Comments on: Did Hillary Clinton Do Favors For Bill’s Clients?

By: markm

markm — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:02:48 +0000

Markm: He is a politician. Any one who expected more is a fool.

A lot of those "fools" that voted for him based on his campaign rhetoric are turning slightly sour for these little zig's and zag's. The press is one of em' apparently.

By: tom p

tom p — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:25:11 +0000

I'm just telling you there has been a few articles out there, from the press, saying he is less than forward.

Markm: He is a politician. Any one who expected more is a fool.

By: markm

markm — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:18:39 +0000

"he" being Obama? The one who took the unprecedented step of distributing an analysis of his current stimulus plan to the press?

He be that guy...Obama. I'm sure he's more forthright with positive information versus something damaging...who wouldn't be. I'm just telling you there has been a few articles out there, from the press, saying he is less than forward.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:44:52 +0000

By the way, Obama was the one who forced Bill & Hill to release all those donor records anyway. So maybe by "he" you meant Bill?

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:39:55 +0000

I know the next admin isn't on duty yet but there's been a few articles of late stating he's not exactly transparent with the press.

"he" being Obama? The one who took the unprecedented step of distributing an analysis of his current stimulus plan to the press? Compared to the Bush administration, Obama is basically see-through.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:06:21 +0000

Or 98 senators.

By: Big Bag of Wind

Big Bag of Wind — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:58:34 +0000

I think it's interesting that Bill wouldn't release his info for millions of voters, but he did it for 100 Senators.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:26:21 +0000

Given his history, when I read the headline I had a similar visceral reaction. Until I saw Charle's comment I didn't want to go there, lest I be accused of losing all sense of perspective and propriety.

At least now I know I have company in the madhouse....

By: markm

markm — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:51:36 +0000

That headline is um, well, you might want to rethink it.

AWE GROSSSSSS.

The best we can hope for is the maximum amount of transparency. And when conflicts of interest come up (and how could they not?), the media should scrutinize every move.

I know the next admin isn't on duty yet but there's been a few articles of late stating he's not exactly transparent with the press.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:39:43 +0000

As I describe in my Pajamas Media piece of the other day, questions abuot Hillary and ethics are nothing new. This is merely one more in the pattern.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:37:57 +0000

I think these concerns are well founded. But I don't think the silence is some big conspiracy - I think many conservatives are still relieved that Obama picked someone relatively hawkish for SoS.

The best we can hope for is the maximum amount of transparency. And when conflicts of interest come up (and how could they not?), the media should scrutinize every move.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:58:03 +0000

That headline is um, well, you might want to rethink it.