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When Trump says something factually incorrect why can't he just say he misspoke? I'm not talking about social or opinion issues. I'm talking about instances such as Russia invading Ukraine. How hard is it for him to admit a mistake? Seriously if you're playing the "representing every man" card, PLAY IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. Show some human flaws and it might actually benefit you.

You would sound like the complete opposite of a politician, because right now you sound like somebody who has no idea what he is doing. I still can't get past him not knowing what the nuclear triad was. Act like a simply average American. Let Hillary be the politician.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/politics/donald-trump-iran-video-claim/index.html

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump backed off a false claim Friday morning, admitting he had not seen a video of a $400 million payment being unloaded from a US plane in Iran.

The Republican nominee had claimed at rallies twice this week that such a video existed, saying in Maine on Thursday that it was provided by Iranians "to embarrass our president because we have a president who's incompetent."
What Trump had actually seen in news reports was video of three American prisoners who Iran had released arriving in Geneva, Switzerland.
Trump admitted his error in an early-morning tweet Friday, without actually saying he was wrong.
"The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!" he tweeted.
The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2016
It was a rare reversal for Trump, who has stood by inaccurate or unproven claims previously -- insisting he'd seen videos of Muslim Americans in New Jersey cheering the September 11, 2001, attacks. His political rise began during the 2012 campaign, when he insisted that Obama release his birth certificate, questioning the President's American citizenship.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine hit Trump on Friday for the video claim, saying he seemss "confused" on CBS' "This Morning," in an interview taped before Trump backtracked.
"I have no idea what he's talking about. It (the video) doesn't exist. He might be thinking about Iran Contra from like 35 years ago or something like this," Kaine said.
He pointed to Trump's recent criticism of Kaine, who Trump said in a late-July news conference "did a terrible job in New Jersey" -- despite Kaine being a governor and senator from Virginia, not New Jersey. Kaine said Trump must have confused him with Tom Kean, who was New Jersey's governor until 1990.
"He was confusing it with a situation from two or three decades ago. Maybe that's what he's doing with this bogus video claim," Kaine said.
Asked if he thinks Trump is confused, Kaine said: "I absolutely think he's confused."
Trump has made criticism of the US delivery of $400 million in cash via a plane to Iran -- the first installment of $1.7 billion in payments related to a decades-old dispute over an unfulfilled us arms purchase before the Iranian revolution cut relations between the two countries and settled at the same time Iran released four American prisoners -- a staple this week on the campaign trail.
But Wednesday in Florida and Thursday in Maine, he went a step further, claiming he'd seen video of the cash actually being delivered in Iran.
"It was interesting because a tape was made. Right? You saw that? With the airplane coming in -- nice plane -- and the airplane coming in, and the money coming off, I guess. Right? That was given to us, has to be, by the Iranians," Trump said in Portland, Maine.
"And you know why the tape was given to us? Because they want to embarrass our country. They want to embarrass our country. And they want to embarrass our president because we have a president who's incompetent. They want to embarrass our president," Trump said. "I mean, who would ever think they would be taking all of this money off the plane and then providing us with a tape? It's only for one reason. And it's very, very sad."

Former CIA chief: Putin recruited Trump as an 'unwitting agent' of Russia

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/michael-morell-endorses-clinton-226707

Lmfao, too stupid to realize he was getting played, basically.

He just makes it up as he goes along...LOL What a dolt! and he has the nerve to refer to her as Crooked Hillary.

She is Crooked and a liar and I wouldn't trust her as far as I can throw her, but The Donald isn't any better, in fact, he may well be worse. I think he is.

I have two problems.., I don't want to vote for Clinton or Trump.. Trump being the worse of the two. So I thought, hey, I'll just vote for Johnson.

The second problem is one of the nagging ones.. I feel like if I vote for Johnson, I am in effect voting for Trump because a vote for Johnson may well be a vote against Hillary. see what I mean, Damned if I do, Damned if I don't.

If Trump would have been like that from the beginning, Hillary would be getting curb stomped right now. He has relied on confirmation bias and nativism to win the primary. That works for his specific base. However, come primary season it's not going to fly.

If voters hadn't heard some of the asinine things Trump has said, this election would be done.

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. If a few people were screaming about Obama's birth certificate but the public didn't care, they would stop screaming about it. Problem is that the public ate it up.. some who supported it and others who thought it was stupid but either way, it stayed in the news...

I'm not saying we should ignore real problems.... in fact quite the opposite, we should focus on REAL PROBLEMS.. and spend a lot less time caring about a bunch of stuff that doesn't matter... then maybe some of it will go away.

For me it's always been "Hands off spouses and children" of candidates. I suppose that's hard to do in Hillary Clintons case. But Malania Trump and Donalds children are for me, off limits no matter what they say. Same with Obamas wife and kids.. Totally off limits and Chelsea Clinton as well.

I hated when the news machine kept digging into George W. Bush's kids.

Spouses and Kids should be off limits.. PERIOD

I have been in England for a couple weeks and also spent a week on Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

I spent many hours talking to long time friends and family about politics. What I learned:

Those who were on the "Remain" side of Brexit never thought they would leave Europe. So, learning curve...anybody who doesn't believe Trump could ever win...think again and take note at what happened in Britain. As much as the UK and USA like to banter one another we really are very similar and the mirror is there if we choose to look into it and change if we don't like what we see. Voting is crucial. The young are the ones who will be affected the most from Brexit yet, they didn't vote in large numbers and are now complaining. I have said time and time again, if the Democrats are to win they will need the 18-24 year old voters to come out in numbers. If Clinton gets the young, the women, the minority and the staunchest Bernie supporters...she will crush Trump. If she loses just one or if some do not go out to vote...it will be close.

What I learned as we talked about Terror in Europe (we were there during the various French and German incidents). Why France? Well, it seems the French have been rather inept at intelligence, to say the least. However, there is a fundamental difference with the muslim population in France/Europe and that in England. In England they are much more ingrained and accepted into their society. They initially came over in large waves (as colonists) after WW2 to help rebuild the cities and have been relatively welcomed ever since. As with the Mexican/Central American immigrant in the USA...the Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi etc. community live and work amongst the Anglo British citizen. However in France they came into the country very differently and have never really blended into their society. Large ghettos exist in France and these ghettos tend to be citizens from the North African Muslim/French Colonies. They are marginalized and have never been fully accepted by many French. There were debates regarding headscarves, burkas etc. in public and in schools. This only exacerbated things and drove a deep wedge between the two cultures.

Does this mean Britain is immune? Of course not. There are angry people everywhere in the world. What it does do is help explain those questions as to why France has been hit so many times. The British intelligence has also managed to thwart several plots but, things are developing everyday and nothing is 100% fool proof. But, hopefully, if the strong stand up and don't give in to the fear or the xenophobia that some politicians and 24 hour mass media subscribe to then it will make the country better.

I drove, I took the subway, I flew on planes...I didn't once worry about my safety or some potential catastrophic event. If one lives their life in fear the enemy has won. You can be vigilant and aware but not fearful. That is what you do.

Anyway, there is still a much higher likelihood of being a victim of a shooting in America than there is being in the wrong place at the wrong time in Europe. I don't walk out my door worrying about being a victim of senseless crime in America. But, I use common sense and I am street wise. Lets also take a moment and remember...the biggest threat to our own safety is actually getting into our cars and driving.

Whoever you decide to vote for I hope everybody lives their life and don't succumb to fear.

I would agree with you if it was about the nude photos or something else from her past, or if Donald Trump hadn't made illegal immigration one of the major flashpoints of his campaign, but this immigration issue is central to what his campaign stands for, especially revolving around jobs. It's not so much going after Melania, it's going after Donald.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/sean-hannity-bret-stephens-feud-226714

Hannity is on a rampage. It's funny watching two hardcore right wingers beef with each other.

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself bro!!! Thanks for the Intel

Maybe so.

I dunno, I just hate the speculation of "was she illegal?"

No way would the GOP not make sure that isn't the case.

But it's the GOP so....

I agree with that to an extent as long as they are playing the role of spouse and kids. If they are showing up at functions, maybe making introductions, making the obligatory speech at the convention, etc... but largely staying in the background... then absolutely, leave them alone. However, if they CHOOSE to be more vocal, if they CHOOSE to put themselves out there... if they CHOOSE to do things that are controversial RELATED TO THE ELECTION, then they open themselves up to being scrutinized...

As a young black girl growing up in Chicago...

-Melania Trump

"South siiiiiide!!!"


Mel-mel... representin'.

So, you guys are going off a story that is little more than supposition and a made up scenario? I suggest you look and see where the clinton foundation got it's money from, as hillary has already been bought by foreign governments.

LMAO My supposition and made up scenario is truer than your supposition and made up scenario.

No lib's care about where hillary gets her money. No libs care about the millions upon millions donated to the Clinton foundation by foreign countries.

Hey, with all the money the Clinton foundation has, I myself don't know of anything they have done with it. I'm sure there's some stuff - anyone help me out here?

from today's FiveThirtyEight...


Election Update: Trump’s Slump Deepens In The Polls

There’s no longer any doubt that the party conventions have shifted the presidential election substantially toward Hillary Clinton. She received a larger bounce from her convention than Donald Trump got from his, but Trump has continued to poll so poorly in state and national surveys over the past two days that his problems may be getting worse.

The recent Fox News, Marist College and NBC News/Wall Street Journal national polls show Trump trailing Clinton by 9 to 14 percentage points, margins that would make for the largest general election blowout since 1984 if they held. Clinton’s numbers in those polls are on the high end of what we’ve seen lately — Marist, for instance, has generally had a Clinton-leaning house effect in its polls this year. By contrast, a series of polls released earlier in the week generally put Clinton’s advantage at 5 to 8 percentage points.

The new polls are noteworthy, however, because they postdate the earlier surveys — Marist’s poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday, for instance. That opens up the possibility that the spiral of negative stories for Trump, such as his criticism of the family of a Muslim-American soldier killed in action and his renewed feud with GOP leadership, are deepening his problems above and beyond Clinton’s convention bounce. Not only have Clinton’s numbers risen since the Democratic National Convention, but Trump’s numbers have fallen back into the mid- to high 30s in polls that include third-party candidates. And Trump’s favorability ratings, following modest improvement after his convention, are now about as bad as they’ve ever been.

Meanwhile, polls of Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire — three swing states with demographics that, in theory, could be friendly to Trump — showed Clinton with leads of 9 percentage points, 11 points and 15 points, respectively. Those are big leads for Clinton, but they shouldn’t be all that surprising: The margins look a lot like the ones by which Barack Obama defeated John McCain in those states in 2008, an election he won by 7.3 percentage points overall. According to our now-cast, Clinton would defeat Trump by a similar margin nationally, 7.9 percentage points, in a hypothetical election held today. Compared with that new, higher baseline for Clinton, a Suffolk poll showing her “only” 4 points ahead of Trump in Florida, which would have looked like an excellent result for her a week ago, is middling.

Overall, the now-cast estimates that Clinton’s electoral vote total, in an election held today, would be similar to the 365 electoral votes that Obama won in 2008. Although she’d be unlikely to carry Indiana, which Obama surprisingly won in 2008, she could make up for it by winning Arizona or Georgia, states that the now-cast has as tossups. Utah might even be competitive in an election held today — and the now-cast thinks that Texas would produce a closer finish than Pennsylvania.

But the real election is still just more than 94 days away. And our forward-looking models, which project the Nov. 8 result instead of evaluating what the polls look like now, are more conservative.

Our polls-plus forecast projects Clinton to win by about 4 percentage points on Nov. 8, meaning a margin more like Obama in 2012 than Obama in 2008. And given the wide uncertainty in forecasting an election three months out, it has Trump with a 26 percent chance of winning. Clinton has nothing to complain about — her 74 percent chance is her highest mark in the polls-plus forecast all year. But the model tweaks her numbers downward for two reasons.

First, it adjusts for potential convention bounces. Although the bounce following the second convention is historically not as misleading as the one following the first convention,1 Clinton’s numbers may still be elevated by a couple of percentage points from the convention afterglow.

Second, polls-plus combines the polls with a “fundamentals” forecast based on an economic index, and the economy is average, suggesting that the election ought to be close. Obviously, there’s a big assumption embedded in there — that Trump is a normal candidate who can take advantage of macroeconomic conditions in the same way that (for instance) John Kasich or Marco Rubio might. Still, American presidential elections have tended to tighten down the stretch run more often than not.

Our polls-only forecast also discounts the recent polls to some degree, projecting Clinton to win by 6 percentage points on Nov. 8 and giving her an 80 percent chance of winning the Electoral College. Polls-only doesn’t use the economic index, nor does it lower Clinton’s numbers because of a potential convention bounce. But it does weight polls taken during the conventions less. Furthermore, it’s deliberately a bit sluggish to update its forecasts because presidential polls are mildly mean-reverting, meaning that gains in the polls are more likely to reverse themselves than to continue unabated.

A model can be too stubborn to update its forecast. Clinton, after blowing a 7-point lead in July, is now in the midst of one of the bigger convention bounces in recent years. This election has produced large swings by historical standards, and the odds ought to have shifted back and forth, in the same way they would if an NFL team forfeited a two-touchdown lead before halftime and then regained it in the third quarter. But you shouldn’t rush to judgment based on two days of polling (admittedly excellent though they were for Clinton) when there are still about 94 days to go. A poll showing Clinton with a 9-point lead three weeks from now would be more meaningful than three more such polls taken tomorrow.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-trumps-slump-deepens-in-polls/

Dang. Thanks for that. The election is just 94 days away. That's about the time my work slows down, and I need to start socking away funds to get me through the winter.

Thanks clem.

https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press/facts

Because of our work, more than 31,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; more than 105,000 farmers in Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania are benefiting from climate-smart agronomic training, higher yields, and increased market access; more than 33,500 tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced annually across the United States; over 450,000 people have been impacted through market opportunities created by social enterprises in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia; through the independent Clinton Health Access Initiative, over 11.5 million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices for HIV/AIDS medications; an estimated 85 million people in the U.S. will be reached through strategic health partnerships developed across industry sectors at both the local and national level; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative community have made more than 3,500 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 430 million people in more than 180 countries.


https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press/facts

independent charitable experts noted the Clinton Foundation’s excellence in philanthropy: The American Institute of Philanthropy’s “Charity Watch” awarded the Clinton Foundation an “A” rating for its financial performance, noting that the Foundation spent 89 percent of its 2013 expenses on charitable programs and activities, and GuideStar lists the Foundation as a “Platinum Participant” and has lauded the Foundation for our "commitment to transparency."


Does the Clinton Foundation spend most of its money on grants?

No. The Clinton Foundation is an operating foundation. The money raised by the Foundation is spent directly on our programs, and not as grants to other charitable organizations. The majority of the Clinton Foundation’s charitable work is performed and implemented by our staff and partners on the ground. We operate programs around the world that have a significant impact in a wide range of issue areas, including economic development, climate change, health and wellness, and participation of girls and women. In cases where we support others in their own philanthropic endeavors, the money is used to convene these partners to develop their programs and commitments, rather than directly implement projects.


https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-climate-initiative/programs/forestry-program

Over 33,500 tons
of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced annually across the U.S. through our building retrofit and HEAL programs

Strengthening Ecosystems and Livelihoods

Our forest and landscape management projects reduce carbon emissions through conservation and restoration while delivering co-benefits such as protection of biodiversity and poverty alleviation for forest communities. Clinton Climate Initiative projects are designed to be replicable in other countries and are scalable to allow large-scale action.

We are currently working in Ethiopia and Kenya to catalyze large-scale restoration by providing the tools and financial models to restore degraded lands in East Africa. We are developing national maps that will show priority sites for forest restoration and demonstrate the value of reforestation by working with local communities to plant 100,000 trees. We’re developing innovative financing models to fund forest restoration and will share these models across both countries to help communities deliver their own restoration projects.

Using Data to Transform Economies, Protect the Environment, and Change Lives

The System for Land‐based Emissions Estimation in Kenya (SLEEK) is a program to develop a robust and credible system for estimating land‐based emissions in Kenya. To do this, we’re working with the Government of Kenya to develop cutting-edge data tools that draw on land cover, soils and climate data to calculate greenhouse gas emissions associated with land use activities.

Kenya is leading the way in developing this comprehensive system. The collaborative effort will help ensure improved data collection and management, enhance communication among government departments that have lacked data, and will provide policy makers and landholders the means to make informed decisions about their land. Through SLEEK, Kenya will have for the first time a solution to this significant data challenge. SLEEK also provides a foundation for other countries to build similar systems.

By integrating the data sources, SLEEK will provide crucial information to inform natural resource management and agricultural decisions while making Kenya a prime destination for carbon credit investments. SLEEK data will be accessible to policy makers, communities and businesses through mobile apps. These simple, user-friendly data applications will address challenges and needs that have been directly identified by government and communities.



https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-wo...-energy-program

Small island nations are highly vulnerable to climate change risks, yet also have the potential to be global leaders in climate change action.
As climate change accelerates, small island nations will suffer a disproportionate share of the global consequences already occurring. Island nations are highly reliant on imported diesel and petroleum, which are not only major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions but are also some of the most expensive fuels in the world. Furthermore, island nations are at higher risk of being impacted by rising sea levels and extreme weather patterns, exacerbating negative effects on our ecosystems and agriculture. The Clinton Climate Initiative has partnered with governments of island nations to develop renewable energy projects, and design and implement waste and water solutions that will reduce fossil fuel consumption and assist the transition to a low-carbon economy – with the goal of replicating and scaling this model to significantly reduce the impacts of climate change by creating resilient communities.

Creating Resilient Communities

Through its Islands Energy Program, the Clinton Climate Initiative is partnering with governments of island nations to implement sustainable energy, waste, and water solutions in order to reduce fossil fuel imports, mitigate green house gas emissions, and create financial savings from environmentally sustainable developments. Reducing reliance on diesel and petroleum imports is not only an environmental priority but an economic and development imperative. The cost of importing fuel, which in some cases is greater than 25 percent of global domestic product, contributes to high levels of national debt, trade imbalances, and scarcity of foreign exchange. The price of electricity in some island nations approaches US$1 per kilowatt-hour, which places a massive economic burden on families, businesses, and government, and deters both foreign and domestic investment.

Small island nations are typically rich in natural resources for renewable energy generation, creating ample opportunity for solar PV, geothermal, wind, biomass and waste-to-energy technologies, depending on the island. Additionally, the high cost of diesel-generated power means renewables are comparatively inexpensive, but despite the economic case for renewable energy generation, small island nations have thus far been unable to fully utilize their domestic energy resources for a range of reasons. The islands’ remote location, relatively small power requirements (typically 10-100 MW) and lack of clear policy and regulations regarding renewable independent power producers hinder private investment in the sector, and the governments of these small nations typically lack the capacity to build the policy, business, and technical plans required for government development of these resources. A range of international organizations, bilateral donors, and development finance institutions have funded various studies to promote renewable energy development in island nations and have created financing mechanisms to facilitate funding these projects. Only in limited cases, however, have these studies and funding sources resulted in significant development and projects implemented.

The Clinton Climate Initiative works with governments and utilities in the islands to overcome these barriers, developing and progressing bankable projects through feasibility analysis that demonstrates technical and economic viability. The Clinton Climate Initiative plays a critical role in providing the necessary financial, technical, regulatory, and policy planning advisory that supports island nations in designing intelligent energy solutions and accessing the funding to implement these solutions.

The goal of the Clinton Climate Initiative's work goes beyond project implementation to achieving lasting market transformation. With urgent implementation of these projects, small island nations have the potential to reshape their economic and environmental futures and initiate clean energy programs that can spur action worldwide. By identifying and removing market barriers and laying the groundwork for further government initiatives in the renewables sector, the work of the Islands Energy Program will spur additional private sector participation in the sector and improve the investment climate for sustainable infrastructure developments in their country and globally.



https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-wo...iciency-program

More than one-third of worldwide energy is consumed in buildings, yet studies show that we could reduce that energy use by as much as 30 percent.
Energy use in the global building sector is significant and on the rise. In fact in the United States commercial and residential buildings accounted for over 40 percent of primary energy consumption. Reducing building energy use through energy-efficiency and monitoring strategies can have significant environmental, occupant health and economic impacts; yet achieving energy efficiency at scale in homes and businesses has remained elusive. The Clinton Climate Initiative works to address barriers to achieving large scale reductions in building energy use globally. We focus our resources on partnerships of purpose with public and private organizations, including corporations, governments, the financial community and other non-profits. Through these partnerships, we foster sustainable models designed to result in significant, measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while enabling economic growth. We design and test innovative market solutions in the commercial and residential building sectors with the goal of developing and scaling these models, nationally and internationally.

Scaling Employer Energy Benefits

The Clinton Climate Initiative is committed to finding solutions of scale in energy efficiency and clean energy for the built environment by developing market-based approaches to the key challenges that inhibit quicker and greater uptake of energy efficiency. Two of the programs through which the Clinton Climate Initiative is impacting markets and lives today are the Home Energy Affordability Loan (HEAL) and the Energy Efficiency Finance Accelerator.

Home Energy Affordability Loan Program

We've created an employer-based benefit program that addresses financial and process barriers to residential retrofit projects. The Home Energy Affordability Loan program (HEAL), a Clinton Climate Initiative innovation, is the United States’ first employer-sponsored energy efficiency program, designed to improve quality of life at both the corporate and homeowner levels through energy upgrades of facilities and homes. The HEAL program stimulates economies, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and drives market transformation by bringing a simplified energy efficiency delivery model to the workplace.

Piloted in Arkansas, the HEAL program facilitates a commercial retrofit to employers’ facilities (when appropriate) and then provides the process by which their employees can make similar energy efficiency improvements in their homes. Employees get an opportunity to receive home energy audits with unique employer-provided or third party financing, repaid through payroll deductions. As employees choose energy efficient home improvements that lower their utility bills, they also reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and improve household resiliency in ways that can positively impact occupant health outcomes.

We're currently working with public and private partners to pilot our HEAL program in other states, with the goal of national and international replication.

Energy Efficiency Finance Accelerator

Pension and Investment Funds offer a potential solution to a key barrier of scaling building energy efficiency- convenient and consistent access to affordable capital for energy based improvements. Our Energy Efficiency Finance Accelerator works with large funds, investors and their advisors to better quantify the risks and rewards of clean energy and efficiency investments in the building sector. We're working to support the creation of financing vehicles that bring access to new pools of capital for building and home owners in ways that increase uptake of commercial and residential energy projects, stimulating economic activity and growth.


https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-climate-initiative

CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE

THE ARKANSAS HEAL PROGRAM SAVES ENERGY
The Clinton Climate Initiative's Home Energy Affordability Loan program is bringing clean energy solutions to communities in Arkansas through building retrofits and home energy audits. CCI is working to expand and replicate this program across the country to help communities save energy.

CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE

USING DATA TO CHANGE THE WORLD
CCI's SLEEK program will give farmers access to a wealth of climate, soil and crop data through SMS and simple tablet applications. This will provide farmers with up to date information, helping them make better decisions about which crops to plant and when.

CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE

RESTORING EAST AFRICA'S FORESTS
CCI is helping catalyze large-scale forest restoration in Kenya and Ethiopia by developing national maps that show the best sites for restoration, working with communities to plant over 100,000 trees, and developing new financial models to scale forest restoration

CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE

INDONESIA’S LARGEST CARBON CREDITS PROJECT
CCI helped develop carbon credit projects in Indonesia in areas of biodiversity-rich forest land.

CATALYZING CAMBODIA’S CARBON CREDITS PROCESS
From 2008 to 2012 CCI developed two carbon credit projects in Cambodia, including Cambodia’s first carbon credits effort in Oddar Meanchey, and worked with the community to implement organic vegetable gardens, chicken raising and biogas digesters intended to reduce dependence on fuelwood.

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All above is from the Clinton Climate Initiative section. There are also sections on (I'm not going to copy/paste all the text but feel free to read yourself if you are actually interested):

the Clinton Development Initiative
CDI's mission is to catalyze economic empowerment through agribusiness development. With access to high-quality inputs, agronomic knowledge and markets, more than 105,000 farmers in Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania are increasing their yields and incomes.),

the Clinton Foundation in Haiti
Through our focus on partnerships and programs that encourage economic growth, empower girls and women, and support small businesses, we can help the people of Haiti build a strong and prosperous future.

the Clinton Guistra Enterprise Partnership
The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP) is pioneering an innovative approach to poverty alleviation. As impact entrepreneurs, CGEP creates new enterprises to generate both social impact and financial returns by addressing existing market gaps in developing countries’ supply or distribution chains. CGEP works to provide underserved communities access to markets, jobs, and training by incorporating individuals into one of three market-driven models – Distribution Enterprises, Supply Chain Enterprises, and Training Center Enterprises. Through these models, CGEP seeks to help people work themselves out of poverty.

The Clinton Global Initiative
The Clinton Global Initiative convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges →

Clinton Health Matters Initiative
By improving health and well-being today, we can help millions of people enjoy a healthier tomorrow.

The Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) works to improve the health and well-being of all people by activating individuals, communities, and organizations to make meaningful contributions to the health of others. CHMI’s goals are to reduce the prevalence of preventable health outcomes and close health inequity and disparity gaps by improving access to key contributors to health for all people.

No Ceilings
No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is an initiative of the Clinton Foundation which aims to advance the full participation of girls and women around the world. Through a data-driven analysis on gender equality, an in-depth conversation series, innovative partnerships, and CGI commitments, No Ceilings builds an evidence-based case to chart the path forward for the full participation of girls and women in the 21st century.

Too Small to Fail
Too Small to Fail aims to help parents, communities, and businesses take specific actions to improve the health and well-being of children from birth to age five so that more of America’s children are prepared for success. Too Small to Fail’s public awareness and action campaign raises awareness among parents and caregivers about the critical importance of talking, reading, and singing during everyday moments and provides them with tools to engage in these language-rich interactions.

Yeah, I've been anjoying the 538 projections this year but you can see how quickly from their charts these things can turn. A week ago, Trump was given a 50.1% chance to beat Clinton. Now, they have him at a 18% chance, matching Hillary's biggest lead of the race so far. If that can happen in a week, you never know how a well-timed bombshell can affect the race.

Things can change quickly. Imagine if leaks surface that Hillary, as Secretary of State, actively seeked to arm ISIS. There are some rumors out there that this is the case, but without publicly available and credible evidence, I obviously won't make that claim. I'm just saying that if it did surface, that would hurt Hillary, and perhaps badly.

She could have another seizure, coughing fit, or moment of hilarity/confusion during one of the debates. Huma Abedin, long time aide to Hillary Clinton, referred to her as "often confused" in one email. Just recently, Hillary started to call Donald Trump her husband, before quickly correcting herself. Those things have already happened several times and I suspect something along those lines is why she took that outrageously long break during one of the debates, canceled the last debate against Bernie, and won't do a press conference. Team Clinton is trying to hide her as much as they reasonably can and hope she can limp her way to victory.

Also don't underestimate the Shy Tory/Shy Trump factor. I don't have a strong opinion who will win this election. If I had to make a guess right now, I would concede that Hillary is the favorite, but it is no means the lock that some are pretending it is. Regardless of who wins, I am confident that on election day Trump will outperform the polls.

That's three variables alone right there that favor Trump but aren't accounted for in the various surveys.

Pretty bad when that's all they have. A hope and a prayer for mud.

You mention shy Tory. I have a question, how many white females claiming to vote for a Trump are doing in support of their husbands? What if come Election Day they vote Hillary, but proclaim Trump to prevent conflict with their spouse?

My problem with the Shy Tory theory is that it doesn't take into account other factors and mentalities.

What if Trump drops out?

What if the GOP gets fed up with him?

What if he pisses somebody off to the point of getting assassinated?

Your ideas are interesting I will admit.

Interesting question about white females claiming to vote for Trump but only doing so in support of their husbands. I personally don't think that is a big factor in western society. It is not like we live under Sharia Law, where it is demanded that women remain subservient to men, and where women's testimony is worth only half of that of men's. I look on my Facebook feed and the women are just as outspoken about politics as men are, perhaps even moreso. (disclaimers: limited sample size, personal sampling bias, etc etc)

Shy Tory factor is limited. It's really just concerned with one point, and since I'm applying it here, it really should be called the Shy Trump factor. That is to say, that I think there are many Trump supporters out there who are firmly behind Trump, but don't openly acknowledge it for mainly social reasons. I wrote in another thread that most of the people I know who are going to vote for Trump are just regular dudes who work and don't cause trouble. They're not the kind to get into heated debates or go back and forth on Facebook or DawgTalkers or whatever other community they are involved in.

You bring up good points about the GOP getting fed up with him, the possibility of him getting assassinated (one kid already tried to grab a police officer's gun to do exactly that) and a hundred other factors that could happen. Maybe he says something outrageous and unpopular right before the election, and doesn't have time to recover. That could happen-- there are many possible factors; I just happen to think the Shy Tory/Shy Trump one is interesting and rarely talked about.

Thanks Steve. I figured they had to be doing SOMETHING good with all the money they grab from foreign countries.

It's funny looking at social media. People are actually hoping that wiki leaks drops something that will actually stick on Hillary.

I also think that's pretty pathetic. As stupid as trump is, I never HOPE that he says something super offensive and does something shady.

But I forgot, people like to complain about politicians being unethical, even though they are a direct reflection of a huge population being unethical.

But it's all good. If people are more happy about meltdowns than both candidates being presidential, as I said before, it says more about them than it does the actual candidates.

It also says a lot about how Trump is doing so far. His supporters need a huge bombshell, because without it, it ain't looking too good for Trump.

Wonder if he has something up his sleeves come debate time.

If he even shows up.

It's not pathetic at all. No one should be above the law. She should have to face the same consequences of her actions like everyone else. When the FBI Director says:



You have two systems of justice going on in this country. So no, it's not pathetic at all.

it's absolutely pathetic.

especially with the issue of transparency. Trump isn't facing the same consequences for his actions either, except his mouth puts so much attention on him, people forget the legal trouble he's been in left and right.

besides, the emails wiki leaks released didn't even strike hillary. it was an hit piece on the DNC chair.

and i honestly think that's the best they got.

I'm not hoping for a Clinton or Trump meltdown.

I'm hoping that the two will look presidential come debate time. but silly me, right? Can't be optimist around here, apparently.

I know that Wikileaks has had much hostility directed at them from both sides of the aisle but I will say this much in defense of what they are doing: To my knowledge, everything they have ever released has been verifiably true. That is an impressive track record.

Based on that track record, anything they release about Hillary (or Donald) going forward is likely to be true. I leave it at 'likely' because obviously there is always the possibility that they screw up sometime in the future; no source is infallible.

We're not talking about made up hit pieces. We're talking about actual, objectively verifiable facts. That is not something that is pathetic to root for. We should all seek transparency and the truth. That is more important than short-term conveniences/inconveniences like how that portrays our preferred candidates.

Once Mein Fuh My Leader takes his rightful place at the head of Murica, his SS Secret Service will want the names of those who spoke against his greatness and I shall have plenty to present him with.

Good thing I gots my super-seecrit hidey-hole of a second home waiting.

And oncet I'm there, I'm goin' super-dark. Off the grid, fer sure.

Don't forget, Dawg: "snitches get stitches."
Keep your head on a swivel.....

Didn't say anything about it not being true.

But what wiki leaks dropped was a hit piece on the DNC. All anybody could do is speculate about Hilary's involvement or lack thereof.

I don't have a problem with it. I don't have a problem with what Eric Snowden did.

Once again, my problem is people in our population wishing for disaster from any of the two major candidates.

Just my personal opinion, I find that distasteful and every bit of a problem that reflects on our political system.

We want our politicians to be transparent when we ourselves aren't.

I don't think anyone is wishing for a current disaster from Trump or Clinton.

I think what irks people is all of Hillary's lies, abuse, the "above the law" status she enjoys.........and people just wishing she'd for once have to answer for her actions.

And you, or any of her supporters, can say "well, she's been investigated and not found guilty", and you'd be right.

The issue is, she's been guilty, but she skates on everything. Just like her husband did. Just like OJ did (well, similar to oj)

THAT is the issue. In my eyes.

It's something we have to deal with.

Trump skates by with his legal issues.

I don't trip because... Well to be perfectly honest I really don't care about it.

Trump has these little things that add up over time to be a big major issues. I think he he ultimately has two major issues. . Clinton has two major issues, as well.

Which is why I'm putting so much stock into the debates. Something is gonna give come debate time.

Another thing I would strongly suggest. While Trump has been in the news for years, her has not undergone the scrutiny a political person receives 24/7. As time is going on, more and more is being uncovered about Trump and some of his shady dealings.

So you have over 25 years of dirt about Hillary while Trump has only been under the same scrutiny for a very short time. As time goes on I'd venture to guess his past will surface a lot more and things will get more interesting.

Yeah.... it's like those fans who cheer when an opponent's player gets injured (or Tim Couch).

There is absolutely no unity within the GOP, or the conservative voting base, for that matter.


Ryan on his endorsement of Donald Trump: 'None of these things are ever blank checks'

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-ryan-endorsement-donald-trump-160148957.html

Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that his support of Donald Trump was "not a blank check," also standing by his recent criticisms of the Republican nominee's campaign amid a tumultuous week.
The Wisconsin Republican talked to a local radio station two days after Trump declined to endorse the House speaker, who on Tuesday will face off in a primary against insurgent Wisconsin businessman Paul Nehlen.

"He's had a pretty strange run since the convention," Ryan told host Jerry Bader on WTAQ radio. "You would think that we want to be focusing on Hillary Clinton, on all of her deficiencies. She is such a weak candidate that one would think that we would be on offense against Hillary Clinton, and it is distressing that that's not what we're talking about these days."

Continuing with his critique of Trump's feud with Ghazala and Khizr Khan, the parents of a slain Muslim soldier, Ryan called Trump's recent remarks about the parents "beyond the pale."

"You don't do that to Gold Star families," he said, using the term for immediate family members of troops killed in wartime. The Khans, who have been critical of Trump since appearing at the Democratic convention, lost a son in Iraq. "If anyone has earned the right to say whatever they want, it is Gold Star families."

Ryan, who has faced pressure to rescind his endorsement of Trump, was asked by Bader what would make him abandon his support for the bombastic billionaire. Ryan said "none of these things are ever blank checks," repeating a line he has used previously.

He did add, though, that he remained behind Trump after the Khan ordeal.

On Tuesday, Trump said he was "not quite" ready to endorse Ryan.

"I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country," Trump said in an interview with The Washington Post. "We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I'm just not quite there yet. I'm not quite there yet."

Ryan, after initially declining to offer Trump an endorsement as the party's presumptive nominee, did endorse him in June. He also spoke at the GOP convention last month, in a sign of party unity between the two leaders.

move came just one day after Trump offered praise to Nehlen on Twitter for defending him over the Khan controversy.

Trump told The Post that Nehlen, who has been reliably pro-Trump, was running "a very good campaign," but he also said he didn't offer his support and he was merely thanking him for "sending their love."

Speaking with Business Insider on Tuesday evening, Nehlen called Ryan a "soulless globalist" but expressed skepticism that Trump would come to his aid with an endorsement. Nehlen, who faces near-insurmountable odds, characterized Ryan as "the most open-borders, anti-worker, pro-Wall Street member of Congress on either side."

He also chastised Ryan for weighing in on the Khan debate, which has earned Trump widespread condemnation from those both within and outside the GOP.

"Why does he weigh in on issues that, on the negative side, every time with Mr. Trump?" Nehlen said. "He's our nominee. He takes every opportunity to take a shot at Mr. Trump."

During his Thursday interview, Ryan labeled Nehlen's campaign as "an out-of-state insurgent campaign powered by these scam PACs, staffed by out-of-state people."

"I don't think Wisconsinites like these kinds of things," he said. "I feel very good where I am."