Monday, June 11, 2007
Politicians - the Clintons
The company they keep. Birds of the same feather?...
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann wrote in the New York Post:
"As The New York Times reported on Sunday, InfoUSA compiled and sold lists of elderly men and women who would be likely to respond to unscrupulous scams. The company advertised lists such as: 'Elderly Opportunity Seekers' - 3.3 million older people 'looking for ways to make money 'Suffering Seniors' - 4.7 million people with cancer or Alzheimer's disease; 'Oldies but Goodies' - 500,000 gamblers over age 55. It described one list: 'These people are gullible. They want to believe that their luck can change.'
Internal e-mails show that InfoUSA employees were aware that they were selling this data to firms under investigation for fraud - but kept on selling the information, even as the scammers used the lists to bilk millions from the elderly.
Last week, Hillary Clinton sought and obtained an extension of time to file her financial-disclosure statement for the presidential race. This will tell us more than her Senate statements - she's required to list not just the sources of Bill's income but exactly how much they paid him. While Sen. Clinton offered no reason for the postponement, we can't help suspecting that she hopes to conceal InfoUSA's payments to her husband while the company is under fire."
