile nukes at Barksdale Air Force Base.
[...]
http://tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/sep/05/staging_nuke_for_iran
...
oh, and, it sounds like larry johnson reads TP and liked the sound of
September 5th, 2007 at 8:51 pmour friend the colonel's name... heh...
eh?
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why did thinkprogress not add barbour's involvement in the allawi malaki impending coup via his marketing firm????
September 5th, 2007 at 8:53 pmhere:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/index.html
September 5th, 2007 at 8:55 pm> Glenn Greenwald
> Friday August 24, 2007 08:21 EST
> How our seedy, corrupt Washington establishment operates
>
> (Updated below - Update II - Update III)
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> Update IV - with statement from ABC News re: Zelikow)
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> Over the past several weeks, there has arisen a palpable and coordinated shift among the Washington establishment to blame Iraq's problems on Prime Minister Maliki and to suggest that salvation lies in his replacement. The only real alternative ever identified is former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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> Fred Hiatt turned his Op-Ed page over to Allawi two weeks ago to argue -- in the most establishment-pleasing tones -- that "Responsibility for the current mess in Iraq rests primarily with the Iraqi government" and that "Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has failed to take advantage of the Iraqi people's desire for peaceful and productive lives and of the enormous commitment and sacrifices made by the United States and other nations." In other words, our wise Washington Leaders have done the Right and Good thing in Iraq, but that scoundrel Maliki is the key impediment preventing Success.
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> In a solid piece of reporting, CNN yesterday disclosed that the most powerful GOP lobbying firm, run founded by former GOP Party Chair and current Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and staffed by key former Bush national security officials, is being paid by Allawi to coordinate these anti-Maliki, pro-Allawi efforts:
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> A powerhouse Republican lobbying firm with close ties to the White House has begun a public campaign to undermine the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, CNN has confirmed. . .
Comment by Master P — September 5, 2007 @ 8:20 pm
At least now we have a clear idea what time TP stops monitoring the comments. The queen of trolls has finally broken through to spread poop.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:55 pmHayley Mills would make a better VP.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:08 pmOn top of everybody in the men's room is more like it.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:36 pmIf Giuliani wins, I hope he chooses Barbour - that will guarantee they fail.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:46 pm#5, #9, #27 Ret. Col JtR
I LIKE the way you think and the facts your bring up (some of which I had forgotten). Keep it up!!
September 5th, 2007 at 9:51 pm#45, katy,
I saw that today and my jaw dropped! I wanted to post it here tonight -- I am so glad you saw it too and posted it.
Look it up at the TPM website, folks. It seems that the Barksdale base is the departure site for the middle East. So where are they preparing to send nukes? Johnson doesn't think this event just happened accidentally - and neither does his friend JtR.
Do you think it's our ret. Col JtR?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:56 pmI see Tom saw it too.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:00 pmThe MSM picked up the story but they are not following up with any of the background.
1) Ghooliani spends time with criminals - no news here
2) "record rife with corruption and cronyism that includes exploiting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to profit his allies"
Is this a description of Ghooliani or of the Shrub / Cheney / Rove ticket ?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:01 pmDid he take money from the Chi-Coms like Hillary?
September 6th, 2007 at 12:12 amBut thanks to the corporate controlled press most people will never know how flawed Barbour is. (locals excepted) Can't be against something you don't know about and while the corporate controlled press is anxious to discuss at great length any perceived flaw in the Democratic Candidates they bow and scrape respectfully and slobber all over the Republicans.
September 6th, 2007 at 5:49 amYeah so chubs is on everyone's list. Pat Roberts is at the top of mine. He has been the biggest stooge for the White House hands down. If one follows the logic of wanting HB as VP then the nomination would have to go to McCain. The GOP would really just love to loose the White House to HRC and sit back and complain about what oughta be done other than relive their inept Dear Leader's legacy. Please be sure to remind all your conservative friends of everything they were promised by Dear Leader during his campaigns: Smaller Government, Social Security reform, and immigration reform. If they couldn't pull off any of those benchmarks of success for the GOP dream with control of all 3 branches of government then they are truly just full of crap, so remind them what a ruse Conservatism really is.
September 6th, 2007 at 9:11 amGoogle: Haley Barbour, Hong Kong, Yacht,
September 6th, 2007 at 10:05 amYou wish you had something on Haley. He'll wipe the floor with any of the morons you have running on your side.
We will blundgeon you people come fall 2008. You won't know what hit you, but you have it coming.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:26 amSee Republicans have different morals and ethics, if you don't get caught you did not do anything illegal. But when you get caught just cry alot and say "God" has forgiven me.
September 6th, 2007 at 11:08 amHillary Clinton caused a stir in the early 1990s, when it was revealed that the first lady, in 1978, had turned $1,000 into $100,000 in 10 months by trading cattle futures as the wife of Arkansas' attorney general.
These days, that gain would barely register in her portfolio, which has grown as large as $50 million, according to a campaign-disclosure filing with the Federal Election Commission.
Clinton has never lost her Midas touch. As much as $25 million of the current total was contained in a blind trust that the Democratic presidential candidate and her husband established in 1993, when Bill Clinton became president. The trust was valued at just $1 million when it was established.
The Clintons' fast-growing wealth is a clear demonstration that it pays to have smart, influential people working hard to make your money grow, an advantage they have had dating to the cattle-trading days.
The vanishing portfolio
The trust was dissolved earlier this year after its holdings were disclosed and immediately drew fire from activists because of numerous holdings in corporations unpopular among left-wing Democrats, including pharmaceutical, oil and defense companies, as well as Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, news, msgs) -- where Hillary Clinton served on the board from 1986 to 1992 -- and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp
money quote:
activists because of numerous holdings in corporations unpopular among left-wing Democrats, including pharmaceutical, oil and defense companies, as well as Wal-Mart Stores
Hillary has an active interest in defense companies? where is the blog on this?
September 6th, 2007 at 12:04 pmHe's not on the top of Ron Paul's list.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:36 pmThat would be:
Karen Kwiatowski
Sarah Palin
or Walter Williams
These people are simply repulsive. All corruption, all the time, all for Jebus.
Good grief.
September 6th, 2007 at 6:37 pmwhen bored, restless,or looking for a new way around another obstacle,the g.o.p. goes to hitting the heavy bag(us)"see what Iran is doing,TWACK!" "we're going to do everything we can to help the Gulf Coast,WRAP!@!%&!" "the SURGE is going great and we will wait for General Patreaus, POW,POW, ZIP,ZAP, ZOW!%@!%@!" "WHEW!thanks, America, great workout."we've been 'punched' so hard and for so long by these crooks and conmen that we're punchdrunk. that might explain our national stupor.
September 7th, 2007 at 9:43 amThe facts are the facts. Barbour is the fat bully of the neo-nawzis in power. Elections are a democratic process. It's a waste of time to yammer about elections when you're living in a fascist state. Get over it. Revolution is the only answer to totalitarianism.
September 8th, 2007 at 6:56 pmVindictive is their middle name. Working with his buds in DC, Barbour "got" one of the ms attorneys who won the tobacco settlement. The corrupt U.S. Justice Department sent Paul Minor to prison. They couldn't get Scruggs. They'll get Mike Moore. They've already stolen the money.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:26 pmI live in Mississippi and I'm praying that someone picks Barbour as their running mate so that hopefully he'll step down as governor to campaign.
Keep in mind, that I'm a Libertarian who usually votes Republican. But this guy is just too big an idiot and crook, IN MY OPINION, to support for any public office or position of public trust.
So, PLEASE Rudy pick Barbour and insist that he resign his seat as governor to campaign with you. PLEASE!!
September 9th, 2007 at 2:04 am