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Technically, I suppose this isn't a Hillary story, but it does provides insight into the quality of Hillary's financial backers.
Posted on 11/05/2007 3:56:07 PM PST by Richard Poe
So if a felon gives Democrats big bucks it is OK?
Why don’t we extradite him and let him appeal his conviction in France?
Soros launched the co-called European Council on Foreign Relations. Fifty dignitaries, including former presidents and prime ministers, have enrolled as members. The opening event will take place this Friday, November 9, at the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin.
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Quite the gathering including Brian Eno and the Chairman of the People in Need Foundation.
Thanks for the heads up.. and this gathering will be at the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin to boot? How progressive of Germany? I guess Foggy Bottom couldn’t squeeze ‘em in ;-)
Too bad France didn't jail him!
"..On Black Wednesday (September 16, 1992), Soros became immediately famous when he sold short more than $10 billion worth of pounds, profiting from the Bank of England's reluctance to either raise its interest rates to levels comparable to those of other European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to float its currency.
Finally, the Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and to devalue the pound sterling, and Soros earned an estimated US$ 1.1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."
The Times October 26, 1992, Monday quoted Soros as saying: "Our total position by Black Wednesday had to be worth almost $10 billion. We planned to sell more than that. In fact, when Norman Lamont said just before the devaluation that he would borrow nearly $15 billion to defend sterling, we were amused because that was about how much we wanted to sell."
According to Steven Drobny,[9] Stanley Druckenmiller, who traded under Soros, originally saw the weakness in the pound. "Soros' contribution was pushing him to take a gigantic position," in accord with Druckenmiller's own research and instincts.
In 1997, during the Asian financial crisis, then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad accused Soros of using the wealth under his control to punish ASEAN for welcoming Myanmar as a member. Later, he called Soros a moron.[10] Thai nationals have called Soros "an economic war criminal" who "sucks the blood from the people".[11].."
To bad Soros did not die in a Thai prison or shot by one of his many financial victims.
I’ve been wondering if there is a way to find
out if Soros trades oil/gas futures.
That thought has been on my mind lately...
France just fined him. He is not at risk for jail.
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Technically, I suppose this isn't a Hillary story, but it does provides insight into the quality of Hillary's financial backers.
Given how often it happens, one must conclude it is indeed "normal."
Buffett is betting against the USD.
Soros ignored even this and launched into his Nazi-accented rant about evil Republicans, how he will bring them down, defended good buddy Hillary's bad performance last week, yada, yada.
At which point I yelled an unprintable expletive and tuned to more enjoyable programming.
Soros is one of the most DANGEROUS men in the world!! He is VILE and EVIL and will do ANYTHING to DESTROY Bush and AMerica, by manipulation in currency and stupid people,,ala financing MoveOn.org and groups like that.
My money is on him being behind oil and gas futures and also the falling dollar. He and Buffet were betting big against the dollar.
And he’s dating QUEEN NOOR! Good Grief!
You beat me to it!
He would be a lot better looking if he were standing on a gallows platform with a rope around his neck.
The Left has no problem taking big bucks from this shady international capitalist. Yet they rail against capitalism. They really have no principles, and would make a deal with the Devil if it would help them gain power.
I never thought I’d find myself arguing on behalf of Soros, but I kind of get a kick out of what he did. A gang of crooked French socialists invites him into a crooked deal, he cheats them instead, they proceed to knock each other off, and now they’re PO’ed at him. Good. Go to it.
Having said that, I wouldn’t mind seeing him thrown into jail for about a thousand other things. He is truly a malign force for evil in our world.
Maybe I'm reading this all wrong. /shrug
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