If you donated to the Hillary campaign do not be chagrined that she has sold (rented) out your personal information for a quick buck. That in itself is distasetful, even tacky in some circles, but who she sold it to may come back to haunt her.
All Things Considered, February 13, 2008 · Political campaigns spend thousands, even millions of dollars to acquire good mailing lists.
Last year, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton took the unusual step of renting out some of her lists. The transaction once again highlights the Clintons' connections to a businessman who now faces questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Reports from Clinton's campaign show that on Dec. 3, it collected payment for renting out three mailing lists, the sale of which netted them $8,225.
It was an unusual transaction, according to Roger Craver, a liberal guru of the political direct-mail industry.
"As a general rule, a campaign will not let its donor list out into the markets until the campaign is over," he said. "This is the mother's milk of small-gift fundraising, and they use these lists frequently."
A need for quick cash or an ethical lapse? You decide. Even the revelation of who it was sold to is problematic in that it fuels the lingering questions and concerns over donations to the Clinton Library.
Those who may have caught this on NPR know i am referring to USA Info's CEO Vin Gupta.
Info U.S.A.'s CEO is Vinod Gupta, a close ally of both Clintons. Gupta's empire also includes the Opinion Research Corporation, which conducts the political polling for the television network CNN.
Vin Gupta has a long history of giving and raising campaign money for the Clintons, and gave $1 million for the 2000 Millennium Celebration, a New Year's Party thrown by the Clintons.
When he was president, Bill Clinton named Gupta to the Kennedy Center board of directors. Gupta also got to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom. He gave another million to the Clinton Presidential Library.
The library is run by the National Archives, but Bill Clinton raised the money for its construction and always refused to identify his major donors.
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This is why I am recalitrant to supporting Hillary. The politics as usual, the questionable ethics, the investigations ad nauseum.
It is time to turn the page.