Advice from 11 left wing publications/"journalists" re: the Clinton Foundation

[Ladoga]

This appeared as part of a Breitbart story, but these 11 items are on the view of the leftish groups/folks listed. HRC, WJC et al would do well to follow this advice.

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http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa...publications-calling-clinton-foundation-shut/


1. The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post began the week with a front page banner that read “Just Shut it Down.” The HuffPo headline linked to a New York Times article that shined the spotlight on several major Clinton Foundation donors who saw their multi-million dollar donations coincide with favorable federal actions while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State.

2. The Washington Post

The Washington Post editorial board wrote Wednesday that “should Ms. Clinton win, all of that work and all of the foundation’s assets should be spun off to an organization with no ties to the first family.”

3. USA Today

The USA Today editorial board said Wednesday that “the only way to eliminate the odor surrounding the foundation is to wind it down and put it in mothballs, starting today, and transfer its important charitable work to another large American charity such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”

4. The New Yorker

Writing in The New Yorker, John Cassidy argues: “Rather than torpedoing the foundation, it would surely make more sense, at least for the duration of a Clinton Presidency, to separate it from its founding family and turn it into an independent organization run and overseen by people unconnected to the Clintons. The reforms that Bill Clinton announced on Monday go some way in this direction, but not far enough.”

5. The Boston Globe

Last week, the Boston Globe editorial board asserted that “the Clintons should move now to end donations to the Foundation, and make plans to shut it down in November.”

6. Slate

Over the weekend, Slate senior writer Josh Voorhees wrote that “as long as Hillary Clinton is either running for the White House or running the country from inside it, she and her husband should temporarily shutter their foundation.”

7. The Daily Beast

Daily Beast special correspondant Michael Tomasky wrote Tuesday that “The Clintons should shut the foundation down.”

8. Huffington Post Senior Politics Editor Sam Stein

In an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Stein said, “[T]hey definitely need to shut this thing down or transfer it to the — to some other foundation. … I mean, can you imagine, the people she’s going to have to meet with as president, assuming she wins, it’ just going overlap constantly. We’ll have stories like this nonstop. There’s too much ethical murkiness here.”

9. Huffington PostWashington bureau chief Ryan Grim

Grim took to Twitter on Monday and mocked the Clinton Foundation, writing: “If you shut down the Clinton Foundation. How would the world’s oligarchs achieve their main goal in life, eradicating disease and poverty??”

10. Longtime Clinton ally and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell

Last week, Rendell told the New York Daily News he believes that if Hillary Clinton wins in November that the Clinton foundation should be disbanded. “It’d be impossible to keep the foundation open without at least the appearance of a problem.”

11. New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait

Oft-celebrated left-wing columnist Jonathan Chait wrote last week that “the Clinton Foundation needs to die.”

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Is there any way of sticking a foundation into a blind trust? I heard one of Trump's surrogates interviewed the other day, it was pointed out he gave $100,000. She said that Trump has said that he gave the money because they do good things, not to buy access. So it seems there is little doubt that the foundation has done good things. At the same point, I do get the idea that we should steer away from any appearance of impropriety. So it would be great if the foundation kept doing good things, and it would be great that a President not have direct ties to something that can create that appearance. In some ways, for 4 to 8 years, the Clintons would have to end their relationship to it.

It is interesting, what happens to the Trump empire should he win? Clearly they are involved with enough that he stands to make decisions for corporate gain. And handing it off to his kids isn't really any more than an illusion, much as it would be if Bill kept running the Foundation without Hillary. How does an empire named Trump run without a Trump at the head? It seems no matter who is elected, there is an issue coming our way. Neither the Clinton Foundation nor the Trump empire are quite the same as just a stock portfolio that can be managed temporarily by someone else with the real owner in the dark.

 

[Circlejoe]

From what I understand, the foundation has been making plans to change policies and program management in the case of a Clinton presidency. I work closely with local, regional and national foundations. The size of the Clinton Foundation would be difficult to simply shut down or spin off. I would hope that the name would be changed and the Clintons would step away from active association. But to think the foundation could just shut down or transfer programs to another foundation is naive.

 

[IU1]

This appeared as part of a Breitbart story, but these 11 items are on the view of the leftish groups/folks listed. HRC, WJC et al would do well to follow this advice.

EDIT to ad link
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa...publications-calling-clinton-foundation-shut/


1. The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post began the week with a front page banner that read “Just Shut it Down.” The HuffPo headline linked to a New York Times article that shined the spotlight on several major Clinton Foundation donors who saw their multi-million dollar donations coincide with favorable federal actions while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State.

2. The Washington Post

The Washington Post editorial board wrote Wednesday that “should Ms. Clinton win, all of that work and all of the foundation’s assets should be spun off to an organization with no ties to the first family.”

3. USA Today

The USA Today editorial board said Wednesday that “the only way to eliminate the odor surrounding the foundation is to wind it down and put it in mothballs, starting today, and transfer its important charitable work to another large American charity such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”

4. The New Yorker

Writing in The New Yorker, John Cassidy argues: “Rather than torpedoing the foundation, it would surely make more sense, at least for the duration of a Clinton Presidency, to separate it from its founding family and turn it into an independent organization run and overseen by people unconnected to the Clintons. The reforms that Bill Clinton announced on Monday go some way in this direction, but not far enough.”

5. The Boston Globe

Last week, the Boston Globe editorial board asserted that “the Clintons should move now to end donations to the Foundation, and make plans to shut it down in November.”

6. Slate

Over the weekend, Slate senior writer Josh Voorhees wrote that “as long as Hillary Clinton is either running for the White House or running the country from inside it, she and her husband should temporarily shutter their foundation.”

7. The Daily Beast

Daily Beast special correspondant Michael Tomasky wrote Tuesday that “The Clintons should shut the foundation down.”

8. Huffington Post Senior Politics Editor Sam Stein

In an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Stein said, “[T]hey definitely need to shut this thing down or transfer it to the — to some other foundation. … I mean, can you imagine, the people she’s going to have to meet with as president, assuming she wins, it’ just going overlap constantly. We’ll have stories like this nonstop. There’s too much ethical murkiness here.”

9. Huffington PostWashington bureau chief Ryan Grim

Grim took to Twitter on Monday and mocked the Clinton Foundation, writing: “If you shut down the Clinton Foundation. How would the world’s oligarchs achieve their main goal in life, eradicating disease and poverty??”

10. Longtime Clinton ally and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell

Last week, Rendell told the New York Daily News he believes that if Hillary Clinton wins in November that the Clinton foundation should be disbanded. “It’d be impossible to keep the foundation open without at least the appearance of a problem.”

11. New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait

Oft-celebrated left-wing columnist Jonathan Chait wrote last week that “the Clinton Foundation needs to die.”

This foundation will be the gift that keeps on giving for Donald Trump. I also believe there's going to be more nefarious activity come to light over the next few months that Hillary is going to have to explain. It's going to hurt her campaign and could keep Bernie supporters away from voting for her.

My question is, why would she shut it down in November if she is elected President? If there's a conflict of interest, she should have distanced herself as SOS. She's already above the law and if elected she would be able to leverage her position as President to maximize profits.

I don't see her distancing herself from this foundation under any circumstances and the issue isn't going away which is why the media is stressing about this.

 

[IUCrazy2]

From what I understand, the foundation has been making plans to change policies and program management in the case of a Clinton presidency. I work closely with local, regional and national foundations. The size of the Clinton Foundation would be difficult to simply shut down or spin off. I would hope that the name would be changed and the Clintons would step away from active association. But to think the foundation could just shut down or transfer programs to another foundation is naive.

Completely crazy idea but what if he they handed it off to the Bush's to run for a few years. It seems like the two families generally get along together and Jeb needs something to do...it would also help to squash any claims that back door ties continue to allow them to get rich off their position (this is somewhat tongue in cheek).

 

[cosmickid]

This appeared as part of a Breitbart story, but these 11 items are on the view of the leftish groups/folks listed. HRC, WJC et al would do well to follow this advice.

EDIT to ad link
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa...publications-calling-clinton-foundation-shut/


1. The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post began the week with a front page banner that read “Just Shut it Down.” The HuffPo headline linked to a New York Times article that shined the spotlight on several major Clinton Foundation donors who saw their multi-million dollar donations coincide with favorable federal actions while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State.

2. The Washington Post

The Washington Post editorial board wrote Wednesday that “should Ms. Clinton win, all of that work and all of the foundation’s assets should be spun off to an organization with no ties to the first family.”

3. USA Today

The USA Today editorial board said Wednesday that “the only way to eliminate the odor surrounding the foundation is to wind it down and put it in mothballs, starting today, and transfer its important charitable work to another large American charity such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”

4. The New Yorker

Writing in The New Yorker, John Cassidy argues: “Rather than torpedoing the foundation, it would surely make more sense, at least for the duration of a Clinton Presidency, to separate it from its founding family and turn it into an independent organization run and overseen by people unconnected to the Clintons. The reforms that Bill Clinton announced on Monday go some way in this direction, but not far enough.”

5. The Boston Globe

Last week, the Boston Globe editorial board asserted that “the Clintons should move now to end donations to the Foundation, and make plans to shut it down in November.”

6. Slate

Over the weekend, Slate senior writer Josh Voorhees wrote that “as long as Hillary Clinton is either running for the White House or running the country from inside it, she and her husband should temporarily shutter their foundation.”

7. The Daily Beast

Daily Beast special correspondant Michael Tomasky wrote Tuesday that “The Clintons should shut the foundation down.”

8. Huffington Post Senior Politics Editor Sam Stein

In an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Stein said, “[T]hey definitely need to shut this thing down or transfer it to the — to some other foundation. … I mean, can you imagine, the people she’s going to have to meet with as president, assuming she wins, it’ just going overlap constantly. We’ll have stories like this nonstop. There’s too much ethical murkiness here.”

9. Huffington PostWashington bureau chief Ryan Grim

Grim took to Twitter on Monday and mocked the Clinton Foundation, writing: “If you shut down the Clinton Foundation. How would the world’s oligarchs achieve their main goal in life, eradicating disease and poverty??”

10. Longtime Clinton ally and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell

Last week, Rendell told the New York Daily News he believes that if Hillary Clinton wins in November that the Clinton foundation should be disbanded. “It’d be impossible to keep the foundation open without at least the appearance of a problem.”

11. New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait

Oft-celebrated left-wing columnist Jonathan Chait wrote last week that “the Clinton Foundation needs to die.”

I understand why these folks are saying what they did.But can you explain to me the difference between the CF,which was established in 1997,and previous entities such as Bush's "1000 points of light",and Libby Dole's role as head of the Red Cross while Bob was a US Senator and GOP Presidential candidate? TIA

"In 1990 Bush spearheaded the creation of the Points of Light Foundation, the goal of which was to promote private, non-governmental solutions to social issues.

The foundation was criticized in a 1995 investigation by The Los Angeles Times for spending only 11% of its budget on grants to volunteer organizations, while spending $22.3 million on "promotions, consultants, salaries, travel and conferences," including "$5.5 million to produce a television advertising campaign and $1.4 million for a celebration of community service." The Times also noted that the foundation received more than half its budget from federal funds.[1]"

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/30/u...t-elizabeth-dole-red-cross-2-powers-work.html

 

[Circlejoe]

This foundation will be the gift that keeps on giving for Donald Trump. I also believe there's going to be more nefarious activity come to light over the next few months that Hillary is going to have to explain. It's going to hurt her campaign and could keep Bernie supporters away from voting for her.

My question is, why would she shut it down in November if she is elected President? If there's a conflict of interest, she should have distanced herself as SOS. She's already above the law and if elected she would be able to leverage her position as President to maximize profits.

I don't see her distancing herself from this foundation under any circumstances and the issue isn't going away which is why the media is stressing about this.

As your post demonstrates, those who dislike Hillary point to this as a problem. Those that are planning to vote for her won't think twice about this issue.