Halliburton Foundation Publishes Donors, Operates More Transparently Than Clinton Foundation

[CorpGovActivist]

With a free subscription to GuideStar.org, you can http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/751/212/2006-751212458-03426562-F.pdf">view the 2006 Form 990 for the Halliburton Foundation.

It's http://www.halliburton.com/Default.aspx?navid=367&pageid=1003">stated purposes are noble indeed.

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* Matching U.S. based employee donations on a two-for-one basis up to $20,000 annually per employee for accredited junior colleges, colleges and universities;

* Matching U.S. based employee donations to accredited elementary and secondary schools on a two-for-one basis up to $500 annually per employee;

* Making direct donations to U.S. based elementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities; and

* Recognizing and supporting active U.S. based employee volunteerism with direct donations through the Halliburton Volunteer Incentive Program.

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Subjective arguments about why many Halliburton employees "earn" enough to have a spare $20K lying around to donate are beside the point, as are subjective arguments about why Halliburton has the spare cash lying around to match.

If we're going to apply a single standard to protect the corporatists, we have to apply it even-handedly.

And the Clinton Foundation still hasn't voluntarily disclosed its donors yet.

- Dave

[babylonsister]

1. What, or who, are the Clintons hiding?

:freak:

[journalist3072]

9. Nothing worse than the B.S. you're hiding

[CorpGovActivist]

13. Rubber, Glue, Bounce, You...LOL n/t

[CorpGovActivist]

10. No Questions Allowed! Vote for Her on Faith!

What are you? Some kind of rabble rouser?

:rofl:

- Dave

[babylonsister]

16. Right? It is wild considering I thought more adults would be on a

political board. Some people have me wondering. ;)

[CorpGovActivist]

23. Yoda Time

"Fear leads to anger..."

Neurotic Clintonites have much to fear from this data's release.

- Dave

[mmonk]

2. There is a frightening possibility it will all come out

in the general election vs primaries if Clinton is elected.

[CorpGovActivist]

3. I Discount That Probability...

... to almost ZERO. The information should - and I sincerely believe will - come out in plenty of time.

- Dave

[mmonk]

4. January is soon upon us.

Any information on that possibility?

[CorpGovActivist]

6. I'm a Capricorn...

... with a keen eagle eye to the calendar, and a heartfelt resolution to procrastinate less.

; )

- Dave

[mmonk]

14. Media vessels.

Any note worthy?

[CorpGovActivist]

18. My Rolodex Is Routinely Weeded...

... and you can judge by how widespread coverage of prior stories I've championed has been.

I'm confident that tough-as-nails journalists will authenticate, verify, and report.

- Dave

[mmonk]

22. I'll depend on it then.

[CorpGovActivist]

25. I'm Not the Chicken-Counting Type...

... but if you assume that the following hypothetical conditions have already been met, I think the eggs are showing distinct cracks, and the sounds of pecking can be heard.

1. If data such as this were already up on an obscurely-URLed website; and

2. If trusted journalists have been given unique usernames and passwords to access said site, "under embargo"; and

3. If the access restrictions are set to come down at the expiration of the embargo.

- Dave

[mmonk]

27. Cracks come first.

(no play on words anybody).

[CorpGovActivist]

28. And Little Peeping Pulitzer Prize ...

... seeking journalists are every bit as noisy and messy as chicks, let me tell you!

:rofl:

- Dave

[K Gardner]

12. When you say that, I tend to believe you. Call it a hunch :-) n/t

[CorpGovActivist]

26. Hunches + Proven Track Record + Facts = Safe Bets in My Book n/t

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[mmonk]

7. He's not a simpleton.

Kill the messenger strategy?

[CorpGovActivist]

11. Oh, the Playbook They're Using...

... on this is wormworn and mothmouthed.

It'll be sort of like parrying in super slow motion.

- Dave

[ProfessorGAC]

56. You Sure?

I see no depth in any of the posts. Just platitudinous nonsense, a faux moral superiority, and a pretense of having facts that can't be shared.

How is that at least not at least the behavior of a simpleton?
The Professor

[CorpGovActivist]

57. Your Healthy Skepticism...

... is warmly welcomed.

Have you bothered to look at the Clinton Foundation filings - that is, the redacted versions the Clintons think you should be satisfied with?

I provided those links. Too much bother?

- Dave

[ProfessorGAC]

58. Sure. So?

Make a point.
The Professor

[CorpGovActivist]

59. Draw Your Own Conclusions...

... from the primary documents.

You accuse me of wanting everyone to buy into my conclusion, when I've repeatedly invited others to view the primary documents, and draw their own.

My point is simple: voters should make informed choices, and these primary documents (the redacted and unredacted versions of the donor lists) are one set of data many may find to be worthy of consideration as they make said informed choice.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

77. Still Noodling? n/t

[CorpGovActivist]

8. YAWN Just Another Officer Barbrady Type...

... pretending that "there's nothing to see here, move along!"

- Dave

[babylonsister]

17. What would be a logical reason for this info not being released?

Hmmm? Instead of calling people names, why don't you defend your candidate and give us your best shot.

[CorpGovActivist]

29. A Logical Reason: The Foundation Practices Voluntary Transparency...

... and lets the chips fall where they may.

- Dave

[Forkboy]

60. I love to see the results of an IQ test between the two of you.

Somehow I suspect the simpleton tag would land on you by a large margin.

[CorpGovActivist]

63. You Can't; Mine's Locked Away...

... for real.

:rofl:

When they tested me in kindergarten, the county school system and my parents were a little freaked. The results were quietly locked away, and they came up with a stopgap program for me until I was old enough to do the regular program. I asked to see them for a while, but gave up.

Maybe that's why lack of data disclosure bugs me so much.

:rofl:

- Dave

[Forkboy]

64. LOL...it's an issue that hits home for you, clearly.

:)

[CorpGovActivist]

65. To Whom Do I Make the Check ...

... for that on-the-couch breakthrough?

:rofl:

- Dave

[Maddy McCall]

69. .

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

[CorpGovActivist]

72. Strange Frog...

... what is that?!?

- Dave

[Enrique]

15. who needs NewsMax?

we've got DU! :toast:

[journalist3072]

19. Isn't that sad? Some people here on DU sound like they work for Newsmax or Free Republic.

[CorpGovActivist]

21. And Others Behave Like Ostriches...

... and think primaries should be coronations.

- Dave

[fascisthunter]

24. Some Democrats Act Like Them As Well

I'd want to know who is who, don't you?

[CorpGovActivist]

30. Some Mafioso Wear Prada, Others Gucci - R, or D, It's Just a Label n/t

[fascisthunter]

51. exactly.... corruption needs to be exposed

where ever it is.

[CorpGovActivist]

52. Preaching to the Choir n/t

[Forkboy]

62. Shame you didn't say anything about the Hillary supporter using Newsmax the other day.

[CorpGovActivist]

71. Clintonites Applying a Single Standard? You Must Be Joking! n/t

[fascisthunter]

20. Nah... CorpGov isn't Doing That

We can tell the difference. Hopefully this turns out to be nothing, but the fact it's all secret has me wondering too. You should be concerned.

[CorpGovActivist]

31. Your Sig Line...

... could be the over-arching annotation to the unredacted lists.

; )

- Dave

[Name removed]

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[CorpGovActivist]

33. Now Go Do Some Reading

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=halliburton+david+smith

When you've received death threats for your whistleblowing against Halliburton or a similar BushCo. company, come talk to me.

- Dave

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[CorpGovActivist]

35. A Great Debater...

... you are not.

Amusing, tho.

- Dave

[mmonk]

36. Scared yet?

Or is your response bravery?

[CorpGovActivist]

37. Ignorance + Fear = Still a Powerful and Combustible Combo n/t

[Forkboy]

61. Who is the simpleton again?

[Nickster]

42. You are astoundingly off base with that comment. He is the LAST person that would defend Halliburton

[CorpGovActivist]

43. Thus, the Foundation of the Point of the OP...

... thanks for understanding a very simple rhetorical device.

: )

- Dave

[Nickster]

44. Yeah, blatantly obvious facts sometimes catch me up. :-)

[CorpGovActivist]

45. Frustrating to Be in the Minority of Voters Who Yield to Facts? : )

[conscious evolution]

47. Defending Haliburton??!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[CorpGovActivist]

48. Who Knew?

Laughter can trail off the page.

:rofl:

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

49. DU is too small

to contain my amusement at his assertions.


I hope I didn't break the place.

[CorpGovActivist]

50. Sir Winston Had a Marvelous Quote on Breaking the World...

"You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed and won by youth."

- Dave

[Toots]

38. Halliburton is a huge international corporation

I have never heard of a Halliburton Foundation. When was it created and what are it's credentials?

[CorpGovActivist]

39. Many Huge International Corporations...

... establish such charitable arms.

All the filings are available at GuideStar.org. There are Form 990s going back at least as far as 1998, from which I infer that the Halliburton Foundation has been around at least as long as the Clinton Foundation.

- Dave

[babylonsister]

40. I have. They had some kind of Christmas fund drive here in Houston

this year. I thought how ironic it was they were asking us for money when they've made so much-from us. But it was for charity supposedly.

[CorpGovActivist]

41. And the Brainwashed (Newbies) at Halliburton...

... truly believe.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

53. Houston, Eh?

Oh, that could be mischief in the making.

; )

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

46. For the Full Dataset on the Halliburton Foundation...

... available with the free subscription, click http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=575322">here and NOTE the navigation bars to the side and below.

- Dave

[conspirator]

54. halliburton is as transparent as muddy water nt

[CorpGovActivist]

55. The Halliburton Foundation Has the Clinton Foundation Beat...

... for transparency.

What does that tell you?

- Dave

[Lugnut]

66. That tells me all I need to know.

Thanks for the info, Dave. :)

[CorpGovActivist]

67. You're Very Welcome ...

... and I hope you've enjoyed perusing the primary documents so far.

- Dave

[undeterred]

68. Do they publish the names of rapists and rape victims too?

[CorpGovActivist]

70. Explain? n/t

[undeterred]

73. She testified before Congress.

There have been many women raped by Halliburton employees who claim immunity from prosecution.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/ABC_Halliburton_rape_victim_speaks_out_1214.html

[CorpGovActivist]

74. Thanks ...

... you gave no grounding or context before. I'm well-aware of this story.

What does it have to do with donor disclosure and the Clinton Foundation?

- Dave

[undeterred]

75. Nothing, specifically. But anything which suggests

that Halliburton is "transparent" or likes to play by the rules or be above board certainly gives the impression that they're something that they're not.

[CorpGovActivist]

76. No, in This Case...

... it illustrates just how shady the Clintons are when it comes to donor disclosure: even Halliburton has them beat on this one.

- Dave