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Me too. He should get whatever they are willing to pay him. He has an agent, that's where those monmouth4 Apr 2017 #1
Yes mcar Apr 2017 #2
Yes, definitely agree..n/t monmouth4 Apr 2017 #3
I agree, too. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #4
here here Afromania Apr 2017 #8
he absolutely, in a way no other pres has, put his life on the line. mopinko Apr 2017 #10
Good points, mopinko. nt brer cat Apr 2017 #120
Agreed. randome Apr 2017 #5
And gave fodder to the Rs for the GE mcar Apr 2017 #6
I'm offended at the whole thing. fun n serious Apr 2017 #7
this mopinko Apr 2017 #11
Women and People of color should not be paid so much money for a speech. fun n serious Apr 2017 #20
THIS sheshe2 Apr 2017 #49
Plus, they're taking jobs lapucelle Apr 2017 #53
+++++ brer cat Apr 2017 #122
+1,000!!! AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #138
You have to be kidding. Rilgin Apr 2017 #28
Great post. N/T SomethingNew Apr 2017 #125
Al Gore got kicked around here, as did John Edwards before we even knew about his sins Hekate Apr 2017 #75
This seems to be the bigger factor... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #119
You forgot one. Rincewind Apr 2017 #118
I also agree with Mr. Daou Gothmog Apr 2017 #9
Does this mean she doesn't want President Obama to Cha Apr 2017 #109
He's getting paid 400k from a the companies that destroyed the economy killbotfactory Apr 2017 #12
And if his speech excoriates them for their actions? mcar Apr 2017 #13
He didn't excoriate them when he had the power of the presidency. killbotfactory Apr 2017 #14
Optics? Seriously? mcar Apr 2017 #18
They are being criticized because they are figurehead of a party killbotfactory Apr 2017 #23
Why does it bother you so much? BainsBane Apr 2017 #30
If you want democrats to win future elections it should bother you. killbotfactory Apr 2017 #55
You're going to have to explain to me why BainsBane Apr 2017 #58
Did the last election not convince you that the GOP being shitbags killbotfactory Apr 2017 #60
I'm not talking about the GOP BainsBane Apr 2017 #62
Pffft killbotfactory Apr 2017 #66
;-) riversedge Apr 2017 #103
You mean the one the Russians helped with our are you going to ignore then too? uponit7771 Apr 2017 #111
better than enriching himself off donations from middle-income BainsBane Apr 2017 #21
Every rich person got their wealth of the backs of working people. killbotfactory Apr 2017 #24
Will you denounce anyone who became rich in the manner I described? BainsBane Apr 2017 #27
Obama had probably the hardest job on earth. killbotfactory Apr 2017 #29
But $10-15 million is fine? BainsBane Apr 2017 #31
10-15 million from who? killbotfactory Apr 2017 #37
from donations from working people BainsBane Apr 2017 #41
Cool story, bro. Nt killbotfactory Apr 2017 #42
So wealth isn't the problem at all? BainsBane Apr 2017 #45
Wealth is power killbotfactory Apr 2017 #54
Something like that would infuriate me. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #46
But as long as it didn't come from corporations, it's okay BainsBane Apr 2017 #50
So subtle melman Apr 2017 #61
Perhaps you can create a list BainsBane Apr 2017 #64
"I gave him a lot of leeway" BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #134
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Apr 2017 #73
Is that so? BainsBane Apr 2017 #74
Oh please Hekate Apr 2017 #72
No one person is an island killbotfactory Apr 2017 #77
Does that go for people who write a best seller? Only I know a local woman... Hekate Apr 2017 #83
Gee, who could have guessed you'd find a way to slam You Know Who in this? melman Apr 2017 #59
Interesting conclusion BainsBane Apr 2017 #63
Exactly, and hiring planes to god knows where Cha Apr 2017 #86
And forgetting the first Goldman speech "scandal" was actually nothing. bettyellen Apr 2017 #132
+1000000 betsuni Apr 2017 #88
No President Obama didn't fail.. Peter Daou is right.. Cha Apr 2017 #32
So is it that only a white republicon man can WhiteTara Apr 2017 #15
Me too mcar Apr 2017 #16
And her endorsing the anti-choice candidate in VA BainsBane Apr 2017 #17
I do not get their line of reasoning at all mcar Apr 2017 #19
I think it's the same line of reasoning that celebrates as heroes BainsBane Apr 2017 #25
Amen, sister Hekate Apr 2017 #79
You are so spot on, Bains! brer cat Apr 2017 #123
And, President Obama Releases his damn Tax Returns.. Cha Apr 2017 #40
True! BainsBane Apr 2017 #52
Yep! Me too! I agree with Mr. Daou! Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #22
Who pays $400,000.00 for a speech? ZX86 Apr 2017 #26
President Barack Obama gets paid that much for a speech. Cha Apr 2017 #33
That wasn't the question. ZX86 Apr 2017 #35
A person doesn't. Organizations do. BainsBane Apr 2017 #36
Okay. ZX86 Apr 2017 #38
You can read as well as anyone else BainsBane Apr 2017 #43
So you don't know their names either. ZX86 Apr 2017 #57
I do because I searched google news BainsBane Apr 2017 #68
Do you have a link? ZX86 Apr 2017 #71
You're very special. I'm sure you know how to do research into primary sources. Go to it! nt Hekate Apr 2017 #84
hahaha :) OnDoutside Apr 2017 #104
He was President of the United States. There aren't but a handful of those on the planet... brush Apr 2017 #82
The answer was in there. you had to read it. Cha Apr 2017 #39
Do they have names? ZX86 Apr 2017 #47
Research. Go to it. Hekate Apr 2017 #85
The type of person who knows lapucelle Apr 2017 #67
Zing, lapucelle! Cha Apr 2017 #115
Participation in what? News interest, press coverage, and good publicity to what end? ZX86 Apr 2017 #133
Actually, the Red Cross is cutting a check to Trump, lapucelle Apr 2017 #135
WTF is that? ZX86 Apr 2017 #136
Here's a link to last year's conference program lapucelle Apr 2017 #137
If I had an extra $400,000,.00 to spend ZX86 Apr 2017 #70
Link? nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #126
What is all the fuss about? peggysue2 Apr 2017 #34
I'm concerned about zentrum Apr 2017 #44
the low-information voter isn't voting for Obama BainsBane Apr 2017 #48
Good Lord. Are you zentrum Apr 2017 #76
I am not suggesting that you are racist BainsBane Apr 2017 #80
And in terms of your particular post BainsBane Apr 2017 #81
I have no beef with the former President speaking to Wall Street for a lot of money DefenseLawyer Apr 2017 #51
Goddamn it. MicaelS Apr 2017 #56
Exactly! peggysue2 Apr 2017 #69
Thank you, Micael.. Cha Apr 2017 #87
My feelings are, good for him! herding cats Apr 2017 #65
I'm seriously confused by this "faux controversy"... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #78
Thank you, Docreed! Trevor Noah's take on it.. Cha Apr 2017 #91
BS is wrong and Insulting, too.. Cha Apr 2017 #89
Those who live in glass houses BainsBane Apr 2017 #90
But they do.. biggest ones of all. Trevor Noah's take on all this.. Cha Apr 2017 #92
Lol BainsBane Apr 2017 #94
"**** you!".. Cha Apr 2017 #97
toughest reforms on wall street since FDR amidst the second crisis almost as big as the one JCanete Apr 2017 #93
Yeah, not enough hated for the party there BainsBane Apr 2017 #96
pocketed 12.9 million? Accusation or fact? JCanete Apr 2017 #99
An estimate BainsBane Apr 2017 #100
an estimate of what? JCanete Apr 2017 #101
Follow the money yourself BainsBane Apr 2017 #102
well shucks...that is a very loose accusation, and I'm not even sure what the accusation is. JCanete Apr 2017 #107
No, not to random people BainsBane Apr 2017 #112
I'm genuinely interested, and if off-board is better for this material that's fine. I'm moving so JCanete Apr 2017 #113
Just totally made up nonsense melman Apr 2017 #108
No surprise there mcar Apr 2017 #127
Yeah, just get the nastiest, wrong headed insult he Cha Apr 2017 #128
I've noticed he's getting push back on Twitter mcar Apr 2017 #129
You, too.. Good! Cha Apr 2017 #130
K&R betsuni Apr 2017 #95
Trevor Noah's take on this, mcar.. Cha Apr 2017 #98
Excellent ! Imagine if he refused the money, you'd still get OnDoutside Apr 2017 #106
Pres Obama is a young man with ambitious plans to build an innovative 21st C library Cha Apr 2017 #110
Absolutely. He's being paid as much for being a voice OnDoutside Apr 2017 #114
Great point! "..he's being paid as much for being Cha Apr 2017 #116
Isn't Jonathan Alter one of the pundits lapucelle Apr 2017 #121
It rings a bell now that you mention it.. I trust Cha Apr 2017 #124
hahah, that IS funny, and certainly hasn't been lost on me. Still uncomfortable with it, and I think JCanete Apr 2017 #117
Trevor Noah kept saying F**** Off! to the camera on this topic. What we applegrove Apr 2017 #105
BTW, President Obama... Cha Apr 2017 #131
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