Bernie once accepted $10,000 from Hillary as she fundraised for Senate candidates

[ashtonelijah]

While Bernie is attacking Hillary for her fundraiser with George Clooney to raise money for Democratic candidates, this old article from March 2006 surfaced showing that, as a Senate candidate, Rep. Bernie Sanders accepted $10,000 through Hillary's PAC, HillPac, during a month in which she gave $190,000 total to Democratic congressional and Senate candidates.

Quote:

"Two congressmen trying to make it to the Senate also got boosts from Clinton. Rep. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the seat held by retiring Vermont lawmaker Jim Jeffords, received $10,000, as did Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee, who is campaigning for the seat being vacated by Majority Leader Bill Frist. Newly minted Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey also got $10,000."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/04/21/sen-clinton-gives-10000-to-dem-candidates-in-march.html

[RepubliCON-Watch]

1. FAIL! Bernie didn't receive $10,000.

I mean just read the headline, unless Bernie is a multi-person politician. In fact, Bernie barely received 1% of DNCC funds in his 06 campaign.

[Recursion]

10. Uh.... yeah he did

Or are you saying "his campaign" received it so it wasn't "him"?

[Kalidurga]

2. Did he push war in Libya cuz business opportunities?

No then I'm good with this.

[Lucinda]

3. Funny how that goes, isn't it?

Dude is such a hypocrite.

[Armstead]

9. No you people are hypocrites

Over the years Sanders has helped raise money for democratic candidates, and accepted some funds too, since he gebnerally caucuses with them. He has made no secret of that.

But when he doesn't support them you all criticize him. And when he does you criticize.

Nice little Catch 22 you got going there.

[chascarrillo]

4. In other words, he was enough of a Democrat for her to spend $10K on.

But now, she and her campaign questions whether he really is a Democrat. Huh. How odd.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. I just love how Hillary handled Libya. A LOT of money was made by somebody(ies) on...

...that deal.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. fox newz

[BeyondGeography]

7. It was posted here a long time ago using a socialistworker.org link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=395253

It's on opensecrets.org, too: https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00000528&cycle=2006

[global1]

8. Obviously The $10,000 Didn't Buy Her Any Influence With Bernie.....nt

[mhatrw]

11. Sanders should just pay Clinton her regular speaking rate for one rebuttal at the next debate.

But this time she has to stay within her two minute time limit or he'll far exceed the refund due.

[BreakfastClub]

12. He's a big hypocrite. Nobody who puts himself out there as purity personified

is ever going to live up to the hype. Bernie has even admitted that he is a hypocrite. My sig line has his admission.