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Deceased Senator’s $65,000 Diamond Ring,
15th Century Art, Go on Auction

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Posted By: OhioNick, 9/12/2024 1:46:54 PM

It’s funny just how insanely wealthy our “public servants” are. This is the kind of thing you expect from European royalty, not former American government officials. But how much of a difference is there really? Jewelry, political mementos and a “stunning collection of American art” once belonging to Sen. Dianne Feinstein are hitting the auction block. The “Legacy of a Stateswoman” auction from Bonhams, happening Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, will include some of the California Democrat’s most beloved — and glitzy — personal items. “Legacy of a Stateswoman”. How classy.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: nwcudagal 9/12/2024 1:56:22 PM (No. 1794527)
15th century? I knew she was old, but not that old.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: mizzmac 9/12/2024 1:57:08 PM (No. 1794528)
Wouldn't "The Legacy of a Stateswoman" be public service, sound policy and quiet philanthropy? They should call this exhibitionist auction "The Legacy of a Public Grifter."
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Reply 3 - Posted by: preciosodrogas 9/12/2024 2:14:52 PM (No. 1794538)
#2 I would give you a 100 likes for that comment.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: GreatGreyhounds 9/12/2024 2:23:11 PM (No. 1794542)
Another sound reason for term limits…
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Starboard_side 9/12/2024 2:29:19 PM (No. 1794546)
Sounds like they met the threshold for paying inheritance taxes with some of their art being sold (no sales number provided, however) as per below FTA. The auction house sold 42 works from the couple’s extensive collection of Himalayan art earlier this year. The works spanned 800 years of history and were collectively valued at more than $3 million.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Amanoftwistsandturns 9/12/2024 2:41:16 PM (No. 1794551)
Another corrupt deep state politician like Pelosi, Biden and the Clintons acquiring a fortune through influence peddling and pay to play scams . Probably a lot of Chinese bribe money too.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 9/12/2024 2:50:18 PM (No. 1794559)
Evidently, Finestein has no relatives? So, auction off anything of value, what little there is? This is on a US Senator's salary and percs?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: hershey 9/12/2024 2:52:51 PM (No. 1794563)
You can't get rich in politics unless you are crooked....
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Quigley 9/12/2024 2:56:24 PM (No. 1794565)
Maybe the Tibetan artwork was a gift from the Chinese driver, after the Chinese plowed all the other Tibetan art into the ground like they did the Tibetan ancient manuscripts several decades ago. How the elite do love their art- desperately seeking anything that makes them feel themselves superior rather than run of the mill grifters that they are.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: dwa 9/12/2024 4:10:05 PM (No. 1794589)
Hey, China pays handsomely.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: BeatleJeff 9/12/2024 4:20:06 PM (No. 1794594)
I'm confused. I put in 35 years as a federal civil servant, and while i saved and invested so that i could have a comfortable retirement, I never became obscenely wealthy like so many of these other so-called "public servants" seem to do. What did I do wrong?
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Maggie2u 9/12/2024 4:28:36 PM (No. 1794598)
A meme going around a few years ago... 'Instead of asking to see the tax return of a millionaire turned politician, ask to see the tax return of a politician who became a millionaire.'
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Reply 13 - Posted by: LadyVet 9/12/2024 5:31:53 PM (No. 1794621)
#9, I have read that art museums are the cathedrals of the liberals. Have you ever tried to see an art exhibit in a Sunday? It is much busier than church that morning.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Venturer 9/12/2024 5:46:46 PM (No. 1794636)
She s a piker compared to Nancy Pelosi.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: mifla 9/13/2024 6:41:08 AM (No. 1794880)
Upon her death, Diane had a conversation with God and she was shocked to find out that He cared not at all for her accumulated wealth. Pelosi should take note before it is too late.
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