The Right Wing erupted in orgasmic delight after reading it and serious media outlets took it and ran with it.
Except, like most Clinton smoking guns, it is all smoke and no gun.
To make this point John Avarosis took to Twitter to point out the holes in the story.
1) Clinton campaign is rightfully slamming AP for refusing to correct an outright lie about the Clinton foundation. https://t.co/Iv665DU8Pz— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
2) AP claimed in blockbuster story that HALF of Hillary's meeting while secretary were w/ Clinton foundation donors. http://pic.twitter.com/s7zIwEzRR4— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
3) AP then gave numbers: 85 of 154 people who met or talked by phone with Hillary were donors. More than half! http://pic.twitter.com/zmYlQT3JT3— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
4) Then you think about it. In 4 years as Sec of State, Hillary only met or talked to 154 people? Really?— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
5) AP would like us to believe that Hillary has fewer than one meeting or phone call per week as Sec of State? Uh, no.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
6) In fact, Hillary met over 1,700 people as Secretary. And if only 85 were donors to foundation, that's pretty lousy rate of pay-for-play.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
7) Oh but it gets worse for AP. AP devoted 1/3 of the story to Muhammad Yunus. He's their big smoking gun.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
8) probably because the AP reporters had no idea who Yunus actually is. He's huge. Done more than anyone alive to alleviate poverty.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
9) Yunus won the Nobel peace prize for founding the Grameen bank and pioneering concept of microlending to women in LDCs.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
The tweets continue on until they reach 24.10) no shit the Secretary of State met with Yunus. He's global poverty's Mother Teresa. That's AP's big smoking gun.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 24, 2016
I will not post all of them here, but I will include that 24th tweet.
This is what I meant the other day when I said that Hillary Clinton is held to a higher, and I would argue unattainable, standard.24) it's only corruption when you're a Democrat. It's only corruption when you're a Clinton.— John Aravosis (@aravosis) August 25, 2016
Small, almost insignificant issues like private e-mail servers, clumsy explanations about Benghazi, and even her personal health is put under a high powered microscope and examined for any hint of scandal that can be used against her politically.
Yes other politicians receive scrutiny from the press, but nothing compares to what Hillary Clinton has had to face. Or for that matter President Obama.
P.S. You can read the Crooks and Liars post that goes along with these tweets right here.
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