The Clinton Dictionary
The Clintons use words in ways that almost nobody else does. To make it easier, we’ve defined many of her strangely-used words below, so you know what they actually mean.
campaign finance reform
[kam-peyn fi-nans ree-fawrm]
noun.
definition: commonly stated ideal for money in politics. Usually stated as a goal, then followed by contradictory action.
At the very same time Hillary Clinton was decrying“unaccountable money” in Iowa, Clinton’s campaign chairman was raising “unaccountable money.”
charity
[char-i-tee]
noun.
definition:
1. means by which one can fund political activity without worrying about federal contribution limits;
2. means by which foreign governments and corporations can contribute to one’s political cause covertly.
See also: “Slush fund”