Hillary and Bill Clinton Made $6.7 Million from Speeches in 2015

[newthinking]

Source: ABC News


Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, greet supporters after casting their ballots at a polling station during the New York State presidential primaries on April 19, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York.

Hillary and Bill Clinton raked in a combined $6.725 million in paid speeches in 2015, a decrease from the year before, according to a personal financial disclosure form released late Tuesday night.

As a presidential candidate, Clinton has come under fire for paid speeches she gave, particularly to big banks and Wall Street, after leaving the State Department. Her Democratic opponent, Bernie Sanders, and his supporters have called on her to release the transcripts of these speeches, which she has thus far refused to do.

According to the document her campaign released, last year, Clinton gave six paid speeches for a total income of $1.475 million. Her biggest pay day was speech to Ebay on March 3, 2015 for $315,000. Her lowest was to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $150,000. She did not speak to any American banks last year and has not given any paid speeches since announcing her presidential campaign on April 12, 2015.

The document also shows that Bill Clinton gave 22 paid speeches last year for a total of $5.25 million. Of these speeches, 11 of them occurred after his wife became a presidential candidate. Prior to the announcement, the former president raked in $225,000 for a speech to UBS. Following the announcement, he made $250,000 speaking to the private equity firm, Apollo Global Management.

Since Hillary Clinton became a candidate, the couple has drastically scaled back their paid speeches. For example, in 2014, the Clintons made roughly $18 million from roughly 100 paid speeches — many of which were to banks.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-bill-clinton-made-67-million-speeches-2015/story?id=39184952

[Chicago1980]

1. Sounds like a nice gig.

[Firebrand Gary]

2. Good for them. nt

[complain jane]

35. I'm envious.

Just envious.

[redstateblues]

3. Envy is an ugly emotion

[JonLeibowitz]

6. I am certainly not envious of her, nor her eternal soul.

[farleftlib]

47. You got that right

It's all dirty money anyway. I'll stay poor and keep my integrity.

[cali]

54. That tired canard. This is not about envy.

It's about how inappropriate it is for Bill to be.making for profit speeches while she is running for president.

[Beaverhausen]

4. Two most admired people in the world

I'm shocked SHOCKED they are paid big bucks for speeches.

[Throd]

64. It isn't the speeches they are being paid for.

[scscholar]

5. People want to hear what they say

What's the problem with this?

[GummyBearz]

69. I've heard what she has to say

It only cost me $50 per month for cable TV. But that isn't entirely fair, I also get to hear what other people have to say for that $50 per month. Tosh.o is pretty good, I'd pay him way more to come speak with me than I would Hillary. Unless I ran a bank and needed the political favors. Then Hillary would be my choice to pay

[Doctor_J]

7. This helps explain why she's OK with people paying for their own health insurance

First, her family is all set, and second, she was probably telling the insurance executives what they wanted to hear.

[UnitedFront4Sanders]

8. Bought and payed for

by people with very narrow interests(like growing their own wealth and nobody else's) looking for what they payed Clinton for.

[Skittles]

13. oh look, another one

[UnitedFront4Sanders]

55. Look another supporter

of the racist patriarchal corrupt corporate power structure manifested in the form of Hillary Clinton. Don't expect us not to respond. We are angry and we are energized by last night's result.

[Dems to Win]

9. Cashing in on their public service. Legal, but sleazy.

Quite the slap in the face to the Occupy Wall Street movement, and to those people in economic despair who will never recover from losing everything in the 2008 crash.

[JDPriestly]

10. This would be OK if she were not a candidate for the presidency.

But it suggests shocking corruption because she is running for the presidency. Shocking corruption.

[youceyec]

11. That's it?

They are worth 10 times that. Media is OK with trump flaunting wealth. Clinton bias very strong.

[libodem]

12. Is That All?

God save the Queen!

[ReRe]

14. Look at that picture.

... do those two Senior Citizens belong in the White House? They belong in a Nursing Home, for doG's sake! I know, I know... HRC will will be the titular head of the country, but come on. Why can't people learn when the party's over? They don't need the money. They have a new grandbaby and another on the way. They're addicted to the public eye. They love living in the fish bowl. I have nothing against either of them, personally. I wish them well. But frankly, I have noticed a couple times when Hillary began to look ill. Her face was puffy, she looked like she had gained 10 lbs all of a sudden. Times when Bill had those pregnant pauses, when it seemed he had lost his train of thought, and didn't know what to say next. They should be retiring.

[Beaverhausen]

17. Stay classy

[LittleGirl]

18. She's

hypothyroid, like me. So a sudden 10 lb weight gain is typical for us, along with the puffy face, eyes and throat. I just wished that everyone with this disease could get the healthcare that she gets. But Bernie is hypothyroid as well but it affects men much differently and not as noticeable as it is in women.

[lovemydog]

22. I didn't know that.

Thanks for the education. All the best to you.

[LittleGirl]

23. You're welcome eom :-)

[ReRe]

30. Guess what?

I'm hypothyroid too. It's no picnic. And can you imagine what's going to happen when you throw in a ton of stress, like the world on her shoulders?

[LittleGirl]

40. Do you

have Hashimoto's? I agree with the stress adding to the condition. I was finally tested about 6 yrs ago and it was positive. I never had a goiter so was never tested. My thyroid is a shriveled up gland that I will have to take meds the rest of my life (no problem as I feel better). I just wished that I had been checked decades ago instead of when I was 50.

[ReRe]

43. Hashimotos?

Never heard of that. Sounds like something Tonto said to the Lone Ranger.

[LittleGirl]

44. It's

technically Hashimoto's Thyroditis which was discovered/published in 1912 in Germany by the Japanese specialist Hakaru Hashimoto. Here's the link to the wiki page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashimoto's_thyroiditis

It's an auto immune condition where the thyroid is attacked by antibodies damaging the thyroid grand. If your doctor has never tested you, you should ask for the TPO antibody test to verify that you do not have it. It's been reported that 90% of hypothyroid patients have Hashimoto's.

The best book on the subject (imo) is The Root Cause of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis by Izabella Wentz, PhD. She is a pharmacist patient advocate and has a facebook page and web info that is highly informative and helpful. It's also genetically linked so some patients like me don't get diagnosed until stress, environmental and/or hormonal changes trigger it to develop.

Here's a link to the list of symptoms: ][link:http://hypothyroidmom.com/300-hypothyroidism-symptoms-yes-really/|

[ReRe]

46. Thanks for all that information!

Though it could almost turn one into a hypochondiac. I will try to remember to ask my Dr to test me for it the next time I have an appmt.

[LittleGirl]

49. Happy to help

I hope you get some answers. There are so many doctors that don't know this disease can be so hard to manage and I had to try several thyroid meds before I found one that works for me. Synthroid was the worst. And I don't convert T4 (thyroid meds) to T3 which is important to recovery and remission. I've been in remission for over a year but I still get bloods done every 3-4 months to make sure I'm optimal. Good luck.

http://www.thyroidscience.com/hypotheses/warmingham.2010/warmingham.7.18.10.pdf

another good link for you.

[farleftlib]

48. I'm also hypothyroid

and since I have no coverage, I'm stuck taking OTC kelp and such. I can't afford the lab
work, doc's visit and prescription.

[LittleGirl]

50. check out the links

in my posts above #43 and #46.

[farleftlib]

52. OK thanks. I will.

[LittleGirl]

53. kelp is contridicted for

hypothyroid issues. If you are struggling, iodine treatment is probably the cause. You should only take kelp/iodine if you are deficient and blood work is the only way to know. Good luck!

[Stryguy]

19. Rush?

When did Rush Limbaugh join Democratic Underground?

[ReRe]

34. rgae089[1ojuv tnrsb'!

Now that is absolutely hilarious. Me? Rush? I don't know whether to take that as a complement or a complaint. Get a grip. Take a walk today. Get away from the computer and politics for a while. I'm in a location where a bunch of those severe storms came through last week. Internet went down for two days, until we could get the repairman here to work on wires outside. It was a blessing in disguise. It forced me to get away from the madness for a while. No, I'm not Rush. Peace, already.

[Democat]

20. "They belong in a Nursing Home" - is this DU?

Where are the admins?

This site is going downhill fast. The admins should ban trolls making personal attacks on the Democratic nominees outside of the Primaries forum.

[ReRe]

32. First: I'm not a troll. I'm a Democrat.

What's wrong with what I said? I didn't say it in a derogatory manner. I am the same age as them! Should I have said "if it was me" before I said anything? Personal attack? Give me a break. Believe me, that was the farthest thing from my mind. Believe it or not, I care about them. I'm genuinely concerned about both of them. It's a very endearing photo.

[hamsterjill]

57. Look at your avatar.

Talk about a senior citizen!!!

[BlueMTexpat]

15. And they contributed those earnings to the

Clinton Foundation and other charities.

Get real about speeches. Bill and Hillary Clinton are two very popular people (despite what the media and some here on DU say) who have accomplished a LOT in their lives and are much in demand on the paid speech circuit.

Please get a clue about who makes money on the speech circuit and why. Or is it OK for GOPers to make lots of money and NOT Dems - or is it just NOT Hillary?

Based on the anti-Hillary rhetoric posted here on DU 24/7, I would surmise that it's just Hillary who inspires the vitriol. It matters not to them that she has been the most admired woman in the world for years. Of course, she is in demand as a speaker and her speaking fees are commensurate with what others receive. Or should they somehow be less because she is a woman?

Please just go ahead and say it out loud because "that" is very much what drives the anti-Hillary drivel and it is more apparent every day.

[hamsterjill]

58. Great post!

It's not what they make, it's what they DO with what they make. Good for the Clintons.

In my mind, they are taking money away from the (generally Republican) wealthy who will pay for the speeches and using that money for the betterment of the planet. I'm absolutely OKAY with that.

[BlueMTexpat]

67. I just get SO tired of

the constant hitting on Hillary - and especially the misogyny that drives it.

[Stryguy]

16. And according to their taxes

They had charitable contributions in 2015 of 15 million.

How much did Bernie give? Roughly $8,000

Percentage wise Clintons give almost 10% of their income to charity. Sanders 4%.

I'm sure you have some excuse to still demonize the Clintons so this post was pointless.

[newthinking]

25. I posted a news article and made no commentary.

The only "demonizing" occurring is in your reaction?

[Stryguy]

31. Come on.

Be realistic for 1 minute. We both know why you posted it and pretending otherwise just lessens your credibility.

Or just continue life with the "I didn't do it" approach.

[newthinking]

33. welcome to my ignore list

I really don't care what you think. Bye

[merrily]

29. Oh, my lord. You are comparing the charitable contribution of hundred millionaires with those

of someone who lives on a salary. Does that make you feel vindicated somehow?

[olddad56]

21. people with no education make that much playing ball.

[merrily]

28. Which should not happen either. FYI Bill and Hillary are not making that money because of their

education or their talent.

[apnu]

41. They both have pretty good educations an they do have talents

That much is obvious. They clearly aren't coasting on celebrity, they would have fizzed out a decade ago. But the fact that they keep being invited to speak and that's very lucrative shows they're saying things people both want to hear and are willing to pay to hear. There is no way Bill Clinton has spent nearly 20 years talking about his good old days in the White House, it just isn't that interesting or useful today.

[merrily]

56. They were not paid millions in one year to speak for their education or their skills or talents.

Or because their speeches were 7 million bucks worth of interesting.

I won't play brand new with you, so, if that's your game, you can play by yourself.

[apnu]

59. True, but they are using their education and talent in the speeches.

Which is the point I'm trying to make.

[merrily]

60. Which is beside the point.

[apnu]

61. Ok then, what is your point?

[Darb]

62. Here's the point.............

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[philosslayer]

51. What is it that "should not happen either"?

Athletes should not be allowed to make large salaries? Is that what you are insinuating?

Lets say you are king for a day. What would be your specific solution to address the problem of overpaid athletes?

[silvershadow]

24. Holy shit! No wonder they feel my pain!

[merrily]

26. And 2015 was the year she was on her "listening" tour and then running for President.

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[rladdi]

27. So what, should we list those Republicans that have earned as much during that time.

Why the war on the Clintons, because they are smart and are true leaders of a free nation. Republicans leaders would have us looking like cities of Iraq and Syria if they could. Building, roads, bridges crumblings while blocking any bills that would revise this trend. Republicans are blocking the passage of a health care package to fight Zita. They hate a healthy nation and people. But only if it doesn't effect their community or state. Then they have their hands open wide for Federal Fundings.

[Nihil]

38. Oh my ...

> because they are smart and are true leaders of a free nation

[complain jane]

36. Oh FFS

Like we're new to politics?

Good for them.

How about focusing on the douchebag fronting the GOP? No?

[Vinca]

37. And this must have been an "off" year since she was campaigning.

$315,000. For one speech. No one is worth that amount of money for a speech . . . unless something is expected in return.

[apnu]

39. Not exactly new information, people have been saying this since the Clintons got out of the office

The very moment Bill Clinton left office, he hit the speaking trail, same for Hillary. This crops up in the news every so often when someone wants to tear down the Clintons as if they're being hypocritical for cashing in on their celebrity. Its not, the Clintons have always been pretty well off and post Bill Clinton's term, they became rich off speaking so what?

This is what they do for income, mostly.

[AngryAmish]

42. Listening to a speech from either of them is a bargain at any price.

Their wisdom is priceless. Their knowledge is beyond counting.

Imagine yourself as a listener to one of these speeches. Your life, up to that point, has been an abyss of ignorance and despair. But after twenty minutes you are a new person, infused with light and power for justice.

These speeches are literally life-giving.

[Javaman]

45. yeah, they're are just like me!

[Throd]

63. Obscene.

[KoKo]

65. Recommend....

[Sunlei]

66. good gig if a Corp like ebay will 'donate' that much money.wonder what Republicans 'do' for donation

[itcfish]

68. SO?

We live in a capitalist nation don't we?