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48. And many are cheering them on, to continue doing it.. nt

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Clintons made $153 million off speeches: report [View all] hoosierlib Feb 2016 OP

oh yeah florida08 Feb 2016 #1

They are richly rewarded Geronimoe Feb 2016 #2

They don't make speeches, they pick up paychecks. What are they being paid for? marble falls Feb 2016 #3

Oh for fuck's sake... CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #43

Let's break that down a bit, OK? HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #50

no one speaks for $250K/speech without donors expecting something in return wordpix Feb 2016 #74

Absolutely. HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #77

Clueless wonder. CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #85

wow, way to win people to your side telling them "you have no fucking clue" wordpix Feb 2016 #110

U.S. Law Opening Markets To Africa While Visiting Nigeria, President Clinton Urged Leaders NickB79 Feb 2016 #132

that's only $100/second 6chars Feb 2016 #101

Yes khankiso Feb 2016 #100

But we're not considering whether to vote for Palin, etc. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #107

We're talking about GOLDMAN SACHS the company who last week got off with only paying 5 billion trillion Feb 2016 #114

Do you have any concept of what "bribery" means? Nyan Feb 2016 #125

Nice use of our bailout money. Beats helping someone with an underwater mortgage. corkhead Feb 2016 #4

Good on them. Arby Feb 2016 #5

You've made your position clear. You have a price. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #23

Are you fucking kidding me? CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #46

not even with a condom and a blindfold. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #54

You know what would help? CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #56

Regrettably - HRC Does Not Live In The Fact-Based World - She Lives With The 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #88

hey, Strowbridge, you need to chill with your 265 posts wordpix Feb 2016 #111

You presume much. Arby Feb 2016 #92

Bah. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #98

I agree with HRC Arby Feb 2016 #134

I agree. nt fun n serious Feb 2016 #135

Easy To Be Bought - We See - One Would Do Most Anything For Money - One Suspects cantbeserious Feb 2016 #24

not one dime to harm people. if you can then you have no conscience roguevalley Feb 2016 #33

Roger That - No More Queens Of War - That Enable Death - Destroying The Lives Of Millions cantbeserious Feb 2016 #37

Do anything for money? CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #53

Being Paid To Speak - Is A Ruse - Being Paid To Provide Favors Later - Is The Better Truth cantbeserious Feb 2016 #57

So what did Jimmy Carter promise? CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #62

HRC Is Not A Progressive - HRC Is A Paid Spokesperson - For The 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #65

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #86

Vulgarity - Is That The Best One Has - Too Sad cantbeserious Feb 2016 #87

The jury thought so, too.. MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #102

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Feb 2016 #103

thanks, jury, good decision wordpix Feb 2016 #112

There is if you're considering running for president cali Feb 2016 #129

Think, Jimmy Carter. jalan48 Feb 2016 #42

Great idea. CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #51

But, has Carter made $100 million in speeches? Has that been his main focus? jalan48 Feb 2016 #55

No, because he isn't in demand. CSStrowbridge Feb 2016 #61

In Wall Street demand "for fuck's sake"? I feel ya. jalan48 Feb 2016 #66

we don't get offered this sort of money because we don't have power and influence MisterP Feb 2016 #47

Roger That - The Money Goes To Those That Can Make The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Wealthier cantbeserious Feb 2016 #60

I give speeches for free b/c I believe in the cause wordpix Feb 2016 #75

The hubris of the Clintons leaves me breathless and disgusted. CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #6

Cosigned. Every word. FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #8

They've always gotten away with it, and many think they always will. Akicita Feb 2016 #17

And many are cheering them on, to continue doing it.. nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #48

Sadly, you're right. Akicita Feb 2016 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author EL34x4 Feb 2016 #106

You expressed my feelings well. The Clintons were always in bed with Wall Street Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #108

We should have seen this coming after the Clinton's took the White House china when they left office jalan48 Feb 2016 #7

How dare you bring that up. Akicita Feb 2016 #19

Hillary Brought Her Own Goldman Sachs Lobbyist to the New Hampshire Democratic Debate appalachiablue Feb 2016 #9

HRC - Forked Tongue - Strident - Overbearing - Visionless - The Perfect Spokesperson For The 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #25

Dean is calling unions Dem Super-Pacs after sitting with this Goldman lobbyist? wordpix Feb 2016 #76

Even more reason to never watch MSNBC again. About a month appalachiablue Feb 2016 #99

Good for her! kydo Feb 2016 #10

Except they used to call it "Bribery" n/t 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #49

And every one of them Island Deac Feb 2016 #11

enjoy your chains roguevalley Feb 2016 #36

Are you implying something? LOL, do it to her face! Babel_17 Feb 2016 #12

Ha Ha Bernin Feb 2016 #39

all of this will sink her because she had horrendous negatives roguevalley Feb 2016 #128

Good for them. leftofcool Feb 2016 #13

Senator Sanders will never earn that kind of money giving speeches. EL34x4 Feb 2016 #35

Living the NEW American Dream! It's great work if you can find it. NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #14

Owned by her buyers (nt) bigwillq Feb 2016 #15

It's been a reward for the Clintons for getting rid of the Glass-Steagall. Nyan Feb 2016 #16

So? George II Feb 2016 #18

$153 million CountAllVotes Feb 2016 #20

A person making $10 an hour would literally have to work 7,650 years to make that amount Android3.14 Feb 2016 #21

So, I'm supposed to be against capitalism now? BeatleBoot Feb 2016 #22

Bribery Is Not Capitalism - Or So We Are Taught - Maybe One Believes - They Should Be The Same cantbeserious Feb 2016 #26

Where's the Quid Pro Quo? BeatleBoot Feb 2016 #67

Chuckles - One's Naivety Is Legion cantbeserious Feb 2016 #68

All you have to do is answer the question. BeatleBoot Feb 2016 #136

"Okay. Where's the quid pro quo now?" Nyan Feb 2016 #126

how about capitalism that works for the many, instead of the top 1%? wordpix Feb 2016 #81

sickening Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #27

I've seen both Hillary and Bill speak at GreenBuild VMA131Marine Feb 2016 #28

Yes. Igel Feb 2016 #44

Here we go....................... turbinetree Feb 2016 #29

Another way to see this: A fool and his money is soon parted. alfredo Feb 2016 #30

Apparently people here are okay with Chakaconcarne Feb 2016 #45

disagree---all candidates need vetting and if we're tearing her up wordpix Feb 2016 #78

For me, it is all about keeping a Republican out of the Whitehouse. alfredo Feb 2016 #95

Most of the people who are posting anti-Hillary nonsense Yavin4 Feb 2016 #121

this is all public knowledge questionseverything Feb 2016 #104

capitalism is here to stay ericson00 Feb 2016 #31

Prepare for an epic, dirty battle... because those Banksters aren't going to quietly walk away from AzDar Feb 2016 #32

Yep, she was bought by American Camping Association, Green Building Council, UCLA, Canada 2020, Hoyt Feb 2016 #34

Goldman Sachs citi Corp roguevalley Feb 2016 #38

All or none, I guess. Igel Feb 2016 #52

The two big bank who paid the most were big pushers of the KeystoneXL. polly7 Feb 2016 #40

She actually spoke to clients, some of them Dems, about economy and world. Hoyt Feb 2016 #70

She 'wouldn't take a stand' then (in public) on the KXL, but took their big money. polly7 Feb 2016 #71

The pipeline is dead despite your conspiracy theory. Hoyt Feb 2016 #72

It wasn't dead 'then'. polly7 Feb 2016 #73

You miss the point, neither she nor Obama were influenced by speaker fees or promises of more. Hoyt Feb 2016 #79

No, YOU miss the point. But thanks for playing. nt. polly7 Feb 2016 #83

don't worry, if she becomes pres, these banks will be back wordpix Feb 2016 #80

Exactly. nt. polly7 Feb 2016 #84

She won't release the content of her speeches. former9thward Feb 2016 #91

There are a few videos posted right here yesterday. Look at em, then comeback and report. Hoyt Feb 2016 #94

LOL former9thward Feb 2016 #96

I guess when they pay Jimmy Carter, head of Robin Hood Foundation, sports or entertainment icons, Hoyt Feb 2016 #97

Do they pay Carter, etc. $675,000? former9thward Feb 2016 #105

Sure beats ducking sniper fire. Bernin Feb 2016 #41

A symptom of the problem, for sure. So how do we fix it? Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #58

I'd elect someone who could make $153 million in speeches Tab Feb 2016 #59

The correct term is BRIBE. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #63

They made almost $91 million in 6 years - From 2009 to 2014. Skwmom Feb 2016 #64

I can see them on TV for free Enrique Feb 2016 #69

you can't bribe them if you're watching them on youtube, silly! wordpix Feb 2016 #82

Imagine if they were being given money in suitcases in motel rooms.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #90

A speech a week for 15 years ahimsa Feb 2016 #93

Another day, another smear. Thanks, Sanders supporters! 6000eliot Feb 2016 #109

Playing the victim card for Hillary Bernin Feb 2016 #115

As opposed to playing the bully for Sanders? 6000eliot Feb 2016 #116

I watched the last debate. Bernin Feb 2016 #117

I don't recall accusing either Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton of anything, 6000eliot Feb 2016 #118

You blamed Sander's supporters. Bernin Feb 2016 #119

Not the same thing. 6000eliot Feb 2016 #120

Great to hear. Bernin Feb 2016 #122

As if to prove my point. 6000eliot Feb 2016 #123

Well, Bernin Feb 2016 #124

That's a lot of money. I wonder what those speeches were about? n/t Little Tich Feb 2016 #113

The speeches are irrelevant. It's the backroom conversations after the speech that matters. Throd Feb 2016 #133

Can't thank you enough ... NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #127

Nice to know that we have a candidate Cryptoad Feb 2016 #130

She'll make America great again left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #131