State Department reveals Hillary Clinton received $500K worth of jewelry from Saudi king

NY Daily News ^ | 8/30/13 | BILL HUTCHINSON

[jimbo123]

Foreign diplomacy doesn’t always resolve world-class problems, but it sure does rake in the swag.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was given a half-million bucks worth of diamond and ruby jewelry by Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and received $58,000 worth of bling from Brunei.

The lavish gifts were among a treasure trove of keepsakes bestowed upon U.S. leaders in 2012, the State Department disclosed Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Clinton a $560 bottle of cognac

[Cementjungle]

Of course, but that’s just a law, and laws don’t really count with these people.

[Jack of all Trades]

So the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act doesn’t apply to government officials? F’ing ridiculous.

[rdcbn]

It was enough to keep the Keystone pipeline from being built.

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“If the reputation then builds that the Saudis take care of friends when they leave office you'd be surprised how much better friends you have who are just coming into office.”
Quote - Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan

[hal ogen]

Noi...probably Ripple or Purple Drank.

[mountainlion]

When I worked for the government we were not supposed to accept a baseball cap form a contractor. There are no laws for the upper crust.

[jaydubya2]

If I accepted these “gifts” at my job, it would be considered a bribe, and I would be fired.

[left that other site]

I think the proper name for that particular piece of jewekry would be a "Cangklet".

[petitfour]

Now that’s funny right there. LOL

[Starstruck]

I'm sure Hillary and Chelsea didn't let that bottle of Russian cognac go to waste.

Didn't realize how hard it was to convey this non-verbally but when I was in service in Germany we used to refer to the morning after as a Yak-attack.

[tumblindice]

“a well turned ankle”

Augghh! The metaphor, it burns!

[WayneS]

Good catch! Thanks.

[napscoordinator]

The GSA said some of the presents were donated and others were sold to the public.

Of course nobody reads the article anymore. I knew she did not keep them. I just had to find it in the article that my suspicions were correct.

[left that other site]

My Pleasure! :-)

Such an item is like lipstick on a PIAPS.

[WayneS]

Thanks for ruining our fun!

;-)

PS - I did read the article, but the target was too big to resist.

[Grams A]

Obama’s speeches, which has got to be worth at least $500K.”

I suspect that the U.S. taxpayers paid $500K to one of BO’s cronies to have the speeches recorded. Their worth? More like a plugged nickle.

[vet7279]

See, our billions in foreign aid does yield a return....

[napscoordinator]

Always a wet noodle in the crowd. What can I say? I just think that as a group we need to be cognizant on what we say as it typically comes back and bites us in the buttocks.

[X-spurt]

The Saudis, W.Buffet and soros were recip’ed with block on Keystone and undercutting fracing.

[WayneS]

You’re correct.

But to be fair (to me) I am not one of the ones who assumed she kept the jewelry - I just made juvenile allusions to her fat ankles.

[wrencher]

“Of course nobody reads the article anymore.”

An awful lot of that all over, and FR is no exception. Why let being informed slow down forming an opinion.....

This is a non-story it appears, celebrity voyeurism, one of many such distractions.