No doubt. For the right money some people will sell secrets to the enemy.
Posted on 06/06/2007 2:49:46 PM PDT by HAL9000
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Vin Gupta, who is not above dropping Bill Clinton's name, says he gets a little name-dropping in return and that it is worth several times over the millions of dollars InfoUSA pays the former president.~ snip ~
Without going into specifics, Gupta said, Clinton gives advice on how to extend the company's services into new markets. His expertise is used in the side of InfoUSA that sells services to political parties and candidates and nonprofit organizations, Gupta said.
Beyond consulting with the company and speaking to gatherings of employees and clients, the former president also opens doors, Gupta said.
"He helps us meet some of the right people," he said.
"He has talked about us to a lot of gatherings . . . In many speeches he has mentioned InfoUSA by name."
Clinton's talks to InfoUSA employee groups and at Colorado conferences sponsored by the company have been reported in the past. But knowledge of the extent of the business connection between Clinton and the Omaha company expanded with disclosures made in a lawsuit filed against InfoUSA by investment funds that hold its stock.
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Gupta confirmed that Bill Clinton, who left the White House in 2001, was working for InfoUSA before the 2003 date cited in the lawsuit.
"He had been helping us on an impromptu basis before that, after he left office."
Gupta, who did not say how much Clinton was paid before 2003, considers the money well spent. "We get back many times over what is spent on Bill," Gupta said.
How much revenue can be attributed to the Clinton connection? "I would say over the last seven years, easily over $40 million."
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No doubt. For the right money some people will sell secrets to the enemy.
What..is he one of the bunch that got pardoned?
It goes without saying, “What or whom was Clinton servicing?”
Something is not right here ~ any other company would sue the pants off of you for using the same logo.
Enter infoUSA into google and see for yourself
And how much mileage does he get from dropping Stretch Pelosi’s name?
In other words, Clinton is nothing more than a freaking billboard.
A Letter from Our CEO & Founder
More than thirty years ago I had an idea and $100 in my pocket. I thought that if companies had the right information in front of them, they could market and sell the right products to the right people at the right time.
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You mean to steal other people’s money.
Trust me FRiend, any company would sue the pants off you for this.
Mr. Gupta though might benefit from having a logo that matches the US government logo
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