2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJudy Woodruff should have disclosed at last night's debate, her gift to the Clinton Foundation.
Neither Woodruff nor Ifill broached the subject at last night's debate, even as we now hear that a subpoena was issued last fall to the Clinton Foundation, in the investigation of links between the Foundation and the State Department, when Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State.
May 21, 2015:
"Woodruff has had a distinguished, 45-year journalistic career, holding down important positions with CBS, NBC, CNN and PBS. She has always struck me as straight and professional in her approach to the news and, having watched her now for several years, I couldnt tell you how shed vote. But there are lots of ways to contribute to Haitian earthquake relief. So the choice of the Clinton Foundation, even in a small amount and with the best of intentions, was a mistake in my book."
As Getler explains, Woodruff recently discussed on air a donation of $250 to the Haiti Relief Fund, a charitable initiative founded by the Clinton Foundation in 2010 when the country was reeling from a massive earthquake. She addressed the contribution at the end of the "PBS Newshour" broadcast on May 15.
Woodruff's donation to the Clinton Foundation came under scrutiny after revelations that ABC Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos contributed $75,000 to the foundation to fight AIDS and deforestation. His contribution rankled many media observers who suggested it compromised Stephanopoulos' ability to report on the Clintons.
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Interesting how this subject never saw a glimmer of light last night. Does Woodruff know on which side her bread is buttered? The public wants to know.
A lie by omission is just as much a lie to the public as the more conventional definition.
February 11, 2016:
Republican lawmakers have accused Clinton of allowing large donations from foreign governments to the foundation to influence her decisionmaking as secretary of State.
Bernie Sanders, Clinton's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, has largely refused to raise the issue. But last spring he did express concern that the Clinton Foundation was part of a political system dominated by money.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who led the foundation while his wife was serving as secretary of State, have denied any wrongdoing.
Representatives for Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation, the State Department and Abedin declined to comment for the report.
Where do you stand today, Ms. Woodruff?
Stallion
(6,476 posts)yes lining the pockets of the Clintons
I expect these arguments from Republicans not intelligent people
Beaverhausen
(24,472 posts)Much ado...
Laughing Mirror
(4,185 posts)Why not send it directly to Haiti?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)As well, why would you send money directly to any government?
Laughing Mirror
(4,185 posts)from the reports I've seen. Haiti is as bad or worse off than before.
But Hillary's brother got a nice cushy contract out of it. So that's a good thing. For them anyway.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Why not give the CGI credit for the good they do instead of worrying about a 250 buck donation from 2010?
Laughing Mirror
(4,185 posts)Who it's donated to and where it winds up does.
SheenaR
(2,052 posts)but link to that statement's factual basis?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)There is also the Haiti Relief Fund but their job is more raising money than actual on the site work at least that is my understanding when I talked to them about donations last year.
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-foundation-haiti
SheenaR
(2,052 posts)I was looking to substantiate your claim that they were the only organization doing so
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Really. I'm sure that would buy lots of influence. Hell, I donated that much to the Haiti Relief Fund back then. It seemed like a good idea to get the money there where it would help. I wasn't even aware it was a Clinton Foundation organization. Who cares?
ETA: Here's the organization's website: http://haitirelieffund.org/haiti-relief/
A poor criticism, to say the least.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Amazing how Bernie gets scrutinized, but Hillary slides among these useless elitists.
How much did Goldman donate to PBS?
senz
(11,945 posts)It is now owned and operated by the establishment.
As for siphoning one's charitable donations through the Clinton Foundation, you have to go out of your way to give through them. None of the major charitable networks operate through the Clinton Foundation.
I hope the investigation into this "foundation" continue,as there are so many questions about its operations..
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)seafan
(9,387 posts)$1,000,000-$5,000,000
Carlos Slim
Chairman & CEO of Telmex, largest New York Times shareholder
James Murdoch
Chief Operating Officer of 21st Century Fox
Newsmax Media
Florida-based conservative media network
Thomson Reuters
Owner of the Reuters news service
$500,000-$1,000,000
News Corporation Foundation
Philanthropic arm of former Fox News parent company
$250,000-$500,000
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher
Richard Mellon Scaife
Owner of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
$100,000-$250,000
Abigail Disney
Documentary filmmaker
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Howard Stringer
Former CBS, CBS News and Sony executive
Intermountain West Communications Company
Local television affiliate owner (formerly Sunbelt Communications)
$50,000-$100,000
Bloomberg L.P.
Discovery Communications Inc.
George Stephanopoulos
ABC News chief anchor and chief political correspondent
Mort Zuckerman
Owner of New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report
Time Warner Inc.
Owner of CNN parent company Turner Broadcasting
$25,000-$50,000
AOL
HBO
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Presenters of the Golden Globe Awards
Viacom
$10,000-$25,000
Knight Foundation
Non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting journalism
Public Radio International
Turner Broadcasting
Parent company of CNN
$5,000-$10,000
Comcast
Parent copmany of NBCUniversal
NBC Universal
Parent company of NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC
Public Broadcasting Service
$1,000-$5,000
Robert Allbritton
Owner of POLITICO
$250-$1,000
AOL Huffington Post Media Group
Hearst Corporation
Judy Woodruff
PBS Newshour co-anchor and managing editor
The Washington Post Company
This illuminates the deep ties with The Establishment that today's "Media" enjoy.... hell, they are PART of The Establishment. In this coordinated way, the public is robbed from evidence of who is really running the show for the Big Players' enjoyment and financial benefit. They all share the same bed. And the public loses.
Gaslighting the public is their specialty.
RIP, Mr. Cronkite. We sorely miss you.