As if Campaign Finance laws were not leaky enough, the Clinton's have found a new wrinkle to secure votes in various areas. There will be a new library in Chesterfield County, but the state , federal, and local governments have nothing to do with it. Bill and Hillary have everything to do with it. Something is wrong here.. Rhino ?? Please explain..
The money isn't coming from the Clinton's campaign fund, but there is some inventive money activity here. It appears the money is being donated by the Clinton's Foundation. Hell, I didn't know they even had one, and here's why I didn't think they'd have one.
Thanks to Monicagate and Whitewater, the Clinton's supposedly were flatassed broke from what I heard. Remember everyone asking for donation to 'Save Bill' ?? Now, they have a Foundation?? It is a pretty inventive way to get out of maximum campaign donations.
Let's say Tom Hanks just made a new movie, and the check just cleared. He gives his campaign donation to Bill and Hill, but he wants to do more - a lot more... Whats a rich A-lister to do?? Easy, give as much cashish as you want to their 'Foundation'. It's tax deductible (probably), and you there is no limit. Then Bill and Hill take that cash and selectively choose projects in a targeted area - like Chesterfield. It may be Marlboro County, but does it really matter?
The guys in Podunk don't give a flip where the money's coming from - they're just glad they don't have to raise property taxes, or car taxes, or water or sewage rates. They take it, but there is a string attached - a BIG STRING. No doubt that the Mayor, County Council and every local official there are now miraculously supporting Clinton. Go Hillary !!
It seems to me that there should be some law that disallows donations from a politician's foundation or other charitable group while they are in or running for office. Makes sense to me - who do I have to call to get this done? Oh........ forget it.
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Is Chesterfield in the Sixth District of SC. Better call Gary then again he is not running for Congress he has his eyes on Lindsey Graham this round.
This is different from Hugh Leatherman buying votes with taxpayer dollars going to his personal pet library/museum projects... how, exactly?
Just sayin'...
Street money by any other name...
Somehow I was drawn back to the late 60s/early 70s when the Dems were so flat busted that one summer they ran a mendacious telethon to preserve the strangle hold on a two party system... about the same time they had offices in the Watergate and, one supposes to help defray the overhead, kept a catalog for another DC Madam which seems to have possibly included associates of one Maureen Dean (as in White House counsel and weasel, John Dean III).
Gotta keep an eye on weasels that say that they're broke, the book deals and advances seem curious.
They can build a dozen library buildings in this county and still it want help.
Josh,
It is a bit of a different wrinkle. Hugh got a tax hike passed by the voters of his area, and he tried to keep his son-in-law on the DOT Board to throw work his way.
The Clinton's are avoiding politics almost completely this way. I just get a kick out of politicians having a freakin' Foundation to pass out cash while they run for office. Why didn't Steve Forbes do this when he ran??
Maybe we can get them to build one in Greeleyvile
Warning don't feed the pander bears
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