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Jeff Weaver on MSNBC just basically said that a politician that talks to a contributor is corrupt. (Original Post) onehandle Apr 2016 OP
Weaver looked like a bumbling fool lunamagica Apr 2016 #1
Tweety made him look unhinged rbrnmw Apr 2016 #2
That shouldn't have been very difficult. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #4
Tweety was doing his Clinton brown-nosing Act Armstead Apr 2016 #8
Sure in Chris's context, it's just talking. But that is not the real context. ViseGrip Apr 2016 #3
Matthews was doing his Corporate Hatchetman Act on Weaver Armstead Apr 2016 #5
They are playing dumb because it is inconvenient to acknowledge it. GoneFishin Apr 2016 #14
Chris called him out! Firebrand Gary Apr 2016 #6
It is a probability. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #7
And Tweety is a serial liar. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #9
Magic 8-Ball message? onehandle Apr 2016 #10
Corruption in Washington is ubiquitous. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #12
Sanders has been ill served by Weaver and Devine. Beacool Apr 2016 #11
And they are getting rich off of him. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #20
"Bribery has such a negative taint to it. Instead, let's just say I'll give you money and you'll GoneFishin Apr 2016 #13
You know, I am tired of Bernie's money envy of Hillary. Jitter65 Apr 2016 #15
He could have quit a long time ago and made big bucks Armstead Apr 2016 #16
The Clintons have amassed over $150,000,000 from "gifts" (smells like graft) and that doesn't count rhett o rick Apr 2016 #17
WDS frylock Apr 2016 #18
I still like Bernie Dem2 Apr 2016 #19
"Contributor"? Or, corporate investor? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #21
 

ViseGrip

(3,133 posts)
3. Sure in Chris's context, it's just talking. But that is not the real context.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:37 PM
Apr 2016

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)
5. Matthews was doing his Corporate Hatchetman Act on Weaver
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:40 PM
Apr 2016

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.

Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)
6. Chris called him out!
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:42 PM
Apr 2016

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.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
13. "Bribery has such a negative taint to it. Instead, let's just say I'll give you money and you'll
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:46 PM
Apr 2016

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)
15. You know, I am tired of Bernie's money envy of Hillary.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:52 PM
Apr 2016

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)
16. He could have quit a long time ago and made big bucks
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:00 PM
Apr 2016

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)
17. The Clintons have amassed over $150,000,000 from "gifts" (smells like graft) and that doesn't count
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:02 PM
Apr 2016

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.

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