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| Emails show Bloomberg wants to be Clinton's secretary of state |
| 2016-10-16 |
| Secretary of State Bloomberg? It’s not unthinkable. Yes it is. A confidant of Mike Bloomberg floated to a top Hillary Clinton adviser the idea of giving the former mayor the Cabinet post, according to a batch of e-mails released Saturday by WikiLeaks. Clinton aide Neera Tanden asked Howard Wolfson -- a current Bloomberg consultant and former deputy mayor -- in a June 3, 2015, e-mail whether the former mayor was seriously considering a run for president. She then asked what Bloomberg would want to do in a Clinton administration. Tanden floated an ambassadorship to China but worried it might be "way too small" for the media magnate, her e-mail said. Wolfson countered with a bigger title: secretary of state, but mused that it "ain’t gonna happen." But the Clinton camp was dead serious about the exchange and Bloomberg’s ambitions. The entire e-mail chain was forwarded by Tanden to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. She added the note, "Something to know for down the road." Wolfson backed off his earlier e-mails, telling The Post on Saturday that the only job in politics that interested Bloomberg was the presidency. "I think Mike made it pretty clear that the job he wanted was the top job," Wolfson said. Bloomberg thinks Henry Kissinger would make a good choice for secretary of state, Wolfson added. The three-term mayor has lusted after the White House since 2006 and came closest to launching a bid in January when he asked his advisers to analyze the viability of an independent run. But Bloomberg backed down two months later, saying in an announcement, "If I entered the race, I could not win." Clinton reached out to Bloomberg shortly after his decision, according to a March 11, 2016, e-mail from Clinton aide Huma Abedin to Podesta, which WikiLeaks released Saturday. AG has already been promised to Lynch on the tarmac in Phoenix. The thought of Lynch as AG and Bloomberg for State is frightening enough. More frightening would be Bloomberg for AG and head of DOJ. We could expect him to go after the 2nd and sugary drinks. |
| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #7 @#6: Ferrriners are easy to keep in line, with their families and such under the "care and protection" of their "Friend of the Clinton Foundation" home governments. Btw, check out the link. It appears to me that "Foundations" are the new mob families. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-16 23:08 |
| #6 Clinton aide Neera Tanden Does she have any fucking Americans working for her? |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-10-16 16:44 |
| #5 I've been reduced to voting for "the other guy" since Reagan. Now, "good enough", has been replaced by "not fatal". I truly believe that if Hillary (aka Evita North) gets in we can kiss any semblance of our Republic good bye. She will rule as a dictator with the help of her SC nominees, bureaucrats, MSM and the Demo/Rino party. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-10-16 14:25 |
| #4 Elect Trump; not perfect but good enough. Perfect has long been the enemy of...just good enough. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-16 12:55 |
| #3 The race is surprising close. I would guess that the reason the Dems are pulling out all the stops to destroy Trump would indicate their internal polling has them worried. Were Jesus Christ running for POTUS, he would get crucified again by the Dems and Rinos. Prior to crucifixion they would accuse him of everything scurrilous under the sun. Ulusomble the Rasher5411: Elect Trump; not perfect but good enough. He has actually accomplished something in this life other than venality, criminality and corruption. Also, not being mentioned much is the importance of SCOTUS appointees. Trump has mentioned this and has some decent potential appointees like Scalia. These appointees will be as important as anything the new POTUS accomplishes. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-16 11:14 |
| #2 This is part of the biggest problem that nobody seems to have an answer for, other than pitchforks, torches, lamp posts and ropes. How does a society overcome a corrupt press? |
| Posted by: Ulusomble the Rasher5411 2016-10-16 10:41 |
| #1 I want to be her speaking engagements' agent (10%). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-10-16 10:00 |