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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Hillary & Bill Clinton: Greed, Corruption, Power, Cynicism, Endlessly

By National Review, Nov. 01, 2016

What was the Clinton telos? The end point, the aim of all their lying, cheating, criminality, dishonor, and degradation?

Given the latest Weiner scandals coming on top of the latest WikiLeaks scandals, we wonder, what did the Clintons really wish to end up as — and why? Are they Goethe’s Faust or tortured souls crushed by the weight of their money bags in Dante’s Fourth Circle of Hell?

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Monday, June 8, 2015

How long did he think he could keep it a secret?

elderstatement.com June 08, 2015 Corruption , Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert 0 Comments

Hastert Sought To Boost Income While Making Secret Payoffs

By Sean Higgins, Jun.. 7, 2015, Washington Examiner

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was searching for ways to further boost his income while he was making secret payments to cover up allegations he was involved in child sexual abuse when he was a high school wrestling coach, J. David John, a former friend and business associate alleges.

John asked financial advisers on Hastert's behalf in 2010 for advice on how to create an annuity that would provide a large cash payout each year. John did not tell the advisers that he was working for Hastert.

"I did not think much about it at the time, but looking back at it, it does seem strange," John told the New York Times. "He just said he needed to generate some cash."

Hastert became a lobbyist after he retired from politics in 2007 and had a net worth of several million dollars, but very little of it was liquid. Around the same time as John's inquiries, the former lawmaker stepped up his lobbying work, putting in long hours on behalf of several clients.

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Crickets...

Staff January 18, 2015 Corruption , Crony Capitalism 0 Comments

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Husband Is About To Make $1B Off A Government Real Estate Deal

Jazz Shaw, Jan. 17, 2015, Hot Air

That’s really nice for them. Retirement planning is difficult in the best of times. Many people have to move into smaller homes, cut back on a few things or switch to generic drugs on their prescription plan. An extra billion dollars will probably come in handy and take a load off their minds.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Ralph Nader lives!

elderstatement.com November 13, 2014 ACLU , Corruption 0 Comments

Elizabeth Warren Tells Hollywood: 'The Game Is Rigged in Congress'

Tina Daunt, Nov. 9, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, regarded by many progressive Democrats as their party's alternative to Hillary Clinton, told attendees at an ACLU gala in Beverly Hills on Sunday that "economic opportunity is slipping further and further out of reach" for average Americans.

She said bluntly: "We have to face it: The game is rigged in Congress."

Using the inability to raise the minimum wage nationally, Warren said: "We face a basic question in this country: Who does this government work for? Is government to advance the interests of the rich and the powerful? Does government exercise its power only for those who can hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers? Is it there only to strengthen the strong and enrich the wealthy? Or does government work for all of us?"

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

More corrupt dems in a city of corrupt dems

elderstatement.com November 06, 2014 Corruption , Craig R. McCoy 0 Comments

Philly: Member Of Fattah's Inner Circle Pleads Guilty

By Mark Fazlollah and Craig R. McCoy, Nov. 6, 2014, Philly.com

One day after coasting to reelection, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah faced deepening legal problems with the guilty plea of a second member of his inner circle.

Political consultant Thomas Lindenfeld, 59, of Washington, pleaded Wednesday to a count of wire fraud for taking part in schemes that prosecutors say Fattah engineered to siphon off federal money to finance his losing bid for Philadelphia mayor in 2007.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Gibson said the government would seek a more lenient sentence for Lindenfeld because he was cooperating.

A spokeswoman for Lindenfeld said he was remorseful.

"Tom takes full responsibility for his actions, and regrets participating in illegal activity," the spokeswoman said. "He has and is cooperating fully with the government."

In the initial scam, prosecutors contend, Fattah illegally borrowed $1 million from a donor for the 2007 race - Alfred Lord, a former chief executive of the massive Sallie Mae lending agency. The money went to buy ads, which were handled by Lindenfeld.

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