Clinton Foundation stench driving away donors: Politico

Hot Air ^ | 4-30-15 | Ed Morrissey

[TurboZamboni]

Gee, I wonder why? After all, many of them haven’t yet been identified. Ken Vogel explains that the publicity surrounding the influence-peddling schemes at chez Clinton has potential donors looking elsewhere, but … does that apply to those who still want to buy influence? Hmmm.

Actually, the fact that so little goes to charity — and that the rate (6.4% in 2013) has become so public — is what has them rethinking their commitments:

[TurboZamboni]

6.4%

Even more outrageous than most typical leftist 'non-profits'.

[GOPJ]

Chatwal allegedly helped arrange one of Bill Clinton’s most lucrative public speeches — a $450,000 affair in London — and once said, “Even my close friend Hillary Clinton was not in favor of the deal [in 2006] … But when I put the whole package together, she also came on board. … In politics nothing comes free. You have to write cheques in the American political system.”

With the Clintons marks have to pay to use the toilet paper in the 25 cent bathroom stall...

[GOPJ]

Chatwal allegedly helped arrange one of Bill Clinton’s most lucrative public speeches — a $450,000 affair in London — and once said, “Even my close friend Hillary Clinton was not in favor of the deal [in 2006] … But when I put the whole package together, she also came on board. … In politics nothing comes free. You have to write cheques in the American political system.”

With the Clintons marks have to pay to use the toilet paper in the 25 cent bathroom stall...

[GeronL]

wrong

They are just shifting donations to her campaign

[JPG]

6.4%

Remember, they have salaries to pay, palms to grease, bennies to provide, rent, 1st class travel, 5 star hotels, gourmet food....it isn't cheap to be 'generous'.

[Fungi]

Too funny! My heart bleeds...as if they do not have enough money already. Hey, Hildabeast—you have enough money, why do you want to be president? It is all about power, the corrupting influence of power. We have had enough of the Clinton Crime Corruption Legacy. No Hildabeast, you will never be president, precluding the possibility of furthering our fall into the evil pit of socialism, an anachronism for communism.

[KarlInOhio]

They might just be betting against her now. If they don't expect her to win she has nothing left to sell except perhaps her silence.

No one puts money down on the horse with a broken leg.

[PGalt]

The Scent of a Sociopath.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Actually, the fact that so little goes to charity — and that the rate (6.4% in 2013) has become so public — is what has them rethinking their commitments:”

93.6% of donations to Clinton foundation are spent by them on themselves, overhead, management perks and salaries, etc, only 6.4% goes to the causes that they are raised for.

Is there a charity in history with this bad of a record??

OK, the Federal government could tie with them.

Suckers!

[fieldmarshaldj]

If that’s a charity, I’m Judy Tenuta.

[GOPJ]

It really is a travel slush fund for the Clintons and their friends. I’ll bet those trips to ‘help the poor’ are lavish beyond words...

[glabbe]

Let us not forget that that 6.4% goes to other charities in the form of grants. Those charities spend an certain amount of the money on their expenses. So the actual amount that goes to helping people is minuscule.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”If that’s a charity, I’m Judy Tenuta.”

Wadda you two?

Sexists or sumthin?

Its her turn.

Wimmin have waited long enough.

[TurboZamboni]

even sosh security is a better ‘investment’.

[VerySadAmerican]

They’ll keep giving once this blows over. They know how vindictive the Clintons are. If she gets in the white house those donors who stopped giving are in for a world of hurt and they know it.

[TontoKowalski]

Bill and Hill are the "Jim and Tammy Faye of Philanthropy."

At this point, people should know what they're getting. It's not as though the Clintons just woke up last week and decided to try to skim a little off the top.

It's been many years and many, many millions.

[VerySadAmerican]

There’s no way they could have spent that much money on themselves. First of all, there are lots of people cashing in on this scam. Second, the Clintons haven’t paid for anything since high school.

[mom.mom]

If I were one of the purchasers of Clinton influence, I would be concerned that there are so many doing this. What are the chances that they will perform my favor? What if my favor conflicts with someone else’s? Are there auctions?

[glabbe]

Great analogy.

[sport]

Baloney!