Hillary Clinton’s Shameful Charge to a Children’s Charity
http://nypost.com/2015/06/20/hillary-clintons-shameful-charge-to-a-childrens-charity/
Hillary Clinton says, “Success isn’t measured by how much the wealthiest Americans have, but by how many children climb out of poverty.” So why did she charge an exorbitant speaking fee to a charity that helps poor kids?
Fine, she sent the cash to another “nonprofit” — the family’s $2 billion foundation. But Condi Rice, another ex-secretary of state, gave her own (much lower) fee from the same outfit — the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach, Calif. — back to the charity.
Politico reports that Clinton charged $200,000 to speak at the club’s annual fund-raiser last year, the most the group ever paid a speaker. As a result, the club — which provides after-school programs to underprivileged children — netted only $106,000 from the event, its lowest take in 25 years.
Rice spoke at its 2009 fund-raiser, charged $60,000 and immediately donated it back. That event yielded nearly $258,000.
The difference — $150,000 — is a big deal for a charity with a budget of under $3 million a year.
Hillary’s better half charged the charity $150,000 for a 2007 speech. And, Politico notes, that “was reported as personal income — not a donation to the Clinton Foundation.”
Oh, and the woman who says she “has spent my life fighting for children, families and our country” gave her speech and left “without visiting any of the club’s facilities to meet the children who benefit from its services,” Politico reports.
Yep, the Clintons just love the little people.
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