Reply #98: I think my question is: How much would she know of this connection between Penn and Blackwater ? [View All]

[Trajan]

Penn has been a long time campaign strategist for the Clintons .... And given that Blackwater and their nefarious ilk have only of late become financially beneficial (astronomically speaking), would Hillary automatically know of a strong relationship between Blackwater and Penn ? ..... I guess my ultimate statement would be : How would Hillary know this ? ..... and is the implication that she is seeking those with such ties specifically ?

It is agreed though: as a matter of public trust, such ties MUST be revealed, and once revealed, a candidate should demand a detachment of either the advisor from the firm, or the candidate from the advisor ...... We should brook no outright mercenary relationships with our party ... The whole privitization effort reeks of war profiteering, and is simple ugly from a human perspective ....

I think these issues are valid in that sense, but I would question whether Hillary should be condemned from seeing Penn as an old chum-advisor, versus her being depicted as intentionally seeking those with such ties ..... In the end: Penn must either divest, or go away .... And Hillary should force the issue ...