Every little bit helps, 9 million in aid is a lot, until you look at the big pic........
The Clinton family?s mega-charity took in more than $140 million in grants and pledges in 2013 but spent just $9 million on direct aid.
The group spent the bulk of its windfall on administration, travel, and salaries and bonuses, with the fattest payouts going to family friends.
On its 2013 tax forms, the most recent available, the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on ?conferences, conventions and meetings?; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. None of the Clintons is on the payroll, but they do enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.
In all, the group reported $84.6 million in ?functional expenses? on its 2013 tax return and had more than $64 million left over ? money the organization has said represents pledges rather than actual cash on hand.
Some of the tens of millions in administrative costs finance more than 2,000 employees, including aid workers and health professionals around the world.
But that?s still far below the 75 percent rate of spending that nonprofit experts say a good charity should spend on its mission.
Charity Navigator, which rates nonprofits, recently refused to rate the Clinton Foundation because its ?atypical business model . . . doesn?t meet our criteria.?
Fair enough.
There are several deals, such as the Trump Tower in Miami that are private Russian investors or companies. So Russia may have been broad stroke.
Forbes has reported numerous times on Trump's holdings in Exxon Mobil. This is only one.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennife...ks-and-more-foreign-connections/#2f0b74aa2434.
I think it would be naive to think that the strangeness of statements made by Trump as it relates to Putin don't bring about concern. Without his tax portfolio or statements I think we'll be left to wonder as to the actual depth of his involvement.
On another note, Uranium One would not be an issue had Hillary Clinton refused to release her tax statements and financial disclosures as Trump has done.
I keep seeing people post about Trump changing things up by not doing the same old thing and going with businessmen instead of politicians like Hillary and I find it very curious that every time I being up something about Trump being crooked, a fraud, or a liar and bring to bear something like this, his business ties in Russia, it's always met with a comparison to some thing Hillary either was involved with or alleged to be involved with.
If Trump is so different than why is it so easy or everyone so quick to establish a congruence between he and Hillary? Seems to me that if he was such a trendsetter and fresh new approach, it would be uncommon and difficult to draw comparisons to the one person they hate so much and point to as representative of the old guard?
I mean Kobe sure has a ton of similarities to Jordan, which is why I would think he's often compared to him. We couldn't have a discussion about the turnaround fall away jumpers, or who was a better shooter, etc... if we were arguing opposites. Just sayin
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Let's say Trump owns 1 Million in stock of Exxon, as the Forbes article leads anyone to believe (it is down lower in the article, and the larger 500k-1M were earlier in the article, so it could be less). With Trump at 3.7 Billion, that is the equivalent of a person with a $300,000 net worth having a stock portfolio with $100.00 or less invested in Exxon. Pretty earth shattering amount. [emoji38]
Trump Jr.'s comment was definitely Russians, not the country Russia as layinwood pointed out. Huge difference.
Handi, you are something else. :mj07:
You will never get any answers Sir. But they are great questions and comments.
:mj07::mj07::mj07: perfectly appropriate for some people
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Are you fucking kidding me? This is your fucking twist once again? I am sorry but you are stupid on your assumption then. Plain and simple. There, I manned up with the truth. Not one piece of that was aimed at you or anyone here. But you still enjoy talking down like I am some fucking child. Nice try on the spin though, for God's sake, get the fuck over yourself. Go ahead and spin that, because you will somehow.
I actually got over it with Gary because he discusses and asks people things, rather than name call and talk down to people. I like him and have enjoyed playing golf and have shared wine with him. But glad you went back and read it all again. I cheered Gary and we moved on.
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You truly need to pull your panties out and discuss things with others.
There is an old saying that" The longer the excuse the bigger the lie". That best describes you and your overly verbose ramblings. Trump won. Get used to it. Obama could have done something about the hacking but the wimp JV president did nothing..My mistake, you are fucking stupid.
So here are all the posts in chronological order. My post, #875 in this thread, is the first and only time the "Forbes article" was posted and referenced by anyone other than myself until we get to your post #903, which directly references not only the article I posted, but you make some idiotic attempt to disparage my posts about his Exxon holdings.
You sir.........are a liar.
Nobody, not a soul referenced the Forbes article until I posted it and then you 28 posts later, but you weren't addressing me or my posts were ya Chuck? Nah, you are just a super great guy that everyone thinks is the bees knees, right
Who were you addressing lying Chuck? Exactly who showed an iota of interest in hearing your dumbass take on an article I posted when you were the first?
And exactly like I've maintained about you since the onset of this, you always try to include other posters in your responses. It's almost like you are inferring that they are in total agreement with you on every little thing.
Fuck you're so full of
Your reference of me going back and reading through the thread, stupid. I just happen to be intelligent enough to remember what I said and man enough to take ownership of. You, not so much.
Maybe you should go back and refresh your memory on what you wrote before outright denying your intentions were not what you wrote.
Are you absolutely positive you cheered Gary on? Or did you just assume that after you made your shitty little bitch punk comment and then said "can't we go back to talking about golf..." that he just let it all slide off his back and now because he has more tolerance for bullshit from people like you and exercises more self control than I do, you two are best pals?
Then again, what does it matter right?
You'll either lie about it or come down off your cross to complain about it.
Pants on fire Chuck old boy, pants on fucking fire.
Don't worry about another whiny post lying about your intent. I'm sure all your great pals are going to come flying to your defense, furiously lambasting me for assuming that your post which specifically addressed comments only I made, could possibly be misconstrued as being about our to me.
I bet we get twenty more pages from all those that can so clearly see you couldn't possibly have been lying about your intent.
Yeah, now I'm positive you're a stupid man.
Hope this helps,
FDC
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...personally-directed-russian-hack-us-election/
Vlad directly involved? :0corn
Mr Trump has called that conclusion "ridiculous", and insists that there is "no evidence" tying Russia to the hack despite assurances to the contrary from all 17 US intelligence agencies.
can you please post the current rating on Charity Navigator? Must be bad if rated at all!
Yes, they were removed from the watch list a year ago, coincidence:shrug:
There is an old saying that" The longer the excuse the bigger the lie". That best describes you and your overly verbose ramblings. Trump won. Get used to it. Obama could have done something about the hacking but the wimp JV president did nothing..
Trump as Bill Gates said reminds him of JFK.
STFU and give the man a few years to make this country great again.
Quit your whining.
Bwahaha, photoshop? You can't hack photoshop?hey dummies you cant hack this
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Whats the rating?
Heres the thing, you can't reference them to back your argument then discredit them in the next post. That's
ridiculous but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Shut the fuck up lowell. You're a useless coward that would better serve America if you were decomposing already
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I think I'd like it more if they buried you with him to be quite honest. I don't know either one of you other than being complete dumbasses on here. I wouldn't have to listen to you two blathering idiots embarrass yourselves all the damn time. You really think I'd give a flying fuck if you were gone? About as much as either one of you would give a fuck if a building fell on me. Don't worry though saint, I doubt light a candle or wish for it every birthday so I think you'll be okay.You really have some anger issues dude. Wishing someone death based on a fucking political debate on a gambling forum? I've read some pretty low class shit on MJs over the years but this is next level.
Wait wait. I can already hear your retort. "I didn't say I wished he would die. I said he would be better off dead. That's not the same thing".
Wow man. Just wow.
You really have some anger issues dude. Wishing someone death based on a fucking political debate on a gambling forum? I've read some pretty low class shit on MJs over the years but this is next level.
Wait wait. I can already hear your retort. "I didn't say I wished he would die. I said he would be better off dead. That's not the same thing".
Wow man. Just wow.
Let's hope no one brings up pitt bulls
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