Former President Bill Clinton will rally Democratic voters Friday in St. Petersburg, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Clinton has taken a lead role in campaigning for President Barack Obama since his well-received speech at the Democratic National Convention.
The Obama campaign will announce details soon on the time and location of the event.
Monica, Jennifer ??????
You seem at times to want intelligent conversation or discussion. Then you go to labeling.
So lets see Clinton is bad for having an affair of someone of legal age. But the men who were impeaching him are all innocent. Robert Packwood (R. Oregon) had affairs with lobbysts and at least 10 staff members. Ken Calvert (R. California) caught by police naked with a prostitute while she performed. Dan Burton (R. Indiana) 3 extra marriatal affairs and one illigetimate child. Helen Chenoweth (R. ID) - 14 year extra marriatal affair. (beleive she said he should be ashamed and resign, hmmm) House Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde (R. IL) was forced to resigned from the position of impeachment after finding out in his younger days he had an affair with a married woman with 3 kids. Newt Gingrich (R. GA) - well we all know about his cheating on his 2nd wife the whole time with his now third wife. Robert Livingston (R. LA) - Newt's successor steped down when 4 women came forward that he had affairs with over a 10 year period. Now before the liberals go, see, see lets not forget: Mel Reynolds (D. IL) - with a 16 year old girl, along with other charge he spent 6.5 in prison. Gary Condit (D. CA) - remember Chandra Levy
Bush was asked and he turned down participation in the Convention. He is trying to live a life outside of politics.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/02/14875519-blackout-imposed-as-george-w-bush-speaks-at-cayman-islands-investment-conference And not getting any love from Texas over it: http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2012/11/bushs-top-secret-cayman-islands-speech-youre-welcome-america.html/ Guaranteed, next year's keynote speech will be from "former GOP presidential candidate; Mitt Romney."
http://www.compasscayman.com/caymanai/
If you were getting paid what he is getting to be the Keynotes speaker, would you do that job? I have no problem with people saving their money where they want. If tragedy happens in the Cayman Islands and they lose everything, don't come crying to our government asking for insurance on money saved elsewhere.
Maybe you really don't care, but I think that most people will see this for the abomination that it really is. They promote legislation to push the nations wealth further into this top 1% echelon of our society, only to then promote to that 1%, methods to then move that money out of the US economy. Honestly, if that doesn't bother you, then I don't know what to make of you.
You have two vastly different issues you are trying to combine into one. Do I care where they store their money, no, it's not where they are spending their money. Is it a tax shelter, yes. But currently they are using the loopholes (which I have said many times need to disappear) to their advantage. If we are going to promote a Free Market, which was championed by Clinton then we have then we have to be consistant in that promotion. What are other countries like the Caman Islands going to spend their money on, things they need to import. We are a big trade partner with Cayman, so that money is going back to us through U.S. Exports. As far as your assumption that the 1% doesn't run things, that doesn't matter which party you are voting for? Do you think that the rich 1% of the Democratic Party doesn't run the party. Of the issues facing this nation, where people store their cash isn't a major one, or even a minor one.
Plain and simple, you have an ex president of the United States, using the notoriety of that position to do speaking jobs promoting moving us made money into foreign markets. Forget what you think about the actions of those who may choose to do this, but specifically, do you think that it is right for Bush to be doing this? And as a follow up question, do you think that it is right that somebody running for the presidency engages in moving his own money offshore and out of the US economy? Not talking about the average Joe Millionaire, we are talking about a for POTUS and somebody campaigning to become the POTUS.
What lost tax revenue? The lost tax revenue from a Saving Account is what you are worried about compared to the Oil, Food, Living Goods, IT Services, etc they get from the U.S.. Yes, the population is only approximately 53,000 as of July 2012. Also the fortifying the trade with the other nations who trade in the Carribean through Cayman. Also strengthing our relations with their Parent country and our Ally Great Britian. These things are not in a vaccuum. The only two players are not just Cayman and the U.S.. Cayman also has more U.S. friendly regulations since the 1980's. You completely dismissed this follows the Free Trade of the Clinton Administration. Which I believe is quite important. Ok, do I have a problem with private citizen George W. Bush being paid to sell a service? No. He is not representing the United States of America, he is representing a private company. They are paying for his services. Free Market economy, he is currently an United States Service exported to Cayman. Do I think private investor Mitt Romney shouldn't be allowed to save his money in a Cayman account. No, Free Trade. Now I do think it is hypocritical for him to talking about trusting in the American Banks and Economy. Lets say he moves all of his 21 Million he earned in 2010. That is approximately .0000014% of the nation's GDP, so no real effect on the economy or banks. Fixing our infracstructure would be through Tax reform and proper legislation. Not saving acct.
To utilize a phrase of the kids of today; that was an epic fail moment for Jeb.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169770/Former-President-George-Bush-forgoes-July-Fourth-celebrations-spends-holidays-Zambian-orphanage.html People want to complain about a meeting Jr had, how about you start with the one in Waco on March 23, 2005......attended by Bush Jr, Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada and Vicente Fox, President of Mexico. And then perhaps you can speak with Obama about his February 4, 2011 meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Let's talk about these meetings............not a freaking meeting that has nothing to do with you and I. People must quit focusing on the trivial things and focus on what really affects the population. What I just referenced affects us and future generations................and the sad thing is..............most who read this will not take the 2 minutes it takes to copy/paste the info into Google to see what I am talking about. By the way, it's not just the ex-Presidents who work on holidays, the Constitutional Professor showed US all.......that is the US who are paying attention to things that truly matter..........he showed us just what he thinks of the Bill of Rights when he signed into law, the NDAA on New Years Eve 2011. www.huffingtonpost.com/daphne-eviatar/promises-promises-preside_b_1182067.html
www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/obama-hosts-george-hw-and-jeb-bush-at-white-house-112638.html These people are grandstanding how they hate they other side as they laugh at the common folk for how stupid we are to believe their lies. You have ordinary people claiming the R's suck. You have ordinary people claiming the D's suck. Wonder if both groups are correct in their thinking? It blows my mind how you guys defend the insanity around us. People parrot talking points like good little sheep................divide and conquer at it's finest. Turn off your freaking tvs and start to become a sentient being again. Step out of Plato's cave to see the real world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6LUptADIww
Would you be so against it if it was Clinton over there selling these services. Yes, only 70% of goods are imported from the U.S. and that alone doesn't offset. Services is a large portion of what is exported. The problem is you are looking at the all in a vaccuum, that trade and services to the Cayman Islands is just about trade to that island. Because that means this situation due to the fact you see everything about this an initially evil is as you put it "Beyond your understanding". Because you are stuck on the fact that Bush and Romney as private businessmen are doing this. Oh well. Do you think no Democratic politicans are doing this? Yes, trade of goods directly with the Caymen Islands are approximately 700 Million, but what of the trade and routes that are opened by that? What about our friendship with our ally Great Britain? Again, you are thinking this issue is a 1:1 issue, and it is very far from it.