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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
15. What Hillary tells the BIG WIGs
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:50 AM
May 2016

She really is smart about it.



Hillary Clinton Speaks from Peter G. Peterson Institute on Foreign Aid

C-SPAN aired Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Institute. Pete Peterson made billions as a private equity underwriter (PEU). He used $1 billion to establish his institute, focused on getting America's financial house of cards in order (without asking corporations or the rich to step up in any major way.)

[font color="green"]America believes government cannot do anything competently, thus the private sector is the answer. That goes for international development.[/font color]

SNIP...

That requires partners. Giants of philanthropy gathered in New York in 2009. This list included Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Pete Peterson, George Soros, David Rockefeller, and Oprah Winfrey.

SNIP...

Clinton stated in her talk:

[font color="green"][font size="5"]Aid chases need, investment chases opportunity.[/font size][/font color]


[font color="green"]She mentioned the Clinton Foundation as a partner. President Bill Clinton privatized government functions during his two terms, benefiting multiple private equity underwriters.[/font color]

CONTINUED...

http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2010/01/hillary-clinton-speaks-from-peter-g.html


And money trumps peace.

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That sums it up perfectly. hobbit709 May 2016 #1
The Entire Post IS SPOT ON! And Then There Is The Matter Of Believing ANYTHING That She Says When.. CorporatistNation May 2016 #19
It graft, pure and simple. Bribes for favors. 99Forever May 2016 #2
Graft, pure and simple, agreed. And the amount of people who support this. Truly unbelievable! highprincipleswork May 2016 #28
Anyone who can't see that for what it is is blind madokie May 2016 #3
Hard to see anything with eyes wide shut. hobbit709 May 2016 #4
'But that's what they offered me!' sorechasm May 2016 #5
More actually, that's what her standard speechifying contract demanded. hobbit709 May 2016 #6
BFD. Other than the envious, jealous and wannabe livetohike May 2016 #7
What do you think the topic was, that her words of wisdom were worth so much? nt IdaBriggs May 2016 #9
I wish I could get $250k....all sounds like beachbum bob May 2016 #8
She can't fill "large" venues when she's giving it away for free. IdaBriggs May 2016 #11
and there it is... lakeguy May 2016 #13
"I don't believe they were paying for her speeches." EL34x4 May 2016 #10
This is Hillary's basic problem spinbaby May 2016 #12
It's like people here don't understand what the speaking circuit is like Blue_Adept May 2016 #14
What Hillary tells the BIG WIGs Octafish May 2016 #15
So she is, in fact, the political reincarnation of Reagan. I think most of us knew that Doctor_J May 2016 #16
Hard to think clearly, as the rhetoric don't match the action. Octafish May 2016 #17
(sigh!)....and of course, Pete Peterson is the zillionaire who wants to 'fix the debt' by..... LongTomH May 2016 #27
Hillary is to "inspirational speaking" what a kazoo is to string quartet. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #18
To think they were so broke when they left the white house hootinholler May 2016 #20
The technical term is "put option" speaktruthtopower May 2016 #21
Oh come on! Dinner for two at the Clooney's for Hillary Clinton is worth $320,000.00 Seeinghope May 2016 #22
Hillary and people like her get paid for their knowledge and experience, not to give a ra-ra YouDig May 2016 #23
Let's be real here. Vinca May 2016 #24
Must feel awful to be beaten by someone who didn't even have to use all of her leverage. anotherproletariat May 2016 #25
Considering that she is one of the most accomplished women on the planet KingFlorez May 2016 #26
These fees are the perfect way to make a campaign contribution. waterwatcher123 May 2016 #29
Someone postulated Merryland May 2016 #30
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