Who is David Plouffe?
"His kind" is the SWAMPY kind, the kleptocratic kind...
David Plouffe - Wikipedia
after working for O's campaign...
"Plouffe went to work as an outside senior adviser to the Obama administration,"
which is how someone gets way way more than a few hundred grand per year... the "contractor" "advisor" can get millions $$$.
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Plouffe has drawn criticism for his paid speaking engagements abroad while on hiatus from advising Obama. In early 2009, Plouffe spoke in
Baku,
Azerbaijan, for $50,000. The event's sponsor had ties to Azerbaijan's authoritarian government. Following complaints from
human rights groups, Plouffe donated his speaking fees to the
National Democratic Institute.
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In December 2010, Plouffe received $100,000 for two speeches in
Nigeria from an affiliate of the
South African telecommunications company
MTN Group. At the time, MTN had been doing business with the
government of Iran since 2005. Recently,[
when?] MTN has come under increased scrutiny by the United States for allegations that the Iranian government used the MTN network to track and monitor dissidents. MTN has been listed on the "Iran Business Registry" of watchdog group
United Against Nuclear Iran since 2009.
[33] White House spokesman Eric Schultz explained that Plouffe only spoke to the group about digital communications and cellular technology, and declined to meet with the company's leadership. Schultz also said the criticism of Plouffe's speeches before he joined the White House was "misplaced".
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In 2013, in response to Congressman
Darrell Issa's accusations that the Obama administration knew about the
IRS targeting of not-for-profit conservative groups for extra scrutiny, Plouffe tweeted: "Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler. And loose ethically today", referring to two incidents in Issa's past. In 1972, while a teenager, Issa was accused of stealing a
Maserati sports car; the charges were later dropped. In 1982, a Cleveland warehouse belonging to Issa burned to the ground. The fire was ruled suspicious and Issa collected an insurance payout, but he was not charged with any crime.
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In February of 2017 Plouffe was fined $90,000 by the Chicago Board of Ethics for the violation of ethics rules when he failed to register as a lobbyist after contacting Chicago Mayor
Rahm Emanuel. Plouffe was trying to help the ride-hailing service
Uber (company) with regulations for picking up travelers at Chicago airports. The board also fined Uber $2,000 for hiring a lobbyist who violates the city’s lobbying laws."
So, if this is who thinks Trump's "kind" is bad... well, Trump looks pretty darn GOOD.