Patriot News Network – Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are once again making headlines, but this time it’s not for their failed presidential campaign or controversial political decisions. No, this time they’re causing a stir for winning an Emmy award for their documentary about Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor. The documentary, titled “In Her Hands,” takes a deep dive into the life of Zarifa Ghafari and the country’s history.
Now, it’s no surprise that the responses to the Clintons’ Emmy win were less than favorable. After all, they have a long history of controversy and scandal.
Richard Pollock – An independent “governance review” conducted by a prominent law firm that specializes in philanthropic issues concluded in December 2010 that the Clinton Foundation had a weak, rubber stamp board of directors and that many of its donors had “an expectation of a quid pro quo benefits in return for gifts.”
Jonathan Turley – I have long admitted that, as an academic dweeb, I have long been confused by events after the eighteenth century. However, this story has me entirely perplexed. The University of Missouri at Kansas City has opened a women’s Hall of Fame and was looking for a female leader to open the event. Their choice among the millions of women in this country from generals to jurists to CEOs to governors to journalists to writers? Chelsea Clinton. Not only that, but the university paid $65,000 for Chelsea Clinton to speak only ten minutes under highly abridged appearance restrictions set by her handlers (in addition to other restrictions from a brief period for photos and water specifications).
The money goes to the Clinton Foundation, though critics have charged that the Foundation has served as a surrogate campaign platform for the Clintons (with the hiring of controversial politicos like Sidney Blumenthal) and have funded luxury travel for the Clintons.