Posted on 11/15/2008 9:59:08 AM PST by BGHater
Former President Bill Clinton's globe-trotting business deals and fundraising for his foundation sometimes put his activities abroad at odds with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and could cause complications if President-elect Barack Obama picks her to be secretary of state.
During her own White House campaign, the New York senator criticized China for its crackdown on protesters in Tibet and urged President George W. Bush to skip the Olympics in Beijing. Her campaign was embarrassed by reports that her husband's foundation had raised money from a Chinese Internet company that posted an online government "Most Wanted" notice seeking information on Tibetan human-rights activists that may have been involved in the demonstrations.
Hillary Clinton has campaigned as a champion of workers' rights. This year, Brazilian labor inspectors found what they called "degrading" living conditions for sugar cane workers employed by an ethanol company in which Bill Clinton invested.
In the Senate, Clinton was an outspoken critic of a proposed deal under which a Dubai company planned to buy a British business that helped run six major U.S. ports. The company, DP World, privately sought Bill Clinton's advice about how to respond to the controversy over the port plan, which later was abandoned.
Obama met with Hillary Clinton on Thursday at his headquarters in Chicago, and some Democrats were enthusiastic amid speculation the pair discussed the job of secretary of state. She declined Friday to say anything about the matter, and Obama is understood to be considering other candidates as his top diplomat, including Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.
Bill Clinton's fundraising for his presidential library and charitable activities also could pose additional headaches for his wife if he selects her for the job.
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Yeh, big conflict of interests...in the Clinton household ..plus the inane Hillary remarks.
The future is that if you want to get ahead and amass a fortune, then go into politics, work for the government, and you can take from the “working class”. Besides that you can stoke your ego, and make them do what you want.
Will the corruption from these two grifters never cease?
Wherever Mrs. Clinton lands whether it be in the Senate, Cabinet or back in Chappaqua just baking cookies, Mr. obamma lamma had better keep an eye on her.
Gotta know she’ll throw him under any bus she can and I’m sure her reporter friends would assist, quietly.
These are Democrats we're discussing.
AP sending a message to Obama: Don’t do it, Barry!
The idea that a conflict of interest would worry either obama or hillary is laughable.
The real question is whether hillary would want the job, and whether obama really wants her to have it.
It doesn’t make much sense to me. She would have relatively little chance to scarf up money and add to the clinton billions as Sec State. And it would be demeaning for her, working under the Holy One.
Unless she figures that it would help her on the path to the White House, which is the only things she really wants.
Yikes...I hadnt thought of this but it is definitely true.
Mochtar and James Riady will be sad if Mrs Clinton does not get a top position. They are standing by and waiting
Are you kidding? These people are leftists. Embarrassment is not possible for a leftist.
Anybody think the RINOs would bring these issues up.
Na, didn’t think so.
In essence, Bill Clinton is "dirty" as sin! He's perhaps the only ex-president in our history to become a world class hustler.
They'll end up paying for this ride on their judgment days. They OWE old mephistopheles all of the buttons for the free ride they've been given.
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