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LonePirate

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28. As a private citizen with no intentions of running for office again, there are no limits to impose.

Reply to CreekDog (Original post)

Mon May 1, 2017, 03:18 PM

May 2017

Imposing a limit reeks of racism or communism.

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What limits on speaking fees do you propose Obama should follow? [View all] CreekDog May 2017 OP

Sad Me. May 2017 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author rock May 2017 #22

Why should I care what he's paid? brooklynite May 2017 #2

You don't have to, of course, but for those that do, let's hear their proposals CreekDog May 2017 #5

The sky. He will leave the Nazi skinhead audiences to Drumpf. President Obama rzemanfl May 2017 #3

LOL didn't you hear Van Jones Thrill May 2017 #4

Yeah Lotusflower70 May 2017 #31

I think we can reach a reasonable compromise The Polack MSgt May 2017 #6

Snap frazzled May 2017 #18

The founding fathers would approve of such compromise. PdxSean May 2017 #24

Indeed The Polack MSgt May 2017 #46

Well.... LovingA2andMI May 2017 #27

TAH-DAH! You win the internet today. brush May 2017 #38

we have a winner GulfCoast66 May 2017 #42

Win CreekDog May 2017 #45

The minimum should be high enough that nobody will ever pay Trump more CreekDog May 2017 #7

None. No limit. If they pay, take it underpants May 2017 #8

None... LovingA2andMI May 2017 #9

I think all former officeholders can accept as much money as they want and speak to whomever they Nanjeanne May 2017 #10

I don't have an issue with a former President getting paid DefenseLawyer May 2017 #11

You have no idea what CF is about do you? brush May 2017 #40

I had heard that Reagan got $1 million from the Japanese Angry Dragon May 2017 #12

and he criticized the American worker in his speech delisen May 2017 #14

I do think I ever had heard that before ...... thanks Angry Dragon May 2017 #37

He should get as much as he can and speak to whatever group he wants NightWatcher May 2017 #13

If you restrict the payment a person receives for giving a speech then we need to restrict the Thinkingabout May 2017 #15

This is a fake controversy ginned up by trolls on Farcebook Warpy May 2017 #16

No limits brendacoupons May 2017 #17

He should take whatever they are willing to pay Motley13 May 2017 #19

No limit Renew Deal May 2017 #20

Jesus bittersweet Christ. ENOUGH WITH OBAMA'S SPEAKING FEES! Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #21

The sky rock May 2017 #23

As far as I'm concerned, he'll always be underpaid for all he did for us, and moonscape May 2017 #25

Speak It, Tell That... LovingA2andMI May 2017 #29

Maybe around the amount greymattermom May 2017 #26

As a private citizen with no intentions of running for office again, there are no limits to impose. LonePirate May 2017 #28

Beyond the fact that it is none of our business .... MedusaX May 2017 #30

Let the market decide. lpbk2713 May 2017 #32

I think he should take what the market will bear. He'll probably do a lot more good shraby May 2017 #33

No limits on speaking fees. kentuck May 2017 #34

Let him take whatever the people he is speaking for are willing to pay. Doreen May 2017 #35

Wow just wow Lotusflower70 May 2017 #36

this is all bullshit. total bullshit. spanone May 2017 #39

How about a sense of propriety? Voltaire2 May 2017 #41

This isn't even really about "speaking fees" Blue_Tires May 2017 #43

No limits or formal policy loyalsister May 2017 #44