“Mrs. Clinton’s riches are not capitalism’s reward for hard work. Hillary has accrued wealth by using the predatory political process to wield power over others.”

—  Ilana Mercer

“The Paltrow of politics (minus looks & ethics),” http://praag.org/?p=14157 Praag.org, June 14, 2014.
2010s, 2014

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