We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon
Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
who would trust this lying sold out corporate POS?
answer: zax
+++++
Greenpeace explained the exchange, "At a Hillary Clinton rally at SUNY Purchase campus today, the presidential candidate lost her patience with a Greenpeace activist who thanked her for her commitment to climate change then asked her whether she'll reject fossil fuel money moving forward. Pointing her finger at activist Eva Resnick-Day, Clinton claimed she only takes money from people who work for fossil fuel companies and called the accusations lies." http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2001783
The unidentified activist asked Clinton about money she has accepted from fossil fuel companies, prompting the candidate to clarify: "I do not have that kind of money from people who work for fossil fuel companies." As the activist continued to press Clinton on the matter, the Democratic frontrunner became openly irritated, pointing at the woman and saying, "I am so sick. I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it."
But the activist's sentiment is mostly correct. In July 2015, Clinton disclosed a list of lobbyists who were bundling contributions for her campaign. There were a significant number who have been tied to the fossil fuel industry, including Scott Parven and Brian Pomper, lobbyists at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, who have been registered lobbyists for Chevron for nearly ten years. Clinton has been insistent on her desire to regulate fracking practices, but earlier this month held a fundraiser with investors of the controversial practice. She did not sign a pledge that her Democratic opponents at the time—Sanders and Martin O'Malley—did while vowing not to accept donations from fossil fuel companies.
"All told, the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 has received more than $4.5 million from lobbyists, bundlers, and large donors connected the fossil fuel industry." —Greenpeace
Confronted by Eva Resnick-Day, a Greenpeace member who first thanked Clinton for her efforts in "tackling climate change" but then wanted to know if she would pledge to "reject fossil fuel money" going forward, Clinton denied the basis of the question. "I do not have — I have money from people who work for fossil fuel companies," Clinton said as she pointed her finger at Resnick-Day. "I am so sick — I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I’m sick of it."
