One hand washes the other.  In the oh-so-cozy circles of the elites, charity is about a lot more than helping deserving causes.  Charities and their fundraisers act as gatekeepers and markers of prestige.  So when the charity sponsored by the New York Times needed money in an election year, what could be more natural than for the Clintons’ personal charity to cough up $100k, much larger than its usual donation? Alana Goodman of the Free Beacon has the story: A little-known private foundation controlled by Bill and Hillary Clinton donated $100,000 to the New York Times’ charitable fund in 2008, the same year the newspaper’s editorial page endorsed Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary, according to tax documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The Clinton Family Foundation, a separate entity from the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, has been the family’s vehicle for personal charitable giving since 2001....(Read Full Post)