(04-08-2019 04:25 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(04-08-2019 04:10 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(04-08-2019 04:08 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Too bad Harvard doesnt own a hotel. I could get my niece into Harvard by staying there a couple of nights.

Lots of universities have on-campus hotels. I don't think staying there buys influence, but it can't hurt. On the other hand, six- (or more) figure gifts to the university's foundation are purely altruistic.

My guess is you're alluding to the Clinton Foundation, that both 93 and I have said represented a significant conflict of interest, no?

And I think you actually make a great point that 93 said earlier - the Clinton Foundation, just like university foundations, are net set up solely to be conduits of influence. They have broader missions that they serve. However, they can be taken advantage of by both parties (givers and receivers).

I find it interesting that such smart people seem to poo-poo the idea that a hotel (or business in general) could be a conduit for influence peddling. I have to imagine there are lots of legal cases that deal with this very issue.

I find it interesting that such smart people think a multi-billionaire would be influenced by such a paltry sum.

It's the difference between being one of a few guys donating $20,000,000 and one of a thousand paying $400 for a room.

Strange you think renting a room get's Trump's attention.

I once asked a local politician to meet me for lunch to discuss something. At the end, I asked if it would be a problem if I got the check. He said (jokingly), if you think I can be bought for a hamburger, you have another think coming.

PS. He voted against me. I guess somebody else got the combo.

But I want to know, how does he please all 1000 of his renters every day? So each morning, he calls for a list of who is staying there, and then he spends the day making sure they all get what they want - even if it goes directly against what another renter wants. How does he choose between hamas and Israel? The bigger room?