CLINTON'S GOT A JOB: Friend Hires Clinton to Be Investment Fund Adviser

NY TIMES ^ | 4/11/02 | LAURA M. HOLSON

[Liz]

If Clinton doesn't make it as an an investment advisor, Burkle can always train the ex-president to bag groceries. If he can't bring home the corporate bacon, Clinton I betcha would be a whiz at bagging the bacon.

[HHFi]

Yeah, that's what I'm going to do: invest my life savings in a mutual fund endorsed by Bill Clinton. Or maybe I'll just spend it on a fleet of gently pre-owned cars.

[Liz]

....that's what I'm going to do: invest my life savings in a mutual fund endorsed by Bill Clinton......

He sure has the background that inspires "confidence."
Scratch that. I mean Clinton has the background to be a confidence man (con man).

[Liz]

indexing

[Liz]

......a what's-Clinton-up-to-now ping......

[Maelstrom]

Bail out of those funds now!

[Howlin]

I can hear him now, "I can't let you do that; you might not spend the money the way I think you ought to."

[Paulie]

"Mr. Clinton will act as something of an ambassador for the funds..."

The title suggests ex-President Treason will help make decisions on where to invest the money. How does that square with the statement that he'll act as 'something' of an ambassador?

[aristeides]

Weren't Yucaipa and Burkle connected to some Clinton scandal? The pardons, maybe?

[chiefqc]

Hey lets be fair to slimey billy, someone told him it was a good way to meet chicks.

He can hire whatever chick that he want to perform special duties for him.

If it were up to me to choose for him, hands down my choice would be Helen Thomas. If she did not want the job, my second choice would be one of his fans - Rosie-O-Fatty.

If Rosie-O-Fatty did not want the job --- oh well you can get my drift.

[Howlin]

Sunnyvale, CA -- Nov. 14, 2001 -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, today announced the appointment of Gary L. Wilson and Ronald W. Burkle to its Board of Directors.

[Howlin]

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Members Appointed by the President of the United States

Ronald W. Burkle

[MinuteGal]

Naturally, there has to be more to this than meets the eye. Klintoon isn't taking this rather mundane "job" for the fun of it.

Who is this LA "friend" and what are his connections? If he's a big donor, to whom? How is this gig to Klintoon's advantage, etc.

Time for the freeper research squadrons to swing into action.

Leni

[Howlin]

DreamEorks moguls David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Ronald W. Burkle, the California supermarket magnate, have reportedly pledged generous amounts for the library. Rutherford says he would not be surprised if Spielberg integrated futuristic technology into the library.

[mombonn]

Fred Meyer = Meijer. The author needs to pay attention to details.

Somehow, I suspect the next "adviser" Mr. Burkle hires will be jesse jerkson.

[Howlin]

Look at what I found:

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release November 9, 2000

                    PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES FOUR TO
                        THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
           THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

     The President announced today his intention to appoint Ronald

Burkle, James Kimsey, Dorothy McAuliffe and Jay Stein to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Mr. Ronald W. Burkle, of Los Angeles, California, is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Yucaipa Companies, a private investment firm based in Southern California. Mr. Burkle is also the majority shareholder of Golden State Foods, the largest supplier of food products to McDonald's and Cyrk, Inc., the largest provider of toys and promotions for McDonald's. Mr. Burkle is a Member of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Kroger Company and a Member of the Board of Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation. In partnership with Mario Lemieux, he is the majority owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) America and as Co-Chairman of the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He founded the Burkle Scholarship Award with the Los Angeles Urban League and is a Trustee of the National Urban League

And for added fun:

Ms. Dorothy Swann McAuliffe, of McLean, Virginia, serves on the boards of several privately held companies in the real estate development area, including the Jefferson National Management Company, Jefferson National Title Insurance Company, and the Columbia Land and Development Corporation. Previously, she was associated with the law firms of Thompson & Mitchell and Heron Burchette Ruckerett & Rothwell. Ms. McAuliffe is also a Member of the Board of the Friends of the Georgetown University Child Development Center. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.

[Howlin]

Milken's good old friend from Drexel days, supermarket magnate, Ron Burkle, has offered to donate $135 million to Clinton's Presidential Library while Clinton considers a pardon of Milken - perhaps the greatest villain of financial fraud and avarice in our nation's history - personally responsible for pushing junk bonds through and mortgaging our future by enriching his friends with their LBOs and MBOs to the detriment of other stakeholders - he paid $1 Billion in fines and restitution and served some time in country club jail. Milken's out of jail, still worth Billions - what does he need a pardon for?

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[elwoodp]

Hey Liz, great post! I think mr cliton may find it a little harder to be an investment guru now that he no longer has inside information on when the fed is about to move its interest rates.

[mystery-ak]

...the rapist is also going into *show business*...I heard yesterday that he will make a *guest* appearance on the West Wing in two weeks.
I've never even seen this show so I have no idea what Character he'll play, probably another ex-president...LOL

[Howlin]

Janet E. Burkle Los Angeles, Calif. Homemaker Ron Burkle Los Angeles, Calif. Grocery Story Exec./Self-employed

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