America Rising needs a lesson on American values.
America prides itself on being a philanthropic nation, helping those in need. However, today, America Rising launched an attack against Hillary Clinton for donating her university speaking fees to the Clinton Foundation; funds going to noble causes and raising money for universities.
The Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds programs to help people throughout this great nation and all over the world. Here are just a few examples of the life-changing programs funded by the Clinton Foundation:
- Job One: helps young people find jobs.
- Too Small To Fail: helps improve the health and well-being of children ages zero to five.
- No Ceilings: helps encourage the full participation for women and girls in the 21st century.
- Clinton Health Access Initiative: works to expand access to HIV/AIDS medications throughout the world.
It should also be noted that UNLV already reports that Secretary Clinton’s appearance has helped the university sell “more than $350,000 in table sponsorships thus far, and the invitations haven’t even been sent out yet.” The report continues, “her name — and her potential 2016 presidential candidacy — has done exactly what the UNLV Foundation hoped it would: generate interest in the dinner and sell tables.” [Las Vegas Review Journal, 7/4/14]
The world is a better place because of philanthropic programs like these. Instead of criticizing philanthropy, America Rising should be encouraging it.