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Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 10 Num. 10
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("Quid coniuratio est?")
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ROYAL GALA FOR CLINTONS: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
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So much money, lavishly displayed, awes the lesser classes. The
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King must be mighty to throw around riches in such a way.
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Selfless "corporate citizens" demand not so much as a logo on
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display in return for their generosity. But why not, say, a
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tasteful Golden Arches discretely placed at the inauguration?
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All lesser citizens of the realm view with envy the happiness and
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nirvana evident on the face of Lady Hillary, as she (the lucky
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devil) gets to sit through the lengthy pre-inaugural church
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service. Later, it's a flurry of festivities, with Lord and Lady
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Clinton out partying until quite late. Such wonderful times are
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not granted to most, and Bill and Hillary act in a convincing
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manner, implying that they are enjoying it all.
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In the previous issue of Conspiracy Nation was reported
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allegations that "During the 1996 presidential campaign, the
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Bronfman family and their Seagrams liquor empire were the largest
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contributors to both the Republican and Democratic National
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Committees." An article in the Feb. 3, 1997 "New Republic" shows
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how other "corporate citizens," for some reason, are happy to
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give away money. In case some of them "backed the wrong horse"
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in the presidential race, they can make amends by funding the
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inaugural display. The article in "New Republic" even suggests
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that the inaugural venue subjects contributors to less scrutiny
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than pre-election contributions. "If anything, today's
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inaugurals actually exceed campaigns in the corruption to which
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they give rise. During a presidential campaign, the expectation
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that a donation will bring a desired policy outcome is more
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uncertain. After all, the favored candidate may not even win.
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But inaugural contributions are certain to go to someone whose
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gratitude will matter. And they also allow corporations that
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have backed a president's opponent a last chance to make amends,
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as prominent GOP supporter Dwayne Andreas of Archer Daniels
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Midland did when he donated $100,000 to Bill Clinton's inaugural
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in 1993."
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Wasn't that nice of Dwayne Andreas to donate that $100,000?
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Isn't it nice of Archer Daniels Midland to financially support
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the Jim Lehrer Newshour on PBS? Maybe, since they are so
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generous, they will even send me some money!
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Wasn't that gracious of the Clintons to accept that $100,000 from
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Dwayne Andreas? I could also accept $100,000 from Dwayne
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Andreas, since I also am gracious. But come to think of it, I
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would have an ethical problem accepting the money. (Not meant to
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suggest that Conspiracy Nation is more ethical than U.S.
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President Bill Clinton.)
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Apparently not much information is available at this point on
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corporate largesse and the 1997 inaugural. For the 1993
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inaugural, other generous contributors were Federal Express
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($100,000), Salomon Brothers ($50,000), AFL-CIO ($200,000). U.S.
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Air donated $200,000 worth of free plane tickets. Motorola made
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$1.5 million in cell phones, pagers, and two-way radios
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available. Korbel champagne gave $50,000 worth of "the bubbly."
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Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors offered 500 cars.
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Anheuser-Busch provided free beer.
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But shouldn't the stockholders be furious that so much money is
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being thrown away like this?
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