Not Judicial Watch Again.

Before Democrats give Judicial Watch too much credence, lets remember that they are a conservative organization that started 16 years ago, and since their inception they have had a special bug up their backsides for the Clintons. They are not – lets repeat that – they are NOT an official oversight organization.

After just a few minutes of research, you can see that ultra-conservative foundations fund them; organizations like the Sarah Scaife Foundation, the Carthage Foundation, and the now defunct John M. Olin Foundation. The Sara Scaife Foundation is actually part of the Scaife Foundations, which is made up of the Sarah Scaife Foundation, the Allegheny Foundation, and (here they are again) the Carthage Foundation. When you follow the money trail the web gets a bit complicated – so I am only including what I found this morning while drinking my coffee. Given a little more time, this story could get really interesting.

The Scaife Foundations does not give funds to individuals: they only give to organizations. They are major contributors to Judicial Watch, while also supporting the George C. Marshall Institute, New American Century, and the Reason Foundation. The George C. Marshall Foundation is a known conservative think-tank, with funding from Exxon-Mobile, and they have been behind some of the most aggressive climate denial propaganda. The New American Century is a neoconservative organization, and at least 10 of their founding members served on the Bush/Cheney administration. The Reason Foundation’s main objective is to privatize all government functions.

So DEMs let’s be careful how much we want to use Judicial Watch as our source for unbiased “news” about the Clintons. Clearly they are NOT!