How the Biden corruption empire ran under
the radar for so long
New York Post,
by
James Bovard
Original Article
Posted By: Moritz55,
5/12/2023 5:29:47 AM
I know Romanian corruption.
When I was exiting the country in 1987 after investigating its collapsing economy, I made sure to bribe every guard who searched my luggage at the Bucharest airport with a pack of Kent cigarettes. But I neglected to give a pack to the soldier on the tarmac as I walked to my Lufthansa flight.
He was soon screaming and waving his submachine gun in my direction. Whoops.
After the fall of the Communist regime, the US State Department launched a program to help Romania curtail corruption.
Vice President Joe Biden masterminded that effort from 2009 to 2016.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
FJB 5/12/2023 6:47:09 AM (No. 1468125)
Obiden is a criminal who stole the election and should be removed immediately.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Samsquanch 5/12/2023 6:57:11 AM (No. 1468129)
The only talent this guy has is selling out this country.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
genius 5/12/2023 7:12:42 AM (No. 1468138)
I was there back in the 80's. We were advised to bring American cigarettes and one dollar bills to get things done. There were soldiers on every street corner with AK47's.
The regular people there were as nice as could be.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Lazyman 5/12/2023 7:35:23 AM (No. 1468157)
Lucky there were no scandals under President Obama.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Northcross 5/12/2023 7:47:47 AM (No. 1468162)
It is still under the radar if you only follow the trusted leftist news sources.
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#3–I also spent a lot of time in the Warsaw Pact countries, including Romania, in the ‘80’s. I was a sleeping car conductor for the (west) German railroad. Other handy trade items, besides smokes and cash were Bic lighters, Levi’s jeans, Wrigleys gum, and recent western records (on cassette).
It was SOP with the railroad (the company for sleeping and dining cars was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the railroad) to leave out an open bottle of beer when customs came to check the passengers' passports. Bribing a stationmaster to produce the paperwork or have the car serviced and catered went on expenses (this was also the case in some “western” countries such as Italy, Greece and Turkey).
The lucky part was the union had a clause for Dienstbier—service beer—where we’d get one 333 ml bottle for every two hours. But conductors and engineers weren’t allowed to drink it underway. For a long run, say Munich to Athens, we’d get almost two cases to bring along. So a bottle for each border crossed wasn’t onerous.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Jebediah 5/12/2023 8:28:06 AM (No. 1468187)
You can talk Soros and all the rest but the real nexus is the Press, who either didn't cover or covered dishonestly (when forced)........as far as I am concerned, our corrupt Leftist Press is the reason Biden grifted with impunity---and he knew it! How they can live with themselves is beyond me: I suspect they feel that we the people are too stupid and they, the intelligent ones, can tailor everything to the results they want. The end justifies the means.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 5/12/2023 8:33:04 AM (No. 1468191)
Is there little wonder now why Romania has been unable to gain EU membership. During my business trips to Romania post-9/11, I did not have to look far to see whose palms amongst local government officials were being greased. The losers were the young Romanian soldiers I would converse with who were guarding the embassy district 24/7. Their orders were to patrol the perimeter along wrought iron fences. They knew who was "being taken care of" and it wasn't them.
Biden the cheater certainly knew who was the Romanian sugar daddy when he was vp. Same as Ukraine. Same as {fill in the blank}.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
udanja99 5/12/2023 8:46:01 AM (No. 1468202)
As I have posted many times here, I was stationed at the US Embassy in Bucharest from 1983-1986. Almost all of our food and necessities were flown in every two months from the PX in Frankfurt, Germany on a loaded C130. A considerable part of that load was cases of Kent cigarettes. The country’s currency had very little value and we paid for almost everything locally with packs of Kents. Our embassy officials also handed them out when dealing with the government hierarchy there. One couldn’t much get through a day without bribing someone with Kents.
When we were finally leaving at the end of our tour, we gave a bottle of cheap scotch and some Kents to the Romanian who booked our flight home and he bumped us up from economy to business class.
The Bidens went to Romania and found that they fit right in. Though I’m sure that they weren’t paid off in Kents.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Laotzu 5/12/2023 9:00:35 AM (No. 1468207)
Government is synonymous with corruption. It always has been and it always will be. And as government grows geometrically, corruption grows exponentially. This is why we were to have a limited government. But Roosevelt fixed that. And probably got rich doing it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Kate318 5/12/2023 9:14:52 AM (No. 1468218)
It didn’t run under the radar. Everyone in Washington DC knew, as well as sound the world. What do you think the blackmail has been all about with China, Ukraine, Romania and God knows where else? The Biden family had been corrupt for decades. The Clintons knew, Obama knew, even the press knew. They simply chose to turn a blind eye, either because they got a piece of the action, or they didn’t want someone on their side getting in trouble.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
reefdiver 5/12/2023 9:33:27 AM (No. 1468227)
Bingo #7, you win the prize for today. The corrupt media perpetuates the fraud in this country.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
chumley 5/12/2023 9:45:37 AM (No. 1468231)
I spent a couple years growing up in the middle east. They had a thing called Baksheesh, which was a bribe for official action. It didnt matter what you wanted or on what level of government, this bribe was expected and without it you got nothing. Every document had an official stamp and that stamp would not be found until you fessed up with a few bucks. Even getting permission to paint our car cost, as did permission to get a phone.
Its a sign of 3rd world corruption, kind of like what has come here.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 5/12/2023 10:31:49 AM (No. 1468261)
How did the Biden corruption empire sneak under the radar? That's easy. Nobody cared until he became President. If he weren't President, everything would be business as usual for him.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Zigrid 5/12/2023 10:52:59 AM (No. 1468279)
Crooked biden isn't smart enough to have become corrupt over the years....he was shown how to do it by the swamp...and then intimidated by the swamp goons to stay in line...now of course...he doesn't know where the line is...and Jill should pay for her part in keeping him in the White House....she's the worst kinda wife a man can have....she's selling out her husband and her country all for the perks of office....may she rest in hell......
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
john56 5/12/2023 11:39:38 AM (No. 1468310)
Heck, wasn't Biden selling his influence to the Delaware based credit card companies and banks back in the 70s and 80s.?
He didn't just learn this when he became VP. He just maximized the potential and expanded his market reach.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
earlybird 5/12/2023 11:52:38 AM (No. 1468319)
For those truly interested, here is the Oversight Committee’s 30 page memo on the Biden Crime Family’s activities with foreign entities and the money trails. This is factual, supported by bank documents.
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bank-Memorandum-5.10.23.pdf
I find it to be very interesting reading.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
MickTurn 5/12/2023 12:04:15 PM (No. 1468332)
It is pretty clear that Obama didn't just know all about it, HE SUPPORTED IT! Check his Bank records for those Deposits from Joey Lucifer!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bobn.t 5/12/2023 1:29:24 PM (No. 1468399)
Crooked criminal, Joe BiteMe, hates this country and should be charged with treason, shot and dumped in the deepest ocean.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
govlawyer 5/12/2023 3:04:51 PM (No. 1468442)
There are many ten percent cuts in the Big Guy's ten percent.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 5/12/2023 4:05:56 PM (No. 1468469)
I had a thorough look at the link provided by #17. It defies explanation as to why the Biden crime family including biden the cheater himself, aren't already in prison. But I know why. And how can Hunter claim he is stone broke. I also know why.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
red1066 5/12/2023 5:59:40 PM (No. 1468528)
The corruption wasn't under the radar. It was ignored by the media just like it is now. Those paying attention knew all about the Biteme family corruption a long time ago.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
MickTurn 5/13/2023 12:16:51 PM (No. 1468955)
Simple, his Democrap "Friends" are all doing the same thing so No One knows Nothin'!
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