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Hillary the Freeloader
If Hillary comes to town and requests services, make sure you get paid upfront. In cash. From the Politico via TPM:
"I feel insulted by the way that the campaign treated this company and treated us personally," said the employee, who did not want to be named talking about a client.
The Clinton campaign paid the company $16,500 to set up a stage, press riser, sound system and backdrops at a Youngstown high school last month for a raucous union rally, where an aggressive Clinton stump speech drew thunderous applause. But the Clinton campaign has yet to pay Forty Two for two other February events, and the employee said the campaign has stopped returning phone calls, e-mails and didn't respond to a certified letter.
"We worked very hard to put together these events on a moment's notice and do absolutely everything to a 't' to make it look perfect on television for her and for her campaign," said the employee. "Sen. Clinton talks about helping working families, people in unions and small businesses. But when it comes down to actually doing something that shows that she can back up her words with action, she fails."
This is way beyond stupid. The PR effect here is devastating. When the Clintons already have a reputation for using and abusing people, the last thing they need to do in the middle of a heated campaign is provide yet more evidence that the abuser tag is real. It wasn't necessary, they could pay their bills, or at least answer the phones when the creditors call.
The other thing they don't need is a perception that the campaign is running on fumes, but that's probably true as well.
I'm guessing the small businesses that got stiffed, plus their family and friends and everyone they can talk two will be voting for Obama. Because apparently the Clintons can't help being the Clintons.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 10)dayze7:58AMMar 31st 2008
HELLO, PENNSYLVANIA I LIVE FAR AWAY FROM YOU BUT IM SO HAPPY WHEN I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT OVER 4 MILLION PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE. PENNSYLVANIA KNOW THAT IT IS TIME TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK, IM WILL BE SO HAPPY IF OTHER STATES WOULD DO THE SAME. AMERICA NEEDS TO SHOW TO ANY INTRUDER THAT THIS COUNTRY WITH 80.1% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE IS NOT READY TO GIVE THE COUNTRY AWAY. THE POPULATION OF THE BLACKS IN THIS COUNTRY IS 12.8% AND ELECTED A LOT OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE CONGRESS ETC. ETC.
DO YOU KNOW WHY? IT IS BECAUSE THE WHITE PEOPLE DON'T GO AND VOTE, THE ONLY TIME YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD IS WHEN YOU GO AND VOTE. FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COUNTRY AND FOR THE BETTER FUTURE FOR YOUR KIDS PLEASE GO AND REGISTER TO VOTE. THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR THIS COUNTRY WITH 80.1% OF THE WHITES POPULATION TO LOSE AN ELECTION. VOTE HILLARY AND TAKE CONTROL OF THIS COUNTRY AGAIN! PLEASE
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
mrbline7:59AMMar 31st 2008
That is sad, but I am sure Clinton's die hard supporters in here will find a way to blame Obama for it, call the company liars, and cut-n-paste their propoganda instead.
I would think the Clinton supporters would better served her by pressing her to pay her bill and apologize to the company.
dayze8:01AMMar 31st 2008
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?
THE MUSLIMS HAVE SAID THEY PLAN ON DESTROYNG THE US FROM THE INSIDE OUT---WHAT BETTER WAY TO START THAN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL ???
THROUGH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ONE OF THEIR OWN!!!!!
PLEASE LOVE YOUR COUNTRY VOTE WITH CONSCIENCE,DON'T THROW THIS COUNTRY AWAY
VOTE YOU GAIN, NOT BUY, VOTE HILLARY AND SAVE THIS GREAT COUNTRY
lulu8:20AMMar 31st 2008
Perhaps while you're investigating (and I use that term loosely) the comments about non payment of Clinton's campaign bills, you could also speak with some members of the Texas caucuses and ask them about the role the Obama "thugs" played during their election process.
SamTexas8:34AMMar 31st 2008
As time goes on, more and more negatives about Clinton. Can anyone say swiftboat? You Obama people really have some nerve thinking this guy is the one! He would not be in the lead and there would not be calls for her to quit if FL and MI counted! Keep that in mind. All votes should count! Punish the party leaders in those states, not the voters. Hell, strip the supers in those states of their vote, not the people. Can anyone write an unbiased report these days?
Cecil Jones8:42AMMar 31st 2008
Sometimes, it's hard to tell if this thing is on. I didn't want to take the time and explain this year's political season in "Baseball" terms if my work would be lost? If I didn't want to get credit I could always send my best stuff to O'Reilly and Fox. Politico listens, but that's like not having sex with that woman. MSNBC already plays Hardball. The last thing they need is an analysis making more sense than their lineup. Ha! Where's Tucker when you need him? Hillary isn't a Freeloader. She's from Arkansas pulling a Huckabeen! If she ended the campaign broke, what power would she still have? Baseball season is here. Is this thing on? Let me check Mo Rocca?
Shirley8:45AMMar 31st 2008
We are supposed to believe this? We know how biased Politica is with and "unnamed source?"! Yeah, we really believe this. We haven't been lied to by the Obamaniac Media before.
Shirley8:47AMMar 31st 2008
We are supposed to believe this? We know how biased Politica is with and "unnamed source?"! Yeah, we really believe this. We haven't been lied to by the Obamaniac Media before.
Shirley8:48AMMar 31st 2008
We are supposed to believe this? We know how biased Politico is with an "unnamed source?"! Yeah, we really believe this. We haven't been lied to by the Obamaniac Media before.
Katherine8:54AMMar 31st 2008
OHHHH Gimme a break, they'll get paid.
This is not news. What a joke. Like Hillary is aware in the first place, or like they would actually do this on purpose so some desperate person publishes an article on it, like here.
WHERE'S THE STORY ON HOW OBAMA HAS A FALSE CAMPAIGN AD AIRING IN PENN RIGHT NOW?
Obama LIES and says he does not accept money from lobbyists or oil companies, and he is LYING. He has received contributions from Exxon Mobile, Shell, British Petroleum, Chevron, and others.
-What about the story about how Obama LIED about being a Con Law Professor?? He held no such position or title. He was a part-time lecturer on leave.
-----------------
I haven't read any comments yet, but if any Obamahead cannot see that this is a non-story, you are fooling yourselves.
REALLY REACHING!!
Shirley9:03AMMar 31st 2008
Name of the Company please? This is an employee? How would they know. Another Obama dirty trick to get the attention off him and Wright? Or his lying ads in PA? Or trying to get Hillary to drop out because he knows he is going to lose big in the other 10 primaries because he can't cheat his way thru a primary like he did the caucus?
Ely9:08AMMar 31st 2008
Nice try..but this is a cheap lie.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/30/aide_says_obama_erred_on_kennedy_tie?p1=email_to_a_friend
Katherine9:17AMMar 31st 2008
False Advertising: New Obama Ad Falsely Claims He Does Not Accept Money From Oil Companies
3/28/2008 5:13:50 PM
"It’s unfortunate that Senator Obama is using false advertising to explain why he can be trusted to do something about energy prices. Senator Obama says he doesn’t take campaign contributions from oil companies but the reality is that Exxon, Shell, and others are among his donors. I wonder if they’ll fix the ad.” – Clinton Campaign Spokesman Phil Singer
A new ad by Sen. Obama running in Pennsylvania falsely claims that Sen. Obama does not accept money from the oil industry. In the ad, Sen. Obama says "I'm Barack Obama and I don't take money from oil companies or lobbyists and I wont let them block change anymore."
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Sen. Obama has received over $160,000 from the oil and gas companies. Two major bundlers for his campaign -- George Kaiser and Robert Cavnar – are oil company CEOs. Sen. Obama has accepted money from Exxon, Shell, BP, Chevron and just about every other major oil company.
In 2005, Sen. Obama voted for the Dick Cheney energy bill, which Cheney wrote in secret with the oil industry. Hillary Clinton opposed Cheney's energy bill, has a plan to eliminate oil industry tax breaks, and would require oil companies to contribute to a $50 billion strategic energy fund to jumpstart research and investment in clean energy technologies.
Joyce9:19AMMar 31st 2008
Hillary said if you could'nt take the heat get out of the kitchen. well she can't take the heat so she should just get out of the race. O can't believe she is doing this. I am a 69 year old white woman. I have been a Republican all my life, but I am going to change over and vote for Obama. The Clinton's have showed their colors. I am sick of them
They think they are the only one's that can do anything. I am sick of Bill saying for us to chill out.LOL. that is funny. Joyce
Katherine9:22AMMar 31st 2008
Jim12:44PMMar 30th 2008
SOME OF OBAMA'S LIES TO THE AMERICAN VOTERS..
50 Lies and Counting: Posted on Political forum.com - Elections and Campaigns by Latisha
1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 - LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.
30.) I Am Not Acting As President Yet - LIAR, after the NAFTA Memo, a dead terrorist in the FARC, in Colombia, was found with a letter stating how you and he were working together on getting FARC recognized officially.
31.) I Didn’t Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times per day for two weeks - and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan - LIAR, no you didn’t.
33.) I won Nevada - LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count - LIAR, you said let the delegates decide.
35.) I Want Americans To Decide - LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - LIAR, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend - LIAR, that friend is threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this. Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - LIAR, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Don’t Take PAC Money - LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I don’t Have Lobbysists - LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - LIAR, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace - LIAR, Tom, who started MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words - LIAR, you inspire people with other people’s words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - LIAR, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama. You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date - AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - LIAR, your plan leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who don’t have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail - LIAR, both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict have no record of any such letter ever being created or sent.
48.) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone - LIAR, you won’t wear a flag pin and you don’t put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didn’t Mean What She Said About Pride In Country - LIAR, your wife’s words follow lock-step in the vain of Wright and Farrahkan, in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldn’t Support - LIAR, your wife has received nearly a quarter of a million dollars through Treehouse, which is connected to Wal-Mart.
mmr9:22AMMar 31st 2008
Once again this blog contains racist remarks from bigots who write in capital letters. They are shouting to gain attention for their foolish comments. Hopefully, Sen. Barack Obama will win! Then the bigots with no power can write intolerant comments about his two terms as President of the United States!
Jeffrey Lee9:22AMMar 31st 2008
Lord knows, it is time for a change. Yes, I will take either Barack or Hillary, we as democrats and even more importantly as Americans need to focus on getting grandpa out of the picture. The worst thing that could happen is McCain in office. He is going to be worse than Bush, or at least as bad. He has no clue, and at his age he should be retired and working in a posisiton more suited for him. He has tried this over and over to become president enough is enough, we need change and the dream ticket wouild be Barack and Hillary, but the nightmare ticket would be McCain, no more of my brothers and sisters sent home in body bags, or maimed and that goes for the Iraqis too, this country is in need of attention not a place where we never should have been in the first place. No more of the same, please. I am an American and so proud to be, we have come a long way but we still have a long way together and as the United States of America, we will get there. Love my brothers and sisters of all ehnicities, because no one is all one thing or another, except perhaps the American-X family. Be proud to be American first and let God Bless us all!!!
Ely9:23AMMar 31st 2008
Attention to all Hillary Supporters:
I've read from one of the bloggers that Barrack Hussein Obama was among the witness to testify at the Tony Rezko fraud case. This is what most people are waiting for.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/30/aide_says_obama_erred_on_kennedy_tie?p1=email_to_a_friend
Bobber9:33AMMar 31st 2008
Why is this a surprise? All Democrats are freeloading scum in one way or another.
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ScareMom7:46AMMar 31st 2008
THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. TOUGH TO SWALLOW.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT... and interesting, PLEASE READ:
Who is Barack Obama?
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in
Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a Black Muslim from
Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHIEST from Wichita,
Kansas.
Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. When Obama was two
years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya. His
mother then married Lolo Soetoro, RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia.
When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia. Obama
attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a
Catholic school. Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is
a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but
that he also attended Catholic school."
Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that Obama's
introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was
temporary at best.
In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce,
and never again had any direct influence over his son's education.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham,
introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school
in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the
Muslim terrorists who're now waging Jihad against the western world.
Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking Major
public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined the
United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential
candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside
out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the
President of the United States, one of their own!!!!
ALSO , keep in mind that when he was sworn into office - he DID NOT use
the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran (Their equivalency to our Bible,
but very different beliefs)
Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading
our country?......NOT ME!!!
Kat's thought, again, IF your gonna be in our great country, live by OUR
ways. Why even let him be sworn in WITHOUT the Holy Bible?? That should
tell us ALL something right there!!!!!!