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Obama nominates fundraiser to Finland envoy post
Houston Chronicle ^ | July 17, 2014

Posted on 07/17/2014 3:58:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

President Barack Obama has nominated a lawyer who raised campaign money for him in the 2008 and 2012 elections as ambassador to Finland.

The lawyer, Charles C. Adams Jr., is the managing partner at the Geneva office of the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. He was among a group of Obama fundraisers in 2008 that raised between $50,000 and $100,000 for the campaign. In 2012, he was among Obama's top fundraisers, bringing a minimum of $500,000 to the president's re-election effort.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2008; election2012; failure; finland; obama

1 posted on 07/17/2014 3:58:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Dog bites man. Most of our ambassadors to Finland have been political appointees rather than career diplomats.


2 posted on 07/17/2014 4:00:12 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh shit! Not another Obama fundraiser. No wonder the world hates us. We send “bagmen” to represent our country instead of professional diplomats.

“Just say no to Dipshits. Ask for real Diplomats”


3 posted on 07/17/2014 4:55:41 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: kabar
Does he even know where Finland is? Does he know what city is the capital of Finland? Does he know on which side Finland fought in any recent wars? Does he know whether Finland is a member of NATO? If the answer is NO to any of these, he's disqualified.
4 posted on 07/17/2014 6:17:01 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (Book: Resistance to Tyranny. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: JoeFromSidney

Disqualified by whom? They are confirmed by the Senate.


5 posted on 07/17/2014 8:35:26 PM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
Disqualified by whom? They are confirmed by the Senate

By that I meant he doesn't have the qualifications to be an ambassador if he doesn't know those things. If he doesn't know them the Senate should reject him.

6 posted on 07/18/2014 5:51:14 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (Book: Resistance to Tyranny. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: JoeFromSidney

LOL. You live in a fantasy world.


7 posted on 07/18/2014 6:33:41 PM PDT by kabar
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