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Politico: Washington Free Beacon Broke Stephanopoulos Clinton Foundation Story
NewsBusters ^ | May 14, 2015 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 05/14/2015 5:50:34 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

So how did Politico break the George Stephanopoulos Clinton Foundation donations story? Actually they didn't break it at all. The story was shopped to Politico after the Washington Free Beacon made inquiries to ABC News about Stephanopoulos' contributions to the Clinton Foundation. Apparently ABC News thought Politico would offer more favorable coverage so they leaked the story to Politico. However, to his great credit, Politico writer Jack Shafer not only acknowledged the critical role of the Free Beacon but was also highly critical of ABC News for this tactic. 

First let us look at this morning's  Free Beacon announcement of  who really broke this story:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abc; abcnews; abcrico; clintoncash; clintonfoundation; demagogicparty; freebeacon; jackshafer; memebuilding; nevertrustabc; obamarico; pages; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; peterschweizer; politico; stephanopoulos
ABC News made things worse for themselves by this exposure of their devious story shopping.
1 posted on 05/14/2015 5:50:34 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

Good investigative work by the Beacon. Doing the work the State Controlled Media refuses to do.


2 posted on 05/14/2015 5:55:43 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: PJ-Comix

THE QUESTION NO ONE IS ASKING IS WHAT DID STPEHIE GET IN RETURN FOR HIS $75,000.00?

SOMEONE SHOULD ASK AND CHECK.


3 posted on 05/14/2015 6:00:06 PM PDT by stockpirate (A corrupt government is the real enemy of the people.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Was he using his own money or was this part of a money laundering scheme?


4 posted on 05/14/2015 6:05:16 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: stockpirate

Everyone has known for years that Mr. Snuffaloffagus has been in the pocket of the Clintons..he is the Clintons parrot, everything he hears from Slick Willy and Hitlary he repeats


5 posted on 05/14/2015 6:07:10 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: stockpirate

CORRECT !!!

What did Stephanopolous get in return for his $50K ?

I would be willing to bet it was a trip with Bill to Orgy Island.


6 posted on 05/14/2015 6:10:20 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: PJ-Comix

ABC realized straight away that Georgie had screwed them (IF the corp. heads weren’t already aware of Georgie’s contributions to the Clinton’s) so they tried to shop the story.

BIG MISTAKE.

Georgie merits firing, and if he isn’t then I will surmise that ABC’s corp. heads knew about the donations.


7 posted on 05/14/2015 6:12:43 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: Ouderkirk

$75K.


8 posted on 05/14/2015 6:13:05 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: stockpirate

This isn’t close to shocking.......all the rat media operate this way. The relationships between the Democrats and journalists are pure incest.


9 posted on 05/14/2015 6:14:43 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: PJ-Comix
Just one example of the incestuous Clinton/Obama media relationship.

Higher up the food chain:

David Rhodes is the President of CBS News, whose brother Ben is an Obama adviser.

10 posted on 05/14/2015 6:27:59 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Snuffaluffagus has his nose so far up Hilary’s ass that when he sneezes, she burps.


11 posted on 05/14/2015 6:30:05 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: hoosiermama

My own guess is laundry boy for at least part of it.

But for who?

Regardless, he should be hounded from participation in political news reporting.

Stepping down from moderating debates IS NOT ENOUGH.

Let's have Megyn Kelly moderate debates instead...

Or Krauthammer

Judge Andrew Napolitano maybe?

The left would howl at any of those being suggested.

But the Clinton's boy was ok all these years...

12 posted on 05/14/2015 6:31:39 PM PDT by BlueDragon (Candy Crowly -- go to [you know where, you you know what])
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To: BlueDragon

There is more here than just a donation.
* They are trying to make it a one day story
* Quick apology with ABC immediately backing him up
* The edited amounts
*The fact that it want reported
*The questionable ABC investigation of Clinton’s
* His participation in foundation events


13 posted on 05/14/2015 7:05:37 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
The story was shopped to Politico after the Washington Free Beacon made inquiries to ABC News about Stephanopoulos' contributions to the Clinton Foundation. Apparently ABC News thought Politico would offer more favorable coverage so they leaked the story to Politico. However, to his great credit, Politico writer Jack Shafer not only acknowledged the critical role of the Free Beacon but was also highly critical of ABC News for this tactic.
ABC doesn't have a news division.
14 posted on 05/15/2015 4:41:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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