Comments on: Saudi Lobbyists Booked Hundreds of Rooms at Trump’s Hotel for Duped Veterans

By: Draxiar

Draxiar — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:50:00 +0000

In reply to Christopher Foxx. That is sadly true.

By: muselet

muselet — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 05:19:00 +0000

If this isn’t the perfect story for the Donald Trump era, I don’t know what is.

–alopecia

By: Christopher Foxx

Christopher Foxx — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:00:00 +0000

In reply to Draxiar. Defuse? On the contrary, they're trying to cram more C4 and TNT in there.

By: Christopher Foxx

Christopher Foxx — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:59:00 +0000

“They were given a few fact sheets — including one with small print at the bottom, reading “This is distributed by Qorvis MSLGROUP on behalf of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.”
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But they said they weren’t given detailed briefings about how the law ought to be amended, or policy briefings to leave behind for legislators to study. […]
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“We’d walk in there, and they’d go, ‘Are you the veterans that are getting bribed?’” ”

Hey, guys. Those two things there, they’re called “clues”. Maybe you should find out who you’re lobbying for before being swayed by nice rooms and free grub.

By: Draxiar

Draxiar — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:01:00 +0000

In reply to katanahamon. And not trying to defuse the climate time bomb.

By: katanahamon

katanahamon — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:03:00 +0000

This goes on every day and at every level of the Rump administration. They’re all liars and grifters. Meanwhile they are setting a financial time bomb.