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71. What are you babbling about?

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Mon May 18, 2015, 09:24 PM

May 2015

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Clintons Report $30M From Speeches, Book In Past 16 Months [View all] Purveyor May 2015 OP

Do they happen to mention the financial status of those Republicans criticizing the Clintons? 6000eliot May 2015 #1

No. They are saving that for next weeks 'late evening, friday news dump'. Can't have too many Purveyor May 2015 #3

Of course not, they love the koch bros billions /nt workinclasszero May 2015 #27

Chump change to a Koch Brother, a Walton, or an Adelson. nt onehandle May 2015 #2

Yeah but just look at what we average people get for it seveneyes May 2015 #4

This is an outrage!!11! I'm voting for Jeb!!!!111!1! That'll learn 'em good!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PSPS May 2015 #5

How dare they make money! redstateblues May 2015 #6

Bribes Geronimoe May 2015 #10

They can earn what they want, but if they earn $30 million in JDPriestly May 2015 #7

Ditto- LovingA2andMI May 2015 #26

All the Kennedys were given trusts so they would never have to work... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #34

The question isn't whether their parents had a lot of money. JDPriestly May 2015 #39

You are right ... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #44

It is OK for the Clintons to make the money giving speeches and earninig what JDPriestly May 2015 #47

I am content to let the voters decide... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #48

Did the MSM complain about Bush workinclasszero May 2015 #49

George Walker Bush made $15,000,000.000 for his speeches in two years. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #50

Too busy doggin Hillary and Bill for the same thing workinclasszero May 2015 #51

It was after he was President. Nobody minds Bill making yeoman6987 May 2015 #54

$25 million in speaking fees in 16 months? jalan48 May 2015 #8

They must be one hot commodity. joshcryer May 2015 #13

I think the most straight forward way to look at it is to ask how much they make per hour jalan48 May 2015 #15

We need a list of speeches or appearances though. joshcryer May 2015 #17

And how much of it is really payment for hoped-for corruption. JDPriestly May 2015 #40

They are two of the most admired people in the world Beaverhausen May 2015 #20

Found a good article, Bill did 542 speeches for $105 million. joshcryer May 2015 #21

If you project that out over the last 16 months pscot May 2015 #37

Not bad for thirty mins a pop. joshcryer May 2015 #38

They are asking to be perceived as corrupt when they get paid for "speeches" like that. JDPriestly May 2015 #41

I suspect the people who "perceive" them as corrupt had pretty much already decided that... brooklynite May 2015 #45

It is pretty obvious after a certain point. JDPriestly May 2015 #46

$500,000 Per Speech erpowers May 2015 #24

People who pay that kind of money may be seeking influence. JDPriestly May 2015 #42

Richly rewarded Geronimoe May 2015 #9

er.... quickesst May 2015 #11

Ted Cruz, is that you? geek tragedy May 2015 #56

Without Revoking Glass Steagell 2008 could not have happened One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #58

that didn't help, but the main driver was Bush's economic policies of running up huge deficits geek tragedy May 2015 #59

Just cause Holder won't prosecute the Securities Fraud One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #60

a shitpile that big has multiple causes. It wasn't just Wall Street that caused the crisis. geek tragedy May 2015 #61

I wonder how many speeches that comes out to. joshcryer May 2015 #12

Out Of Touch billhicks76 May 2015 #14

Hilary's book was published June 2014 Beaverhausen May 2015 #16

OP says $5 million came from that. joshcryer May 2015 #18

peanuts... the problem will be their foundation ...nt quadrature May 2015 #19

That's all? for hundreds of speeches? & they paid 30% taxes! contrast that /w Rs who pay no taxes Sunlei May 2015 #22

Outrageous!!! How Dare They? cynzke May 2015 #23

So? I fully support people making as much money as they wish FLPanhandle May 2015 #25

It is nice to know that they went from being flat broke when they left the White House to this SheilaT May 2015 #28

I think we should be likewise examining the Bush Points of Light Foundation misterhighwasted May 2015 #29

Funny how Hillary gets attacked from left and right on this ... and the GO gets a pass. JoePhilly May 2015 #30

they're just plain folks.... mike_c May 2015 #31

If the Bushes got rich for destroying the republic... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #32

What's with the constant mentions of their income? Beacool May 2015 #33

The only candidate on either side of the aisle that can speak credibly on income inequality is ... AtomicKitten May 2015 #35

if elected, will they stop this? ...nt quadrature May 2015 #36

Hillary stopped being paid for speeches once she announced she's running Beaverhausen May 2015 #43

is their Foundation still taking in money? ...nt quadrature May 2015 #53

why would their foundation stop fighting HIV and poverty? geek tragedy May 2015 #57

Yes. they are drawing a salary, and the charitable payout .. quadrature May 2015 #62

No, you're spreading rightwing lies and horse manure, that's your problem. geek tragedy May 2015 #63

OK, you have a point. But their political workers draw a salary. quadrature May 2015 #64

their political workers will be working on the campaign, not at the foundation. geek tragedy May 2015 #65

did Romney's offshore bank accounts look bad? quadrature May 2015 #67

what are you babbling about? Clinton Foundation is a US foundation that files forms geek tragedy May 2015 #68

I was refering to the 'Clinton Global Initiative' ... quadrature May 2015 #70

What are you babbling about? geek tragedy May 2015 #71

When is enough enough? Owl May 2015 #52

In the meantime, Skidmore May 2015 #55

Glad they're not "broke" anymore. n/t tabasco May 2015 #66

"No one is reading �Hard Choices,� either." -- WP Sgt Preston May 2015 #69