Here's one way to pay for a library

TrooperBari · Jul 13, 2008

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4322684.ece

During an undercover investigation by The Sunday Times, Payne was asked to arrange meetings in Washington for an exiled former central Asian president. He outlined the cost of facilitating such access.

“The exact budget I will come up with, but it will be somewhere between $600,000 and $750,000, with about a third of it going directly to the Bush library,” said Payne, who sits on the US homeland security advisory council.

He said initially that the “family” of the Asian politician should make the donation. He later added that if all the money was paid to him he would make the payment to the Bush library. Publicly, it would appear to have been made in the politician’s name “unless he wants to be anonymous for some reason”.

Payne said the balance of the $750,000 would go to his own lobbying company, Worldwide Strategic Partners (WSP).

Asked by an undercover reporter who the politician would be able to meet for that price, Payne said: “Cheney’s possible, definitely the national security adviser [Stephen Hadley], definitely either Dr Rice or . . . I think a meeting with Dr Rice or the deputy secretary [John Negroponte] is possible . . .

“The main thing is that he [the Asian politician] comes, and he’s well received, that he meets with high-level people . . . and we send positive statements made back from the administration about ‘This guy wasn’t such a bad guy, many people have done worse’.”
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And before the "liberal rag" accusations start flying, remember that Rupert Murdoch owns the Times.

PeteyPirate · Jul 13, 2008

The worst thing about the election is that Bush gets to be the same corrupt, intransigent president he's always been but nobody pays attention.

Beaker · Jul 13, 2008

Thankfully, FDP, corruption and intransigence will be his legacy.

old_tony · Jul 13, 2008

I suppose they could just install 50-cent peep show booths to raise the funds like at the Clinton Library. ;D

bigpern23 · Jul 14, 2008

old_tony said:

I suppose they could just install 50-cent peep show booths to raise the funds like at the Clinton Library. ;D
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Fuck that. Lap dances or bust!

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