Posted on 06/13/2009 12:55:10 PM PDT by STARWISE
President Barack Obama on Thursday tapped four big Democratic Party donors for plum ambassadorships in Europe and Latin America while naming six career diplomats to posts in Africa, the Mideast and the Pacific.
Washington lawyer Howard Gutman, who raised more than $500,000 for Obama's campaign and personally contributed the maximum $4,600 to it, was nominated to be the next U.S. envoy to Belgium, the White House said in a statement.
Gutman also contributed $2,300 to now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics.
Obama named former Virginia Lt. Gov. Donald Beyer to be ambassador to Switzerland and Luxembourg. Beyer, who made his money as a car dealer, raised more than $500,000 for Obama and also contributed $4,600 to his campaign, according to the center.
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~~PING
The Chicago “pay to play” game is in full speed ahead mode in Washington. Different faces, some old corruption. You want “some skin in the game”? It’s gonna cost you big bucks!
I wondered how the heck this could be an ap piece, then I saw the release time, 12.16AM Friday morning, ie. “not for general release”
Why else would anyone pay $500,000 to get the job?
Oh, Starwise....that’s what scares me. He’s just getting warmed up. Think I’ll have another swig of Mylanta especially after watching the video.
You’re not alone. My only and treasured consolation is
that God is still on His throne, and prayer.
ping
Most of them certainly do not need the money although I am sure they will take it. Ambassadorships have always been a kind of plum social position to reward rich socialite contributors most especially the ones for UK, France, Italy, etc.
Sure looks like pay to play to me...Now who is going to start investigating it? At least we can expose what we see.
Washington lawyer Howard Gutman, who raised more than $500,000 for Obama's campaign and personally contributed the maximum $4,600 to it... also contributed $2,300 to now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign...
$500K? Is that the going price of diplomatic immunity and pouches these days?
I’m holding out for the Bavarian slot. $5K... and they throw in all the lbeer you can drink. ;-)
So much for “change”....
How about doing the same thing with ALL OF THE REMAINING RINOs AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL? Give the eventually approved U.S. Ambassadorship of Venezuela to Senator John McCain! Thanks in advance.
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