If Hitler painted, so could Demon Seed
Posted on 07/09/2021 6:16:34 PM PDT by simpson96
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Hunter Biden had a 'right to pursue an artistic career,' as she tried on Friday to justify the administration's role in brokering arrangements for the sale of his paintings.
It followed revelations that the White House helped set up a deal for buyers' identities to remain hidden to ensure they did not win presidential favors.
This White House has frequently promised full transparency in pursuit of the highest ethical standards. Now that means secrecy.(snip)
The plan will allow Hunter Biden to forge ahead with his new life as an artist after a career change from high-paid consultant on international deals.(snip)
Psaki confirmed that the White House had been involved.
'Of course he has the right to pursue an artistic career just like any child of a president has the right to pursue a career, but all interactions regarding the selling of art and the setting of prices will be handled by a professional gallerist, adhering to the highest industry standards, and any offer out of the normal course would be rejected out of hand,' she said.
'And the gallerist will not share information about buyers or prospective buyers, including their identities with Hunter Biden or the administration, which provides quite a level of protection and transparency.'(snip)
'The whole thing is a really bad idea,' ethics expert Richard Painter told the Washington Post, which revealed new details of the arrangement.
'So instead of disclosing who is paying outrageous sums for Hunter Biden’s artwork so that we could monitor whether the purchasers are gaining access to government, the WH tried to make sure we will never know who they are. That’s very disappointing,' tweeted ethics expert Walter Shaub.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This is certainly a new definition of “transparency”.
You mean Raggedy Jen, I mean Ann?
She is so ridiculous.
How can Psaki tell such lies with a straight face?
They think they’re really clever and we’re all stupid.
Why not just sell Hunter’s sperm for $500K? A lot less work and at least gives cover for the whole anonymity thing.
We’ve gone so far down the $hitter since Newt got in trouble over a book deal in 1996. A book deal that isn’t even a question mark today!
His soon-to-be considered a masterpiece “Dance of the Massage Parlor Girls”, done in the medium of KY and crack rocks will be on sale soon.
Beltway arrogance. It'll bite back some day. I hope I live to see it and empty my bladder on some occupied dirt plots.
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” “He is an artist.”
Just like Hillary was a whiz at cattle futures! “
And just like Speaker of the House Jim Wright was a celebrated author.
One has to hand it to Democrats - when it comes to laundering money in the influence-peddling racket, they are without peers in their imaginative approaches.
Asking price is $750,000.
At least it’s a step up from Jim Wright’s blank page book.
It’s the same graft but the grift itself is a little better. Wait until the actual “artist” is revealed.
They’re sticking their thumbs straight into our eyeballs and daring us to do anything about it.
Everyone here gets that. Right?
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