2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: You Decide If MILLIONS "Earned" By Bill Clinton in Speaking Fees During Hillary's Tenure [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)served as Secretary of State.
No matter what she did or did not do, no matter what he did or did not do, these fees and donations to the Clinton Foundation inevitably result in the APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.
Sorry, but that is the way it is.
The Progressive Movement then and now works toward clean government.
Whatever happened behind the closed doors when Hillary and Bill talked to their wealthy friends, no matter who was or was not introduced to whom, no matter how many favors were or were not done, Hillary's ties to those who paid her and her husband the generous speaking fees, those businesses that Hillary and Bill have helped, the people that Bill and Hillary speak to fairly often or even just once who wish for and have received assistance, advice, or just connections from the State Department or from the Clintons themselves -- all of those events and people strengthen and worsen the appearance of corruption.
Hillary Clinton may be a wonderful person. She should not be running for president.
We do not need her or her many friends who want favors from her. We don't want or need them.
I'm shocked that she is running. She will have big problems with this during the general election if nominated.
This is a big problem, much bigger than her admirers realize. Somewhere out there is a corruption scandal that may or may not be her fault but has been beautifully orchestrated to make her utterly unelectable. That is my guess. And it is a pretty good guess based on the facts.