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Just curious, how do you rationalize Hunter's employment at Burisma? Was it his business acumen or maybe background in natural gas? Or something else altogether

Just curious, how do you rationalize Hunter's employment at Burisma? Was it his business acumen or maybe background in natural gas? Or something else altogether?

ceejayoz 3y ago
The same mildly sleazy stuff that tends to happen with politicians' children; companies hoping to garner favor. Same reason Jenna Bush and Meghan McCain wind up working for big media conglomerates. Hunter Biden's hardly unique in this regard. What's in question is whether it works, which I suspect varies from politician to politician. The assertions of Joe Biden having acted based on Hunter's desires, thus far, don't seem compelling.
- meeuwer 3y ago
  A cushy job at a domestic propaganda outlet is a bit different from selling access to a top US official to foreign oligarchs. That's if you believe that it was strictly about 10% for the Big Guy and didn't involve undue political influence in the other direction, which is more than plausible judging by the level of political mobilization against the prosecutor guy.
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    > A cushy job at a domestic propaganda outlet is a bit different from selling access to a top US official to foreign oligarchs. You're mixing up your different administrations I think.
    - meeuwer 3y ago
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      - jacquesm 3y ago
        That's a grave consequence? Try living in a place where shells are raining down. And if it isn't your administration why bother polluting this thread?
        meeuwer 3y ago
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jacquesm 3y ago
It may simply have been that people thought that it would give them access. Or did you really think that Trump's children have incredible insight into world politics, the Palestinian question or immigration?
- meeuwer 3y ago
  This is funny. Did you assume I was rooting for Trump because of my comments about the Bidens? Sorry, I don't have a dog in this race. In my book if something looks like corruption it is likely corruption, regardless of which side of the uniparty one's dad is on.
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    You could have made that exact argument wherever Hunter Biden would turn up. It's a cheap shot at best and given that the 'rabid right' can't let go of it it's getting more than a bit annoying. Focus on the stuff that matters, Hunter Biden isn't it.

Just curious, how do you rationalize Hunter's employment at Burisma? Was it his business acumen or maybe background in natural gas? Or something else altogether?

ceejayoz 3y ago

The same mildly sleazy stuff that tends to happen with politicians' children; companies hoping to garner favor. Same reason Jenna Bush and Meghan McCain wind up working for big media conglomerates. Hunter Biden's hardly unique in this regard. What's in question is whether it works, which I suspect varies from politician to politician. The assertions of Joe Biden having acted based on Hunter's desires, thus far, don't seem compelling.

meeuwer 3y ago
A cushy job at a domestic propaganda outlet is a bit different from selling access to a top US official to foreign oligarchs. That's if you believe that it was strictly about 10% for the Big Guy and didn't involve undue political influence in the other direction, which is more than plausible judging by the level of political mobilization against the prosecutor guy.
- jacquesm 3y ago
  > A cushy job at a domestic propaganda outlet is a bit different from selling access to a top US official to foreign oligarchs. You're mixing up your different administrations I think.
  - meeuwer 3y ago
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    - jacquesm 3y ago
      That's a grave consequence? Try living in a place where shells are raining down. And if it isn't your administration why bother polluting this thread?
      - meeuwer 3y ago
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jacquesm 3y ago

It may simply have been that people thought that it would give them access. Or did you really think that Trump's children have incredible insight into world politics, the Palestinian question or immigration?

meeuwer 3y ago
This is funny. Did you assume I was rooting for Trump because of my comments about the Bidens? Sorry, I don't have a dog in this race. In my book if something looks like corruption it is likely corruption, regardless of which side of the uniparty one's dad is on.
- jacquesm 3y ago
  You could have made that exact argument wherever Hunter Biden would turn up. It's a cheap shot at best and given that the 'rabid right' can't let go of it it's getting more than a bit annoying. Focus on the stuff that matters, Hunter Biden isn't it.