Bill and Hillary Clinton will surely go down in history as the greatest actors of their generation.
Living in the rarified air of political and media elites for decades, the Clintons are in point of fact much more related in terms of temperament and philosophy with some of the moonshiners in Bill’s home state of Arkansas, home of the famous Football Hogs.
In other words, they are cagey, single-minded and vicious when cornered.
Among the myriad unseemly plot points in the Clinton Chronicles is the trail of cash that has always meandered in and out of whatever scheme the old Polecat and First Polecat were involved in.
Now, on the heels of Hillary’s breathless sprint to political immortality, Peter Schweizer has written a gripping account of that “follow the money” plot point, the aptly titled “Clinton Cash.”
In the book, Schweizer outlines what reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie, and the subtitle says it all: “The untold story of how and why foreign governments and businesses helped make Bill and Hillary rich.”
Whew. You said a mouthful, Mr. Schweizer. The author backs up his tease with a truly astonishing tale of favors, kickbacks and borderline treason … all for the purpose of giving Bill and Hill a front-row seat at the golden trough.
Discussing the Clintons’ penchant for wrapping themselves in the cloak of service to the people, Schweizer notes instead: “The reality is that most of what happens in American politics is transactional. People look for ways to influence those in power by throwing money in their direction. Politicians are all too happy to vacuum up contributions from supporters and people who want access or something in return. After politicians leave office, they often trade on their relationships and previous positions to enrich themselves and their families.”
This statement perfectly describes Bill and Hillary Clinton. Only people cold enough to harass the victims of Bill’s predatory behavior, and cold enough to abandon brave Americans at Benghazi, would think nothing of scooping up millions in speaking fees, ostensibly to “help folks.”
Schweizer traces the progression from homespun politician to the global machine known as Team Clinton.
He also expertly weaves tale after tale of Clinton’s craven grabs for cash opportunities. In 2005, Clinton found himself in Kazakhstan ostensibly to help people have better access to drugs to combat HIV/AIDS. In truth, he was traveling on the private jet of gazillionaire Frank Giustra. Together, they were hosted by Kazakhstan’s tin-pot dictator, who sits atop mineral deposits worth an estimated $5 trillion.
Clinton and various friends like Giustra in effect globe-trot in pursuit of business opportunities, under the guise of promoting the Clinton Foundation.
Five years after the Kazakhstan AIDS lallapalooza, Bill and Hill found themselves again with Giustra, this time in Columbia.
“Giustra was invested in natural resources in Colombia. And he was looking to expand his holdings in oil, natural gas, coal, and timber. The country had been plagued by violence and narcoterrorism for decades and was slowly coming out of it, thanks in part to a large infusion of American foreign aid. (Colombia was the fourth largest recipient of US foreign and military aid in the world.) It was also desperate to get a free-trade agreement passed in the United States to jump-start its economy.”
From there, Schweizer explains that as secretary of state, Hillary held much of Columbia’s future in her hands. How is it that the United States finds itself represented by the top diplomat who doubles as a shakedown artist?
The whole oily Columbia affair is but one more brick in the Clinton outhouse of graft. That Schweizer is able to put together a gripping, coherent tail of such is a testament to his journalistic skills. Make no mistake, “Clinton Cash” is a David McCullough biography wrapped in a Michael Mann production. It stars Bill Clinton as Bill Clinton and Hill as Hill.
It ranks as one of the most entertaining, depressing and shocking investigative pieces of the decade.
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