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In reply to the discussion: I’ve Read Obama’s Secret Trade Deal. Elizabeth Warren Is Right to Be Concerned. [View all]jalan48
(14,150 posts)108. The Clinton's have made $25 million in speaking engagements in the past 16 months alone.
I think Obama is looking for more than a college professorship in Constitutional law when he leaves office. Who can afford to pay someone $200,000 to $400,000 for a single speaking engagement? The answer? Not people working for minimum wage.
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I’ve Read Obama’s Secret Trade Deal. Elizabeth Warren Is Right to Be Concerned. [View all]
RiverLover
May 2015
OP
He just better be sure he locks in a good retirement job, as his "legacy" is turning to SHIT now!
cascadiance
May 2015
#11
Well you seem to only care about the ACA and stated as much in a previous post.
cui bono
May 2015
#144
You are giving him more credit than he deserves. He did little to advance marriage equality and
rhett o rick
May 2015
#146
ACA? No fucking way. Costs unchecked, 10s of millions took pay cut in terms of higher premiums
whereisjustice
May 2015
#161
I don't think it is any more extreme than his letting Geithner, Bernanke and
truedelphi
May 2015
#148
Why dont you list his lies for all of us, I for one would be interested in that.
randys1
May 2015
#102
The Clinton's have made $25 million in speaking engagements in the past 16 months alone.
jalan48
May 2015
#108
It isn't "secret" just because he's too special to hie himself down to the basement
ucrdem
May 2015
#26
I've noticed the talking points aimed at anyone who opposes signing over Congress' right to
sabrina 1
May 2015
#77
Poster rips Obama's presidency with a tired Sarah Palin line and you defend it
BeyondGeography
May 2015
#78
I'm not interested in childish games when it comes to issues as serious as this.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#81
If you read the thread, I criticize the President's approach to this deal up top
BeyondGeography
May 2015
#84
No desperation or grab involved. I was pulled into it by jury service. Nice try though. nt
stevenleser
May 2015
#132
This is a VERY important article, by one of our most experienced trade experts,
Faryn Balyncd
May 2015
#23
He mentions Warren as bravely speaking out against, and Hillary as correctly identifying some items
peacebird
May 2015
#43
President Barack Obama said today that he would like to work with kids in the next phase of his life
midnight
May 2015
#44
There's a difference between making public statements and making concerns known to the President.
randome
May 2015
#59
That's just it, we can all see it after fast track, but no changes can be made.
RiverLover
May 2015
#74
Agree. Follow the money. Who is going to supply the millions that come from speeches
libdem4life
May 2015
#82
Yes. which tells us a LOT about how EVIL this "trade deal" really is. -nt-
99th_Monkey
May 2015
#104
Now that she's a Democrat, this might be a good time for Senator Warren to read the party platform.
ucrdem
May 2015
#75
The results are in. At least the alerter is now getting a 24-hour vacation from alerting.
Sheldon Cooper
May 2015
#94
JD, this isn't about the upcoming election. This is the frustration of one of Obama's advisers, who
RiverLover
May 2015
#100
He's an adviser to the President. Why would he suddenly become an adviser to the public?
randome
May 2015
#124
VERY telling that the biggest, worst thing they can think of calling an opponent is "protectionist"
MisterP
May 2015
#114
"Really half black president"? Well aren't you special.Back home we would have called him hapa-haole
Hekate
May 2015
#153
The administration should have hired Michael Wessel, not Michael Froman.
Faryn Balyncd
May 2015
#135
Obama and Mitch McConnell are opening the flood gates with TPP, jobs pouring into Asia without
whereisjustice
May 2015
#163