****BREAKING**** Warren Reported To Have Taken Money From A School For Personal Use

[jberryhill]

Last edited Thu May 23, 2019, 07:38 PM - Edit history (1)

According to an analysis of documents released by the Warren campaign itself, for more than a decade Elizabeth Warren had been receiving payments from Harvard Law School to the tune of over six figures ANNUALLY!

The money is believed to have been used by Warren for whatever she felt like spending it on, investing in, or saving, with no supervision whatsoever by anyone else responsible for her behavior.

I'm sorry folks, but as much as I like Warren, this is not looking good.

I mean, who knows why she would be receiving these payments or what she could have needed the money for.

On edit after hide and appeal: kindly review the WAPO coverage on Warren’s legal fees, which were reported in this manner this morning.

[still_one]

1. Do you have a link on this jb, because I can't seem to find it in a google search

[jberryhill]

21. It's IN HER TAX RETURNS!

[pnwmom]

65. She was paid a high salary by Harvard. This is a joke. n/t

[still_one]

66. I know. It is a rebuttal to the WP story this morning trying to diminish Warren for her

compensation. Thanks

[LonePirate]

82. Yeah, that story was a hit piece, likely directed by supporters of someone on her left.

[GemDigger]

2. Link?

[Chalco]

3. Hold on

Why jump to negative conclusions?

[Perseus]

43. She is a teacher at Harvard

Is this a joke?

[jberryhill]

50. So Harvard just gives people money for teaching?

Sounds like a racket of some kind.

[LanternWaste]

99. 130 on the LSAT is finally paying off.

[jberryhill]

106. For quite a few, yep

[zanana1]

118. HAH! nt

[orangecrush]

128. ...

[rzemanfl]

80. Do I need to wash socks today? Can't decide. On edit-

Decided no after I did the math.

[CaptainTruth]

86. Socks atr fine, but no money laundering.

[rzemanfl]

88. My money tends to clank in the dryer when I launder it.

I'm that wealthy.

[zanana1]

119. My niece was horrified...

She found money in her just-washed jeans. I told her that was money laundering. She's a bright kid; it's amazing what some smart people will fall for. We both had a laugh about it afterward.

[SidDithers]

4. We'll played...

Sid

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. Seconded.

The responses...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. These were REGULAR payments!! WHERE IS THE OVERSIGHT???

[cwydro]

58. I think your leg is being pulled.

Come on now.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

61. Nope, I was playing along.

[cwydro]

62. My bad!

Lol! I took the hook!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

64. It just goes to show how INSIDIOUS THIS STORY IS!!!1!!1!!11!!!

[DarthDem]

6. I Believe This Is a Joke

Right?

[jberryhill]

9. No, it's not a joke - Harvard was making these payments to her for years!

It's all in her tax returns.

[still_one]

19. She was a paid employee of Harvard jb

[jberryhill]

25. Link?

[George II]

28. I guess some expected her to work as a tenured Law Professor for free?

[TryLogic]

101. Ha.

Tenured professors are usually given lots of flexibility, especially when it enhances the institution's reputation.

This hit piece is probably intended for persons who do not know how places like Harvard operate. And, no I don't think it is from another Democratic candidate. This is more like Republican type crap.

[DarthDem]

48. Heh

I GET IT

[True Dough]

7. For those who haven't clued in, THE OP IS SATIRE!

I got a chuckle out of it.

[Blue_true]

111. I got owned. Well played Madame Barrister. nt

[missingthebigdog]

8. WHOOOSH!

It appears that a few people here might be, er, sarcasm impaired....

[jberryhill]

12. The really scary thing....

Is that people on this thread are asking for a link to prove that Warren was a professor at Harvard and got paid for it.

Jesus, people.

[still_one]

26. you provided a misleading OP, to make a point, which you did

[jberryhill]

29. The OP is 100% truthful

I'm going to guess you haven't seen today's news:

https://slate.com/business/2019/05/elizabeth-warren-legal-fees-bankruptcy.html

Washington Post Discovers That Elizabeth Warren Was Paid a Reasonable Fee for Providing Legal Services to Unobjectionable Clients

[still_one]

33. Yes, I saw it, and now understand the point you were making. I am a bit slow

[jberryhill]

36. You can say that again...

[still_one]

39. OK, I am a bit slow. Happy!!!

[still_one]

34. Yes, I saw it, and now understand the point you were making. I am a bit slow

[rzemanfl]

91. Also repetitive, although it was asked for.

[VMA131Marine]

30. And apparently succeeded!

[tonedevil]

31. No more misleading...

than the real for real WaPo story that she was paid to practice law while teaching and got paid for it.

[jberryhill]

35. Winner winner chicken dinner!

No more calls please. Tonedevil has won an internet.

[tymorial]

54. I understand what you were trying to accomplish but your attempt at sarcasm was muddled

It was unclear whether this occurred during employment or after.

[Maggiemayhem]

74. Worst sarcasm on the internet... Poorly executed

[TryLogic]

102. I agree !! Sarcasm is seriously dangerous. Right wing will run with it.

People need to save their sarcasm for their close friends.

[jberryhill]

107. Then try this WAPO article on for size

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287130113

[Iggo]

117. The best sarcasm pisses a few people off while the rest sit back and laugh.

[sprinkleeninow]

126. I third that. 🙄 eom

[pangaia]

56. And it's getting worse by the year !!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Nicely done!

[still_one]

11. My first question would be, was she working as a law professor, and this was part of her compensatio

[jberryhill]

18. That's the cover story they are going with, yes

They are desperately trying to claim it was "salary" for being a "law professor".

[still_one]

24. ok, I get it. Thanks

[Leith]

13. What I would like to know is...

why is she spending so much time around impressionable kids around college age?

[spooky3]

42. And I heard that some of them "love her"! The horrors! Nt

[PunkinPi]

14. lol, well done. nt

[dragonlady]

15. Hint: Law professors are often paid a salary

This sounds suspiciously like that.

[George II]

16. OH, the horrors! News flash - Elizabeth Warren was a tenured Law Professor at Harvard.....

....for many years. I presume she was paid for that job.

[aikoaiko]

17. LOL. Well played, sir. Well played.

[WA-03 Democrat]

20. Thank you for the laughs

Well played!

[tonedevil]

22. They not only let her...

teach at Harvard they are paying her money as well.

[saidsimplesimon]

27. What's your source? Nothing pops up

in my search except an outdated hit piece from a website LegalInsurection dated 2016. "Breaking" originated where or by whom?

[jberryhill]

38. It's in her tax returns!

According to her own tax returns, Harvard was paying her for years!

[NurseJackie]

32. Her career is over! OMG! Oh no!

[GeniusJoy]

37. Bernie says he is not going to attack democrats

but his top surrogates are pushing thing meme hard today. It's shameful. utterly disgusting and shameful.

[brush]

41. I'm sorry, why is this here? Nothing better to do?

[jberryhill]

53. It's commentary on a Washington Post hit piece

https://slate.com/business/2019/05/elizabeth-warren-legal-fees-bankruptcy.html

Washington Post Discovers That Elizabeth Warren Was Paid a Reasonable Fee for Providing Legal Services to Unobjectionable Clients

...

The Washington Post, which appears to have been digging around on this issue separately, responded with an article headlined: “While teaching, Elizabeth Warren worked on more than 50 legal matters, charging as much as $675 an hour.” The story leads off similarly, foregrounding the the $675 figure. The implication seems to be that Warren was cashing in or something, which is a bit odd.

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[cwydro]

60. Dude, perhaps think about this a wee bit. nt

[brush]

63. Think what? It's satire.

[Tipperary]

68. Lol. Nice recovery.

[BlueMTexpat]

44. ...

[Kahuna7]

45. (gasp!) The Horror!

[Perseus]

46. Not sure who started this joke but...

The MAGA people, and the repubs, get hold of it and they will run with it, MAGA people have no ability to differentiate truth from lies.

It is funny, but only to people with brains. I may be one of those who does not have sense of humor, but I find it dangerous.

[tonedevil]

51. Have you read the Washington Post...

article that inspired this post? If not you can read it here. The "serious reporters" breathlessly tell us that while teaching Senator Warren practiced law and was paid lots of money for it. While it should be the WaPo article is not a joke, that is what is dangerous.

[jberryhill]

52. The Washington Post started this joke

Catch up...

https://slate.com/business/2019/05/elizabeth-warren-legal-fees-bankruptcy.html

Washington Post Discovers That Elizabeth Warren Was Paid a Reasonable Fee for Providing Legal Services to Unobjectionable Clients


...
The Washington Post, which appears to have been digging around on this issue separately, responded with an article headlined: “While teaching, Elizabeth Warren worked on more than 50 legal matters, charging as much as $675 an hour.” The story leads off similarly, foregrounding the the $675 figure. The implication seems to be that Warren was cashing in or something, which is a bit odd.

[Maggiemayhem]

75. Why would you assume that we read WaPo today?

[Hekate]

98. The clue is an OP in this Group stating with a tone of horror she got paid for working. Source WaPo

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287130113

[Turin_C3PO]

47. Lol.

I had to read that twice. Good one!

[DarthDem]

49. The Attacks on Dems So Far Are Really Weak

This is an unintended consequence of Chumpian Republicanism. Since no scandal sufficiently puts off legions of Rethugs from voting for the non-president, it's sort of hard to gin up outrage about Democratic "scandals." Especially since they can't seem to come up with much material.

[donkeypoofed]

55. Who cares ?

She wasnt stealing it - that shouldn't bother anybody.

[Celerity]

57. roflmaoooooooo

[cwydro]

59. Well played!

I’d say it’s hilarious how many believed this as some sort of nefarious scheme, but it’s actually sad.

I like to think DUers are fairly intelligent, sigh.

Thanks for the giggle though!

[EveHammond13]

67. sarcasm so sly I think many are missing it

[customerserviceguy]

69. Brilliant!

This is an excellent example of how someone can make another person look at a molehill, and see a mountain, especially when the target is predisposed to look for a mountain.

Well done!

[Tiggeroshii]

70. How dare she!!!!

[matt819]

71. Just checking

, right?

[demmiblue]

72. ...

[Ligyron]

73. So they were paying her to spread knowledge to kids?

Disgraceful!

and now she's making it available to the genera public at no charge whatsoever?

Unbelievable, where will it end?

[pecosbob]

76. Hey OP, a little OT, but

I've seen you make a lot of posts doing a DRodman on specious semi-legal drivel coming from many posters, myself among them, and good on you for it, but I've never seen you post much of anything indicating an opinion on candidates. As I see you have E. Warren selected as a preferred candidate and this is a forum for E. Warren supporters, I guess the question is appropriate...what do you, a legal type, see in her? I see a lot of Harry Truman.

[Pacifist Patriot]

77. I take it some of the people responding are not familiar with the WaPo story.

I don't know who was worse. The two women who penned the silly piece or WaPo for publishing it. This was a case of "Newsflash! Human Breathes Air" with a hideously sexist twist.

[Chakaconcarne]

89. Myself included...no context...

and 2 minutes of my day wasted discerning what's going on.

[gibraltar72]

78. This is clearly conspiracy to educate.

[Control-Z]

79. Hahaha!

This got alerted on! I doubt if anyone even tried to vote you off the island.

[The Genealogist]

81. OMG she probably lived in a house and had a car too.

Oh the humanity. Where are my smelling salts and fainting couch?

[dlk]

83. Here Come the Trolls...

[Turbineguy]

84. Sounds like something

for trump to investigate. He'll have the time now, since he doesn't have anything else to do.

[CaptainTruth]

85. Clearly, the only way to end this work-for-money scheme is ...

... to follow the Republicans' lead & eliminate pay for teachers!

They should have guns, but not paychecks.

It's what Jesus wanted!

[kag]

87. And I heard...

that in return for these "payments" she sometimes did "favors" for said Law School, like holding "meetings" where she actually "spoke" to "students" spreading "knowledge".

Oh, the shame of it!

[jberryhill]

108. Holy shit! A quid pro quo arrangement?

She would teach and they would pay her?

Is that even legal?

[Bradshaw3]

90. She's just another of the 47 percent who are "takers"

Well done. You got me - for a moment. Thanks for the laugh.

[40RatRod]

92. Wasted five minutes of my life reading this thread.

[Hekate]

93. Salary at Harvard? I'll bet she received honoraria for speaking elsewhere, too...

I was an admin assistant at a branch of UC and my department had a line-item in its budget for bringing in academic speakers in our specialty. Gosh, we'd even put them up in a middling hotel, and since we were a hundred miles from nowhere, we could even pony up some cattle-car airfare.

[sop]

94. Wait till the general election, Trump will tweet something like this every day

It reminds me of the story about George Smathers attacking Congressman Claude Pepper in a 1950 Florida congressional election by alleging Pepper's brother was a "known homo sapien", his sister "a practicing thespian", and accusing him of "matriculating" into college, and practicing "celibacy before marriage."

[sprinkleeninow]

127. A recent trip to the att'y brought forth the word intestate.

A paralegal walked me out and we bantered about that word. Izzit some kinda physical disorder we never heard of ? 🤔 🤣 It was a 'casual Friday'. Everbody lookin' for the weekend!

Intestate. I'm not afflicted by that disorder. Hä!

Don't mind me. I play an att'y on TV and my momma was a legal administrative assistant for 22 years in her 2nd career stint. She loved it. Me? No thanks. Not my forté.

[pbmus]

95. Onion by jb

[SCVDem]

96. How many have alerted on this?

Delete the entire thread and start over with honesty!
This is misleading and a violation of our TOS!

No bashing Democratic figures!

[jberryhill]

104. The OP is a commentary on other coverage of Warren today

[LiberalFighter]

97. Does this belong here? I don't think so.

[jberryhill]

105. Why not? Did this belong here....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287130113

[cynatnite]

100. I heard she went on date nights with her husband....

Just when you thought you knew someone.

[elleng]

103. Imagine, a well-paid TEACHER!!!

[jberryhill]

109. Well, there you are

There are people claiming she made this money by teaching. Everyone knows teachers don’t make much.

[Blue_true]

110. Harvard Law School is a private employer.

Often private employers pay out bonuses to figurehead figures that bring the employer positive press and prestige.

A non story, IMO.

[crazytown]

112. Harvard didn't have the decency to put the money in brown paper bags,

And by the looks of it, Professor Warren thought she could get away with it with the services of a man like Micheal D Cohen.

[sop]

133. If she'd been teaching at Trump University it wouldn't be a scandal

But, no, Warren had to go and become a tenured law professor at that fourth-rate diploma mill, Harvard.

[Recursion]

113. It's good to call it out with humor, but look at how many people here "jumped"

I'm not optimistic. 4 years ago otherwise intelligent people convinced themselves there is an ethical problem with working the lecture circuit. I'm worried we're going to see the same thing this time around.

[jberryhill]

114. I'm floored, really

I thought the bigger reaction would be to the blatantly over-the-top sexist part about her receiving and spending her money without supervision.

That part didn’t strike anyone as odd.

[Recursion]

115. Yeah I noticed that too

Like I said... I'm not optimistic

[betsuni]

116. At least she didn't receive money for giving a speech.

I've heard that is the worst thing a person can do and proof they are evil. Oh, besides using email.

[samnsara]

120. im not passing judgement until i know all the facts...

... If one hears or reads something troublesome and when it seems quite out of character..it probably isnt as its being reported. This seems to be quite out of character for Warren so warrants a little bit of checking out.


We Dems have the power of Independent thought...unlike gops who believe everything they see, hear or read at face value.

[BannonsLiver]

122. The OP is (mediocre) satire.

It’s not real.

[mtnsnake]

121. Bad idea to look for a laugh at the expense of possibly tarnishing Elizabeth Warren's reputation

All it takes is someone who doesn't like Elizabeth to read your post without realizing it's a joke, and voila, this is how some of the worst rumors get started on the internet.

[book_worm]

125. I agree this is a stupid post.

[sprinkleeninow]

129. She's not my no.1 pick, but this was not necessary. Just sayin'... n/t

[jberryhill]

132. It is a commentary on the article linked in the thread

If one does not know that Warren taught at Harvard for years, then it is a good time to learn.

[LAS14]

123. This has got to be The Onion, right? nt

[MineralMan]

124. Link?

WTF?

[Laelth]

130. This is CRAP. I still think Elizabeth Warren is a good and ethical person who would make ...

... an excellent President.

-Laelth

[UniteFightBack]

131. Getting PAID...YOU GO GIRL. !!!!! nt