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Except "Saudia Arabia financing HRC" is not a factual statement.

hartator 10y ago
> Saudi Arabia has been a particularly generous benefactor. The kingdom gave between $10 million and $25 million to the Clinton Foundation. (Donations are typically reported in broad ranges, not specific amounts.) At least $1 million more was donated by Friends of Saudi Arabia, which was co-founded by a Saudi prince. Ref: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-charity.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/politics/hillary-clinto...
- caseydurfee 10y ago
  The Clinton Foundation is a global healthcare charity. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680 https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summar... It does not personally benefit the Clintons (other than the prestige). I've donated to Michael J. Fox's foundation. Does that make me his benefactor?
  - btdiehr 10y ago
    Is this why Clinton Foundation donations have massively fallen sense she lost the election? Are we now assuming every charity is on equal moral grounds?
    - dragonwriter 10y ago
      > Is this why Clinton Foundation donations have massively fallen sense she lost the election? If you are already see Clinton as corrupt, you'll see the reported drop in, particularly, foreign-government-linked donations as Clinton having less influence to sell. If you already see Trump as petty and vindictive, or even merely widely perceived as such, you'Lloyd see it is people who may need to deal with the Trump Administration avoiding antagonizing that Administration.
      - btdiehr 10y ago
        How about the Qataar donation of a million dollars to the CF which they never reported? > The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foundation-idUSKBN12Z2SL http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foundation-id...
        toomuchtodo 10y ago
        I appreciate your efforts to correct the record ;)
- serge2k 10y ago
  Right, so "Saudia Arabia financing HRC" is not a factual statement. "Saudia Arabia gave money to the Clinton foundation" is a factual statement. So did many countries.
tinus_hn 10y ago
Actually that is why the democrats lost. The people's opinion is not based on facts but on perceptions. It doesn't really matter if Saudia Arabia finances Clinton, only if you think they do. It's going to be a rough ride until people open their eyes again and start looking for themselves.
adamiscool8 10y ago
There was a Jordanian report that Saudi Arabia financed 20% of Hillary's campaign that was quickly removed and blamed on hacking. [1] Notably, one of the firms Saudi Arabia hired to lobby for them in Washington, and the firm responsible for taking down this report, was The Podesta Group -- founded by Hillary's campaign chairman. [1] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/news-agency-claims-hacker-planted-story-about-hillary-clinton-campaign-links-saudi-funding-1565833 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/news-agency-claims-hacker-planted-s...

> Saudi Arabia has been a particularly generous benefactor. The kingdom gave between $10 million and $25 million to the Clinton Foundation. (Donations are typically reported in broad ranges, not specific amounts.) At least $1 million more was donated by Friends of Saudi Arabia, which was co-founded by a Saudi prince. Ref: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-charity.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/politics/hillary-clinto...

caseydurfee 10y ago
The Clinton Foundation is a global healthcare charity. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680 https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summar... It does not personally benefit the Clintons (other than the prestige). I've donated to Michael J. Fox's foundation. Does that make me his benefactor?
- btdiehr 10y ago
  Is this why Clinton Foundation donations have massively fallen sense she lost the election? Are we now assuming every charity is on equal moral grounds?
  - dragonwriter 10y ago
    > Is this why Clinton Foundation donations have massively fallen sense she lost the election? If you are already see Clinton as corrupt, you'll see the reported drop in, particularly, foreign-government-linked donations as Clinton having less influence to sell. If you already see Trump as petty and vindictive, or even merely widely perceived as such, you'Lloyd see it is people who may need to deal with the Trump Administration avoiding antagonizing that Administration.
    - btdiehr 10y ago
      How about the Qataar donation of a million dollars to the CF which they never reported? > The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foundation-idUSKBN12Z2SL http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foundation-id...
      - toomuchtodo 10y ago
        I appreciate your efforts to correct the record ;)
serge2k 10y ago
Right, so "Saudia Arabia financing HRC" is not a factual statement. "Saudia Arabia gave money to the Clinton foundation" is a factual statement. So did many countries.

tinus_hn 10y ago

Actually that is why the democrats lost. The people's opinion is not based on facts but on perceptions. It doesn't really matter if Saudia Arabia finances Clinton, only if you think they do. It's going to be a rough ride until people open their eyes again and start looking for themselves.

adamiscool8 10y ago

There was a Jordanian report that Saudi Arabia financed 20% of Hillary's campaign that was quickly removed and blamed on hacking. [1] Notably, one of the firms Saudi Arabia hired to lobby for them in Washington, and the firm responsible for taking down this report, was The Podesta Group -- founded by Hillary's campaign chairman. [1] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/news-agency-claims-hacker-planted-story-about-hillary-clinton-campaign-links-saudi-funding-1565833 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/news-agency-claims-hacker-planted-s...