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CIA Nominee Panetta Received $700,000 in Fees

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CIA Nominee Panetta Received $700,000 in Fees

CIA Nominee Panetta Received $700,000 in Fees - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com

WASHINGTON -- The White House's nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, has earned more than $700,000 in speaking and consulting fees since the beginning of 2008, with some of the payments coming from troubled financial firms and from a firm that invests in contractors for federal national security agencies, according to financial disclosures released Wednesday and reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.




lobbyests, tax cheats, and washington insiders. The Mantra of change is dead. In less than a month Obama has shown he is no different than any other politician and his whole campaign on "change" was a farce. Instead we have seen incompetence, businessas usual, and naivitey.......
 
****ing crook, off with his head!
 
lobbyests, tax cheats, and washington insiders. The Mantra of change is dead. In less than a month Obama has shown he is no different than any other politician and his whole campaign on "change" was a farce. Instead we have seen incompetence, businessas usual, and naivitey.......
Hey, that's how they do it in Chicago.
 
From the article:

The former White House chief of staff's disclosure form also shows the delicate balance President Barack Obama is trying to strike -- trying to curb the influence of lobbyists in his administration, while relying on long-time Washington veterans who often help clients navigate the halls of power. Panetta's forms show that he performed government affairs consulting last year and also sat on the board of a public affairs firm that lobbies Congress, though Panetta doesn't violate Obama's ban on hiring registered lobbyists.
 
Panetta earned the fees giving speeches, not working as an advocate. How would this taint his job at CIA?
 
Obama has shown he is no different than any other politician and his whole campaign on "change" was a farce........

Even though I am new here, it is abundantly clear that you will attack without justification if none is available. Panetta's income last year came from giving speeches. Big deal. To spin that minor detail into a conviction of the Obama administration is a feat of absurdity, and a demonstration of chronic hypocrisy.
 
lobbyests, tax cheats, and washington insiders. The Mantra of change is dead. In less than a month Obama has shown he is no different than any other politician and his whole campaign on "change" was a farce. Instead we have seen incompetence, businessas usual, and naivitey.......

The mantra of money whore is alive . My short lived hope of what "change" was going to be like was dashed ,day 2, when Barry sent hundreds of millions of American tax payer dollars to "Planned Parenthood International" as an economic stimulus. Politics as usual ?...No its Money Whoreing as usual
 
The mantra of money whore is alive . My short lived hope of what "change" was going to be like was dashed ,day 2, when Barry sent hundreds of millions of American tax payer dollars to "Planned Parenthood International" as an economic stimulus. Politics as usual ?...No its Money Whoreing as usual
Looks like they have all the tax swindlers lining up at the Senate confirmation hearings.
 
The mantra of money whore is alive . My short lived hope of what "change" was going to be like was dashed ,day 2, when Barry sent hundreds of millions of American tax payer dollars to "Planned Parenthood International" as an economic stimulus. Politics as usual ?...No its Money Whoreing as usual

Are you [A] confused or just lying your ass off? No money has been sent to Planned Parenthood. Zero. Nada.
 
Even though I am new here, it is abundantly clear that you will attack without justification if none is available. Panetta's income last year came from giving speeches. Big deal. To spin that minor detail into a conviction of the Obama administration is a feat of absurdity, and a demonstration of chronic hypocrisy.

You learn fast, my friend. :2wave:
 
Are you [A] confused or just lying your ass off? No money has been sent to Planned Parenthood. Zero. Nada.


Are you an appologist for Barry or do you live in a cave without a news source . I know what your liberal press reported . Hell I didn`t even know there was a PLANNED PARENTHOOD INTERNATIONAL, till Barry funded it day 2 of his pathetic term of POTUS.
 
Even though I am new here, it is abundantly clear that you will attack without justification if none is available. Panetta's income last year came from giving speeches. Big deal. To spin that minor detail into a conviction of the Obama administration is a feat of absurdity, and a demonstration of chronic hypocrisy.




Hey, you and Aps can go pound sand for all I care.


I will critisize our messaiah as I see fit.....


No justification? Please. If you actually bothered, I have already stated a few things I agreed with him on.


But nah, doing research before you attack, well that would be work! :roll:
 
Are you an appologist for Barry or do you live in a cave without a news source . I know what your liberal press reported . Hell I didn`t even know there was a PLANNED PARENTHOOD INTERNATIONAL, till Barry funded it day 2 of his pathetic term of POTUS.

I have plenty of access to news, and I took the time to Google your ridiculous charge that "hundreds of millions was given to PPI on Day 2". Perhaps it was you who didn't bother to read the actual facts.

President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions.
ABC News: Obama Overturns 'Mexico City Policy' Implemented by Reagan

I enjoy hearing arguments from the other side....as long as you get your facts right and don't just make **** up.
 
Yes, but you don't debate. You post a link, rhyme off some baseless rhetoric and then blatently dodge any argument against you. It's like arguing politics with a guy in a bar.
 
Yes, but you don't debate. You post a link, rhyme off some baseless rhetoric and then blatently dodge any argument against you. It's like arguing politics with a guy in a bar.
Reminds me of this quote...;)

Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.-Edward R. Murrow
 
Yes, but you don't debate. You post a link, rhyme off some baseless rhetoric and then blatently dodge any argument against you. It's like arguing politics with a guy in a bar.




Wow and look at you. YOu are so much different.


I do what everyone does here.


When something interesting comes along, I'll go into greater detail in discussion. But whatever I post regarding Obama is met with crap like your post and other avoidance technuiques. Fix your own house before you complain about my lawn.


Now Stop doing what many of your ilk do and discuss the topic not the Greatness that is the Good Reverend. :lol::lol:
 
You know looking at all of you bitching like usual. Do you really think you are part of any solution or are you just being well, bitches. (no offense intended). Seriously guys. Try to make it an interesting conversation instead of "who can pound the Reverend first" game....


I can discuss in short one liners, or I can go into detail, depends on what I get. You take the time to write an opinion, I will take the time to respond. But to hunt down each of my threads, Attack me and thank each other while NOT discussing the topic or anything Obama in some sort of left wing I love Obama circle jerk, is not better, than anything you all accuse me of.

Come now, work with me, lets rise above. We can make interesting conversations out of the most trivial of threads if we wanted to.



Ball is in your court. I shall give what I get.


Thank you.
 
Yall play nice with the Rev, or I'll e-kick your asses.
 
You know looking at all of you bitching like usual. Do you really think you are part of any solution or are you just being well, bitches. (no offense intended). Seriously guys. Try to make it an interesting conversation instead of "who can pound the Reverend first" game....


I can discuss in short one liners, or I can go into detail, depends on what I get. You take the time to write an opinion, I will take the time to respond. But to hunt down each of my threads, Attack me and thank each other while NOT discussing the topic or anything Obama in some sort of left wing I love Obama circle jerk, is not better, than anything you all accuse me of.

Come now, work with me, lets rise above. We can make interesting conversations out of the most trivial of threads if we wanted to.



Ball is in your court. I shall give what I get.


Thank you.

Please don't take this personal, I'm just trying to maintain a friendly dialogue. Your OP linked to a Fox News article that said Leon Panetta had been paid money for speeches from some of the same financial institutions that later received bail-out money. There was no insinuation in the article, and it was surprisingly neutral for Fox. But then you remarked:

"lobbyests, tax cheats, and washington insiders. The Mantra of change is dead. In less than a month Obama has shown he is no different than any other politician and his whole campaign on "change" was a farce. Instead we have seen incompetence, businessas usual, and naivitey......."

The story you cited provided no support for your statement. Panetta is not a lobbyist, received no money from anyone who would influence the CIA, and was not paid to advocate for anyone. When you have the experience of a Leon Panetta, people pay big money to hear you make a speech. It's one of the more benign ways that former government leaders can make money.

I think the disagreement started when you made your statement without reason, without any example or justification. It's as if you cited a story about the SuperBowl, and used it as a springboard to rant about government incompetence. It made no sense. We like sense.
 
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