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rogue charity that has neither been organized nor operated lawfully from inception in October 1997 to date--as you will grow to realize, it is a case study in international charity fraud, of mammoth proportions.
In particular, the Clinton Foundation has never been validly authorized to pursue tax-exempt purposes other than as a presidential archive and research facility based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Moreover, its operations have never been controlled by independent trustees and its financial results have never been properly audited by independent accountants.
That last one is going to be a doozy, because he implies that Obama and his staff knew of the Clinton Foundation deception and their Justice Department and the IRS didn't enforce the rules and regulations as they were sworn to do. Remember that guy in a thread a while back who implied that 'if the Clinton Foundation goes down, the whole government will go down?' - meaning damn near everyone associated with the Clintons is implicated.
Exhibit 15: Fundraising Operations in the Name of the Clinton Foundation Allegedly Providing Tsunami Relief Starting in January 2005
Exhibit 17: Unauthorized and Illegal Operation of Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund (“BCKF”)Starting in August 2005
originally posted by: Gryphon66
So ... the accusation is enough for conviction?
No one wants to vet or review the information for accuracy?
Oh, that's right, it's what the right-wing sheep have been led to believe already.
My baaaad.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
So ... the accusation is enough for conviction?
No one wants to vet or review the information for accuracy?
Oh, that's right, it's what the right-wing sheep have been led to believe already.
My baaaad.
originally posted by: AboveBoard
a reply to: Gryphon66
I think this is all part of the Standard OP of the American Electoral Process "opposition tactics." Truth doesn't matter, only the appearance of wrongdoing. The playbook is simple. We've all seen it before so often that its predictable.
Step 1: Create Smoke
Where there's smoke there is fire, right?? Unless someone is pumping it in from somewhere else to make it look like there is a fire, creating the illusion of it and then waving their hands in the air shouting "FIRE!!." For example, attempt to drown Clinton in allegations that appear serious, so she's always on the defensive, no matter what she does. Just make it LOOK bad enough that what was once a strength becomes a liability.
(She's Secretary of State? Well, then, trash her at her job in any way you can because Trump can't possibly match that kind of experience and knowledge base! Find something bad that happens and make it her fault! Pick away until you find a mistake then amplify it into Criminal Behavior!! And the Foundation! Darn, that makes her look like an amazingly charitable and caring person!! Crap! Let's make it look like a giant fraud, because its so complex and not a traditional foundation, it should be easy!! - That sort of thing. NOTE: I'm not saying that there is nothing in these allegations he's lobbing, only that I highly doubt it.)
Step 2: Get Opponents in Congress to Call for Investigations of the Smoke
Step 2 of this is to use taxpayer funds and her natural political enemies to attack her by calling "official hearing" after "official hearing" which, ultimately, whip up tons of suspicion AS IF there is a fire, but ultimately the smoke is an illusion, and the allegations lack the substance to indict or convict. Those who are naturally inclined due to political beliefs to think she is guilty, will feel there was a miscarriage of justice, and the myth of guilt will simmer beneath the surface, hoping for another opportunity to "get her!"
Step 3: Attempt to drown out the voices of people who see it is a bunch of smoke and no fire, and who point to the people manufacturing the smoke. Counter their complex arguments with "facts" that are not "facts" but that sound complicated enough to be "facts." That way, the arguments spin out back and forth and no one knows where to find the truth, all they see is a bunch of crap hitting the fan. Then work to discredit and diminish the voices of anyone who points to the smoke-makers. The media will help you because they all want to be the Watergate Hero Journalist.
Step 4: Repeat over and over on as many fronts as you can get away with!! The media can't vet all your claims and the sheer avalanche of them sets Clinton up to be hounded for impeachment by mobs with pitchforks. Use media favorable to your cause to spread the allegations far and wide and to make them sound true.
What things should be attacked:
The other part of the playbook is to attack something that is actually a strength of your opponent, to taint it and make it seem a sham, you know "swift boating." (David Bossie did that, by the way, Trumps new hire.)
Well, here come the Swift-boaters of the Clinton Foundation. Media will gleefully repeat allegations and echo chambers will proclaim more than allegations, but actual guilt, to the point where the average person cannot see truth from lie. The Clinton Foundation is a complex organization, whose structure doesn't fit easily into small understandable soundbites. Charity Watch gives them an A plus, so I wouldn't be surprised if Charity Watch also gets attacked in some way...
The other method of attack is to try and take what is your own weakness, and project it onto your opponent so you can point and say "look over there!" as self righteously as possible, so when you opponent attacks you for the same thing (your weakness), it sounds like they are just being lame, like "no I'm not, but you are!" playground politics.
IF YOU GET CAUGHT AT THIS:
Step 5: Shrug and smile and say, "it's just politics, people...Geez. Relax already. If you want to run with the Big Dogs you gotta learn how to play rough..."
We so want to know the truth, but I have strong doubts Mr. Ortel is the harbinger. He seems more like a part of the smoke-generation machinery. That's my opinion, however, and honestly, I don't have time to sift through the muck to see what, if anything, he says "sticks."
- AB
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
originally posted by: Gryphon66
So ... the accusation is enough for conviction?
No one wants to vet or review the information for accuracy?
Oh, that's right, it's what the right-wing sheep have been led to believe already.
My baaaad.
Yeah, keep on going with that non-argument. It's already failing for Hillary, "it's all a right wing conspiracy" That one ran out of petrol last week, but the DNC isn't always sending out those memo's.
originally posted by: In4ormant
originally posted by: Gryphon66
So ... the accusation is enough for conviction?
No one wants to vet or review the information for accuracy?
Oh, that's right, it's what the right-wing sheep have been led to believe already.
My baaaad.
A literal smoking gun in her hand with a dead body at her feet wouldnt sink this hellspawn.
No amount of accuracy and fact can break the grip this succubus has.