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Re-election Fund Raiser

#1 Post by kroxquo » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:19 am

So President Trump held his first re-election fund raiser yesterday, only 5 months into his administration. To me, this seems like it is jumping the gun, but I don't have any context. I also realize that the political climate has changed considerably. Long gone are the days when Bobby Kennedy could announce that he was running for a Presidential election barely six months away. In any case, does anyone know how early past Presidents have begun to fund raise for their re-elections.
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#2 Post by silverscreenselect » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:36 am

kroxquo wrote:So President Trump held his first re-election fund raiser yesterday, only 5 months into his administration. To me, this seems like it is jumping the gun, but I don't have any context. I also realize that the political climate has changed considerably. Long gone are the days when Bobby Kennedy could announce that he was running for a Presidential election barely six months away. In any case, does anyone know how early past Presidents have begun to fund raise for their re-elections.
In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
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#3 Post by BackInTex » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:04 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.
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#4 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:36 pm

kroxquo wrote:So President Trump held his first re-election fund raiser yesterday, only 5 months into his administration. To me, this seems like it is jumping the gun, but I don't have any context. I also realize that the political climate has changed considerably. Long gone are the days when Bobby Kennedy could announce that he was running for a Presidential election barely six months away. In any case, does anyone know how early past Presidents have begun to fund raise for their re-elections.
silverscreenselect wrote:In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
BackInTex wrote:Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.

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#5 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:52 pm

BackInTex wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:
In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.
That's because it's already been distributed to the needy around the world.
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#6 Post by silvercamaro » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:24 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
BackInTex wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:
In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.
That's because it's already been distributed to the needy around the world.
Chelsea is needy? Oh, well. I'm sure you will agree that Chelsea deserved a fabu wedding more than little Haitian children deserved to eat.
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#7 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:56 pm

silvercamaro wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
BackInTex wrote:
Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.
That's because it's already been distributed to the needy around the world.
Chelsea is needy? Oh, well. I'm sure you will agree that Chelsea deserved a fabu wedding more than little Haitian children deserved to eat.
Are you seriously claiming that Clinton Foundation funds were used to pay for Chelsea Clinton's wedding? That would be a criminal act, just as it was a criminal act for the Trump Foundation to use its contributions in self-dealing ways. Please provide factual support. --Bob
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Re: Re-election Fund Raiser

#8 Post by silvercamaro » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:10 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
Bob Juch wrote: That's because it's already been distributed to the needy around the world.
Chelsea is needy? Oh, well. I'm sure you will agree that Chelsea deserved a fabu wedding more than little Haitian children deserved to eat.
Are you seriously claiming that Clinton Foundation funds were used to pay for Chelsea Clinton's wedding? That would be a criminal act, just as it was a criminal act for the Trump Foundation to use its contributions in self-dealing ways. Please provide factual support. --Bob
I seriously don't know if Chelsea's wedding fund was "enhanced" by Clinton Foundation money, and neither do you.
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#9 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:16 pm

silvercamaro wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
Chelsea is needy? Oh, well. I'm sure you will agree that Chelsea deserved a fabu wedding more than little Haitian children deserved to eat.
Are you seriously claiming that Clinton Foundation funds were used to pay for Chelsea Clinton's wedding? That would be a criminal act, just as it was a criminal act for the Trump Foundation to use its contributions in self-dealing ways. Please provide factual support. --Bob
I seriously don't know if Chelsea's wedding fund was "enhanced" by Clinton Foundation money, and neither do you.
You're the one who implied it. That's an accusation you have no business making without evidence to back it up. Retreating to "I don't know and neither do you" doesn't cut it in these circumstances. You made a defamatory comment about someone and now you're admitting that you have no factual basis whatsoever to support it.

Here's the Washington Post fact check of the story. No evidence. None at all. It includes an interview with the wedding planner who actually organized the ceremony. --Bob
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#10 Post by BackInTex » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:34 pm

Bobbie, you're hilarious talking about "accusations" and "no evidence".
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#11 Post by kroxquo » Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:21 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
kroxquo wrote:So President Trump held his first re-election fund raiser yesterday, only 5 months into his administration. To me, this seems like it is jumping the gun, but I don't have any context. I also realize that the political climate has changed considerably. Long gone are the days when Bobby Kennedy could announce that he was running for a Presidential election barely six months away. In any case, does anyone know how early past Presidents have begun to fund raise for their re-elections.
silverscreenselect wrote:In Trump's case, he needs to give Putin plenty of time to launder his donations.
BackInTex wrote:Putin will have trouble getting that money back from the Clinton Foundation. But I give him better odds than most.

You certainly came to the right place to get your question answered, Krox....

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