Dodd's Wife Was Former Director of AIG-Controlled Company

Dodd’s Wife Was Former Director of AIG-Controlled Company

PoliticsMarch 2009 • Views: 4,136

We don’t expect honesty or integrity from our politicians in the United States any more, but it’s a bit shocking how corrupt the system really is—as the AIG scandal continues turning over rocks: Dodd’s Wife a Former Director of Bermuda-Based IPC Holdings, an AIG Controlled Company.

No wonder Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn) went wobbly last week when asked about his February amendment ratifying hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to executives at insurance giant AIG. Dodd has been one of the company’s favorite recipients of campaign contributions. But it turns out that Senator Dodd’s wife has also benefited from past connections to AIG as well.

From 2001-2004, Jackie Clegg Dodd served as an “outside” director of IPC Holdings, Ltd., a Bermuda-based company controlled by AIG. IPC, which provides property casualty catastrophe insurance coverage, was formed in 1993 and currently has a market cap of $1.4 billion and trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol IPCR. In 2001, in addition to a public offering of 15 million shares of stock that raised $380 million, IPC raised more than $109 million through a simultaneous private placement sale of 5.6 million shares of stock to AIG - giving AIG a 20% stake in IPC. (AIG sold its 13.397 million shares in IPC in August, 2006.)

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Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:14:53am

The plot doth thickenne …

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:15:08am

Can you say “Conflict of Interest”?
I knew you could.

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:15:12am

Crap-I’m out of popcorn!

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:15:37am

It also explains why Dodd just had to keep the bonuses in place.

JohnnyReb Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:15:46am

I am beginning to suspect that someone very powerful in Washington is going after Dodd now. There is just way too much BS coming out too quickly.

CIA Reject Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:15:59am

The MSM will have to dredge the Memory Hole to make more space for all these stories.

J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:16:08am

No hat tips any more?

*sniff*

Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:16:27am

re: #3 livefreeor die

Crap-I’m out of popcorn!

I just made a fresh batch of chili con carne — four different chiles, real, ground up cumin seeds …

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:16:27am

re: #5 JohnnyReb

I am beginning to suspect that someone very powerful in Washington is going after Dodd now. There is just way too much BS coming out too quickly.

Good. I hope Dodd goes down in flames and takes Reid, Durbin, and the other assholes with him.

loppyd Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:16:39am

Ever since his waitress sandwich days Dodd has been living by one set of rules while trying to push another set on the American taxpayer.

Shug Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:16:48am

Deny
or
Defraud
Daily

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:17:12am

re: #6 CIA Reject

The MSM will have to dredge the Memory Hole to make more space for all these stories.

Error.
Microsoft MemoryHole is full.
Please empty MemoryHole to continue.

[deleted] Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:17:14am

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:17:41am

So, did his wife receive any bonuses?

AmeriDan Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:17:43am

re: #10 loppyd

Ever since his waitress sandwich days Dodd has been living by one set of rules while trying to push another set on the American taxpayer.

In other words… he’s a Democrat.

Shug Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:18:10am

Dodd takes it one on the tiny chin again

loppyd Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:18:20am

re: #5 JohnnyReb

I am beginning to suspect that someone very powerful in Washington is going after Dodd now. There is just way too much BS coming out too quickly.

You may be onto something.

I just posted this on the last thread:

Plenty of Rahm at the AIG Table

Over the past ten days, as the furor over AIG retention plan bonuses has focused on Sen. Chris Dodd and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, the White House has undertaken a PR offensive to protect the highest ranking Obama Administration official who was involved in the House and Senate negotiations over the stimulus bill, in which the AIG waiver language was inserted.
“Right now, you get the feeling this is all about protecting [White House Chief of Staff] Rahm Emanuel,” says a former Treasury Department lawyer, who worked in that department’s counsel’s office on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) before joining a D.C.-based law firm in February. “At the time, we were led to believe there were basically three or four people from the Administration at the table when the final deals were cut and one of them was Emanuel.”

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:18:40am

re: #8 Gang of One

I just made a fresh batch of chili con carne — four different chiles, real, ground up cumin seeds …

Yum!

loppyd Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:18:59am

re: #15 AmeriDan

In other words… he’s a Democrat.

‘zactly.

capitalist piglet Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:04am

Here’s another good one (OT):

Those who gathered at Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham were urged to enlist others who share Obama’s vision and to stay away from trying to convert naysayers.

“We’re looking for supporters,” said DeHaven of Hoover, one of the event’s organizers. “We’re not looking for a fight. That will come later, when we have an army.”

The volunteers are part of Organizing for America, the same grassroots, national network credited in large part with Obama’s quick rise from obscurity to president. Birmingham and 11 other sites statewide were part of a national push this weekend by Organizing for America to trumpet Obama’s spending proposal.

[Link: www.al.com…]

Gella Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:04am

family business

Kragar Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:06am

Stocks and a pillory are looking pretty good about now

DaddyG Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:24am

Now that its a topic:

I fear the MSM is trying to innoculate Dodd by getting the bad news out early in the election cycle. “That’s old news” was a favorite spin of Bill Clinton’s team. I know that’s border line paranoid but weirder things have happened in the last few cycles.

Silvergirl Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:48am

re: #8 Gang of One

I just made a fresh batch of chili con carne — four different chiles, real, ground up cumin seeds …

We’ve got enough flatulence around here now—all in the Dodd story.

[deleted] Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:50am

UFO TOFU Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:19:50am

re: #8 Gang of One

That sounds pretty good!

JohnnyReb Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:20:00am

re: #9 Honorary Yooper

Good. I hope Dodd goes down in flames and takes Reid, Durbin, and the other assholes with him.

I think he is going to be the scapegoat for anything to do with the porkulus bill now. I have lived in this state for 15 years now and every single newspaper and TV station have been protecting him all along. And now this stuff popping up and even the New London Day paper (the most LLL paper I have every read) is dumping on him in their own way.

WindHorse Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:20:37am

George Bush and Dick Cheney meeeannn…. f’ing Haliburton man…. truth to power man…… puttin’ it to the man man……

sneezey Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:20:49am

Chris Dodd… following in his father’s muddy footsteps.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:20:53am

I am still looking for suggestions of places to move if my home state reelects this ***hole in 2010.

unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:20:54am

Wondering when the justice department is going to start taking notice?

/I’ll bet the democrats weren’t looking forward to all this notoriety.

Bob Dillon Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:21:06am

re: #5 JohnnyReb

I am beginning to suspect that someone very powerful in Washington is going after Dodd now. There is just way too much BS coming out too quickly.

Crisis = Danger + Opportunity

Waste not - want not. Musical chairs in spades.

Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:21:14am

“Clegg received $12,000 per year and an additional $1,000 for each Directors’ and committee meeting she attended. Clegg served on the Audit and Investment committees during her final year on the board.”

Huh? I wonder what the real corruption was. There’s no way this was about the wife bringing home chump change.
Anyone know what responsibilities someone in this position would have? Entirely ceremonial/honorary/just-fill-a-seat sort of stuff? Or maybe to “grease the wheels” between pols and the guys who desperately want to bribe them?

Silvergirl Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:21:27am

re: #14 livefreeor die

So, did his wife receive any bonuses?

I wonder. News at 11?

WindHorse Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:21:28am

oh wait…. there was an election, wasn’t there?

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:02am

re: #30 Ford_Prefect

I am still looking for suggestions of places to move if my home state reelects this ***hole in 2010.

Forget PA. We have Specter.

vxbush Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:18am

From what I’m reading above, Dodd’s wife is not currently employed by this same arm of AIG. So this is frankly mildly interesting but that’s it. Am I missing something? It doesn’t sound like she got any money from the bonuses. Perhaps Dodd was kind of to AIG for sentimental reasons, but nothing else.

Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:19am

I’m shocked, shocked.
[not]

Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:28am

re: #18 livefreeor die

Yum!

Chiles Ancho, de arbol, guajillo and dry chipotle — ground in a coffe-bean mill. Red kidney beans from bulk… soaked overnight, lean burger beef, fresh tomato sauce, oregano, garlic. For the Lizard Cookbook perhaps?

Shug Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:33am

Apolgies to Hank, Jr.

Don’t ask me Chris, Why do you cheat?
Why do you defraud?
Why must you break all the laws that you wrote
If I’m down in a conference room
Some ol slick’s tryin to give me corrections
I’ll say leave me alone
I’m stealin all night long
it’s a family tradition

FrogMarch Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:42am

ot-“the power to tax is the power to destroy”

-Jared Polis
Congresscritter and uber-left-winger from CO.

coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:42am

When can we start singing ‘nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey hey, goodbye”?

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:43am

The author is a former state senator. Here’s a link to his stuff in the Courant.

[Link: www.courant.com…]

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:46am

So, Dodd is crooked?

Didn’t see that comin’.

lawhawk Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:49am

Dodd (D-AIG/CT) is corrupt? Color me shocked. What was the first giveaway? That he was busy getting sweet deals as a member of the Friends of Angelo lending program at Countrywide? That he didn’t know that he was saving a ton of money by using Countrywide over other lenders because of all the fees and costs waived?

That his wife was on an AIG controlled company?

That he inserted language into the porkfest to authorize the executive compensation?

That he stands for all that is wrong with DC and the political class today?

What’s worse is that the media has long ignored all this precisely because he’s a Democrat. It doesn’t take much digging to find all these problems.

And he’s far from alone. Rangel (D-Tax Cheat/NY) has dealings with AIG too (he’s gotten a bunch of money from AIG to fund his education center program in Harlem), and while he’s out to tax ‘em at 90%, he wasn’t about to turn down their money so that he could slap his name all over a building at City College.

Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:22:53am

re: #10 loppyd

Howie loves that story.

Sorry to see Schill go. Oh well, maybe he’ll run for office. That would make for good entertainment value, at the very least.

DaddyG Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:08am

re: #30 Ford_Prefect

I am still looking for suggestions of places to move if my home state reelects this ***hole in 2010.

Come to Georgia - and buy a house while you are at it. My friends in the home construction industry want to get back to work.

keeping it simple Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:09am

Holy smokes! Someone wake me when this nightmare is over.

LGoPs Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:16am

Democrats are a target rich environment but journalists are just making sure that all these democratic scandals don’t distract them from their true calling…..Defending the Republic form those evil Republicans. Hell, for all we know, one of them might right now be texting a congressional page……

karmic_inquisitor Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:26am

Got Shame?

realwest Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:27am

JUST A DROVE-POST - just hadda say WAY TO GO CHARLES! This thread and the one on the two Democratic Party Congresscritters who live thousands of miles away from their constituents is just SO GOOD!

THANKS CHARLES!

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:31am

re: #17 loppyd

This is turning out to be Obama’s first major scandal. Well, he made the bed, he can lay in it.

J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:41am

Chris Dodd’s Irish ‘Cottage’
For anyone who doesn’t know…

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:48am

re: #39 Gang of One

Chiles Ancho, de arbol, guajillo and dry chipotle — ground in a coffe-bean mill. Red kidney beans from bulk… soaked overnight, lean burger beef, fresh tomato sauce, oregano, garlic. For the Lizard Cookbook perhaps?

Definitely. I have to get my copy and find some recipes for Cookbook II.

OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:23:58am

re: #36 livefreeor die

Forget PA. We have Specter.

And Texas will be Mexico del Norte soon, as we don’t have a single person actually concerned with the southern border interested at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin or the White House. Not that it differs much from the last eight years, but the snowball is gathering momentum.

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:06am

Oops.

Kevin Rennie’s bio.

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:06am

re: #48 keeping it simple

Holy smokes! Someone wake me when this nightmare is over.

OK, set your alarm for 1-20-13.

Bob Dillon Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:10am

re: #13 buzzsawmonkey

“Cast your bread upon the waters, that it may return to you after many days.”

—Ecclesiastes

Money is like manure … you have to spread it around or it smells.

J. Paul Getty

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:17am

re: #54 livefreeor die

Anybody have a link to the cookbook? Time for me to order one.

coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:29am

On a serious note, I would be interested in her qualifications, other then being the Senator’s wife.

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:24:36am

re: #44 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

So, Dodd is crooked?

Didn’t see that comin’.

He’s so crooked that they’ll have to screw him into the ground when they bury him.

Dianna Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:25:04am

re: #33 Lincolntf

“Clegg received $12,000 per year and an additional $1,000 for each Directors’ and committee meeting she attended. Clegg served on the Audit and Investment committees during her final year on the board.”

Huh? I wonder what the real corruption was. There’s no way this was about the wife bringing home chump change.
Anyone know what responsibilities someone in this position would have? Entirely ceremonial/honorary/just-fill-a-seat sort of stuff? Or maybe to “grease the wheels” between pols and the guys who desperately want to bribe them?

On the Audit and Investment committee, she would have been providing oversight - actual employees would be bringing recommendations to the committee.

Make three guesses what the real compensation involved in such positions are.

It’s not, btw, insider trading. It’s a sound feeling about how such a huge company is going to move the market.

avanti Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:25:19am

re: #14 livefreeor die

So, did his wife receive any bonuses?

She has a outside director for a company formerly owned by AIG five years ago according to the link.

coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:25:27am

re: #44 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

So, Dodd is crooked?

Didn’t see that comin’.

So, Dodd got caught again being crooked? THAT, I didn’t see coming…. Ok, I kinda figured there was more to come with him.

Vicious Babushka Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:25:37am

re: #39 Gang of One

Chiles Ancho, de arbol, guajillo and dry chipotle — ground in a coffe-bean mill. Red kidney beans from bulk… soaked overnight, lean burger beef, fresh tomato sauce, oregano, garlic. For the Lizard Cookbook perhaps?

The Lizard cookbook has my chili recipe—TWICE! (Yes, it is that good)

karmic_inquisitor Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:25:48am

‘From 2001-2004, Jackie Clegg Dodd served as an “outside” director of IPC Holdings, Ltd., a Bermuda-based company controlled by AIG.’

Aren’t these the same Democrats that complain about US controlled companies going off shore to escape taxes and regulation?

Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:26:11am

re: #54 livefreeor die

Click my nick, I’ll send you a detailed recipe.

karmic_inquisitor Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:26:12am

re: #63 avanti

She has a outside director for a company formerly owned by AIG five years ago according to the link.

GAZE

DaddyG Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:26:26am

The Donks lied and the economy died!

Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:26:28am

re: #37 vxbush

It means that he has deeper connections than just the campaign contributions.

gmsc Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:26:35am

re: #42 coquimbojoe

When can we start singing ‘nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey hey, goodbye”?

Granted, Dodd’s poll numbers are down, but I wouldn’t start saying goodbye yet.

Maybe he’ll kill someone in the back seat of his car, and then he’ll be back in favor with the Democrat crowd as long as he keeps seeking office.

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:27:29am

re: #41 FrogMarch

ot-“the power to tax is the power to destroy”

-Jared Polis
Congresscritter and uber-left-winger from CO.

Leave it to a Commie to rip off Justice Marshall.

JohnnyReb Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:27:49am

re: #70 Ford_Prefect

It means that he has deeper connections than just the campaign contributions.

I have a nasty feeling this is going to cause more digging and we just might see some “irregular” campaign money coming into the Senator during the years his wife was employed by AIG. After all wasn’t he #1 or #2 on the AIG donor list last year?

Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:27am

re: #73 JohnnyReb

I have a nasty feeling this is going to cause more digging and we just might see some “irregular” campaign money coming into the Senator during the years his wife was employed by AIG. After all wasn’t he #1 or #2 on the AIG donor list last year?

Chris Dodd was numero uno on AIG’s donor list. Barack Obama was numero dos.

Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:33am

re: #55 OldLineTexan

And Texas will be Mexico del Norte soon, as we don’t have a single person actually concerned with the southern border interested at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin or the White House. Not that it differs much from the last eight years, but the snowball is gathering momentum.

Kinda like this?

loppyd Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:34am

re: #73 JohnnyReb

I have a nasty[Link: spectator.org…] feeling this is going to cause more digging and we just might see some “irregular” campaign money coming into the Senator during the years his wife was employed by AIG. After all wasn’t he #1 or #2 on the AIG donor list last year?

Nasty feeling? I have a giddy feeling.

unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:41am

re: #50 karmic_inquisitor

Got Shame?

A Democrat?

Tamron Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:56am

OT:

Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt volcano erupted four times Sunday night.

So far, Anchorage isn’t in the path of the ash plume, which is drifting due north.
.

Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:28:57am

re: #73 JohnnyReb

I have a nasty feeling this is going to cause more digging and we just might see some “irregular” campaign money coming into the Senator during the years his wife was employed by AIG. After all wasn’t he #1 or #2 on the AIG donor list last year?

#2 from what I recall. Which, ironically, is what I think of him.

J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:29:45am

re: #74 Honorary Yooper

Chris Dodd was numero uno on AIG’s donor list. Barack Obama was numero dos.

Well well well…

loppyd Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:29:48am

re: #79 Ford_Prefect

#2 from what I recall. Which, ironically, is what I think of him.

BBL kids

redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:29:56am

re: #14 livefreeor die

So, did his wife receive any bonuses?

well, that’s no issue, because she didn’t actually w*rk for AIG…..

/story spinner

OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:30:15am

re: #75 Gang of One

Kinda like this?

Yeah, but I don’t know anyone seriously considering moving to California.

J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:30:54am

re: #14 livefreeor die

So, did his wife receive any bonuses?

If she’s like my friend who’s on the board, she was paid with AIG stock.

Not good at all.

sawblade88 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:30:58am

The corruption doesn’t really surprise me any more. What does surprise me is the amounts involved. With Stark, it was a few thousand. With this case, it’s a bit larger, but not much; probably legal, too, even though it looks bad.

Who was it who said “the real crime in Washington is what’s legal.”?

Bloodnok Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:31:35am

re: #78 Tamron

OT:

Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt volcano erupted four times Sunday night.

So far, Anchorage isn’t in the path of the ash plume, which is drifting due north.
.

Bobby Jindal was unimpressed.

livefreeor die Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:31:38am

BBL. The baby calleth!

pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:31:46am

Chicago has come to DC, and you thought it was bad BEFORE this!

Sooner or later, this stuff will come out (in what will, by then, be the dis-enchanted MSM.)

Heretofore, the Grant Administration has been regarded as the most corrupt in the history of the Presidency (though Grant himself was never proven to be part of the corruption.) When the dust settles, it will have lost its place in history.

[deleted] Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:32:16am

redstateredneck Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:32:27am

Well, I be!

redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:32:46am

re: #57 Honorary Yooper

OK, set your alarm for 1-20-13.

no: set it for 1NOV12, so you can help elect President Palin….. it’s gonna take a tough mom to clean up the mess this ignorant child is making.

Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:34:21am

Nepotism strikes again.

From the article:

Clegg received $12,000 per year and an additional $1,000 for each Directors’ and committee meeting she attended. Clegg served on the Audit and Investment committees during her final year on the board.

The additional $1000, did it include additional monies for travel, meals, and lodging? If not it’s more than likely that it was tax deductible. AIG could have made the “committee meeting” portions separate from the Bermuda based company.

Since it is a Bermuda based company they also thwarted Federal taxes. This is something that the liberal Democrats frequently criticize and is also a common rant heard by their minions.

avanti Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:35:22am

re: #82 redc1c4

well, that’s no issue, because she didn’t actually w*rk for AIG…..

/story spinner

Good start on the spin, but don’t forget she only worked for a company formally owned by AIG 5 years ago and was paid a big 12K/Year.
I’d stick with the large campaign contribution story, more meat on those bones IMHO.

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:35:59am

re: #60 coquimbojoe

On a serious note, I would be interested in her qualifications, other then being the Senator’s wife.

I can find nothing about her.

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:36:38am

re: #93 avanti

Good start on the spin, but don’t forget she only worked for a company formally owned by AIG 5 years ago and was paid a big 12K/Year.

I’d stick with the large campaign contribution story, more meat on those bones IMHO.

THAT’S NOT THE FUCKING POINT!

pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:36:53am

re: #94 MandyManners

I can find nothing about her.

Hmmmmmmmmm … *grin*

MandyManners Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:37:36am

Lunch time.

Bloodnok Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:37:47am

re: #93 avanti

Good start on the spin, but don’t forget she only worked for a company formally owned by AIG 5 years ago and was paid a big 12K/Year.
I’d stick with the large campaign contribution story, more meat on those bones IMHO.

When Avanti tells you it’s no story KEEP DIGGING. We’re over a target.

redstateredneck Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:37:57am

re: #29 sneezey

Chris Dodd… following in his father’s muddy footsteps.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

Dodd was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives in 1952, and served two terms. He lost a Senate election in 1956 to Prescott S. Bush

Hee hee. Father of George H W Bush, grandfather of the W.

100

LGoPs Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:38:11am

re: #74 Honorary Yooper

Chris Dodd was numero uno on AIG’s donor list. Barack Obama was numero dos.

What sickens me is that if this were republicans, every - and I mean every - news story would begin by saying “President Obama, 2nd leading recipient of AIG donations, was qouted today………”
This would be done ad nauseum to poison the publics mind. but like I said, only if they were Republican.

101

Timbre Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:39:08am

I am a capitalist. But I have wanted to ask this question for many years now. What percentage of money kept in offshore accounts is completely legal and ethical—and by ethical, I mean the owner(s) of the account was not part of ripping people off or misleading investors by shady use of words and jargon.

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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:39:28am

re: #93 avanti

Good start on the spin, but don’t forget she only worked for a company formally owned by AIG 5 years ago and was paid a big 12K/Year.
I’d stick with the large campaign contribution story, more meat on those bones IMHO.

Don’t you think that maybe the two are related? Why did he get all that campaign money? You think maybe because of the relationship he had with the company through his wife?

103

Ben Hur Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:39:50am

Another “Michelle on the hospital board” quid pro quo?

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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:41:21am

re: #102 Ford_Prefect

Don’t you think that maybe the two are related? Why did he get all that campaign money? You think maybe because of the relationship he had with the company through his wife?

Or how did his wife get that cushy position? Maybe through contacts that her husband had? Do you honestly think this isn’t related?

105

Bloodnok Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:41:22am

re: #103 Ben Hur

Another “Michelle on the hospital board” quid pro quo?

I’d wager Dodd made quite a few quid off these deals.

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coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:41:40am

re: #94 MandyManners

I can find nothing about her.

Why doesn’t that surprise me? We have Chauncy Gardner for a president. Qualifications necessary to lead if you are a democrat: Democrat voter registration card.

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coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:42:08am

re: #103 Ben Hur

Another “Michelle on the hospital board” quid pro quo?

That would be a broad pro quo

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avanti Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:42:18am

re: #98 Bloodnok

When Avanti tells you it’s no story KEEP DIGGING. We’re over a target.

Personally, I know very little about Dodd and could care less, he does not represent my state. If he’s a crook, I’m all for proving it, so dig away. I’d much rather you dig up something on Pelosi though.

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dhg4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:42:26am

Following in the footsteps of Mrs. Daschle.

Our legislative leaders, looking out for their own best interests!

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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:42:51am

re: #103 Ben Hur

Another “Michelle on the hospital board” quid pro quo?

I updinged that … as a quid pro quote.

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coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:43:53am

re: #109 dhg4

Following in the footsteps of Mrs. Daschle.

Our legislative leaders, looking out for their own best interests!

It seems to be a very profitable vocation to be married to a democrat office holder.

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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:44:05am

re: #109 dhg4

Following in the footsteps of Mrs. Daschle.

Our legislative leaders, looking out for their own best interests!

Talk about being in bed with the lobbyists.

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coquimbojoe Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:44:25am

re: #109 dhg4

Following in the footsteps of Mrs. Daschle.

Our legislative leaders, looking out for their own best interests!

Diane Fienstien’s husband too…

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Conservative in Liberal Hands Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:45:27am

re: #8 Gang of One

I just made a fresh batch of chili con carne — four different chiles, real, ground up cumin seeds …

Would you post the recipe, please?

CHILLI CON CARNE

1 TBL Vegetable oil
1 Poblano pepper, remove seeds, diced
1 Banana pepper, remove seeds, diced
3 small Onions, diced
1 LB Lean Ground Beef
1 TSP fresh Ginger, chopped or grated
1 clove Garlic, chopped
3-4 TBL Chili Powder
1 TSP Oregano
1/4 TSP Dried Red pepper flakes
1/8 TSP Cinnamon
1 TBL Apple Cider Vinegar
2 15-oz. cans of Kidney beans, drained
2 15-oz. cans chopped tomatoes
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
1/2-Cup Tomato Juice
1/2 Cup beef Stock or bouillon
3 oz. Sweet vermouth
Salt to taste

Time Saver – After removing the seeds from the Poblano and Banana Peppers, place them with the onions in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.

Sweat peppers and onions, with vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan, over low heat, until translucent about 10 minutes. Remove the peppers and onions from pan. Increase heat to medium-high. In the same pan, brown the ground beef. When completely browned, add ginger, garlic, chili powder, oregano, red pepper flakes, cinnamon & vinegar. Mix well. Add Kidney beans, chopped tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, tomato juice, stock & vermouth. Reduce heat to medium-low. Salt to taste. Cook for 20-25 minutes until mixture has thickened.

It’s even better the next day!

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:45:49am

re: #100 LGoPs

What sickens me is that if this were republicans, every - and I mean every - news story would begin by saying “President Obama, 2nd leading recipient of AIG donations, was qouted today………”
This would be done ad nauseum to poison the publics mind. but like I said, only if they were Republican.

Yes. A more recent example is Cindy McCain and her association (also familial) with the Hensley Company which runs above board and is perfectly legal. We were bombarded by a smear campaign from the 527s following using typical leftist political class warfare tactics.

At the same time the MSM pursued a similar smear campaign by using what they know best: innuendo. One notable example which was an outright smear was her profile in the New York Times.

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:45:55am

We don’t expect honesty or integrity from our politicians in the United States any more, but it’s a bit shocking how corrupt the system really is—as the AIG scandal continues turning over rocks…..

If the media was actually performing it’s ‘sacred’ watchdog service as opposed to advocating and assisting the establishment of its perferred ideology, the scale and scope of political malfeasance that is present in Washington would rock this country to its very core. We might have joked back in 2005 when the Kossacks declared the Dem Party bought - but to a very large extent, particularly at the highest levels in the House and Senate, the Dems are bought not only by those special interest groups, but by unions and corporations.

Let’s remember the standard Democrat defense / meme - by pointing to the corruption and malfeasance in Republicans they gain cover to their own far greater violations and deflect anger and view towards those Republicans. Why the Republican leadership does not work to expose or further highlight the gamesmanship of the Dems in these items is just inexcusable. This is just like the Republican refusal to challenge the Obama fundraising efforts turning off all standard protections which would prevent illegal campaign contributions.

If we are willing to be bribed with our own money, and to let special interest groups openly bribe our representatives, then our republic will fail.

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[deleted] Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:47:50am

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avanti Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:47:58am

re: #102 Ford_Prefect

Don’t you think that maybe the two are related? Why did he get all that campaign money? You think maybe because of the relationship he had with the company through his wife?

The only reason I can think of of why spouses are paid to sit on boards is the hope of influence. The same reason AIG donated money to both Obama and McCain. I think he got the most because of the committee he sat on. If you don’t think both parties can be influenced by donations, you don’t understand how elections are financed.

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Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:48:17am

I read the article and it notes that the company is Bermuda based, but doesn’t say if that’s where she actually did her “work” and went to meetings. (As fas as I can tell.)
I wonder if this was basically an opportunity for a Senator’s wife to get free resort vacations from a huge corporation without running afoul of the law. I’d be curious to see how often she went over to Bermuda, and if it often happened to coincide with say….Memorial Day weekend?

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LGoPs Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:49:18am

re: #118 Athos

If the media was actually performing it’s ‘sacred’ watchdog service as opposed to advocating and assisting the establishment of its perferred ideology, the scale and scope of political malfeasance that is present in Washington would rock this country to its very core. We might have joked back in 2005 when the Kossacks declared the Dem Party bought - but to a very large extent, particularly at the highest levels in the House and Senate, the Dems are bought not only by those special interest groups, but by unions and corporations.

Let’s remember the standard Democrat defense / meme - by pointing to the corruption and malfeasance in Republicans they gain cover to their own far greater violations and deflect anger and view towards those Republicans. Why the Republican leadership does not work to expose or further highlight the gamesmanship of the Dems in these items is just inexcusable. This is just like the Republican refusal to challenge the Obama fundraising efforts turning off all standard protections which would prevent illegal campaign contributions.

If we are willing to be bribed with our own money, and to let special interest groups openly bribe our representatives, then our republic will fail.

Regret I have only one upding to give you.

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Timbre Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:49:39am

re: #118 Athos

Good points: In every failed state—many in Africa, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Mexico (soon)—totalitarianism and corruption are the rule of life.

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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:50:50am

re: #118 Athos

UP-DING!

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[deleted] Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:52:11am

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pat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:53:51am

Wonder where Barney Frank’s play boy works?

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:54:11am

re: #93 avanti

dear dumb ass:

do us both a favor, and stop using my sarcastic wit as a foundation for your pathetic bleating…. i do not wish to be soiled by even a tangential association with your posts.

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jimc Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:56:40am

It is hysterical at just how fast the Democrats choked in the era of HopeNChange. I can’t wait for the 2010 election cycle!

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lifeofthemind Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:57:42am

Dodd’s Wife Was Former Director of AIG-Controlled Company

Game, Set and Match

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:58:54am

re: #101 Timbre

I am a capitalist. But I have wanted to ask this question for many years now. What percentage of money kept in offshore accounts is completely legal and ethical—and by ethical, I mean the owner(s) of the account was not part of ripping people off or misleading investors by shady use of words and jargon.

IMHO, if the money was earned legally, what you do with it is your business.
(assuming those actions are also legal.)

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J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:58:59am

re: #126 pat

Wonder where Barney Frank’s play boy works?

Lawmaker Accused of Fannie Mae Conflict of Interest

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:00:24am

re: #120 avanti

The only reason I can think of of why spouses are paid to sit on boards is the hope of influence. The same reason AIG donated money to both Obama and McCain. I think he got the most because of the committee he sat on. If you don’t think both parties can be influenced by donations, you don’t understand how elections are financed.

Hmm, so a relatively new Senator, one who perhaps expressed interest very early on for a Presidential run, gets almost as much political contributions as the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee - whose wife (qualifications other than access to the Chairman of the Committee?) also served a low impact low stress position as a Director on the Board of Directors of a subsidiary company doesn’t raise a flag?

Obama wasn’t on the Senate Banking Committee in the 109th or 110th Congress - yet he got 9 times the funds from AIG as McCain and only just under that of Dodd, the Chairman of the Committee that has very significant impact on AIG’s operations? Doesn’t that raise an issue - or is the difference is the scale of funds immaterial to you as an ideologue?

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ladycatnip Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:00:27am

Mark Steyn was sitting in for Rush and was talking about how cold Obama is - that his “gallows humor” is reserved only for those on the gallows themselves. In this case we have a prez who just signed a huge book deal, has his own car, plane and helicopter, his own chef, lives in the WH, and he’s laughing while the rest of us are hurting financially. Steyn said even Clinton at least said he shared our pain; Obama laughs at it.

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:00:47am

re: #108 avanti

Personally, I know very little about Dodd and could care less, he does not represent my state. If he’s a crook, I’m all for proving it, so dig away. I’d much rather you dig up something on Pelosi though.

typical liberal: looking for someone else to do their j*b for them….

get off your lazy talking point ass and do it yourself.

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J.D. Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:01:38am

re: #134 ladycatnip

I’ve been listening.
Steyn does a great job imho.

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:06:36am

re: #126 pat

Wonder where Barney Frank’s play boy works?

His last one was a Senior Director at Fannie Mae….of course, there was no conflict of interest present in any of the decisions or directions that Rep. Frank supported……/

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RaiderDan Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:08:11am

As I mentioned on a separate thread, all these stories not broken by the mainstream media only add yet another nail to their coffin, and more proof that they cover for Democrats while in power. Speaking Truth to Power? Why, that only happens when the R’s are in charge.

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avanti Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:09:05am

re: #133 Athos

Obama wasn’t on the Senate Banking Committee in the 109th or 110th Congress - yet he got 9 times the funds from AIG as McCain and only just under that of Dodd, the Chairman of the Committee that has very significant impact on AIG’s operations? Doesn’t that raise an issue - or is the difference is the scale of funds immaterial to you as an ideologue?

If he got much larger donations before announcing a run for POTUS, then I’d have to ask why, although corporations are free to support who they choose.

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Timbre Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:09:37am

re: #131 redc1c4

IMHO, if the money was earned legally, what you do with it is your business.
(assuming those actions are also legal.)

Yes, but my question remains: what percentage of offshore money was obtained by legal and ethical means. I have read more than a few case stories of individuals and groups hiding tainted money in offshore accounts. I understand your point: If I am a house painter and I send my income to the Cayman Islands because of higher interest rates and lower taxes, fine. But I’m asking more about the “house painter” whose job is a front for a narcotic drug distribution cartel, or an investment Ponzi scheme like Madoff’s.

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alegrias Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:14:40am

re: #134 ladycatnip

OT

Mark Steyn was sitting in for Rush and was talking about how cold Obama is - that his “gallows humor” is reserved only for those on the gallows themselves. In this case we have a prez who just signed a huge book deal, has his own car, plane and helicopter, his own chef, lives in the WH, and he’s laughing while the rest of us are hurting financially. Steyn said even Clinton at least said he shared our pain; Obama laughs at it.

* * * *
In Soviet Union and other utopias, the ruling class (Nomenklatura?) had its own stores full of luxury goods, where regular people couldn’t shop. Regular Russians stood hours in line for bread or whatever the government stores had in stock, when they had consumer “goods” at all.

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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:15:04am

re: #134 ladycatnip

OT

Mark Steyn was sitting in for Rush and was talking about how cold Obama is - that his “gallows humor” is reserved only for those on the gallows themselves. In this case we have a prez who just signed a huge book deal, has his own car, plane and helicopter, his own chef, lives in the WH, and he’s laughing while the rest of us are hurting financially. Steyn said even Clinton at least said he shared our pain; Obama laughs at it.

I miss Bill Clinton. He screwed around, but the 0 is screwing all of us.

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alegrias Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:16:39am

re: #103 Ben Hur

Another “Michelle on the hospital board” quid pro quo?

* * * *
You betcha.

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MikeAlv77 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:17:15am

I don’t believe it… its all a republican consipiracy… Rove you magnificent bast**d!

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:21:05am

re: #139 avanti

If he got much larger donations before announcing a run for POTUS, then I’d have to ask why, although corporations are free to support who they choose.

What a weasel attempt at deflection.

Both McCain and Obama were announced POTUS candidates, yet one got 9 almost 10 times more assistance from AIG than the other. Unfortunately, since you failed to answer the question regarding the discrepancy in the scale of the support, let me - Yes, corporations are free to support who they choose, and to the level they choose as long as it is within the law……but such support is NEVER provided without the hope of gaining something. The larger the support, the greater the desire for a return of the favor…..be it access or legislation or votes.

So ask yourself once again - why the discrepancy between McCain and Obama - and what do you think AIG was trying to achieve by contributing almost the same amounts to the Senate Banking Chair and junior Senator running for President?

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:24:54am

Senate Spouses Find Jobs on Boards of PepsiCo, ConocoPhillips

Connecticut Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg, earned director’s fees in 2004 from Blockbuster, the Chicago Board of Trade, Cardiome Pharma Corp., Innovative Drug Delivery Systems, Inc. and IPC Holdings, Ltd., according to the documents.

Dallas-based Blockbuster, the largest U.S. video-rental chain, pays board members $50,000 annually, with half in cash and half in stock, according to SEC filings.

Clegg is a former staff member on the Senate Banking Committee, and a former chief operating officer of the U.S. Export- Import Bank. Dodd is the top-ranked Democrat on the Senate banking panel’s subcommittee on financial institutions.

Dodd said he and his wife are concerned enough that her service on boards may create the appearance of conflict of interest that Clegg hired an attorney to review her business dealings.

“We’re sensitive to it,” Dodd said earlier this year. “If something comes up — we check.”

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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:28:09am

re: #147 Gus 802

“If something comes up — we check.”

Do NOT do it by check, you idiot!
That leaves a paper trail.
Get cash, and hide it in your freezer!

/can’t even get competent Congressional scumbags these days!

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Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:28:13am

re: #147 Gus 802

Quite a racket they’ve got going there.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:28:19am

Helicopter Wars: Washington

Dodd has a record of “constituent service” on behalf of the Black Hawk manufacturer. In 1990, the company had landed a contract to sell 200 helicopters to Turkey. United Technologies turned to Dodd when the Export-Import Bank turned down the company’s request for a loan guarantee to help finance the deal. Ex-Im Bank is barred from financing military sales. Dodd wrangled a one-time waiver for the Turkish deal, according to The Hartford Courant, then went on to amend the State Departments 1992 authorization bill to allow it to guarantee financing of arms exports to NATO countries. Lieberman supported Dodd’s amendment, and even authored his own version as a backstop. Neither passed. Dodd had already authored a bill to allow Ex-Im Bank to finance military sales in 1991, which also died on the Senate floor, though aides say the sales were limited to Greece and Turkey. Dodd’s wife, Jackie Marie Clegg, whom he married in 1999, has worked for Ex-Im Bank since 1993, becoming its vice president in 1997, a position she still holds.

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Roses Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:29:01am

re: #17 loppyd

That is a FASCINATING link!

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:29:23am

re: #149 Lincolntf

Quite a racket they’ve got going there.

Getting bigger by the minute. That Dodd fellow has quite the racket.

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Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:29:29am

re: #150 Gus 802

How many jobs does this chick have?

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vagabond trader Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:29:38am

Methinks Dodd is toast in CT so long as his likely R opponent Rob Simmons does not implode.Hell, Dodd may be gone even sooner as it appears that someone on high needs a “distraction” and fall guy. Bout damned time we get rid of this poster boy for term limits.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:32:20am

re: #153 Lincolntf

How many jobs does this chick have?

Ms. Jackie Clegg Public Director CBOT Board of Trade

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) appointed Ms. Jackie M. Clegg to the CBOT Board of Directors for a three-year term on March 10, 2004.

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ErnieG Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:32:59am

re: #147 Gus 802

Senate Spouses Find Jobs on Boards of PepsiCo, ConocoPhillips

It would be interesting to know how many spouses, and other relatives of Senators and Representatives have such jobs. I’m thinking of not only corporate board positions, but things like Vice President for Community Affairs for, say, a big hospital.

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:33:20am

re: #147 Gus 802

From your quote -

“We’re sensitive to it,” Dodd said earlier this year. “If something comes up — we check.”

LOL - Yep, let’s just trust Mr. Dodd on if it is a conflict of interest. And how many times did you or your wife recuse yourselves based on potential conflicts of interest? (Oh, wait, there’s another question that some Capital Hill ‘investigative’ reporter needs to ask - but will not.)

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hokiecon Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:33:44am

Ugh…am I the only one who thinks that about 98% of the “political class” is corrupt in some way, shape, or form? I don’t think there are any “honest” politicians left.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:35:03am

re: #157 Athos

Yes. And with the Democrats currently in power don’t count on any investigations.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:36:23am

re: #153 Lincolntf

How many jobs does this chick have?

Jackie M. Clegg @ Forbes

Director, Blockbuster Inc.
Dallas , TX
Sector: SERVICES / Music & Video Stores

Director , Brookdale Senior Living Incorporated
Brentwood , TN
Sector: HEALTHCARE / Long-Term Care Facilities

Director , Cardiome Pharma Corporation
Vancouver, B.C. , CN
Sector: HEALTHCARE / Drug Manufacturers - Other

Director , CME Group, Incorporated
Chicago , IL
Sector: FINANCIAL / Diversified Investments

Director , Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
Cambridge , MA

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:36:59am

“We’re sensitive to it,” Dodd said earlier this year. “If something comes up — we cash the check.”

FTFH!

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:38:08am

re: #161 redc1c4

“We’re sensitive to it,” Dodd said earlier this year. “If something comes up — we cash the check.”

FTFH!

“Oh, and don’t call me, call my wife, Jackie. She’ll take care of the paper work.”

Chris Dodd

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:38:50am

re: #147 Gus 802

How many banking VP’s who are not married to either the ranking member or the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs become public directors of Blockbuster, the Chicago Board of Trade, Cardiome Pharma Corp., Innovative Drug Delivery Systems, Inc. and IPC Holdings, Ltd?

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JacksonTn Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:38:54am

re: #133 Athos

Hmm, so a relatively new Senator, one who perhaps expressed interest very early on for a Presidential run, gets almost as much political contributions as the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee - whose wife (qualifications other than access to the Chairman of the Committee?) also served a low impact low stress position as a Director on the Board of Directors of a subsidiary company doesn’t raise a flag?

Obama wasn’t on the Senate Banking Committee in the 109th or 110th Congress - yet he got 9 times the funds from AIG as McCain and only just under that of Dodd, the Chairman of the Committee that has very significant impact on AIG’s operations? Doesn’t that raise an issue - or is the difference is the scale of funds immaterial to you as an ideologue?

Well, about the same as the wife (Michelle) of a new senator (Obama) suddenly getting a huge raise at the job she had at the hospital in Chicago … Influence? Coincidence? … I HATE THEM ALL …

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jcbunga Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:39:03am

Can it really be possible that every damn one of them is in it just for the money? I mean, as a premeditated scam for making a living?

No public service, no higher calling, just f*ing money.

They appear to have no shame, no honor, no memory. They wouldn’t, of course, as long as the cash was flowing in. It’s the only thing that makes sense of this.

I mean, no drilling for oil since the ‘74 embargo and we can’t build a border fence, but we can convert the largest economy on the planet to socialism in less than 60 days.

Every one of them must go. Even the quasi-conservative ones. They have all failed.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:40:23am

re: #163 Athos

How many banking VP’s who are not married to either the ranking member or the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs become public directors of Blockbuster, the Chicago Board of Trade, Cardiome Pharma Corp., Innovative Drug Delivery Systems, Inc. and IPC Holdings, Ltd?

Not many. Well, I suppose one would have to get elected first.

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:41:12am

re: #164 JacksonTn

Well, about the same as the wife (Michelle) of a new senator (Obama) suddenly getting a huge raise at the job she had at the hospital in Chicago … Influence? Coincidence? … I HATE THEM ALL …

a j*b that went away when she did…….

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JacksonTn Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:41:55am

re: #167 redc1c4

a j*b that went away when she did…….

Exactly … guess it wasn’t a real necessary position …

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:45:23am

Jackie M. Clegg aka Jackie Clegg Dodd @ NNDB

Jackie M. Clegg
AKA Jackie Marie Clegg

Born: c. 1965

Gender: Female
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Wife of Chris Dodd

Husband: Chris Dodd (US Senator, m. 1999, two daughters)
Daughter: Grace (b. 13-Sep-2001)
Daughter: Christina (b. 2003)

High School: Orem High School, Orem, UT
University: BA Communications and Political Science, Southern Utah State College (1987)
University: MA National Security Studies, Georgetown University

Clegg International Consultants LLC Managing Partner (2001-)
Export-Import Bank of the United States Vice Chairman and VP (1997-2001)
Export-Import Bank of the United States COO (1999-2000)
Congressional Staff Legislative Assistant to Sen. Jake Garn
Member of the Board of Blockbuster Video (2003-)
Member of the Board of Brookdale Senior Living
Member of the Board of Cardiome Pharma Corporation
Member of the Board of Chicago Board of Trade (2003-)
Member of the Board of CME Group (2007-)
Member of the Board of Export-Import Bank of the United States (1997-)
Member of the Board of IPC Holdings, Ltd. (2001-04)
Member of the Board of Javelin Pharmaceuticals

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redc1c4 Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:48:04am

re: #169 Gus 802

Jackie M. Clegg aka Jackie Clegg Dodd @ NNDB

Jackie M. Clegg
AKA Jackie Marie Clegg

Born: c. 1965

Gender: Female
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Wife of Chris Dodd

Husband: Chris Dodd (US Senator, m. 1999, two daughters)
Daughter: Grace (b. 13-Sep-2001)
Daughter: Christina (b. 2003)

High School: Orem High School, Orem, UT
University: BA Communications and Political Science, Southern Utah State College (1987)
University: MA National Security Studies, Georgetown University

Clegg International Consultants LLC Managing Partner (2001-)
Export-Import Bank of the United States Vice Chairman and VP (1997-2001)
Export-Import Bank of the United States COO (1999-2000)
Congressional Staff Legislative Assistant to Sen. Jake Garn
Member of the Board of Blockbuster Video (2003-)
Member of the Board of Brookdale Senior Living
Member of the Board of Cardiome Pharma Corporation
Member of the Board of Chicago Board of Trade (2003-)
Member of the Board of CME Group (2007-)
Member of the Board of Export-Import Bank of the United States (1997-)
Member of the Board of IPC Holdings, Ltd. (2001-04)
Member of the Board of Javelin Pharmaceuticals

ho hum…. nothing there, and you’d be evil and racist to think otherwise.

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Aviator Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:50:23am

re: #94 MandyManners

I can find nothing about her.

I believe this is her:
[Link: people.forbes.com…]

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:51:04am

re: #170 redc1c4

ho hum…. nothing there, and you’d be evil and racist to think otherwise.

Right. My head is spinning. That list isn’t even complete. I keep finding other directorships with her name on it. I think it’s pretty clear that it’s basically a scam of sorts to put her in a directorship (mind you she gets payed over 90,000 a year for doing basically nothing for each directorship) and then garner favoritism from her husband, Chris Dodd.

More or less.

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:51:14am

re: #165 jcbunga

Can it really be possible that every damn one of them is in it just for the money? I mean, as a premeditated scam for making a living?

No public service, no higher calling, just f*ing money.

They appear to have no shame, no honor, no memory. They wouldn’t, of course, as long as the cash was flowing in. It’s the only thing that makes sense of this.

Here’s my take - from knowing a number of politicians and being a small town one myself - there are many who start out down that path to fix a wrong, to make a difference, to give to the community, to promote their value system, to choose it as a career / job, but despite how they start far too many get seduced by the power and the access to money that floods the system. Some grow to think of it as an entitlement - that they are better and more deserving because they can get more to vote for them than their competition.

Its human nature to like to be flattered, but far too few can’t draw the line between the benign steps of flattery and respect to the office and walking into the dark side around their sense of entitlement and collecting the money and perks for doing something for someone else. After all, one gains the gratitude of the one they did the ‘favor’ for….and that one will tell them how smart and visionary they are.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:54:02am

CME Group Bio - Ms. Jackie Clegg

This is a current directorship gig. Also contains a mug shot.

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Athos Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:54:29am

re: #171 Iron Fist

It is far harder to lead…..much easier to follow and snipe every once in a while.

You’ve touched on the fundamental weakness of the Republican Party leadership. Despite all that they see from the Dems, they are still thinking that this fight is under the Marquis of Queensbury rules.

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Abdul Abulbul Amir Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:00:48pm

Dodd’s Wife Was Former Director of AIG-Controlled Company

Should that be:

Dodd’s Wife Was Formerly Director of AIG-Controlled Company

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Lincolntf Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:01:38pm

re: #169 Gus 802

Unbelievable, really.

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Gang of One Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:05:48pm

re: #115 Conservative in Liberal Hands

Chile con Carne de la Revolucion

4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
½ TSP fresh, ground black pepper
2 TBL fresh ground cumin
3 TBL fresh ground chile*
2 LBS lean chopped hamburger meat
1 LB of dry red kidney beans soaked overnight in 10 oz water or
16 oz [two cans] red kidney beans
20 oz fresh tomato sauce
1 TBL oregano
2 TBL extra virgin olive oil
3 drops of liquid hickory flavoring [optional]
Salt
Brown sugar
3 TBL corn starch [optional]

In a large stew pot, heat the olive oil and brown the garlic and black pepper. Add the chopped meat and sauté until brown. Some water will escape from the meat, don’t drain it, as it adds great flavor. When most of the water has boiled off, add the beans and the water they soaked in. Cook for five minutes then add the cumin and the chile powder. If you want, you can also throw one or two chipotles from the can with the adobo sauce – this will increase the piquancy of the dish, and add smokiness as well. Stir and let cook for three minutes. Add the tomato sauce. Stir in the oregano. Add sugar and salt to taste, but don’t let it get sweet. Let simmer for 20-25 minutes. For a thick chili, add corn starch

*Take 1 chile ancho, 2 chiles guajillo, 4 dried chiles chipotle [not from the can with the adobo sauce] and roughly 8 to 10 red chiles de arbol and remove the stems. Grind to a fine powder in a coffee bean mill or other processor. Be careful not to breathe in the fine particles or get it in your eyes – I cover the lid with a damp cloth while grinding the chiles. You should get roughly 1/3 cup of chile powder. You can use any chile combos, I just happen to like these four!

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mattm Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:06:25pm

re: #27 JohnnyReb

I think he is going to be the scapegoat for anything to do with the porkulus bill now. I have lived in this state for 15 years now and every single newspaper and TV station have been protecting him all along. And now this stuff popping up and even the New London Day paper (the most LLL paper I have every read) is dumping on him in their own way.

I have noticed that also.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:07:01pm

re: #178 Lincolntf

Unbelievable, really.

Seriously, it’s disgusting in light of current events and within the context of the double speak from her husband, Chris Dodd.

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Gus Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:07:54pm

Back to work! bbl

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Dustyvet Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:20:02pm

I’m really starting to fall for the color orange. Matter of fact I’d really like to see some congress and senate critters wearing orange. ORANGE JUMP SUITS!

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debutaunt Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:34:14pm

re: #101 Timbre

I am a capitalist. But I have wanted to ask this question for many years now. What percentage of money kept in offshore accounts is completely legal and ethical—and by ethical, I mean the owner(s) of the account was not part of ripping people off or misleading investors by shady use of words and jargon.

Anything illegal should be prosecuted.

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BigAl Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:36:35pm

Dodd is history…Barney should be next.

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Ruebacca Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:40:59pm

These New York banks are too politically connected to fail.

The banks should have been allowed to go under. Assets seized, insured deposits payed off and assets sold to the highest bider.

The the problem is the political connections. Remember when Keating was asked if his political contributions helped him with the regulators. He said “I hope so.”

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Clubsec Mon, Mar 23, 2009 12:57:35pm

Would the Son-of-a-Bitch resign already?

Reminds me of Puff Daschle and his wife. She was a lobbist for AA and then got a gig with the FAA … WTFO? She was pulling down 7 large in that position. All the while the aviation control system was left to slowly twist in the wind. Money money everywhere but no improvement to be found. Lots of happy politicians and their ‘better half’s’ though. Keep an eye on the money people.

America get your collective heads out of the body cavity where the Sun don’t shine and VOTE THE BUMS OUT! Enough.

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Clubsec Mon, Mar 23, 2009 2:08:16pm

Now after reviewing comments above … nice work Gus & Athos.
(More to be discovered I’ll wager. But not found in the FMSM.)

And I intend to exercise both of the chili recipies. Oh boy!

Did I read correctly that Bawney Fwank’s bung boy serves on the board of Fanny or Freddy?
Will Franklin Raines or Jamie Gorelick give back their ‘bonuses’? Reminding the friggin’ MSM that we’re talking a nice $90,000,000 in the case of the former and a lowly ~$24M for the latter.

Working in aerospace … lobby types in the DC vicinity are referred to as: Beltway Bandit$
Guess banking and high finance is the way to the top.

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DistantThunder Mon, Mar 23, 2009 2:33:09pm

So everyone in Washington knew about Dodd’s wife - because it is their job to know who’s who….and we are the poor ‘marks’ that are victimized yet again by the grifters, aka Political Predators.

A Survivor is a Victim with Attitude.

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RuSwmRun Mon, Mar 23, 2009 2:38:55pm

From this vantage point (here in the Nutmeg state) things aren’t looking good for Dodd in nexts years re-election. Rob Simmons has already announced, and every day - Dodd hands him more campaign material to beat him about the face and neck with!

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jet2nc Mon, Mar 23, 2009 3:04:49pm

There will be an economic recovery….for Chris Dodd. After Senator Dodd is voted off the crew of “Pelosi’s Potomac Pirates” by the born again thinking citizens of CT in 2010, he will find his real home. He will become the one air partner of Chris “Tingle Up My Leg” Matthews on MSNBC. The news program “Chris Times Two” will less of a “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” and more of “The Abbott and Costello Comedy Hour”. There will be so much hot air on that program, MSNBC will need to buy global warming carbon credits from Al Gore.

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Artki Mon, Mar 23, 2009 5:05:01pm

> We don’t expect honesty or integrity from our politicians in the United States any more, …

Any More? When in your or my lifetime was there a reasonable expectation of honesty or integrity from US politicians - at least, at the Federal level.

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Orbit Rain Mon, Mar 23, 2009 11:04:24pm

(AIG sold its 13.397 million shares in IPC in August, 2006.)

pump and dump…pump up the salaries until the burn rate is too high, pump and dump to escape liability, get your friends in Congress to bail you out…you’re too big to fail….

….

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Ledger1 Tue, Mar 24, 2009 1:49:32am

It’s clear that Chris Dodd knew about everything AIG did. His wife would have told him everything and probably tried to influence him to bailout AIG.

This type of cronyism should be investigated by both the SEC and the Justice department. If there was too much influence by Dodd then he should be tried and probably belongs behind bars. There is far too much White Collar crime in the DC and in the DNC.

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jmuren Tue, Mar 24, 2009 6:25:42am

If the Democrats think there was a valid link between Dick Cheney and Halliburton, even though Cheney purposefully gave all his Halliburton holdings to charity to avoid a conflict of interest, then there valid reason to go after Dodd because of his wife’s relationship with IPCH. After all, I bet she still owns some stock in the company, making this a TRUE conflict of interest, unlike the pseudo-conflict made of Halliburton (which did no-bid contracts under the Clinton Administration as well as the Bush “43” administration).

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gregb Tue, Mar 24, 2009 2:31:34pm

re: #10 loppyd

Chicago has a Brasserie bar too.

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