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30. And he and Michelle just donated TWO MILLION to a Chicago summer jobs program!

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed May 3, 2017, 03:57 PM

May 2017

That's five times the amount for the speech that everyone is griping about.

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Anyone who begrudges Obama getting paid for speaking [View all] MineralMan May 2017 OP

So agree. Wellstone ruled May 2017 #1

Perhaps that's too much to ask... MineralMan May 2017 #2

You just knew this Anti Wellstone ruled May 2017 #5

I laugh at people who make up morals & rules for the first black President that ALL the white ones TeamPooka May 2017 #3

+infinity ismnotwasm May 2017 #4

On Hufpost just now jehop61 May 2017 #6

I'm not surprised at all about that. MineralMan May 2017 #13

It's none of anyone's business but Obama's ProudLib72 May 2017 #7

I agree Rebl2 May 2017 #54

K&R lunamagica May 2017 #8

Another straw man thread...If you're going to keep this issue alive BeyondGeography May 2017 #9

Why do they care who's paying? Obama can't do anything MineralMan May 2017 #15

Been there, done that BeyondGeography May 2017 #19

Good Questions, MM.. and I see he can't answer them. Cha May 2017 #56

You mean Cantor Fitzgerald? leftofcool May 2017 #24

Goldman Sachs does plenty of warm, fuzzy things too BeyondGeography May 2017 #26

Uh no. And just keep them straight, because some here don't know the difference. Hekate May 2017 #45

don't you get it? Skittles May 2017 #36

It's like BeyondGeography May 2017 #41

lol Skittles May 2017 #43

Very true n/t BeyondGeography May 2017 #46

Hardly a straw man on MM's part. There's an extremely persistant poster thataway... Hekate May 2017 #42

I can't believe I read that whole damn thing. betsuni May 2017 #49

It's mind boggling, isn't it? Hekate May 2017 #50

Stop fanning the flames of this non-issue and it will die. theaocp May 2017 #10

Warren, Sanders and anybody else that wants to ride that bus can find a short pier and jump Afromania May 2017 #11

Agreed Tribalceltic May 2017 #22

A fucking men! leftofcool May 2017 #25

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ JHan May 2017 #29

+1, Thank you. Obama of ALL people and ex-Presidents is *exactly* who should be R B Garr May 2017 #35

+10000 Afromania Hekate May 2017 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #12

Right-wing concern-trolling masquerading as left-wing ultra-orthodoxy. Aristus May 2017 #14

I usually do ignore them, but this pisses me off. MineralMan May 2017 #17

I'll be he'll declare the fees as income on his taxes, too! LisaM May 2017 #38

No shit nt lillypaddle May 2017 #16

"You're either with us or against us" - George W. Bush DefenseLawyer May 2017 #18

He's speaking to Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street Banking Firm MineralMan May 2017 #21

You think Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch never gave money to charity? DefenseLawyer May 2017 #28

Have any of those asked him to speak? MineralMan May 2017 #32

Gven that they all went belly up in the financial crisis, I'd go with no. DefenseLawyer May 2017 #40

President Obama just donated $2 Million to a Chicago Cha May 2017 #57

+1 Historic NY May 2017 #59

THANK YOU Skittles May 2017 #39

he is donating $2m to chicago jobs programs. mopinko May 2017 #20

Perfect response. Thanks. nt Bleacher Creature May 2017 #51

Funny how RWer's NOW BITCH about capitalism...... Bengus81 May 2017 #23

Well, much of the criticism is coming from the left, MineralMan May 2017 #27

And he and Michelle just donated TWO MILLION to a Chicago summer jobs program! George II May 2017 #30

Yabbut...corporation...banking...money... MineralMan May 2017 #33

Amen to that Lotusflower70 May 2017 #31

Want the Dalai Lama to speak to your organization? MineralMan May 2017 #34

Jesus tap dancing Christ. Obama's fucking speaking fees are not a threat Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #37

I have no trouble with President Obama getting the going rate Gothmog May 2017 #44

Guess What President Reagan did as soon as he was out of office dem in texas May 2017 #48

+1, and Reagan's friends were all chaueffering them around everywhere they R B Garr May 2017 #52

Thank you Dopers_Greed May 2017 #53

Nothing wrong with making big bucks for speeches. Lil Missy May 2017 #55

Yes, many of the people who have a problem with it didn't have a problem when it was a white man redstatebluegirl May 2017 #58

Right on the money Afromania May 2017 #60