Bernie Sanders calls Obama's $400K Wall Street speech "unfortunate" - CBS This Morning

[Donkees]

Published on Apr 28, 2017
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who calls former President Obama a friend, discusses Mr. Obama's $400,000 speaking fee at an upcoming Wall Street conference hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald.

[Zoonart]

1. Know what, Bernie?

I voted for you, but you have done nothing but monetize your run for President since you lost the primary so........... cool. it.

[NurseJackie]

15. Your analysis matches mine. Thank you.

[latinaliberal]

35. So Bernie

Does this mean that you have never accepted payment for giving a speech? If we really begin to dig into your finances, we will not find anything that could be considered distasteful?
Get off your soap box and resist Trump, not the Democratic party.

[BeyondGeography]

2. This issue is such a big fat loser for Obama's reputation

It's a diplomatic, well-reasoned answer. Bernie is doing him a favor.

[monmouth4]

6. Bernie, like EW, is wrong. What should it matter to them? They should both just

cool it and stay out of it.

[BeyondGeography]

14. Don't be surprised when our 2020 nominee pledges not to take any money from Wall St. for speeches

Whether it's Warren or not. These things are eye candy for cynics who claim there's no difference between the parties. Democrats need to stop making it so easy for them.

[bettyellen]

26. Cynics think there's no difference? Nope. Morons.

[Cha]

9. No BS isn't doing Pres Obama a "favor" or himself.

Link to tweet

[NurseJackie]

16. Peter Daou gets it.

[Cha]

18. Oh Yeah..

Right on, sister!

[George II]

13. A favor? Give me a break.

[Cha]

31. No kidding! Good

Grief! And, by the looks of things it's backfiring on the guy supposedly doing "the favor".

[George II]

4. What's wrong with Obama working to support his family?

Sanders doesn't run Obama's life, nor does he understand it.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Agreed

I don't understand what his issue is. Obama has to put two children through University. Everyone needs to get to stepping on this issue.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. They're gettin a $65 million dollar book advance. I think they've got college covered.

[Cha]

25. Good for them!

[bettyellen]

30. I suppose he could have three houses but not four....

Interesting standards people are yanking out of their nether regions. But he got a better book deal, LOL.

[JustAnotherGen]

41. I think that's great

I'm not going to be bitter about another's financial success!Kudos to them!

Can't wait for Michelle to tell America a thing or two about itself.

[Eliot Rosewater]

42. No person alive more deserves it, no family. They spent 8 years

fighting for regular people and withstanding constant racism and hatred.

[JustAnotherGen]

44. Fair point!

43 other Presidents and folks pick this one to get twisted over you know?

[nycbos]

24. There is a great quote...

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... "If you can't take their money, drink their booze, and then vote against them you don't belong in this business."

[Paladin]

8. I am way passed sick and tired of Bernie's efforts to sow discord in the party.

A party, need I add, of which he remains a non-member.

[redstateblues]

10. Please stop Bernie. You are making things worse.

I have no problem with Obama making some money.

[LenaBaby61]

34. Please stop Bernie. You are making things worse.

Several Bernie supporter friends tell me that even they are sick of Bernie now. These are people who've supported Bernie for many years with time and money, and one who even flew down to help Bernie during a few of his runs in the Senate over the years.

Personally, I just don't GET what in the world Bernie's trying to do with this criticism of Pres. Obama. I haven't heard Pres. Obama say one thing in this way about HIM or that situation concerning Bernie's wife Jane.

We Dems have enough issues with tRumputin and the GOP already, and now with Bernie constantly haranguing Dems and now Pres. Obama?

As you said, Bernie's really making things much more toxic for a party he doesn't really like, but who he joined in order to make his run at the presidency.
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[sarge43]

11. I supported Sanders, but he's wrong on this one, very wrong.

None of us know what Mr Obama is going to say. He could read Wall Street the well deserved riot act.

[brush]

12. He just can't help himself. He should know the set-up by now. Media people are going to ask...

politely veiled ambush questions designed to get him to attack Dems and the Dem party,

He seems to always oblige them.

Just learn to deftly switch the subject. God, you've been a pol long enough to know how to do that.

[BainsBane]

19. Because he was the one president in history who got national healthcare passed

That is the subject of the conference. And that's the "playing ball" you are decrying. But don't fret. Trump is still determined to get rid of ACA, so there will soon be no more ball for you to worry about.

[Eliot Rosewater]

43. 43 white presidents and then a black one does something none of the white ones could, so

expect tremendous hatred from everyone on the right and many so called progressives.

He belongs in a class with FDR and LBJ for obvious reasons. And he stands alone as a president who faced unprecedented hatred and obstruction and turned the country around from certain total economic destruction.

[NurseJackie]

20. Oh, what a load of crap. Give me a fucking break!

I hope he becomes the richest man in the world! I hope he becomes rich-rich-RICH!! Let them pay, pay, pay! Obama deserves it ... his family deserves it. May he earn a million dollars each for every lie, smear, innuendo and insult that has ever been thrown at Michelle and Barack.

[skylucy]

29. Yes!

[sarge43]

38. Absolutely

Living well is the best revenge.

[lunamagica]

21. So predictable.

[DK504]

22. So a private citizen isn't allowed to go out and make money.

Every single ex politican does this, but when the black guy does it, it is outrageous. It's called market value. Hillary could get $250K per spech, only people that bitched about that were Repukes.

This disturbs me.

[liberalmuse]

27. I hope he makes as much money as he can.

He worked his ass off for 8 years only to have the GOP and a huge orange turd systematically try to destroy everything good he did. Make that money, President Obama!

[Historic NY]

28. Unfortunate... is an FBI investigation of your wife....

but please proceeds to toss stone at your new glass house.

[Me.]

32. Is There An FBI Probe On PBO

No...just Jane Sanders for fraud and destroying an entire college.

[Kittycow]

33. ...👍

My first thought was Screw you Bernie. President Obama can't even be a private citizen for a minute without being attacked, blamed, and insulted .

Let's hear about your wife's scandal and your taxes instead.

[NurseJackie]

39. ...

[nycbos]

36. So is dumping your state's radio active waste on one of the poorest latino communities...

... in the country sir.


But I digress.

[Croney]

37. If $400k is unfortunate, what does he think would be ok?

300k? 200k? 100k? Fifty bucks and a bag of chips?

[Me.]

40. FRankly

If he were offered that amount I'm betting he'd figure out a way to take it and still point a finger at everyone else while justifying his acceptance.

[markpkessinger]

45. Well, there IS the example of Harry Truman . . .

Harry Truman returned to Independence Missouri with a $25,000 pension. He was offered countless board positions by many companies. He turned them all down with this simple explanation: "You don't want me, you want the presidency. It's not for sale, it belongs to the American people."