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Showing Original Post only (View all)Great progressive Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post has concerns about Obama's speaking fee-- [View all]
of $400,000.
Whenever Ruth Marcus comes on television, I tell my far, far, far better half, "She is a great progressive."
I sure encourage people to read the article cited below.
But in the meantime, let me cite the last three paragraphs of her article (and certainly is unfair to Obama, but listen to her reasoning):
"some readers will argue there is an unfair racial double standard in accepting that previous presidents have cashed in big time demanding that Obama refrain from doing precisely what they have. "So the first black president must also be the first one to not take money afterwards?" Trevor Noah has to "The Daily Show" Thursday. "He can't be the first of everything."
"Hogwash. This isn't about holding the black guy to a higher standard--his trike told everyone to a higher standard. Times have changed, and what was once placidly accepted as post-presidential business-as-usual may no longer be.
"A wise man once said, "I do think at a certain point you have made enough money." That was Obama 2010, regulating Wall Street. Maybe Obama 2017 could talk to that guy."
(You sure you want to criticize Bernie's insights on this?)
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-60-million-really-not-enough-for-the-obamas/2017/04/28/e0f1fa68-2c46-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html?utm_term=.e53c6db72e67