Religions > Atheism > #Another Day, Another Step To That Nomination For Mrs Bill Clinton
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#Another Day, Another Step To That Nomination For Mrs Bill Clinton |
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
Russ Baker & Adam Federman
In the Clintons' pursuit of power, there is no such thing as a strange
bedfellow. One recently exposed inamorata was Norman Hsu, the
mysterious businessman from Hong Kong who brought in $850,000 to
Hillary Clinton's campaign before being unmasked as a fugitive. Her
campaign dismissed Hsu as someone who'd slipped through the cracks of
an otherwise unimpeachable system for vetting donors, and perhaps he
was. The same cannot be said for the notorious financier Alan Quasha,
whose involvement with Clinton is at least as substantial--and still
under wraps.
Political junkies will recall Quasha as the controversial figure who
bailed out George W. Bush's failing oil company in 1986, folding Bush
into his company, Harken Energy, thus setting him on the path to a
lucrative and high-profile position as an owner of the Texas Rangers
baseball team, and the presidency. The persistently unprofitable
Harken--many of whose board members, connected to powerful foreign
interests and the intelligence community, nevertheless profited
enormously--faced intense scrutiny in the early 1990s and again during
Bush's first term.
Now Quasha is back--on the other side of the aisle. Operating below
the radar, he entered Hillary Clinton's circle even before she
declared her candidacy by quietly arranging for the hire of Clinton
confidant and longtime Democratic Party money man Terry McAuliffe at
one of his companies. During the interregnum between McAuliffe's
chairmanship of the Democratic Party and the time he officially joined
Clinton's campaign, Quasha's firm set McAuliffe up with a salary and
opened a Washington office for him.
Just a few years earlier, McAuliffe had publicly criticized Bush for
his financial dealings with Harken, disparaging the company's Enron-
like accounting. Yet in 2005 McAuliffe accepted this cushy perch with
Quasha's newly acquired investment firm, Carret Asset Management, and
even brought along former Clinton White House business liaison Peter
O'Keefe, who had been his senior aide at the Democratic National
Committee. McAuliffe remained with the company until he became
national chair of Hillary's presidential bid, and O'Keefe never left.
McAuliffe's connection to Quasha has, until now, never been noted.
Another strong link between Quasha and Clinton is Quasha's business
partner, Hassan Nemazee, a top Hillary fundraiser who was trotted out
to defend her during the Hsu episode--in which the clothing
manufacturer was unmasked as a swindler who seemingly funneled illegal
contributions through "donors" of modest means.
In June, by liquidating a blind trust, the Clintons sought to distance
themselves from any financial entanglements that might embarrass the
campaign. Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson argued that the couple had
gone "above and beyond" what was legally required "in order to avoid
even the hint of a conflict of interest." But throughout their
political careers, Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly associated
with people whose objectives seemed a million miles from "a place
called Hope." Among these Alan Quasha and his menagerie--including
Saudi frontmen, a foreign dictator, figures with intelligence ties and
a maze of companies and offshore funds--stand out.
"That Hillary Clinton's campaign is involved with this particular cast
of characters should give people pause," says John Moscow, a former
Manhattan prosecutor. In the late 1980s and early '90s he led the
investigation of the corrupt Bank of Credit and Commerce International
(BCCI) global financial empire--a bank whose prominent shareholders
included members of the Harken board. "Too many of the same names from
earlier troubling circumstances suggests a lack of control over who
she is dealing with," says Moscow, "or a policy of dealing with anyone
who can pay."
<Continued> http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071105/baker_federman
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18 Oct 2007 08:06:58 PM |
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"Kurt Nicklas" <nicklask@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1192755780.374520.158290@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
At least it's not Abramhoff or Libby.
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| User: "3828 Dead" |
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18 Oct 2007 08:42:44 PM |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:06:58 GMT, "King Crackhead Bush"
<Dingdongs@WH.net> wrote:
"Kurt Nicklas" <nicklask@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1192755780.374520.158290@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
At least it's not Abramhoff or Libby.
She's not my choice, but she'll still be a vast improvement over the
scum infesting the WH now.
--
What do you call a Republican with a conscience?
An ex-Republican.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=8827 (From Yang, AthD (h.c)
"I simply can not believe this is what the Republican party has
become. I just cant. It just makes me sick to think all those years
of supporting this party, and this is what it has become. Even if you
dont like the S-Chip expansion, it is hard to deny what Republicans
are- a bunch of bitter, nasty, petty, snarling, sneering, vicious
thugs, peering through peoples windows so they can make fun of their
misfortune.
Im registering Independent tomorrow."
Putsch: leading America to asymetric warfare since 2001
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| User: "David Morgan \MAMS" |
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18 Oct 2007 10:27:54 PM |
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"3828 Dead" <zepp22113828@finestplanet.com> wrote
She's not my choice, but she'll still be a vast improvement over the
scum infesting the WH now.
Demand that Al Gore be drafted and coupled with Obama, or in
the absolute worst case scenario, vote for Ron Paul.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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19 Oct 2007 06:02:33 AM |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:42:44 +0000, 3828 Dead wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:06:58 GMT, "King Crackhead Bush"
<Dingdongs@WH.net> wrote:
"Kurt Nicklas" <nicklask@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1192755780.374520.158290@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
At least it's not Abramhoff or Libby.
She's not my choice, but she'll still be a vast improvement over the
scum infesting the WH now.
Yeah but that's not saying much. I mean, there are molds that would be an
improvement over what's in the White House now...
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Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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“A national political campaign is better than the best
circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple
of hangings thrown in. ”
- H. L. Mencken
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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18 Oct 2007 10:28:44 PM |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:42:44 GMT, 3828 Dead
<zepp22113828@finestplanet.com> wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:06:58 GMT, "King Crackhead Bush"
<Dingdongs@WH.net> wrote:
"Kurt Nicklas" <nicklask@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1192755780.374520.158290@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
At least it's not Abramhoff or Libby.
She's not my choice, but she'll still be a vast improvement over the
scum infesting the WH now.
Nixon would be.
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Al at Webdingers dot com
"Being surprised at the fact that the universe is fine tuned
for life is akin to a puddle being surprised at how well it
fits its hole"
- Douglas Adams
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| User: "3828 Dead" |
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18 Oct 2007 11:42:43 PM |
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:28:44 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:42:44 GMT, 3828 Dead
<zepp22113828@finestplanet.com> wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:06:58 GMT, "King Crackhead Bush"
<Dingdongs@WH.net> wrote:
"Kurt Nicklas" <nicklask@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1192755780.374520.158290@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Hillary's Mystery Money Men
At least it's not Abramhoff or Libby.
She's not my choice, but she'll still be a vast improvement over the
scum infesting the WH now.
Nixon would be.
Yeah. Ain't THAT a helluva note?
--
What do you call a Republican with a conscience?
An ex-Republican.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=8827 (From Yang, AthD (h.c)
"I simply can not believe this is what the Republican party has
become. I just cant. It just makes me sick to think all those years
of supporting this party, and this is what it has become. Even if you
dont like the S-Chip expansion, it is hard to deny what Republicans
are- a bunch of bitter, nasty, petty, snarling, sneering, vicious
thugs, peering through peoples windows so they can make fun of their
misfortune.
Im registering Independent tomorrow."
Putsch: leading America to asymetric warfare since 2001
Not dead, in jail, or a slave? Thank a liberal!
Pay your taxes so the rich don't have to.
For the finest in liberal/leftist commentary,
http://www.zeppscommentaries.com
For news feed (free, 10-20 articles a day)
http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/zepps_news
For essays (donations accepted, 2 articles/week)
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a.a. #2211 -- Bryan Zepp Jamieson
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