For anyone who has experienced the unpleasant spectacle of
Bill Clinton trying to control his anger, which so often is
free-floating and seething just beneath the surface, Cynthia
McFadden’s recent interview makes this very clear: Bill is
furious about the widespread criticism of him, his foundation,
and his wife. You can tell by just looking at him.
He’s livid: His body language and responses gave him away.
Bill pointed his finger, stumbled over answers, displayed his
paranoia, laughed inappropriately and made no apologies. He
defiantly said that he will not stop making paid speeches if
Hillary is elected because “I gotta pay the bills.”
Right, Bill. Over $135,000,000 in speaking fees can pay a lot
of bills.
The former president bristled when asked about the perception
of his taking $500,000 for 11 speeches after Hillary became
Secretary of State, insisting he didn’t understand it: “I’m not
responsible for other people’s perceptions.”
Yes, you are Bill. You’re responsible because you cause
negative perceptions. Not other people, but you and your wife.
That tangled web of multinational corporations and governments
that contributed to you and Hillary through your speaking fees
and the Foundation while they had business before the State
Department makes people distrust you. Your secrecy, lies, and
failure to disclose donors makes people think you had something
to hide – and you did!
According to Bill, “There is a very deliberate attempt to
take the foundation down.” Of course, it’s not anything that he
or Hillary or the Foundation did. No, it’s unknown enemies
trying to destroy them.
That’s the Clinton way. Someone is always after them. This
time it is not the vast right wing conspiracy. Instead, it is
The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal. It’s a
lot harder for the Clintons to ignore these folks.
Bill told McFadden that there was nothing new in the
criticism and that 90% of everything that’s being raised was
known the last time Hillary ran for President. The claim is
ridiculous because much of what her been reported focuses on
Hillary’s tenure as Secretary of State. By definition, what she
did there form 2009 — 2012 could not have been known in 2008.
Here’s what wasn’t known, Bill:
• After Hillary’s appointment as Secretary of State, Bill was
paid $500,000 for 11 speeches, a significant increase from the
pre-State Dept. days.
• The Clinton Foundation set up a Canadian mirror
organization to the Clinton/Giustra Initiative in order to
shield 1100 donors from disclosure.
• The Clinton Foundation accepted donations from 181 donors
that lobbied the State Department. The State Dept. gave millions
in grants to Laureate University, an organization that appointed
Bill as its honorary chairman and paid him millions.
• The Clinton Foundation did not abide by the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Obama Administration regarding disclosure
of donations from several foreign countries and individuals with
business before the State Department.
• Hillary Clinton’s brother, Tony Rodham, a former bouncer,
prison guard, and private investigator, was appointed to the
Board of Directors of a company that received the royalty rights
for mining gold in Haiti, when Bill and Hillary were overseeing
the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.
• Tony Rodham was also appointed to the Board of a
pay-for-Visa scheme with Chinese investors who were banned from
doing telecom business in the U.S. because of its history of
cyber spying.
• Hillary’s mandatory annual disclosure form did not reveal
the names of the true sponsors of Bill’s speeches.
• Etc., etc., etc. (Check out the specifics in Clinton Cash
by Peter Schweizer, released tomorrow.)
With a mirthless grin, Bill noted that the “most amusing”
thing about all this is that people think that Hillary cannot
understand the problems of everyday people because they have
money now. Looking anything but amused, he said no one has ever
tried to influence Hillary through him.
Finally, Bill claimed that he would not necessarily step down
if Hillary were elected. But he might decrease his management
duties saying, “I really work hard at this. I’m very involved.”
So, Bill, then you must have known everything that was going
on at the Foundation. It’s not pretty — and it is the reason
perceptions are bad. It’s not unknown people who are trying to
bring down the Foundation – it is your self-serving policies.
You’re an advocate for personal responsibility. But guess
what? That applied to you, too.
To view the video of the interview,
Click Here!
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bill-clinton-defends-his-foundations-foreign-money-n352981
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