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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 06:31 AM Apr 2015

Schweizer Admits He Conflated Paid and Unpaid Clinton Appearances

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/24/1379869/-Schwiezer-Admits-He-Conflated-Paid-and-Unpaid-Clinton-Appearances

From Media Matters:

On April 23, ABC News explained that their independent review of the source material used for Clinton Cash "uncovered errors in the book, including an instance where paid and unpaid speaking appearances were conflated." The book purports to reveal connections between Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, donations to the Clinton Foundation, and paid speeches given by the Clintons, but Schweizer reportedly admits in the book he cannot prove his allegations.

According to ABC, Schweizer "said the errors would be corrected." The book is due for release on May 5; it is unclear whether the errors will be corrected before the first publication.

Media Matters identified ten previous instances in which Schweizer made serious factual errors, issued retractions, or relied on questionable so


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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
1. The guy has a history. Why anyone would accept what he writes as 'fact' is something to think about
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 08:20 AM
Apr 2015

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. These are reasons not to believe this guy. Thanks to Media Matters for
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 08:24 AM
Apr 2015

your work. He threw this out hoping for problems for Hillary and now the FOXites will never change their mind.

tanyev

(42,515 posts)
3. Corrected with a teeny-tiny endnote buried way at the back?
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 08:36 AM
Apr 2015

I'm sure they're not errors so much as they are lies that were discovered.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
4. This was so obviously a hit job.
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 10:42 AM
Apr 2015

The truth is coming out but haters will still cling to the published lies as "proof" that the Clintons are devils.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. Well, we got to defend from this doofus, then Frum and now Jonah Goldberg. Going along swimmingly.
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 04:09 AM
Apr 2015
ARGGH! The RF never ends, even when debunked and admitted as outright lies. Gonna be a long year.





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