Stop me if you’ve heard this one; Hillary took money from more companies seeking influence

Hotair ^ | 05/16/2015 | Jazz Shaw

[SeekAndFind]

So a politician, a lobbyist and a journalist walk into a bar…

Legal Insurrection popped up with another tidbit from the recent document dump of campaign finance reports which came out on Friday. This one caught my attention because it involved not only Hillary Clinton, but a company located fairly close to me… Corning, a major manufacturer of glass and ceramics located in upstate New York. The company has a keen interest in foreign trade deals and stays involved in lobbying efforts to expand them

But they also keep a close eye on politicians who may be involved in such decisions, or so it seems. During Clinton’s tenure at the State Department they lobbied the agency heavily regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. In what I’m sure is a totally unrelated coincidence, they also donated somewhere between $100,000 and $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Nothing all that unusual there, at least compared to what we’ve seen from other companies and governments. (And, er… journalists at ABC.) But last year it went a step further. Jonathan Allen (yes, I know it’s Vox, but…) points out the key factor.

[L]ast July, when it was clear that Clinton would again seek the presidency in 2016, Corning coughed up a $225,500 honorarium for Clinton to speak.

In the laundry-whirl of stories about Clinton buck-raking, it might be easy for that last part to get lost in the wash. But it’s the part that matters most. The $225,500 speaking fee didn’t go to help disease-stricken kids in an impoverished village on some long-forgotten patch of the planet. Nor did it go to a campaign account. It went to Hillary Clinton. Personally.

This isn’t the biggest speaking fee that Hillary Clinton ever received, nor will it be the last one we hear about in this context, I’m sure. But it’s notable that such an active lobbying entity who had specifically been pushing the State Department on a critical trade issue currently under debate was laying out those sorts of donations to the foundation. When you add in that nearly quarter million dollar speaking fee which went directly into Hillary Clinton’s purse – as opposed to curing AIDS or whatever – the the smoke is getting pretty thick on the ground, even if you haven’t seen the actual fire yet.

As Legal Insurrection asks:

With the added evidence of speaking fees as another form of Clinton payola, Hillary and the Clinton Foundation have some questions to answer. Among them: what did these companies expect in return for the out-sized “speaking fees” and did they have cause to believe that their “investment” would pay off in some real way in a Clinton administration?

At this point, since there likely never will be any “smoking gun” found, it’s not a question of what did you know and when did you know it. It’s more a case of, who did you get paid by and what did they expect?

[Steely Tom]

Her husband Bill says there was “nothing sinister” in her receiving large amounts of money from various corporate interests while she was Secretary of State, and that’s good enough for George Stephanopoulos, so it’s good enough for me.

[Diogenesis]

EXEMPT McCain, Boehner and McConnell either did the same,
OR were so angry that they were ignored that
they used the IRS to attack Conservatives, again.

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t think there’s a more vile prospect for the White House or God forbid, the Supreme Court.

I hadn’t considered the second until a few months ago when I read someone else mentioning it.

[hoosiermama]

Drip
Drip

[kiryandil]

Like her husband, Hillary Clinton is an unindicted felon.

[kiryandil]

It went to Hillary Clinton. Personally. [$225,500 honorarium]

Hey - the unindicted felon needed some "walking-around" money.

Get off her case.

[Iron Munro]

When “Dirt Poor” Hillary stole $190,000 worth of furniture, silver and other items from the White House back in 2001 it was just for practice.

[cpdiii]

I truly think if you put Hillary Clinton on a polygraph machine and asked her, “were your actions corrupt” she would say no and pass the polygraph machine as being truthful.

The reason that I posit this is I do belive the corruption of this woman is endemic and deep and to her very normal, thus she could say, “I am not corrupt” and she believes this!

[cpdiii]

When “Dirt Poor” Hillary stole $190,000 worth of furniture, silver and other items from the White House back in 2001 it was just for practice.

In her twisted mind this was not theft. It was simply taking "what she deserved and was rightfully entitled to." I honestly do not think she considered it theft. She considered those things hers.

She is a sick puppy but also quite rabid.

[vetvetdoug]

Has everyone forgotten “Chinagate”?

[publius911]

Bookmark

[hoosiermama]

She was fired when working on the Nixon for unethical behavior. It’s a lifetime pattern

[Liz]

.....Bill says there was “nothing sinister” in Hillary receiving large amounts of money from various corporate interests while she was Secretary of State.....that’s good enough for ABC-News and George Stephanopoulos.....so it’s good enough for me....

(Sniffle) gosh, you are so tolerant and compassionate (sob).

[Liz]

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING: Once a Clinton factotum always a Clinton factotum: factotum George Stephanopoulos transitioned into an ABC journo (without surgery--snix). He donated $75,000 to the Foundation and was deeply involved; Clinton Cash author, Schweizer, has been assembling the track record:

<><> •In 2006 Georgeopoulous was a featured attendee and panel moderator at the annual CGI meeting.

<><> •in 2007 he was listed as a featured attendee at the CGI meeting alongside big money Lucas Lundin, Frank Giustra, Frank Holmes, and Carlos Slim.

<><> •He was a 2008 panelist at the annual meeting.

<><> •In 2009 he was a panel moderator at the CGI annual meeting.

<><> •In 2010, he was a “notable member” of CGI's exclusive members-only club w/ a $20,000 membership price tag.

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THIS IS FROM THE CLINTON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES:

[minnesota_bound]

Massive bribery and treasonous acts and the media cannot see anything wrong about the Clintons or obama.

[hoosiermama]

One from each. Wonder how many were “honorary”
Access
Access
Access
Written all over it!

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Drip
Drip”

More like the reason for Noah’s Ark.

[Liz]

[stephenjohnbanker]

Every bit this bad.