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Now that we have approved

rmrd0000 — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:46:50 +0000

In reply to The reason that many of us

Now that we have approved shutting down the Clinton Foundation, we can now turn our attention to the fact that Wikileaks reports Hillary is dying of indecision fatigue.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/25/wikileaks-plays-doctor-...

The fake scandal of the day brought to us by Julian Assange

The reason that many of us

rmrd0000 — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:13:30 +0000

In reply to Stop Hating on the Clinton Foundation

The reason that many of us don't care about the Clinton Foundation "scandal" is that it assumes the criminal mastermind Clintons are stupid. The Clintons are not stupid. There was no benefit gained by donating to the Foundation.

Some of us who don't care about the foundation nonsense are frustrated by them mainstreaming of racism. Rachel Maddow had an interview with Kellyanne Conway, Trump's campaign manager last night. It was civil. Rachel was proud that an interview with Conway could be conducted in such a pleasant manner. The problem was that nothing regarding Trump's racism was mentioned. It was not considered a major issue. Trump has normalized racism.

How concerned and focused should we be regarding Trump and racism? Consider that Glenn Beck appeared on Lawrence O'Donnell's show last night to make sure that people knew that he was not like Trump. Trump scares Glenn Beck. Earlier in the day, Beck allowed Trump supporters to call in to his radio show. Beck asked only why they were supporting Trump. He was amazed by the venom that came from those callers. Beck realizes that Trump is a danger, as do other Republicans. If Beck can recognize the danger Trump poses, why is the MSM behaving like a bunch of cowards?

Edit to add:

The other frustration is that the Progressive principled stance is to shutter an organization that is doing good work without giving a thought to what that means for people served by the organization. We learned nothing from ACORN.

Rachel Maddow had an in-depth

rmrd0000 — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 01:47:07 +0000

In reply to Thanks RMRD, very interesting

Rachel Maddow had an in-depth interview with Kellyanne Conway tonight. Not surprisingly, the bigotry and racism coming from the Trump campaign was not addressed.

Thanks RMRD, very interesting

NCD — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:55 +0000

In reply to It is not that there can't be

Thanks RMRD, very interesting report on media and the Clintons.

Thanks barefoot. It's a good

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:16:29 +0000

In reply to Matt Yglesias is striking a

Thanks barefoot. It's a good piece. That AP story is execrable.

It is not that there can't be

rmrd0000 — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:36:31 +0000

In reply to Matt Yglesias is striking a

It is not that there can't be criticism of Hillary, it is that much of the media outrage turns out to be nonsense. The Clintons are criminal "masterminds", but they would create a system that directly ties them to pay for play. It is illogical. The foundation is set to be scaled back dramatically.

Will get ready for the next "scandal".

Edit to add:

the Vox story also mentions the "Clinton Rules" for how the press slants stories about the Clintons

http://www.vox.com/2015/7/6/8900143/hillary-clinton-reporting-rules

"If you can read this, pick

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:55:55 +0000

In reply to I'm always upside down when I

"If you can read this, pick me up and put me back on my writing stool" - the curse of Irish poets and storytellers for generations...

Matt Yglesias is striking a

barefooted — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:31:28 +0000

In reply to Stop Hating on the Clinton Foundation

Matt Yglesias is striking a different note today, while still apparently believing, as Michael quoted above, that, "There's nothing you can do to make the Clinton Foundation not smack of impropriety.". His takedown of the AP's recent article as well as the nature of the "pay for play" media reporting in general is well worth a read - not easy to agree with both sides of the issue at the same time.

The real news here ought to be just the opposite: Donors to the Clinton Foundation may believe they are buying Hillary Clinton’s political allegiance, but the reality is that they are not. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is someone, somewhere whom Clinton met with whom she wouldn’t have met with had that person not been a Clinton donor of some kind. But what we know is that despite very intensive media scrutiny of the Clinton Foundation, we don’t have hard evidence of any kind of corrupt activity. That’s the story.

I'm smiling!

CVille Dem — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:25:05 +0000

In reply to I'm always upside down when I

I'm smiling!

Clinton Foundation donor

rmrd0000 — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:10:58 +0000

In reply to Stop Hating on the Clinton Foundation

Clinton Foundation donor Donald Trump says that he got nothing from the Clintons in return for his six-figure donation to the foundation.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/prominent-clinton-foundation-donor-says-he-go...

Of course, since this is Trump, we have to verify that he actually wrote the check.