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srmorton PO2
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:28 am Post subject: More Liberal Hypocrisy |
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I just found this story on the Yahoo list of featured stories. The
nerve of these liberals to find fault with President Bush for doing
what has been a traditional practice in DC for years. They do
mention that in the story, but you have to read much further than
the first paragraph to find it. Terry McAwful is the best example
of Bill Clinton's rewarding his friends with a powerful position in
return for his fund-raising prowess. He's still in that position, even
though he has been a miserable failure at it in every way other than
fund-raising. Maybe President Bush has invited former fund-raisers
to the White House or Camp David, but it is well documented that
Clinton allowed people he hardly knew to spend nights in the Lincoln
bedroom - for a price. It was done to get them to donate, not as a
thank you for a donation they had already made! Check out the
link below:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fund_raiser_perks _________________ Susan R. Morton |
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Anker-Klanker Admiral
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Richardson, TX
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Alas, that's just SOP in Washington.
Betcha would'a seen all of sKerry's "band of brothers" with appointments if he had won. |
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jwb7605 Rear Admiral
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:25 am Post subject: |
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The rules of the game are (and have been, for 40 years)
(a) if you are a 'liberal', you're supposed to appoint friends and contributors.
(b) if you are a 'conservative', you can only appoint people you've never heard of. |
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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:57 am Post subject: |
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I get a kick out of the following quotes from the article;
Quote: | The practice of rewarding big donors and fund-raisers with ambassadorships and government appointees is ingrained in Washington. Former President Clinton (news - web sites), in his first year in office, picked five $100,000-plus Democratic donors to be ambassadors.
"Just because it is done often does not make it right," said Larry Noble, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group.
While the appointed pioneers may be qualified for the jobs, Noble said, "Clearly the White House was not looking at a total pool of talent available out there."
Noble predicts competition among Bush's top 2004 fund-raisers for plum administration jobs will be tougher than in 2000, both because there are fewer positions open and because Bush now has twice as many $100,000-and-up fund-raisers as he did in his first campaign. |
Fewer positions open? Twice as many donors? Sounds to me like they slipped and admitted he is doing his job _________________ Clark County Conservative |
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PhantomSgt Vice Admiral
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 972 Location: GUAM, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:08 am Post subject: Another Non-Story |
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Just another slow news day non-story from the liberal media.
Why don't they ask for the Donor’s list for the Clinton library, so they could match up the names to who got pardoned. _________________ Retired AF E-8
Independent that leans right of center. |
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The Balloon Artist PO3
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 262 Location: Texas
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if they heard of Joseph Kennedy?
Strange how little research one has to do to discover this is how things have been done for a long time. But alas, with liberals history begins today and this is the first time thry ever heard of this happening. _________________ What about John Kerry's four months in Vietnam qualify him to be president?
Al Gore was there for five. |
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