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Post by vilepagan on Oct 11, 2019 3:12:46 GMT -8
So? Neither does Rick Perry and he's the Secretary of Energy. Biden was asked to be on the board not run the company.
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 11, 2019 3:16:05 GMT -8
Of course there is. Everybody here knows that when politicians leave office they are often asked to serve on the board of this company or that one. not for their knowledge of any particular industry but for their contacts in Washington. You know the old saying..it's not what you know it's who you know.
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 11, 2019 3:19:19 GMT -8
It's hard for me to believe you're so naive you think Biden's actions are somehow unusual or indicative of criminal wrongdoing.
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Post by MDDad on Oct 11, 2019 8:05:44 GMT -8
So? Neither does Rick Perry and he's the Secretary of Energy. Biden was asked to be on the board not run the company. As governor of Texas for 14 years, I suspect Rick Perry had at least a little experience dealing with the energy industry. But even ignoring that, you might have a point if he were a Ukrainian national with absolutely no energy experience and a powerful father and was appointed to the American cabinet. |
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 11, 2019 9:21:01 GMT -8
Wow. Good answer. In fact Perry had a background as a cotton farmer, but that's pretty close to oil man...isn't it?
I wonder what Hunter Biden's background is...
After graduating from law school, Biden took a position at MBNA America, a major bank holding company which was also a major contributor to his father's political campaigns. By 1998, he had risen to the rank of executive vice president. From 1998 to 2001, he served in the United States Department of Commerce, focusing on ecommerce policy. Biden became a lobbyist in 2001, co-founding the firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair. According to Adam Entous of The New Yorker, Biden and his father established a relationship in which "Biden wouldn't ask Hunter about his lobbying clients, and Hunter wouldn't tell his father about them." In 2006, Biden and his uncle, James Biden, attempted to buy Paradigm, a hedge-fund group, but the deal fell apart before completion. That same year, Biden was appointed by President George W. Bush to the board of directors of Amtrak; he was on the board of Amtrak from 2006 to 2009.
Wow, he was on the board of Amtrak after being appointed by George W. Bush...but he didn't know a thing about trains. Must be something illegal going on there. Better have an investigation.
The guy's a lawyer with connections...any company would be happy to have him on their board regardless of his experience with whatever widget they make or service they provide.
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Post by MDDad on Oct 11, 2019 9:49:01 GMT -8
Wow. Good answer. In fact Perry had a background as a cotton farmer, but that's pretty close to oil man...isn't it?
Yeah, and he had a 14-year background as the governor of the highest oil and gas producing state in the union, yet you conveniently ignore that. Dude, why not just stop pretending that a Ukrainian energy company chose Hunter Freakin' Biden to be a board member for any other reason than to get their hooks into his dad. Otherwise you're contentions are just laughable.
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Post by Credo on Oct 11, 2019 15:50:48 GMT -8
Sounds like an orchestrated set-up.
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 12, 2019 3:14:56 GMT -8
So your claim is that he was made Secretary of Energy based on his knowledge of the oil industry because of his governorship in TX? Well, you can believe whatever you wish but I suspect it was strictly a political appointment.
Dude, why don't you stop pretending you know anything about why Biden was put on the board at Burisma. According to you there was no problem in Amtrak hiring a lawyer to be on their board but if a foreign company does it there must be something illegal going on.
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Post by Credo on Oct 14, 2019 0:04:30 GMT -8
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 14, 2019 4:21:46 GMT -8
All you have are tweets with dumb questions and innuendo. Is this what you meant by "sources"?
BTW, what you see there in Mr. Biden's conduct is what ethical behavior looks like...I understand why you don't recognize it. It's called avoiding the appearance of impropriety. Something trump lacks.
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Post by Credo on Oct 14, 2019 14:40:43 GMT -8
All you have are tweets with dumb questions and innuendo. Is this what you meant by "sources"? BTW, what you see there in Mr. Biden's conduct is what ethical behavior looks like...I understand why you don't recognize it. It's called avoiding the appearance of impropriety. Something trump lacks. Actually, no. If he wanted to avoid even the mere appearance of impropriety he wouldn't have accepted those positions in China and Ukraine in the first place--when his father was the administration's point man in both countries. So it's not okay for Hunter to sit on the boards of foreign companies if his father becomes President, but it was perfectly okay when his father was Vice-President? What? This is not "ethical behavior"; it's an obvious attempt to change the subject and deflect attention from his and his father's previous unethical behavior. I'm sorry if the facts reported and the questions raised in the tweet make liberals uncomfortable. Not my problem. Perhaps Joe could expose this "innuendo" by transparently addressing the issues involved during the next Democratic debate. It would be a perfect opportunity to explain to the nation how his son, with no relevant experience, got a $50K/month gig in a country where his dad wielded over $1 billion in American purse strings. |
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 15, 2019 2:56:49 GMT -8
Well, since we're inferring guilt from shady business dealings let's go all in: Exclusive: Trump lawyer Giuliani was paid $500,000 to consult on indicted associate's firmWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman arrested last week on campaign finance charges, Giuliani told Reuters on Monday.
The businessman, Lev Parnas, is a close associate of Giuliani and was involved in his effort to investigate Trump’s political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, who is a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination.
Giuliani said Parnas’ company, Boca Raton-based Fraud Guarantee, whose website says it aims to help clients “reduce and mitigate fraud”, engaged Giuliani Partners, a management and security consulting firm, around August 2018. Giuliani said he was hired to consult on Fraud Guarantee’s technologies and provide legal advice on regulatory issues.www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-giuliani-excl/exclusive-trump-lawyer-giuliani-was-paid-500000-to-consult-on-indicted-associates-firm-idUSKBN1WU07ZI'm confused...what sort of experience qualifies Giuliani to consult on "technologies" related to fraud reduction? Makes his claims about Biden's alleged corruption look pretty hypocritical don't you think? Lastly, great name for a company, huh? "Fraud Guarantee"...rather appropriate. |
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 15, 2019 3:05:15 GMT -8
As far as I'm concerned it's ok in either case as long as everything's on the up-and-up.
You have no knowledge of any unethical behavior by the Bidens. All you have is innuendo and partisan speculation, supported by stupid tweets made by unknown persons.
I'm sorry you have no reliable sources to support your claims.
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Post by davidsf on Oct 15, 2019 5:53:09 GMT -8
Thanks, ass hat... don’t know what you said, but I’m sure it is verified and on point.  |
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Post by vilepagan on Oct 15, 2019 6:34:30 GMT -8
You're welcome shit-for-brains.
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