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Francis Booth

(162 posts)
11. Sorry, but getting face time with the US Secretary
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:55 PM
Aug 2016

of State while contributing to her and her husband's Foundation, while not strictly illegal, is at least ethically sketchy. So much so, that the Foundation no longer will accept contributions from foreign sources if Hillary is elected president. This is a smart move. If it looks bad, even if it isn't, it becomes a distraction that will make governing difficult.

The AP found that more than half of major donors to the foundation got access to Hillary or her department aides. Does this seem appropriate?

As the Democratic candidate for POTUS, Hillary has to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. I'm completely baffled as to why so many people don't see this as an issue.

Surely our candidate can exhibit better behavior than Trump, who most certainly has many ethical skeletons rattling around inside his closet.

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Sorry, but getting face time with the US Secretary Francis Booth Aug 2016 #11
Dig deeper Tempest Aug 2016 #14
The painful truth is... Blue Idaho Aug 2016 #17
Poorly written and poorly researched Tempest Aug 2016 #18
And yet the MSM chased the bright shiny object Blue Idaho Aug 2016 #20
Thanks for expanding on that. Francis Booth Aug 2016 #19
No - the MSM is full of bias. Blue Idaho Aug 2016 #22
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Classic Swiftboating pamela Aug 2016 #13
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Aug 2016 #25
The AP’s big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess Tempest Aug 2016 #16
once again, M$M doesn't disappoint, maintaining a narrative that the Clintons MUST have done Bill USA Aug 2016 #26
Locking mcar Aug 2016 #28
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