Clinton defends consulting contract

AP via Yahoo ^ | 02/19/07 | Jim Davenport

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FLORENCE, S.C. - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday denied that her campaign traded money for an endorsement from one of South Carolina's most influential black politicians.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton responded to questions about the consulting contract her campaign negotiated with state Sen. Darrell Jackson, who last week endorsed her candidacy rather than of top rivals John Edwards or Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

"Senator Jackson was someone who was involved in my husband's campaigns. He was someone we turned to for political advice and counsel and I'm proud to have him on my team," Clinton told the AP.

Soon after the endorsement, Jackson acknowledged that his media consulting firm had negotiated a $10,000 per month contract with Clinton's campaign. Jackson has said he turned down more lucrative contracts from other candidates.

[Phlap]

I have read the story several times. There is no "defense" of the contract. The headline is a blatant lie. I wonder if someone on her staff is "helping" some of these writers "cover" Herevilself? You remember like Lanny Davis did during the Campaign Finance Scandal that was squelched by Janet Reno?

[Gritty]

(... "photo" credit to Dead)

[Rumplemeyer]

With these cockroaches nothing suprises me.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Hey, think about how distasteful this is to the Clintons. Mistress Hillary is having to PAY her slaves !

[since 1854]

With reference to your tagline, tariffs are federal taxes.

[Mia T]

thx for the ping, Clintonfatigued. :)

Corruption is their essence.

We must make certain that whomever we nominate,
he will go after the clintons and their corruption aggressively
and not succumb to clinton blackmail or other clinton abuses of power.

The three elephants in the room:

1- the clintons' ¹ rape of Juanita Broaddrick ²

2- the clintons' terrorism failure ³.

3- the clintons' documented abuse of power ⁴ (redacted via clinton abuse of power!)

Our candidate must understand and use
THE 120 PAGES
THAT WILL SINK THE CLINTON CANDIDACY FORTHWITH
AND PUT AN END TO THE CLINTONS IN OUR FACE ONCE AND FOR ALL .

STALINIST RISING?
HILLARY CLINTON ABUSE OF POWER
(WHERE IS THE UNREDACTED BARRETT REPORT ANYWAY?)