tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post5151366239157845661..comments2024-03-18T23:02:16.395-04:00Comments on the daily howler: ARISTOTLE’S ERROR: Morning Joe moves the jihad along!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-40469809073417558622014-07-20T00:12:54.950-04:002014-07-20T00:12:54.950-04:00Since I raised the initla question I will note my ...Since I raised the initla question I will note my concern if not with anyone cashing in on the lecture circuit. It is charging almost a quarter of a million to speak at a public university when you are thinking about running for President, regardless of where you sent the fee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-49261331843441012052014-07-20T00:09:58.167-04:002014-07-20T00:09:58.167-04:00Dollar amounts, last I checked, can't write or...Dollar amounts, last I checked, can't write or run for office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-23356616948374451712014-07-19T23:24:06.770-04:002014-07-19T23:24:06.770-04:00I wouldn't go that far.
But we all know peopl...I wouldn't go that far.<br /><br />But we all know people who think all history points to and supports the point they are making, and it could be about anything. These are usually quite lazy minds, and crashing boors to boot.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60361152007710537852014-07-19T23:18:16.877-04:002014-07-19T23:18:16.877-04:00I have no doubt that the Clinton Foundation has do...I have no doubt that the Clinton Foundation has done enormous good.<br /><br />But please . . . not all of their money, including lecture fees, have gone to the Foundation.<br /><br />After being "not only dead broke, but in debt" just 14 years ago, got an idea of what their net worth is now and how they got it? By donating all their lecture fees?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90417755577915634662014-07-19T19:08:10.423-04:002014-07-19T19:08:10.423-04:00Its a good way to take money from an educational i...Its a good way to take money from an educational institution and transfer it to your own foundation while raising eyebrows needlessly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5754990263660664372014-07-19T19:06:18.129-04:002014-07-19T19:06:18.129-04:00For 10:32
Funding sources:
•Arca Foundation
•E...For 10:32 <br /><br />Funding sources:<br /><br />•Arca Foundation<br /> •Elbaz Family Foundation<br /> •Harnisch Foundation<br /> •HKH Foundation<br /> •Park Foundation<br /> •Schmidt Family Foundation / 11th Hour Project<br /> •Sociological Initiatives Foundation<br /> •Sunlight Foundation<br /> •United Republic<br /><br />Oranizations they claim to have worked for or with:<br /><br />•National People’s Action<br /> •American Federation of Teachers<br /> •Campaign for America’s Future<br /> •Center for Community Change<br /> •New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness<br /> •Community Voices Heard<br /> •PUSH Buffalo<br /> •Take Action Minnesota<br /> •Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment<br /><br />Now, put up or wipe your mouth with some GP products.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-42186638460213209872014-07-19T18:05:17.853-04:002014-07-19T18:05:17.853-04:0010:32, come right out and say that the Public Acco...10:32, come right out and say that the Public Accountability Initiate is another Koch Bros. front.<br /><br />Then go to their Web site and back it up with some evidence.<br /><br />Otherwise, your insinuations are lame. And puerile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-1773442737494380552014-07-19T18:02:39.517-04:002014-07-19T18:02:39.517-04:00Well, as noted before, there was a pretty good row...Well, as noted before, there was a pretty good row over the most bizarre stipulations in Sarah Palin's contract, down to "bendy straws."<br /><br />Did Bob rush to her defense? Or does he pick and choose which female politician he will hop on his white horse to defend?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-61220564955790790282014-07-19T09:44:27.141-04:002014-07-19T09:44:27.141-04:00The smoking gun used to post celebrity performance...The smoking gun used to post celebrity performance contracts. The were much more extensive, nitpicky and full of ridiculous demands. This stuff posted about Clinton contains nothing unusual but is being blown up as of it were some diva-like or inappropriate expose. It is nothing.<br /><br />The tone surrounding it speaks volumes about the intentions of those talking about it, just as the negative tone and empty content of the troll comments here reveal nothing more than a desire to hurt Somerby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33518449437969349632014-07-19T08:49:53.388-04:002014-07-19T08:49:53.388-04:00He took Egypt too. Did that make him Egyptian? He ...He took Egypt too. Did that make him Egyptian? He was born Greek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81277154345202313152014-07-19T07:27:41.290-04:002014-07-19T07:27:41.290-04:00It's a way to raise money for a good cause. Th...It's a way to raise money for a good cause. There, not a couple of short paragraphs, but one sentence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53216486460680406342014-07-19T03:38:37.562-04:002014-07-19T03:38:37.562-04:00Giuliani received less attention obviously.
Googl...Giuliani received less attention obviously.<br /><br />Google:<br /><br />"rudy giuliani speaking fees"<br />Environ 159 000 résultats (0,36 secondes)<br /><br />"hillary clinton speaking fees"<br />Environ 32 900 000 résultats (0,24 seconds)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45805988667049405652014-07-18T23:06:50.639-04:002014-07-18T23:06:50.639-04:00Please. Somebody write a couple of short paragrap...Please. Somebody write a couple of short paragraphs explaining why it is a good thing for a former Secretary of State who might be the next Democratic nominee to charge $275,000 to give a speech at a public university, regardless of what she does with the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-66297847372168547222014-07-18T23:04:06.021-04:002014-07-18T23:04:06.021-04:00You want us to look them up for you? We gave you ...You want us to look them up for you? We gave you a link so you could do that yourself.<br /><br />KZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-65479186494871894992014-07-18T22:56:04.635-04:002014-07-18T22:56:04.635-04:00After he took Babylon it was hard to tell.After he took Babylon it was hard to tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53351457417398795552014-07-18T22:32:12.771-04:002014-07-18T22:32:12.771-04:00While you're at it, look up the role of front ...While you're at it, look up the role of front groups with nice sounding names and altruistic mottos in laundering Koch contributions in California politics. Do you think you can tell who these people are and what they want from their name or motto online? When their findings turn up on Fox news they are not hunting Plutocrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-74611305040060436752014-07-18T22:26:43.706-04:002014-07-18T22:26:43.706-04:00Don't hate them. Distrust what they write and ...Don't hate them. Distrust what they write and try to understand what their ulterior motives might be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45057152156070799962014-07-18T22:23:41.912-04:002014-07-18T22:23:41.912-04:00You do know he was Greek, not Persian, right?You do know he was Greek, not Persian, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-76265848017242848562014-07-18T20:59:23.481-04:002014-07-18T20:59:23.481-04:00Use of analogy is difficult for people who cannot ...Use of analogy is difficult for people who cannot hold two thoughts in their mind at the same time. That is a symptom of mental illness or brain injury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-24120817219278571772014-07-18T20:54:28.979-04:002014-07-18T20:54:28.979-04:00This is made relative by the word "almost tot...This is made relative by the word "almost total". This seems like a lot less coverage than Clinton has been getting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48151003753789550002014-07-18T18:52:49.816-04:002014-07-18T18:52:49.816-04:00"As much as Aristotle has to do with Mr. Ruck..."As much as Aristotle has to do with Mr. Rucker. As much as FDR's Second Inaugural has to do with Hillary Clintons speech at SUNY Buffalo. As much as cheating at Atlanta’s Parks Middle School has to do with immigration protests in Murietta, California."<br /><br />You forgot Inka culture.<br /><br />Has anybody else noticed how bizarre Bob's writing is getting. After reading the FDR Second Inagural lead-in, I went, "Huh?"<br /><br />It's like stray thoughts pop into his head, he rushes to his computer to write them all down, and then he can't really tie anything together.<br /><br />Truly strange.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-40102450718723461032014-07-18T17:59:58.912-04:002014-07-18T17:59:58.912-04:00As much as Aristotle has to do with Mr. Rucker. A...As much as Aristotle has to do with Mr. Rucker. As much as FDR's Second Inaugural has to do with Hillary Clintons speech at SUNY Buffalo. As much as cheating at Atlanta’s Parks Middle School has to do with immigration protests in Murietta, California.<br /><br />To invoke the master, your comment reminds me of the press ignoring Rudy' Giuliani's speaking fees but jumping all over HRC. Did you criticize TDH for tenuous connections or just me? Why do I get all the tough questions?<br /><br />Did Cindy McCain's addiction divert resources from the mission? No. Did it stop the organization from doing its work? Not until long after the addiciton itself had been treated because of the perception. Will the discovery of, or even quasi credible allegations of anything political going on at the Clinton Foundation mean it did not do good things. No. Will it harm the organization? Less likely than it will harm any Presidential ambitions of HRC.<br /><br />See the connection? I just thought an organization helping people closely associated with Presidential quality candidates and wives might be a useful point of comparison.<br /><br />That and the addiction issue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-27528858428238779082014-07-18T17:29:17.880-04:002014-07-18T17:29:17.880-04:00"was perceived"?!?
Cindy McCain confess..."was perceived"?!?<br /><br />Cindy McCain confessed to prescription falsification to feed her addiction to painkillers. She damaged her own reputation. One of the field physicians who prescribed painkillers for Cindy on numerous occasions lost his license. No more good works by that doctor.<br /><br />What does this sorry debacle have to do with the Clinton Foundation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3305851168086569442014-07-18T17:12:28.424-04:002014-07-18T17:12:28.424-04:00433: God forbid you actually go to the website to ...433: God forbid you actually go to the website to learn that this is but a drop in the bucket of what they've come up with. After all, it's much easier to attempt some lame joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-14866760747528733822014-07-18T16:50:12.321-04:002014-07-18T16:50:12.321-04:00The American Voluntary Medical Team did great work...The American Voluntary Medical Team did great work too<br />until its leader was perceived to have misused the organization to fuel a personal addiction. Nothing she did harmed the good works of the organization. But the damage to her reputation helped kill the organization.<br /><br />Fortunately she recovered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com