2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why are some Democrats so afraid of change and hold onto their status quo like a baby blanket? [View all]LonePirate
(14,354 posts)She gave dozens of speeches but somehow the only ones people like you bitch about are the ones she gave to banks. To people like you, the banks are simply bribing her even though they comprise a small percentage of the speeches and the speaking income. And that's without any scrutiny of the bribe claim, for which there is no proof that she has traded modest speaking fees for political action.
If you think her speeches were bribes, then you surely feel the bundlers who arrange or collect large campaign donations from multiple sources must be bribing politicians also given the relative parity between the amounts. All campaigns have these types of people. What are they wanting in return?
Also, the speaking fees are indeed modest when you realize a six digit paycheck from a company is practically nothing when that company makes ten figures a year in income. The fees only seem exorbitant when compared to someone who makes five figures a year. If you think som one with a net worth north of nine figures can be bought off with a six figure paycheck, then you really need to brush up on your math skills. That's like saying someone who makes $50K a year can be bought off with $50. Evidently delegate counting and forecasting are not the only areas where DU has a math deficiency.
