Clinton Foundation, Is It Doing God's Work?

The Clinton Foundation has been in the news a lot lately and not all the attention it is garnering has been good. A debate over the degree of conflict it presented for Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State and whether "favors were sold" make it a candidate as the poster child for crony capitalism. Even those arguing it is a vessel for good have a difficult time denying the Clinton's have done very well for themselves since leaving the White House. It seems the couple has gone from "dead broke" her words not mine, to amassing a fortune of nearly one hundred million dollars. While the Clinton Foundation might be proof you can make a fortune doing good or in the words of Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, "doing God's work" it still raises eyebrows. This talk continues as Julian Assange last night said that Wikileaks is currently reviewing "thousands of pages of material" related to the Hillary campaign which he described as "significant."

Clinton Adds To Our Current State Of Confusion

This controversy brings me back to revisiting the question, What Is The Definition Of "IS"?  During the years after leaving office, the image of Bill Clinton has been cleaned scrubbed and polished to the point he now is admired by many, however, it was not so many years ago that he was often referred to as "Slick Willie." Bill Clinton defended his infamous statement about Monica Lewinsky when he said, "I never had sex with that woman" by questioning whether oral sex is really sex and saying that it would depend on your definition of is. Below is a reprint of an article originally published in December of 2012 that delves into how the media ask questions, spin answers, and manipulates conversations. It may also help shed a little light on why Americans have such a difficult time recognizing the truth.

                  What is the definition of "IS"?

When it comes to the way many media hosts conduct their interviews on the Sunday morning talk shows the spin is incredible. The host often loads the question then bends the answer. Bias moderators who lead talk shows concerning important topics in America and Washington ask a question then interject their opinions and ideas right over the top of the guest answers. It is not uncommon to hear questions asked that can't be answered or the answers have nothing to do with the question. I'm reminded of the infamous response Bill Clinton gave to a question during an interview, "it all depends on your definition of is."

As an example imagine a host allowing the following answer from a man with a history of violence that was recently released from prison to the following question. Have you stopped beating your wife? The convict would say: "That depends on your definition of beating. I may rough her up a little now and then, you know, backhand her across the mouth or kick her, but no I don't beat her anymore." I suppose that when you use the term "beat", you mean with an object like a pipe or stick, the answer would be, yes this man has reformed.

When trying to interpret the information we garner from these shows we should ask, does the host have an agenda? Until the American people and the networks begin to demand more fair balanced information and fact finding do not expect the quality of these shows to improve. A sad commentary on the pace of modern life is that we have little time to reflect and correct problems like these. When it comes to an event that moves us emotionally we vow to remember it forever but within a few hours, it becomes lost in the chaos of everyday life. Do not expect the media to improve or change anytime soon.


Footnote; If you can handle a stronger rant on the clowns of media and the so called experts, please view the posts below,
                         http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2013/05/scandal-upon-scandal-upon-scandal.html                          http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-dont-know-that.html