Daily Kos diarist dengre has posted an excellent overview of the as yet unvetted connection between Hillary Clinton and notorious Republican money man Jack Abramoff.
In 2006 only Republicans were connected to the Abramoff Web of Corruption. That is still mostly true, but one Democrat has become the exception.Her name is Hillary Clinton.
In 2006 only Republicans were connected to the Abramoff Web of Corruption. That is still mostly true, but one Democrat has become the exception.
Her name is Hillary Clinton.
Sentenced to over 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to bribe public officials, fraud, and tax evasion; Jack Abramoff was a key figure in the political downfall of several prominent Republicans including: Texas Representative Tom DeLay and Ohio Representative Robert Ney. (Ney was later convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison.)
Exposing Hillary Clinton as second only to President George Bush in the amount taken from Abramoff associates in Saipan, dengre provides FEC examples of money Hillary took from known sweatshop operators, the Han family:
KIM LAM, PEK, Homemaker; 9/30/2005; $2,000 TAN, JOISE, N/A/Homemaker; 10/2/2005; $2,000 TAN, RAYMOND, Luen Thai/President; 9/30/2005; $2,000 TAN, SIU L, Tan Holdings Corp./Chairman; 9/30/2005; $2,000 TAN, WILLIE, Luen Thai/COO; 9/30/2005; $2,000
The must read article reminded me of the similar piece written in 2006 by Byron York for NRO:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has accepted campaign contributions from a Saipan garment-industry tycoon, sometimes described as a sweatshop operator, whose ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff have been part of the lobbying scandal investigation. Newly filed Federal Election Commission records show that the businessman, Willie Tan, last year gave $2,000 to Friends of Hillary, one of the senator's political action committees. Friends of Hillary also accepted $2,000 contributions from Raymond Tan and Siu Lin Tan, family members who are top executives in Willie Tan's businesses. All three contributions were received on September 30, 2005, according to FEC records. Another family member, Josie Tan, who listed her occupation as homemaker, made a $2,000 contribution received on October 2, 2005.
Why has this story not received more exposure through the main stream media? National Review is about as conservative as it gets, and with the Republicans still stinging from the fallout over the Abramoff scandals they are just waiting for a chance to use that double edged sword on Hillary should she somehow steal the nomination through backroom trickery. The same sentiments by the electorate that led to the Republican defeats in 2006 will turn against Hillary in the general election. Let's hear Wolfson and McAuliffe spin Hillary's win in West Virginia as championing the oppressed working class against the campaign contributions she eagerly receives from slave labor operations. Tell me again about your supposed electability Hillary.
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