It's only appropriate that some of the most rabid Tea Partiers in the House want Trey Gowdy to replace Boehner at Speaker.
After all, he is the MVP of Jeb Bush' campaign to be President. Jeb who is running as his brother only worse on most issues-rabidly anti-abortion. ending Medicare, tax cuts even more regressive than his brother's.
Jeb-or possibly Rubio-will never win on the issues. If the GOP wins it will be by attacking Hillary personally. This is how his bro squeaked by Al Gore-to be sure with an assist from the SJC
And the media is all to eager to pick up an magnify these personal attacks.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-gop-knows-it-cant-beat-hillary-on.html
If they beat Hillary it will be by endless stories about whether or not she's a good campaigner, whether she's likable, if somehow the fake scandals of Trey Gowdy and Citizen's United even if not really legitimate somehow show she 'ikes to cut corners and doesn't play by the rules that the rest of us play by.'
So today, Politico which every day has at least one big anti Hillary headline-either about emails, or more speculation about Biden, or breathless new polls that show she's plummeting-has an attack on the Clinton Foundation.
It's a real shame that on organziation like CGI that is philanthropic and does so much good around the world for those in need is under attack by the GOP for purely political gain. The Politico writer of this latest hit piece, Rachel Bade contains the breathless headline:
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE4VWX3v
Like so much of the Beltway's coverage of the fake Trey Gowdy scandals there is little either proof-what actual evidence or quotes supplied are usually very cherrypicked-or explanation that even if the story were true it would count as anything but yet another nothingburger in the tradition of Whitewater.
I mean the question as always is:
1. Is the story accurate-and so many of the breathless headlines have proven not to be like Politico's last big 'bombshell' that Hillary 'signed off' on Huma Abedin's promotion. ,
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/correct-record-documents-anatomy-of.html
2. Even if there is any truth in it-so what?
Last night Chris Matthews again repeated a Beltway canard that even though the Clinton scandals always prove to be phony the Clintons fail to respond properly to them.
But as they are phony how do you prove the negative?Why is the burden on those falsely accused to prove their not witches?
In Bade's piece she never shows why even if Cheryl Mills was asked for guidance on the CGI what the problem would be. It certainly doesn't break any laws.
"The Clinton Foundation had a direct line to Hillary Clinton’s former chief of staff at the State Department, seeking her advice on lucrative speaking invitations for former President Bill Clinton outside of the department’s normal ethics process, according to emails that surfaced in a federal lawsuit.
"Foundation officials sought guidance from Cheryl Mills, a longtime Clinton lawyer and friend, on whether the former president should accept paid speaking gigs in countries that could have presented public relations problems, including a North Korea appearance the charity said Hillary Clinton’s brother was pushing, the emails show."
"Mills sat on the foundation’s board before becoming the department's No. 2 official and returned to the board after leaving State in 2013."
"The emails unearthed in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the conservative group, Citizens United, offer a fuller picture of the agency's dialogue with foundation officials about whether paid speaking appearances — particularly in foreign countries — by former President Bill Clinton would pose ethical issues for his wife, the nation's top diplomat. State Department ethics officials reviewed hundreds of speaking requests for Bill Clinton submitted by the foundation and rejected only a few of them."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE6mc0TB
So here we have a sordid organization like Citizen's United besmirching the good name of a fine philanthropic organization lie the Clinton Global Initiative.
And even if this is true where's the crime? Well, as even Bade admits, there really is none. But it just sounds sensationalist so why not write a long piece based on the innuendo of Trey Gowdy and Citizen's United?
"Mills' involvement with some of the most sensitive speaking requests shows that top foundation officials felt comfortable seeking advice directly from Hillary Clinton's closest adviser and consulted her privately on speaking requests involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. The backchannel contacts do not appear to violate agency rules."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE7MeN2n
As usual no rules are broken but for some reason this is still a big deal.
You know what backchannel dealing I'm interested in? Ms. Bade's very cozy relationship with Trey Gowdy. If you look at her Twitter page she's very cozy with him and she even retweeted this:
"Asked about @TGowdySC for GOP leader, @SenatorTimScott says it's a demotion from what he should be: president."
https://twitter.com/rachaelmbade
Impeccable logic-as he's leading the oppo research against Hillary Clinton it's hard to argue that he's not more deserving than Jeb Bush.
After all, he is the MVP of Jeb Bush' campaign to be President. Jeb who is running as his brother only worse on most issues-rabidly anti-abortion. ending Medicare, tax cuts even more regressive than his brother's.
Jeb-or possibly Rubio-will never win on the issues. If the GOP wins it will be by attacking Hillary personally. This is how his bro squeaked by Al Gore-to be sure with an assist from the SJC
And the media is all to eager to pick up an magnify these personal attacks.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-gop-knows-it-cant-beat-hillary-on.html
If they beat Hillary it will be by endless stories about whether or not she's a good campaigner, whether she's likable, if somehow the fake scandals of Trey Gowdy and Citizen's United even if not really legitimate somehow show she 'ikes to cut corners and doesn't play by the rules that the rest of us play by.'
So today, Politico which every day has at least one big anti Hillary headline-either about emails, or more speculation about Biden, or breathless new polls that show she's plummeting-has an attack on the Clinton Foundation.
It's a real shame that on organziation like CGI that is philanthropic and does so much good around the world for those in need is under attack by the GOP for purely political gain. The Politico writer of this latest hit piece, Rachel Bade contains the breathless headline:
"Clinton's chief of staff gave advice to Clinton Foundation"
"New documents show the foundation had a direct line to longtime Clinton loyalist Cheryl Mills, circumventing the official State Dept. process."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE4VWX3v
Like so much of the Beltway's coverage of the fake Trey Gowdy scandals there is little either proof-what actual evidence or quotes supplied are usually very cherrypicked-or explanation that even if the story were true it would count as anything but yet another nothingburger in the tradition of Whitewater.
I mean the question as always is:
1. Is the story accurate-and so many of the breathless headlines have proven not to be like Politico's last big 'bombshell' that Hillary 'signed off' on Huma Abedin's promotion. ,
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/correct-record-documents-anatomy-of.html
2. Even if there is any truth in it-so what?
Last night Chris Matthews again repeated a Beltway canard that even though the Clinton scandals always prove to be phony the Clintons fail to respond properly to them.
But as they are phony how do you prove the negative?Why is the burden on those falsely accused to prove their not witches?
In Bade's piece she never shows why even if Cheryl Mills was asked for guidance on the CGI what the problem would be. It certainly doesn't break any laws.
"The Clinton Foundation had a direct line to Hillary Clinton’s former chief of staff at the State Department, seeking her advice on lucrative speaking invitations for former President Bill Clinton outside of the department’s normal ethics process, according to emails that surfaced in a federal lawsuit.
"Foundation officials sought guidance from Cheryl Mills, a longtime Clinton lawyer and friend, on whether the former president should accept paid speaking gigs in countries that could have presented public relations problems, including a North Korea appearance the charity said Hillary Clinton’s brother was pushing, the emails show."
"Mills sat on the foundation’s board before becoming the department's No. 2 official and returned to the board after leaving State in 2013."
"The emails unearthed in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the conservative group, Citizens United, offer a fuller picture of the agency's dialogue with foundation officials about whether paid speaking appearances — particularly in foreign countries — by former President Bill Clinton would pose ethical issues for his wife, the nation's top diplomat. State Department ethics officials reviewed hundreds of speaking requests for Bill Clinton submitted by the foundation and rejected only a few of them."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE6mc0TB
So here we have a sordid organization like Citizen's United besmirching the good name of a fine philanthropic organization lie the Clinton Global Initiative.
And even if this is true where's the crime? Well, as even Bade admits, there really is none. But it just sounds sensationalist so why not write a long piece based on the innuendo of Trey Gowdy and Citizen's United?
"Mills' involvement with some of the most sensitive speaking requests shows that top foundation officials felt comfortable seeking advice directly from Hillary Clinton's closest adviser and consulted her privately on speaking requests involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. The backchannel contacts do not appear to violate agency rules."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-emails-cheryl-mills-foundation-214243#ixzz3nE7MeN2n
As usual no rules are broken but for some reason this is still a big deal.
You know what backchannel dealing I'm interested in? Ms. Bade's very cozy relationship with Trey Gowdy. If you look at her Twitter page she's very cozy with him and she even retweeted this:
"Asked about @TGowdySC for GOP leader, @SenatorTimScott says it's a demotion from what he should be: president."
https://twitter.com/rachaelmbade
Impeccable logic-as he's leading the oppo research against Hillary Clinton it's hard to argue that he's not more deserving than Jeb Bush.
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