2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJeff Weaver on MSNBC just basically said that a politician that talks to a contributor is corrupt.
What a hack. Never heard him interviewed until now.
One of many reasons that Bernie is toast.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)he couldn't answer any of the questions.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)Chris, "so if you're just talking..."
I've done this, and people I have worked for have turned money away, when contributors start talking. They give a speech on policy, take policy questions, then mingle. Yes, Chris, the 'just talking' part.
That is where it gets personal. My candidates remove themselves from the situation. They make it clear. That is the only way I can do this work. That is why I support Bernie Sanders. There are so few like this. It's called INTEGRITY.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Someone is Sec of State....Then makes speeches for obscene amounts of money to Wall St. and Corporate America and then runs for President....
That doesn't even seem like a little problem, if that's the way out system operates?
Unfortunately, rather than being unusual, thats standard operating practice in the close knit DC/Corporate/Wall St. Oligarchy and out pay to play system.
If you refuse to acknowledge how that represents a larger corrupt system, then you're naive.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)Some fairness, that's all HRC, her campaign and supporters have been asking for. Weaver wants to throw out all these accusations without anything to back them up, guilty until proven innocent and Chris held him to task for it.
Awesome.
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Figures.
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)Politicians who aren't corrupt are a small minority.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)The two are coming off as hustlers.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)insert some special language into some bills which might coincidentally favor me. Two totally independent, unrelated actions. " wink, wink, nod, nod.
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)Just wait until the primaries are over and see how much money Bernie turns down for the speeches he will be asked to make. And if Goldman asked him and offered to pay him $200K, see if he turns it down when he is a private citizen.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)not Clinton league bucks, but Big Bucks as a lobbyist, corporate consultant, speechify, author....
That criticism is absolutely stupid
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)their Retirement Plan err their Foundation, yeah that's the ticket. And they've already made it worth the while of their investors. And now you say that maybe Sanders will take graft after he retires. I guess you don't understand graft. Goldman-Sachs won't give Sanders a dime. It's an investment in quid pro quo. The Clintons have become Super Rich playing the game.
frylock
(34,825 posts)Dem2
(8,168 posts)Jeff Weaver? He seems moderately obsessed.