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ABC’s Stephanopoulos gave $75G to Clinton Foundation without disclosing it...

humbolt said:
They're party line voters. I've know many over the years. It doesn't matter who's in the party, they just know they're going to vote for the "D" or the "R", and that's the end of it. Of course, in Hillary's case, she gets a few percentage points from those who desperately want a woman in the WH. They'd vote for Lucy Borden.
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To the bolded. There's no doubt about that.
 
CanadaJohn said:
GW Bush was the President with the greatest impact on the treatment of HIV and AIDS where it's at its worst in Africa and he continues to work in that field now, frequently going to Africa. I'm sure, Mr. Stephanopoulos could have found any number of charitable organizations working with HIV/AIDS issues but then only one charitable organization was headed by the man who gave him his career in politics and the media.
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Top 20 HIV/AIDS Charities of 2014

2 seconds of googling provides a list of charities that are better serving that particular issue.
 
humbolt said:
Now you have me thinking of the Adams Family and Uncle Fester. Let's see. Chelsea would be, ah, never mind. But Stephanopoulos would definitely be the boy with the hair...
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That would be Eddie Munster, different show, unless you mean Cousin Itt, all hair, but then gender ambiguous.
 
CanadaJohn said:
That would be Eddie Munster, different show, unless you mean Cousin Itt, all hair, but then gender ambiguous.
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I think you're right. Memory is a wonderful thing. I wish I had one.
 
humbolt said:
I think you're right. Memory is a wonderful thing. I wish I had one.
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Well, I didn't want to be too hard on you. Chelsea, actually wasn't an Addams Family character - you were probably thinking of Wednesday - unless you were thinking of that other comedy/horror show, the Clinton Family. The son on the show was Pugsley, and I don't think he was too hairy, just rotund. But it's all good, and brought back fun memories.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Well, I didn't want to be too hard on you. Chelsea, actually wasn't an Addams Family character - you were probably thinking of Wednesday - unless you were thinking of that other comedy/horror show, the Clinton Family. The son on the show was Pugsley, and I don't think he was too hairy, just rotund. But it's all good, and brought back fun memories.
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Are you absolutely certain about Chelsea?
 
humbolt said:
Are you absolutely certain about Chelsea?
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Nothing in my life is a certainty, but I'm pretty sure it was Wednesday and Pugsley, with parents Morticia and Gomez, with Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt, and Lurch as the Secretary of State, um butler.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Nothing in my life is a certainty, but I'm pretty sure it was Wednesday and Pugsley, with parents Morticia and Gomez, with Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt, and Lurch as the Secretary of State, um butler.
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I think you're right again. I musta been thinking of Cousin Itt. You can see how I might be confused about Chelsea and the Cousin, though. Right?
 
CanadaJohn said:
Nothing in my life is a certainty, but I'm pretty sure it was Wednesday and Pugsley, with parents Morticia and Gomez, with Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt, and
Lurch as the Secretary of State,
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um butler.
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humbolt said:
I think you're right again. I musta been thinking of Cousin Itt. You can see how I might be confused about Chelsea and the Cousin, though. Right?
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But both Munsters and Addams family had John Kerry characters.
 
When Stephanopoulos invited me on his Sunday program, I knew that he had worked as a top adviser and campaign manager to President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, but I didn't know about his donations or his other ties to the foundation founded and overseen by the former president and his wife, potential future president Hillary Clinton.

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For example, in his on air apology for this ethical mess, Stephanopoulos did not disclose that in 2006 he was a featured attendee and panel moderator at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

He did not disclose that in 2007, he was a featured attendee at the CGI annual meeting, a gathering also attended by several individuals I report on in Clinton Cash, including mega Clinton Foundation donors Lucas Lundin, Frank Giustra, Frank Holmes, and Carlos Slim — individuals whose involvement with the Clintons I assumed he had invited me on his program to discuss.

Stephanopoulos did not disclose that he was a 2008 panelist at the CGI annual meeting which, once again, featured individuals I report on in the book, such as billionaire Clinton Foundation foreign donor Denis O'Brien.

ABC's most visible news employee did not disclose that in 2009, he served as a panel moderator at CGI's annual meeting, nor did he disclose that in 2010 and 2011, he was an official CGI member.

Stephanopoulos did not disclose that in 2013 and 2014, he and Chelsea Clinton served as CGI contest judges for awards, in part, underwritten by Laureate International Universities — a for-profit education company I report on in the book. Bill Clinton was on its payroll until his recent resignation.
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Ol' George never really cut the strings did he.
 
A guy that ran the Clinton campaign with Carville back in '92 should get at least suspended, but I think calling him a hypocrite because he is doing his job impartially defeats the purpose of this attack on him.
 
Anthony60 said:
This also begs the question, are there any other prominent "journalists" that donate money to a politically affiliated organization? This guy was going to go ahead and moderate a some debates!
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how about the talking heads at foxnews? hannity being one?
 
Objective Voice said:
...Otherwise, I don't see where he's done anything wrong here except not disclose he donated to a charitable foundation that happens to belong to both a good friend (the Clintons) and a 2016 Democrat presidential candidate while conducting an interview of an author whose book brings said foundation and one of its owners (Hillary) under scrutiny.
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Uh... that's like saying I don't see where he'e done anything wrong, except for what he's done wrong. Or am I not getting the sarcasm here? Besides him, ABC is putting him out there on their news network as an impartial, fair person, when he is obviously still a Clinton operative.
 
Anthony60 said:
Hannity is not posing as an impartial journalist, he's a conservative talk show host.
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whatever you want to call him, he works for 'foxnews' whose slogan is"fair and balanced"...if you are gonna hold stephenopoulos's feet to the flame, then all should be held to the same standard , and have to disclose who they donate to .....i really don't think ol' george was trying to hide anything, and i bet a good portion of those who watch him know of his past relationships in politics.
 
Anthony60 said:
Uh... that's like saying I don't see where he'e done anything wrong, except for what he's done wrong. Or am I not getting the sarcasm here? Besides him, ABC is putting him out there on their news network as an impartial, fair person, when he is obviously still a Clinton operative.
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The wrong certainly was in him not disclosing that he made donations to this private charity (the Clinton Foundation) while he was conducting an interview with the book's author (towit: "Clinton Cash," a book that brings not so much the Clinton Foundation's charity work into question but rather that of one of its owners, Hillary, and possibility that she handed out political favors in her capacity as Sec. of State while also being a majority owner in the Foundation). I understand the optics here, that people believe he can't be an impartial journalist as both a close friend to the Clinton's and a donor to their Foundation. But if all he's done wrong here was withhold the fact that he donated to their charity but he hasn't shown any bias against any other political candidate, there really isn't a problem here except for the issue of perception.

The only time this would be a problem is if Stephanolopous showed he couldn't remain impartial. Until he does, there is no problem here. People are trying to make it a problem because of his association to the Clinton's and the fact that he's a journalist who gave this interview to this particular author whose book happens to place Hillary and her former position as SoS in the spotlight. But until he shows himself incapable of being impartial (or as some like to say, "fair and balanced"), I really don't see a problem. Yes, there is the potential, but there's nothing illegal or improper about a private citizen donating to a private charity that happens to be owned and operated by a close friend or relative.

People (on the Right) are making way too much out of this.
 
Objective Voice said:
The only time this would be a problem is if Stephanolopous showed he couldn't remain impartial. Until he does, there is no problem here. People are trying to make it a problem because of his association to the Clinton's and the fact that he's a journalist who gave this interview to this particular author whose book happens to place Hillary and her former position as SoS in the spotlight. But until he shows himself incapable of being impartial...
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Huh??? Until he does? Did you see any part of the interview? He made it crystal clear that he is no where near objective and is still very willing to be the Clinton's defender.
 
Anthony60 said:
This also begs the question, are there any other prominent "journalists" that donate money to a politically affiliated organization? This guy was going to go ahead and moderate a some debates!
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Ha... I'm absolutely sure you are deathly concerned with who the Fox pundits are donating to... amirite?
 
CanadaJohn said:
Many "journalists" have said in the past that they support the Democrat Party and donate to them but that it doesn't cloud how they report the news. It's up to the viewer to determine whether that's believable or not.
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Absolutely. Hell, Chris Mathews worked for Carter. I don't think its a question of where his political views are.
 
randel said:
whatever you want to call him, he works for 'foxnews' whose slogan is"fair and balanced"...if you are gonna hold stephenopoulos's feet to the flame, then all should be held to the same standard , and have to disclose who they donate to .....i really don't think ol' george was trying to hide anything, and i bet a good portion of those who watch him know of his past relationships in politics.
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All right, you just don't get the distinction then. They are clearly in different situations. One is like the ref in a boxing match, the other is like the fighter's corner man. Then you find out that the ref, claiming to be impartial, turns out to be one of the fighter's cornermen. He claims to be impartial, while nailing the other fighter as much as he can.
 
poweRob said:
Ha... I'm absolutely sure you are deathly concerned with who the Fox pundits are donating to... amirite?
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Why Fox News? Give an example of one of their news team doing what Stephanopoulis did, so we can compare.
 
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