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13. An Award for Bill Clinton Came With $500,000 for His Foundation

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:03 AM

Oct 2015

“This is primarily a small but telling example of the way the Clintons operate,” said Doug White, who directs the master’s program in fund-raising management at Columbia University. “The model has responsibility; she paid a high price for a feel-good moment with Bill Clinton. But he was riding the back of this small charity for what? A half-million bucks? I find it — what would be the word? — distasteful.”

Ms. Nemcova then met with officers at the Clinton Foundation, Ms. Veres Royal said. Afterward, she said, “Petra called me and said we have to include an honorarium for him — that they don’t look at these things unless money is offered, and it has to be $500,000.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his-foundation.html?_r=0

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Colbert: Bill Clinton Explains Why Sanders & Trump Are Doing So Well (Tuesday) [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2015 OP

Notice that he says it as if people are wrong about the rich. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #1

Silly poor people deutsey Oct 2015 #9

is Bill having some voice/speaking issues? At beginning, sounded slurred a bit tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 #2

I noticed some issue with his speech as well. Old Crow Oct 2015 #3

In reality, we've seen the graphics that show Bill is completely wrong there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #16

He looks great, and the point about Trump is accurate. MADem Oct 2015 #4

The human mind can rationalize just about anything. highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #5

+1 deutsey Oct 2015 #8

Actually, Bill is right. Bill has no need to rationalize anything. He tells it like it is. leftofcool Oct 2015 #11

Yeah, I know, everyone is delusional that the income disparity is what it is highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #33

"People THINK!?!?! the system's rigged against us & the rich get all the gain ?!?!?! " Divernan Oct 2015 #6

What a world class tangled web of quid pro quos the Clintons have woven. Divernan Oct 2015 #7

"rigged against US"? He actually said rigged against US? tularetom Oct 2015 #26

Good catch! Mr. $70 million in 10 years still claiming to be poor? Divernan Oct 2015 #29

Mainstream political parties have become self-serving corporations who serve other corporations whereisjustice Oct 2015 #10

Yea, those poor African villages served by the CGI are so rich and privileged leftofcool Oct 2015 #12

An Award for Bill Clinton Came With $500,000 for His Foundation whereisjustice Oct 2015 #13

A level of exploitative greed almost impossible to grasp Divernan Oct 2015 #17

Sadly,so little money trickles through the Clintons down to deserving poor! Divernan Oct 2015 #18

Exactly what does their foundation claim to be doing for the jwirr Oct 2015 #20

You need a flow chart to follow all the actions & interactions. Divernan Oct 2015 #27

Just exactly what I would expect from a Clinton. All the people jwirr Oct 2015 #28

I'm a Bernie guy but I give Bill some slack. Stevepol Oct 2015 #14

The "mistakes" Bill made; Glass Steagall, NAFTA , Telecommunications Act, etc raindaddy Oct 2015 #22

Not really. There is an almost straight trend line on income inequality going back to the late 1960s stevenleser Oct 2015 #30

Never said he was completely to blame.. raindaddy Oct 2015 #31

He's not to blame at all. These charts prove it. Wages for the 99% did better under Clinton than stevenleser Oct 2015 #32

Your charts prove nada..Because the harm Bill Clinton did didn't occur untill he was out of office.. raindaddy Oct 2015 #34

They do prove it. It is you who has proved nothing. You have provided no backup for your claims at stevenleser Oct 2015 #35

How do your charts asses the future outcome of Clinton's Presidency? raindaddy Oct 2015 #36

I can tell you why without even watching the video. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #15

Sounds more like a Rockefeller Republican than a Democrat.. raindaddy Oct 2015 #19

Not sad for him, he got what he was after from the first time he ran for office tularetom Oct 2015 #24

If this is the great unveiling of the other half of the Clinton brand, I hope we see more of it. raindaddy Oct 2015 #25

I think... quickesst Oct 2015 #21

He looks like hell. Colbert on the other hand. azmom Oct 2015 #23