Hillary's ethics

Top Homeland Official Alejandro Mayorkas Accused of Political Favoritism:

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tainted the image and integrity of the immigration program he oversaw by fostering “an appearance of favoritism and special access” in how the agency treated projects that would bring visas and Green Cards to wealthy foreign investors, a new report from the agency’s Inspector General says.

“The juxtaposition of Mr. Mayorkas’ communication with external stakeholders on specific matters outside the normal procedures, coupled with favorable action that deviated from the regulatory scheme designed to ensure fairness and evenhandedness in adjudicating benefits, created an appearance of favoritism and special access,” the Inspector General’s report concluded.

The DHS IG report specifically focused on allegations of special treatment afforded to a Las Vegas casino project championed by Sen. Harry Reid, then the Senate majority leader, and an electric car enterprise led by Terry McAuliffe, who is now Virginia governor, and involving Anthony Rodham, the brother of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Hart, a two-time Democratic presidential candidate, offered his opinions in a phone interview Wednesday where he also expressed admiration of Elizabeth Warren and gave advice to prospective challenger Martin O’Malley, a former Hart campaign staffer.

“I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders,” said Hart, a former Colorado senator who rose from the bottom of the polls and nearly took down Walter Mondale in the 1984 primaries.

The post-Citizens United campaign finance environment has sullied the presidential process, he said, benefiting establishment politicians who cater to financial backers. He pointed to his own experience, noting that he and his wife mortgaged their home for between $50,000 and $75,000 — an amount that made a significant difference in his first campaign in 1984.

“I’m now told the Clinton campaign intends to raise $1 billion. Now, that ought to frighten every American,” he said.

The role of money in elections, the 78-year-old Hart said, is a driving force behind the current “dynastic” nature of American politics.

“If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others,” he said.

“This country is 330 million people, and we should not be down to two families who are qualified to govern. … When you create dynastic networks, you shut a lot of people out,” he added.

Hart, who finished second to Mondale in the 1984 Democratic primary, said he has no doubt Clinton will get a primary challenger. And he argued that the challenger — whether it’s O’Malley or anyone else — should force Clinton to clarify her stance on key issues, something he says would be “therapy” for the party.

“The job of a challenger is to force specificity: Here is my plan, now let’s see her plan,” he said. Asked whether Clinton has not been adequately specific — he used the words “specific” or “specificity” 10 times in a half-hour interview — the former senator said she hasn’t been “pressed.”

His advice to prospective challengers to Clinton, like O’Malley? Be specific on policy, play up the generational divide and aggressively court small-money Internet donors.

Time and again, Hart spoke to the notion of 50 percent — the rough number of Democrats he says are not yet supporting Clinton for president. “If the polls say she has 50, there are 50 that she doesn’t have. … Why isn’t she at 95 percent?”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/gary-hart-hillary-clinton-2016-billion-dollar-campaign-116673.html#ixzz3WZuztgMG

News Buzzard wrote:HaHa!! Sorry, Outerlimits, but homophobia, misogyny, racism, voter suppression, war mongering and overall hatred of the poor and middle classes just won't get it done...

News Hawk wrote:
Is it possible that NB selects one button (of a couple-dozen buttons) for his responses? Notice that the "Hillary in 2016" seems to have gotten stuck in the "off" position.

News Buzzard wrote:Next year won't be the mid-terms, where nobody showed up!

News Buzzard wrote:I can't imagine any of the bumbling fools on the right mustering anywhere near enough votes to beat her.

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is now behind or tied with most major Republican hopefuls in three critical swing states, according to a Quinnipiac University poll out Thursday.

Her closest competitor in the poll – Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky – had an edge over Clinton in both Colorado and Iowa."
Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2015/04/09/6167288_poll-rand-paul-pulls-ahead-of.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

News Hawk wrote:
Is it possible that NB selects one button (of a couple-dozen buttons) for his responses? Notice that the "Hillary in 2016" seems to have gotten stuck in the "off" position.

News Buzzard wrote:"...homophobia, misogyny, racism, voter suppression, war mongering and overall hatred of the poor and middle classes just won't get it done for the Republicans, just like it didn't get it done for Romney!! (twice)

News Buzzard wrote:Bill and Hillary won't need to measure the windows for their second 8 year stint in the White House. I can't imagine any of the bumbling fools on the right mustering anywhere near enough votes to beat her. Next year won't be the mid-terms, where nobody showed up!

Outerlimits wrote:"...Do we really want someone who apparently is as deceitful as Hillary in the White House...?

The book does not hit shelves until May 5, but already the Republican Rand Paul has called its findings “big news” that will “shock people” and make voters “question” the candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

“Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich,” by Peter Schweizer — a 186-page investigation of donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities — is proving the most anticipated and feared book of a presidential cycle still in its infancy.

The book, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, asserts that foreign entities who made payments to the Clinton Foundation and to Mr. Clinton through high speaking fees received favors from Mrs. Clinton’s State Department in return.

“We will see a pattern of financial transactions involving the Clintons that occurred contemporaneous with favorable U.S. policy decisions benefiting those providing the funds,” Mr. Schweizer writes.
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News Hawk wrote:

Outerlimits wrote:"...Do we really want someone who apparently is as deceitful as Hillary in the White House...?

Hillary for Dem candidate in 2016....

News Buzzard wrote:

News Hawk wrote:

Outerlimits wrote:"...Do we really want someone who apparently is as deceitful as Hillary in the White House...?

Hillary for Dem candidate in 2016....

Yeah, lets go back to two straight shooters, like Bush and Cheney!!!