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The Real Side | Commentary by Joe Messina
| Monday, Apr 27, 2015

joemessinamugThis week, Hillary’s “misspeaks,” “misleads” and “what difference, at this point, does it make?” sagas continue to be in the news. And I mean, the real news.

The news gods may be having a little change of heart. ABC, NBC, CBS and, yes, even MSNBC have been asking questions and making comments about Hillary’s blatant disregard for the law and her failure to think things through when it comes to taking money from countries and questionable characters.

Just when I thought the clouds were going to part and some sanity set in, in steps George Stephanopoulos, a left-wing journalist who, after speaking with the author of “Clinton Cash,” basically said, “Move along. Nothing to see here.” His whole premise is that since we have no hard evidence of money changing hands for favors through the White House for the Clintons, all is well in Oz.

Well, Mr. Stephanopoulos, all is not well in Oz. And you, sir, are a major part of the problem. It used to be that journalists gave us all sides of the issue and allowed us to draw a conclusion. They didn’t decide what the truth was and then paint a picture that would lead us to their truth.

This same group of mainstream media people made many assumptions about George W. Bush and had no problem accusing him while “misspeaking” their facts as truth.

Stephanopoulos is floored that anyone would draw any conclusion of wrongdoing, starting with Mrs. Clinton’s email issue. She simply made a mistake, and since the president knew about it, all is well. Really? Turn the tables and see what would have happened if it had been done by a Republican.

Nothing “fishy” about Bill Clinton getting on average $70,000 for speaking gigs before Hillary became Secretary of State. But after her appointment, all of a sudden he is worth $500,000 to $1.3 million per speaking gig. Did he take a speech writing class? Get better TelePrompters? That’s not important. And no worries; most of those were events with some connection to donors.

In the immortal words of Yul Brynner in the “King and I” … “iz a puzzlement.”

Here’s a quick rundown … Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, $25 million to the Clinton Foundation for the betterment of the Clintons. Australia, $10 million to the Clinton Foundation for the betterment of the Clintons. Sultanate of Oman, $5 million to the Clinton Foundation for the betterment of the Clintons. The list goes on to the tune of $150 million to the Clinton Foundation for the betterment of the Clintons.

Who else? What other legislator? What other past president? What other past legislator has received this kind of money from foreign entities? I’ll save you the time … no one. Donations are made to presidential libraries for the purpose of upkeep and purchasing artifacts for the library, not the presidential families. But Georgie says you have nothing that actually ties to an agreement to provide services.

A uranium (shell) company donated big bucks to the CFFTBOTC. Shortly after the donation, coincidentally, Hillary Clinton changed her mind about the U.S. blocking the uranium mining deal and even encouraged such deals in some of her speeches.

Then there is the “re-filing” of past tax returns after it was brought to their attention that they forgot to include many, if not all, of the Canadian deal-based donations on their reports. Let’s pause here a minute. Hillary says she is a person of integrity and ethics. They have an elite team managing this foundation. How did they miss millions of dollars in donations with such an experienced team of employees at the foundation? Not once, not twice, but four years in a row. Tax experts say it’s highly unusual for a foundation to refile this many years because of omissions.

Well, not to worry. Hillary stepped down from the foundation’s board of directors this month, but her husband, Bill, and their daughter, Chelsea, remain directors. I’m sure she will keep an arm’s length (or at least a bedroom length) away from Bill and the foundation. After all, she has always been honest and up front with us on all issues. Right?

That whole Benghazi debacle where she swears they never refused to send help … oh, wait. Never mind. OK, then there is the “I turned over all the correspondence and emails pertaining to Benghazi and my term as Secretary of State” thing. Oh, wait – never mind. At least she only erased the emails that had to do with her daughter’s wedding, her aunt’s death, her yoga routines and her personal transactions on the homes they purchased. Yup, all 33,000 of the personal emails. Oh, wait – never mind. OK then, we’ll just track down the entities and people she probably sent emails to and ask them for them. Guess what? The first dozen or so refused to share. Can you see my shocked face?

They’d have you believe there is nothing to see here. Just step away from the curtain.

You on the left pitched a fit and wanted to see Romney’s tax return because Harry Reid lied about someone telling him Romney didn’t pay taxes. You hypocrites have no outrage over it because, as Harry put it, you won.

This stench will continue to grow. She can’t keep lying to cover up all of these messes. And you honest Democrats out there (yes, there are honest ones) – if you cover up for her (them), you are just as guilty of all the death and destruction they’ve left in their wake.

The real facts show they are guilty of not caring for America, not caring for women, not caring for the poor or sick, but just caring for the Clintons.

 

Joe Messina is host of The Real Side (TheRealSide.com), a nationally syndicated talk show that runs on AM-1220 KHTS radio and SCVTV [here]. He is also an elected member of the Hart School Board. His commentary publishes Mondays.

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10 Comments

  1. Emily Ball says:

    AH, Joe’s, the only “real facts” apparent here are that you are sad another Democrat will win in 2016.

  2. Your fear of Hillary cracks me up! Hillary 2016!!! Bill, first gentleman!

  3. I have to unfollow SCVTV. This guy is just too disgusting.

  4. msc545 says:

    NO – he really needs Hilary to be elected, so he can keep on ranting…unintelligibly.

  5. msc545 says:

    I am not particularly fond of Hillary, but compared to the group of mental patients on the Republican side, she looks pretty good…

  6. Dems know Hillary is a crook. But who else do they have? They’re like the GOP in 08, a few old farts and nobody to get excited about, so they have to go all in with this criminal.

  7. Dave Warburton says:

    Blah, blah, blah, Benghazi, blah, blah, email, blah, blah, blah , uranium, blah, blah…

    Fortunately, Messina will change few minds with this blather. The Repubs hate Hillary (as they would any Dem candidate) and will try to smear her.

    They have a set of candidates who are good candidates for Arkham Asylum, which makes Hillary the only logical, sensible choice in 2016.

    As the campaign unfolds, this fact will become apparent to the Independents who decide presidential elections these days and so will propel Hillary to the White House.

    Joe, try not to get on that list with your Repub candidates, eh?

  8. Love seeing that people have learned to skip Joe’s articles, and talk to some actual level headed self described “conservatives”. You watch, his next commentary will use tired catch phrases and hilariously obvious trigger words ala Fox News/MSNBC. Just to get something going. Intellectual masturbation much, Joe?

  9. Level-headed says:

    I hope we don’t have another Clinton or Bush in the White House come 2016. I really don’t know how people can keep defending Hillary with all of the scandals that follow her. She has shown to be a habitual liar, but that doesn’t seem to matter to those whose hatred of the right appears to cloud their judgement. On the other side of the isle, if Jeb Bush is elected, I fear we’d be in no better of a position than we are in now. It’s time for a true 3rd party candidate whose interests are in serving our great country, not one’s self nor demands of one’s political party. Sadly, I think this is merely a pipe dream…

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