Questions Over Clinton Family Wealth

[sandnsea]

"Most notably, he is expected to receive about $20 million when he severs his ties with the Yucaipa investment funds headed by his friend Ron Burkle, a famously eligible bachelor who appears in the gossip columns as often as the business pages.

The Wall Street Journal reported that one of his partners in the global investment fund is an entity connected to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, also believed to be a major donor to the Clinton presidential library...

"Last month, The New York Times reported that Mr Clinton flew to Kazakhstan on the executive jet of Frank Giustra, a Canadian mining financier and multi-million dollar backer of the Clinton Foundation who was also seeking a contract with the Kazakh government.

Mr Clinton was there to see the work of his Foundation on an Aids project, but also praised President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been widely criticised for human rights violations, for “opening up the social and political life of your country”.

Mr Giustra, who organised a lavish charity dinner for Mr Clinton’s 60th birthday, was subsequently awarded a lucrative uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan ahead of more experienced industry competitors..."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/09/wus609.xml

[calteacherguy]

1. K&R. nt

[mutant80]

2. I just noticed this thread about Obama's Coffers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4520392

[sandnsea]

4. This is about influence peddling

and quid pro quo deals.

[BearSquirrel2]

3. Seriously ...

The guy got financially wiped out during his presidency. Can you seriously blame the guy for parlaying his contacts after he's out of office?

I'm pro-Obama. But I don't believe in knocking the Clintons in an unfair way. There are plenty of legitimite things to fault them on.

[sandnsea]

5. If you don't care about selling out jobs

and American businesses to India, Dubai, and the rest of the world. I guarantee you moderate voters aren't going to feel that way.

[BearSquirrel2]

7. Oh I do care ...

I really do care. But it's not an issue of WHO is doing it. The issue is that it's legal.

Ross Perot talked about the big sucking sound. He argued against free trade. But those are the rules of the court so he is offshoring work to India.

Believe me, I am not programming today because this was possible. I am concerned about it. But Bill Clinton already did what he was going to do. I'd rather focus on getting TODAYS politicians to stop it.

[Bread and Circus]

6. kick.

[sandnsea]

8. In light of Johnny Chung and Maggie Williams

I think this needs a kick so people can put into perspective with the years of money scandals surrounding the Clintons.