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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Clintons Got Millions from Swiss Bank Sec Clinton Shielded from IRS [View all]wiggs
(7,820 posts)Headline identifies the Clinton Foundation and the Clintons as the same thing, when they are not. Same thing that Fox and much of attention-hungry MSM does. It should be clear without further comment, however with respect to the three points in the OP:
1) So this says that DURING the recession UBS was more charitable to a world-wide non-profit than after? And since Hillary left the state department in early 2013, how are the end-of-2014 numbers for charitable giving relevant?
2) Other than the words 'UBS' and 'Clinton' appearing in the same sentence, how is this relevant to the OP supposition that UBS paid off the Clintons for favors?
3) The article says that Bill Clinton has been speaking to the biggest financial institutions since 2004, all for a fee of course just like many many world figures.
I'm not saying that they shouldn't do a better job of creating a perception of separation between income and government activities...they should. I am saying that the headline goes beyond that to make an unfounded accusation. For what reason, I don't know. It's certianly not for reasons of accuracy in reporting.
Bernie doesn't benefit from these kinds of mud-slinging headlines. But we all lose...lowering the quality of public discourse diminishes us all, even the republicans who may actually gain a tic or two in polling numbers.