The Clinton Foundation Explained in 35 Tweets

NOTE: This is me surfacing an excellent Facebook post by Marco Spinelli, which itself is a compilation of tweets from satirist Alan Smithee, which were originally pulled from a Daily Caller article about those tweets. I know, so meta right now.

What the Clinton Foundation is, what it does, in 35 scathing tweets:

1. So let’s talk about what the Clinton Foundation does. First, they do not get drugs for AIDS patients. This is a common fiction.

2. That’s CHAI, and it’s an independent organization.

3. They have a childhood obesity program. It essentially offers consulting to schools on the issue. That’s all.

4. They have a program to expand climate-smart agronomy. Again, it’s pretty much just training and an anchor farm.

5. They claim to reduce 33,500 tons of greenhouse gases in America through the HEAL program. It gives people loans, that’s all.

6. There are the CGI Commitments to Action. Again, it’s funding.

7. And there’s the Clinton Health Matters Initiative. It’s fundraising and grants for health initiatives.

8. Of the $2,000,000,000 raised, not one dime appears to go to actual goods. All to consultants, fundraisers, etc..

9. In each case, the Clinton Foundation exists as primarily a clearing house for other people’s money.

10. And they keep 90%. While they claim 88% goes to charity, that’s only if they include CHAI. Again, separate organization.

11. The primary purpose of the Clinton Foundation is the expansion of the Clinton Foundation to pay more of its own employees.

12. In nearly every case, even slight examination shows that the Clinton Foundation acts as a consulting firm.

13. It is the charity equivalent of a Washington think tank designed to sell access.

14. Now here’s the fun part. Every time a corporation joins up with the Clinton Foundation there seems to be a kickback.

15. Take for example the International Youth Fund. They got $55,000,000 in grants from Clinton’s state department.

16. The International Youth Fund counts among its boardmembers one Douglas Baker. He gave 1–5 million to the Foundation.

17. But Douglas Baker is also the chair of Laureate University, who paid Bill $16,500,000 for an honorary position over 5 years.

18. 1–5 million to the foundation, 16.5 million to Bill personally, nets you back $55,000,000 in taxpayer funded aid. Nice work!

19. What the Clintons have done with the foundation is to monetize the intersection of charity and political influence.

20. There is no good the Foundation does which does not at least additionally, if not primarily, benefit the Clintons and their entities.

21. It’s not an isolated case. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum the ruler of Dubai paid Bill Clinton 15 million through ‘08.

22. Now there is a Clinton Global Initiative program organizing every charity in Dubai of consequence.

23. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE paid the Clintons $1-$5,000,000 despite backing some other truly sketchy groups of people.

24. The Foundation took money from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, as well. Up to 40 million dollars.

25. At the same time defense contractors like Boeing ($5M), GE, ($1M), Goldman Sachs (Hawker Beechcraft) and others gave to the Foundation.

26. Both sides of these transactions then profited when the weapons were permitted to be sold in greater numbers to the donors.

27. Does the Foundation manage some good? Absolutely. Mostly by funding others who do.

28. But in most cases, not one donor, but two donors are benefiting financially from the relationship.

29. As such, the Clinton Foundation is every bit as much a dealbroker as they are a charity. Donations are the broker’s fee.

30. Now what’s the back end for the Clinton family? First, 2 billion pays salaries forever. No Clinton need work ever again. Ever.

31. Second, the Foundation uses employment as payback, and has unlimited funds for those salaries too.

32. Third, there is a clear pattern of overlapping payments to the Clintons personally and their foundation which are not unrelated.

33. But the big deal is that every time the Foundation acts it increases the power and prestige of the Clinton Family.

34. This increases their demand as speakers, as brokers, as paid friends. And makes the entire cycle start all over again.

35. In short (too late) the Clinton Foundation is an access salesroom and an influence factory. Charity is an afterthought.