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Hillary's swiss cheese "vetting"
Reverse Spin ^ | September 26, 2007 | Dan Curry

Posted on 09/26/2007 3:53:10 PM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John

On Meet the Press last Sunday, Hillary Clinton proclaimed that new vetting procedures had been been put in place to prevent her from taking money from sleaze merchants like Norman Hsu.

If you think you’ve heard that line before, you are right.

The spokeswoman for Mrs. Clinton, Ann Lewis, said Mrs. Clinton was not aware of Mr. Burgess’s background when he held fund-raising affairs for her in 2000 and 2003, nor did she know whether other prominent Democrats had rejected contributions. She said that Mrs. Clinton’s vetting procedures have been strengthened since the senator’s appearance at I.P.A.
That paragraph appeared in a May 2006 article in the New York Times focusing on questionable contributions to Clinton from Illinois-based International Profit Associates, a business consulting company run by a convicted criminal that is beset by fraud allegations and a massive federal sexual harassment lawsuit.

Small business owners across the country, frustrated by Hillary’s continued refusal to turn away IPA funds, have written her this letter today. The small business owners were victimized by IPA’s fraud and are suing IPA in a federal racketeering lawsuit pending in Chicago.

Hillary Clinton for President
4420 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA. 22203

Dear Senator Clinton:

We, the undersigned small business owners from across the country are deeply offended that you continue to accept campaign contributions from top officials of a business consulting company, International Profit Associates (IPA), Buffalo Grove, IL., that defrauded us. As we struggle in federal court via a civil racketeering lawsuit to recover the thousands of dollars this company took from us illegally, you continue to use political donations that might have come directly from our pockets.

We also are appalled because you accepted the money amid dark clouds of fraud allegations, a criminal past by the company's founder, and one of the largest sexual harassment lawsuits ever filed by the federal government.

We are trying to fight back against this company and you, Senator Clinton, are enabling it. We ask that you immediately donate to charity the more than $150,000 the New York Times says you've accepted from IPA's top officials, a figure that includes a ride on IPA's corporate jet and a donation from a high school age son of an IPA official.

Surely, now, in the wake of the Norman Hsu scandal, some time, including:

We have made our fraud allegations in a federal racketeering lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

Mrs. Clinton, we see from published reports that you have identified yourself as a champion for women’s rights and an advocate for small business owners. We cannot fathom, in light of those self-labels, how you could possibly accept campaign contributions from a company accused by the federal government of sexually harassing scores of women and one that has left behind a long trail of fraud complaints from small business owners. Do you believe the 114 women who were allegedly sexually harassed at IPA are not telling the truth about that harassment? Do you believe the Better Business Bureau is wrong? Do you think the state Attorney General is unjustified in her investigation of IPA?

We believe this is our concern because the campaign contributions you continue to accept came from the money that we believe was taken from us illegally. We do not believe you should continue to further your political career with such tainted cash.

We are not singling you out in this request. We plan to make the same request to other public officials who continue to accept and hold IPA-related campaign contributions. We wrote you first because you are running for President and certainly should be setting an example for other politicians.

Sincerely, Amari Company, Inc., Amherst, NH.
Amazing Productions, Inc., Tamarac, FL.
Precision Painting and Decorating, Inc., Elmhurst, IL.
All About Construction, Inc., Fort Myers, FL.
Capital Removal, Gold River, CA.
BBQ Island, LLC., Gilbert, AZ.
Compsolution VA, Inc., Richmond, VA.
JRP Construction, LLC., Yuma, AZ.
Evco Commercial Construction, Corp., Lake Elsinore, CA.
Gunnison Metal Shop, Inc., Gunnison, CA.
Captains Select Seafood, Minneapolis, MN.
MSI Redimix Inc., Mesquite, CA.
Joseph E. Clouse, Inc., Lehigh Acres, FL.
Kyles Discount Stuff, McPherson, KS.
Dames Air, LLC., Warrenton, MO.
Home Theater Design Group, Carrollton, TX.
Gigs Inc., Tewksbury, MA.
Cool Access LLC., Mesquite, TX.
Philipsburg Electric & Supply, Inc., Philipsburg, PA.
Gilbert-American Companies, Rockwall, TX.
Hinsdale Sales and Rental, Inc., Hinsdale, NH.
Hitech Fire Detection, Inc., Houston, TX.

Tonight, the Democratic candidates for president are debating in New Hampshire. Considering that some of IPA’s victims are from that state, it would be the perfect time for somebody to ask Hillary about how IPA has escaped her vaunted vetting procedures.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democratparty; fundraising; hillary; hsu; ipa
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1 posted on 09/26/2007 3:53:14 PM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
The lord of lies, God help us and the naive dumbbell's who may vote for her.
2 posted on 09/26/2007 3:57:48 PM PDT by boomop1 (there you go again)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Clintons=Corruption.....move along...
3 posted on 09/26/2007 4:01:32 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you....Run, Fred, Run. :^)
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To: skinkinthegrass
The company founder, John Burgess....perjury, larceny, a conviction for patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute, possession of drugs and engaging in a pattern over a six-year period of lies and deceit," according to The Lawyers Fund for Client Protection of New York state. Burgess also is named as a key defendant in the sexual harassment lawsuit

yup. Your typical 'Toon supporter/DNC $$$$ cow.

4 posted on 09/26/2007 4:05:21 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you....Run, Fred, Run. :^)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

ping to Doug From Upland


5 posted on 09/26/2007 4:11:48 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Considering that some of IPA’s victims are from that state, it would be the perfect time for somebody to ask Hillary about how IPA has escaped her vaunted vetting procedures.

Gosh I so wish you were not living in some kind of dream land. Not one question that could be construed as negative will be asked of her!

6 posted on 09/26/2007 4:22:04 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

We, the undersigned small business owners from across the country are deeply offended that you continue to accept campaign contributions from top officials of a business consulting company, International Profit Associates (IPA), Buffalo Grove, IL., that defrauded us. As we struggle in federal court via a civil racketeering lawsuit to recover the thousands of dollars this company took from us illegally, you continue to use political donations that might have come directly from our pockets.
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And this is a surprise to anyone? The criminal, corrupt Clintons, friends of our enemies, cohorts to the crime world, practioners of treason, and outright liars and grifters. A travesty either one of these two gutter slime ever got/getting near our White House....now again, what is the average IQ of the DemoRat voter???


7 posted on 09/26/2007 4:28:01 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

BTTT


8 posted on 09/26/2007 4:41:05 PM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

BTTT


9 posted on 09/26/2007 4:41:19 PM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...
Ping!
10 posted on 09/26/2007 4:54:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, September 12, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

BTTT


11 posted on 09/26/2007 5:25:56 PM PDT by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: EagleUSA

Sad to say, it’s a still a surprise to a lot of people. Not here, though.


12 posted on 09/26/2007 6:02:28 PM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John (Support free speech and Thomas Klocek--http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/display_petitions.cgi?ID=3)
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To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; MeekOneGOP; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; Seadog Bytes



13 posted on 09/26/2007 7:21:51 PM PDT by devolve (---- -The_Fool_On_The_Hill_Is_No_Mountain_Climber-)
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To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; dixiechick2000; MeekOneGOP
Very nice devolve. Did somebody say 'swiss cheese'??


14 posted on 09/26/2007 7:32:20 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: varon

That Hillary is just no gouda.


15 posted on 09/26/2007 7:40:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, September 12, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: potlatch

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LOL!

That’s just cheesy!

Your BG is fulla holes!


16 posted on 09/26/2007 7:44:48 PM PDT by devolve (---- -The_Fool_On_The_Hill_Is_No_Mountain_Climber-)
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To: devolve

I’ve been waiting for a spot to use that background, couldn’t pass it up!


17 posted on 09/26/2007 7:46:18 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: SunkenCiv

thanks, bfl


18 posted on 09/26/2007 8:30:57 PM PDT by neverdem (Call talk radio. We need a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits. Let's Roll!)
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To: potlatch

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Maybe with some corned beef or ham!


19 posted on 09/26/2007 8:38:44 PM PDT by devolve (---- -The_Fool_On_The_Hill_Is_No_Mountain_Climber-)
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To: devolve

Wanna make a bet on another background I have???

Olive loaf!


20 posted on 09/26/2007 8:46:11 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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