Bill Clinton Will Not Reveal Library Donors

ABC News   |   September 27, 2007 03:19 PM


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Former president Bill Clinton said Thursday that he will not reveal the names of donors to the Clinton Presidential Library unless he is required to by law, rebuffing pressure from his wife's rivals for more disclosure.

"We don't believe in one set of rules for us and another set for everybody else," the former president said at a news conference in New York. "The people that have already given me money, I don't think I should disclose it unless there is some conflict of which I am aware -- and there is not -- because a lot of people gave me money with the understanding that they could give anonymously. And if they gave publicly they would be the target for every other politician in America."

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- Qbear See Profile I'm a Fan of Qbear permalink

If who funded Bill Clinton's library is your highest priority....REALLY get a hobby, like painting Civil War reinactment lead soldiers....the More lead the better.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:08 AM on 09/28/2007
- Qbear See Profile I'm a Fan of Qbear permalink

Exactly WHO has been staying up nights pondering the list of Clinton's Library donars?

That ranks somewhere between Reagan's favorite color and LBJ's waist size in my curiosity list.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:02 AM on 09/28/2007
- average joe See Profile I'm a Fan of average joe permalink

Bill not giving up anything. Rat out george soreass/ drug dealers and the rest. No gays he got them so good in 92 they hate him. Mexico may have with the sweetheart deals he gave them. Anyway the clintons drity money list go's on and on.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:06 PM on 09/27/2007
- gcallaghan See Profile I'm a Fan of gcallaghan permalink

well put. those who pursue this issue are trying to deflect attention from the crimes of this administration. take note of who screams loudest, they'll have the most to hide or be deepest in denial.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:05 PM on 09/27/2007
- gcallaghan See Profile I'm a Fan of gcallaghan permalink

that was to jpginta

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:06 PM on 09/27/2007
- shaggles See Profile I'm a Fan of shaggles permalink

Bill isn't running for anything so why should his financial records be an issue?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:05 PM on 09/27/2007
- milo9 See Profile I'm a Fan of milo9 permalink

Come on man you sound like a hair-splitting Neo-Con. We could be different, we could be truthful. Bill Clinton is a corrupt genius and four years of Clinton duplicity is a long row to hoe.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:41 PM on 09/27/2007
- lindamart60 See Profile I'm a Fan of lindamart60 permalink

This will go along with Hillary Clinton being "surprised and shocked" to learn that she received millions from Norman Hsu.

And her being "surprised and shocked" to learn of missing files.

And her being "surprised and shocked" to learn of Chinese money being donated to her husband's campaign during the 1990's.

And her being "surprised and shocked" to learn of her husband's extra marital affairs which took place in the Oval Office.

The Clintons, who are claimed by liberals to be "extremely intelligent" are always so "surprised and shocked". Oh, and very secretive when it comes to finances.

But, those same liberals always claim President Bush is a "moron", yet he was able to dupe the "extremely intelligent" Hillary Clinton who was, of course, "surprised and shocked".

God bless the troops.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:46 PM on 09/27/2007
- johnfoirdfw See Profile I'm a Fan of johnfoirdfw permalink

Hsu seems to have given money without immediate benefit of favorable legislation. Abramoff, Delay, the others, well, you get my drift....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:22 PM on 09/27/2007
- milo9 See Profile I'm a Fan of milo9 permalink

God bless the troops and the only people worse than the Clintons is the Republican Presidential Candidates. If there were but one of them not riven by incompetence, hypocrisy and corruption, the Clintons wouldn't have a chance.

God bless the troops.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 PM on 09/27/2007
- OtayPanky See Profile I'm a Fan of OtayPanky permalink

I have just one simple question.

HAVE WE HAD ENOUGH OF THE CLINTONS YET?

I mean, really.

Is this pair of politically savvy scumbuckets the best we can do?

Is there no one more WORTHY of sitting in the big chair out there?

Do we really need ANOTHER eight years of sleaze and skeeze?

And please...before you say DENNIS KUCINICH, it's got to be someone ELECTABLE.

Right now there are a bunch of other dems who are. None of them is perfect, but all of them are light years ahead of the Clintons in terms of having a moral center.

This isn't ONLY about Billary's failure to recant her support of Bush in 2003. It goes way past that. She, and he, and the people they attract are just like a cartoon from THE HEART OF DARKNESS.

They're so morally compromised...so given to the easy lie...that even David Geffen barfed a lung, finally.

I just don't get why dems would rally around the MOST corrupt, and the MOST risky, of the field.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:36 PM on 09/27/2007
- outnow See Profile I'm a Fan of outnow permalink

Disclose the records and let's not play the non-disclosure game.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:28 PM on 09/27/2007
- dadw5boys See Profile I'm a Fan of dadw5boys permalink

BILL,
RELEASE YOUR DONOR LIST WHEN BUSH RELEASES HIS DONOR LIST FOR BOTH ELECTION CAMPAIGNS!
Release you donors list when Bush gives congress the WHITE HOUSE EMAILS.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:22 PM on 09/27/2007
- SensibleAmerican See Profile I'm a Fan of SensibleAmerican permalink

You go Bill!

It's a right wing non-issue as usual! Iraq burns, Afghanistan is a fiasco, Middle East is unraveling, Darfur is going nuts, the economy sucks, global warming, oil prices, Health Care, so-many-children-left-behind in no-child-left-behind, Housing crises, dollar tumbling, the Military and the Justice department politicized, hate crimes on the rise, infrasturcture crumbling, Geneva Conventions and the American Constitution in tatters ...

So? Let's make it a Clinton issue again! The only thing the right wing nuts and the Nader-herd have not blamed Clinton for is the Tsunami in December 2004!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:08 PM on 09/27/2007
- tlcutter See Profile I'm a Fan of tlcutter permalink

This is not a right wing issue at all. It is just more of the same with Bill Clinton. He has something to hide. If not he would release the info. It is simple.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:16 PM on 09/27/2007
- jpginla See Profile I'm a Fan of jpginla permalink

In fact, it may simply be a legal issue: if the donors gave with the expectation of privacy, then he may enter the realm of civil litigation to violate their trust. The Clinton library is a private, not a public, library, and so there is no compelling need to disclose the donors, just as there is no compelling need for your church to disclose who donated to that organization. (That's a little different because of the church-state issue, but still, the analogy is the point, not how it can be distinguished.)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:56 PM on 09/27/2007
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