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In reply to the discussion: Great progressive Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post has concerns about Obama's speaking fee-- [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)The whole bruhahaha is nonsense. Must President Obama factor in the ignorance of his detractors as some sort of guide as to what he should or should not do in retirement?
Why do people feel they should tell private citizens what they should or should not do, or how much they should be given for anything?
Why do people believe that this speaking fee is the reason for all the problems in the world - it isn't.
How the fuck is he a sell out because he accepts a fee from Cantor Fitzgerald -
1) do you know who Cantor Fitzgerald is?
2) The Kochs have been at Obama throughout his presidency, their funding of tea party rabble rousers hamstrung his presidency, and now you are linking the Kochs with Obama because Obama accepted 400k from Cantor? Do you recall what Obama said about Citizen's United?
Yes Trump's base is overjoyed because they're foolish, and we do not help things when we behave foolishly as well.