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Liberals blast Susan Rice's 'outrageous' investments in Canadian pipeline firm
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Posted on 11/30/2012 8:39:58 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Liberals blast Susan Rice's 'outrageous' investments in Canadian pipeline firm By Julian Pecquet - 11/30/12 10:48 AM ET

A liberal group launched an online petition Friday demanding that potential secretary of State nominee Susan Rice divest herself of “every dollar of stock” in the Canadian company seeking approval for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations owns between $300,000 and $600,000 in TransCanada Corp. stock, according to her financial disclosure forms. The pipeline needs approval from the State Department before it can go forward.

The revelation has opened Rice up to criticism from environmentalists at a time when several Senate Republicans have vowed to oppose her because of her early statements about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

Green groups are pressing the White House to require that any nominee for the position divest themselves of any stock in TransCanada or other oil sands companies.

“It's indefensible that Rice has millions of dollars invested in oil companies and banks that will make huge profits if the State Department gives approval to the XL pipeline,” reads the petition from RootsAction.org, which claims almost 200,000 members.

“As a high-ranking administration official — and a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton early next year to run the State Department — Susan Rice shouldn't have any stake in corporations that are doing all they can to plunder tar sands in Canada and send carbon emissions soaring even faster.”

Rice is still seen as the favorite to get the nomination because of her close ties to President Obama since serving as his senior foreign policy adviser during the 2008 campaign.

She failed to change the minds of her Republican opponents during a two-day visit to Capitol Hill this week, however, setting up a bitter confirmation fight if Obama nominates her to replace Hillary Clinton.


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Ha, ha, ha, ha......
1 posted on 11/30/2012 8:40:01 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

ROTFLOL! Is this writtten by John Semmons?


2 posted on 11/30/2012 8:42:02 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Sub-Driver

Toast.


3 posted on 11/30/2012 8:43:15 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Hope and Change has become Attack and Obfuscate.)
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Liberals blast Susan Rice's 'outrageous' investments in Canadian pipeline firm


4 posted on 11/30/2012 8:43:22 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Sub-Driver

damned one percenters...they’re everywhere!


5 posted on 11/30/2012 8:47:18 AM PST by bigbob
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To: Sub-Driver

I wonder what it would have been brought up if the company made renewable energy parts


6 posted on 11/30/2012 8:48:47 AM PST by drinktheobamakoolaid (There is still time to make a difference)
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To: Sub-Driver

Lefty Logic

Being a shill for the Benghazi coverup - No Problem
Investing in a company involved in the Oil Industry - Burn her at the stake!


7 posted on 11/30/2012 8:50:03 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Sub-Driver

Divest herself? These idiots misplaced trust is boundless. She is already disqualified based on the deceit. Not to mention all her other problems.


8 posted on 11/30/2012 8:50:10 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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9 posted on 11/30/2012 8:52:16 AM PST by RedMDer (Please support Toys for Tots this CHRISTmas season.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Ahhhh, the worm is on the other foot now!...............


10 posted on 11/30/2012 8:56:31 AM PST by Red Badger (Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
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To: Sub-Driver

They must be racists.


11 posted on 11/30/2012 8:57:15 AM PST by Ditto
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To: Sub-Driver

I’ve become convinced that Susan Rice was never intended to be the nominee for Secretary of State. Instead, she was sent out to take the flak while the administration quietly prepares to submit someone who would be even worse for the country. John Kerry? Maybe, but right now I’d expect someone even worse.


12 posted on 11/30/2012 8:58:29 AM PST by newheart (The greatest trick the left ever pulled was convincing the world it was not a religion.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Apparently Susan Rice is worth at least $33 million. I wonder where she got that kind of dough?


13 posted on 11/30/2012 8:59:51 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Sub-Driver

Her investments in firms that do business with Iran are more troubling.

BTW, she’s one of the wealthiest members of the administration.


14 posted on 11/30/2012 9:00:15 AM PST by livius
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“Plunder”? Quick, call Underdog!


15 posted on 11/30/2012 9:04:27 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Cicero

Her family was well-off. Her father was a Cornell professor and one of the governors of the Federal Reserve Board and held a number of other important positions, and her mother was an upper-tier academic.

Of course, she’s parlayed this into greater wealth. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but it’s clear that Obama doesn’t believe that’s okay for anybody else outside of his aparatchik circle.


16 posted on 11/30/2012 9:05:33 AM PST by livius
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To: Sub-Driver

Goobye little suzie goo-bye goo-bye
Goo-bye little suzie goo-bye goo-bye


17 posted on 11/30/2012 9:21:11 AM PST by mosesdapoet ("A voice crying in the wilderness make streight for the way of the Lord")
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To: Sub-Driver; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...

Canada Ping!


18 posted on 11/30/2012 9:28:28 AM PST by Squawk 8888 (True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I love the sight of liberals eating their own.


19 posted on 11/30/2012 9:31:11 AM PST by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: Sub-Driver
Rush mentioned this yesterday. Stating that this is the first step in her being thrown under the bus by Broncho Bahma. No Secretary of State job. Probably kicked out of her job as the first Cabinet Level Ambassadorship.
She probably wants to spend more time with her fambly.
20 posted on 11/30/2012 9:31:33 AM PST by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)
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