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Motley13

(3,867 posts)
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 05:54 PM Aug 2016

Clinton Foundation vs Trump Foundation

Why do we hear so much criticism of the Clinton Found that has done so much good around the world, AIDS, climate change, global health?. The Gates Foundation contributes to it. Foreign countries contribute to it.

The Trump Foundation is more of a slush fund for the maggot. Sure they have contributed small amount to vets,
sick children, but very little. I'm sure it's the same as dim don having to be shamed into turning over the money he collected for vets to them.


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Clinton Foundation vs Trump Foundation (Original Post) Motley13 Aug 2016 OP
Good question gduval Aug 2016 #1
The Clinton Foundation earned an "A" rating from Charity Watch. JaneQPublic Aug 2016 #2
Thanks for the links gduval Aug 2016 #5
The actual FACTS of the Clinton Foundation are widely known. If we had an honest media . . . . Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 #3
Hahah Facts! Egnever Aug 2016 #4
It is Rove:101 - attack your opponent's strengths emulatorloo Aug 2016 #6

gduval

(12 posts)
1. Good question
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 06:17 PM
Aug 2016

There is a negative machine that looks for every little thing that can shed doubt about Hillary's record. Some even fabricated but made so obscure and often that you have to dig to find the truth.

Take the accusation that the Clinton foundation was laundering money allegedly made by a media "giant" called Charles Krauthammer. The real fact was that the actual statement was unsubstantiated by a blogger post who called himself by that name. People ate it up. http://www.snopes.com/krauthammer-clinton-foundation-laundering/

On transparency... I tend to trust NPR a little more:

http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/27/402625347/fact-check-is-the-clinton-foundation-the-most-transparent

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
2. The Clinton Foundation earned an "A" rating from Charity Watch.
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 08:28 PM
Aug 2016

https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/bill-hillary-chelsea-clinton-foundation/478

Nevertheless, the various fact-checking operations have to keep slapping down the claims that it's merely a front for Bill and Hillary's slush fund (which, sadly I've heard from far-left groups, as well as right-wingers). The latest false claim making the rounds is a Trump superpac ad saying the Clintons took over $100 million out of the organization. Politifact debunked that one:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/07/america-rising-now/pro-trump-super-pac-ad-wrong-clinton-wealth/


Stinky The Clown

(67,786 posts)
3. The actual FACTS of the Clinton Foundation are widely known. If we had an honest media . . . .
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 09:01 PM
Aug 2016

. . . . these question would not keep coming up.

But there's no drama in showing the Clintons to be honest. So they don't cover it.

And Trump's/VRWC bullshit about it becomes the accepted narrative.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
4. Hahah Facts!
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 09:46 PM
Aug 2016

The republican party does not deal in facts. They deal in feelings..

Newt says so himself at around 14:10


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emulatorloo

(44,109 posts)
6. It is Rove:101 - attack your opponent's strengths
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 10:28 PM
Aug 2016

That explains the bullshit 'Clinton Cash' book/'documentary' and the endless Benghazi hearings.

Tear down the charity work and tear down her experience as SOS.

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