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How corporate America bought Hillary Clinton for $21M
2016 Jun 24, 4:26am 3,679 views 13 comments
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Hillary is a great example of a single, people are corporations?, unregulated free market ENTREPRENEUR.
Rep/Con/Teas should love her.
marcus
2016 Jun 24, 9:44am
More stupidity from ZZYZZX.
There are numerous examples of politicians being paid big bucks for speaking fees after leaving office ( Tony Blair, GWB, even Sarah Palin). This is after leaving office, so they aren't being "bought." There is nothing those paying the fees are expecting to get in return.
The bullet list below is a doozy…and speaks volumes as to how Trump will deal with Hillary’s obligation to “pay back†the big business fees she collected if elected US President.
It's amazing how clueless you are.
Let's take an example.
06/10/2014, United Fresh Produce Association Chicago, II.: $225,000
Let's say that there is some bill or policy being considered a few years from now regarding how produce is transported, or regarding GMOs or whatever. And this organization has a strong opinion on it. Do you really think that having paid Hillary this speaking fee makes her obliged to support their view? No. Obviously wrong. At most they might be able to hope (not expect) that she might take their call and listen to their point of view, in light of the fact that she got a nice little pay day from them. Big fucking deal. That's just a courtesy she might give them if she has the time.
Yes, ex-politicians, at least the successful ones, or extremely high level ones, get paid a lot to speak.
Why does Bill Clinton get bigger and more frequent fees than GWB ? Because he was more successful and becasue he's a way more interesting speaker. Clinton is interesting to listen to. It's not because of future access they hope to get to the white house.
I think for someone who paid Bill CLinton a speaking fee a few years back, to hope that they might have access to Hillary if and when she's President is a stretch. Bill might take their call and listen to them, but I doubt he would bother Hillary with their issue, unless he agreed with what they wanted anyway.
marcus
2016 Jun 24, 9:54am
Speaking fees: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/washingtons-highest-lowest-speaking-fees/story?id=24551590#
Apparently, ZZYZZX thinks the amount of those fees is proportional to the political favors fee payers can expect to get in the future.
No wonder he is branding the former first lady and Secretary of State as “crooked Hillary.â€
He's branding her that way because he hopes it might stick.
What says the most about you relative to Trump is that you don't mind that Trump lies at least 3 times as much as Hillary. You're going to support him and talk him up even though he's provably far less honest and far more crooked than Hillary. What makes you so unable to see the risk of having Trump as our President ? What makes you think that the quality of having zero government experience in the case of Donald Trump is some kind of big plus.
If he was some kind of amazing deal maker that even might lend him some credibility. But he's not. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows, he's just a bullshit artist.
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2016 Jun 24, 10:25am
Apparently, ZZYZZX thinks the amount of those fees is proportional to the political favors fee payers can expect to get in the future.
Idiotman thinks that the Clinton's spend 4 out of every 6 Clinton foundation donations on travel, even though they have a great rating and charity watch calculates their overhead at 12% and charitable spending at 88%.
Half of these Trump-heads think that a gift to the Clinton Foundation is a gift to the Clintons. Evidence is T-rex's last comment. I think his avatar is a tribute to Trump. It has a huge head and little tiny hands.
zzyzzx
2016 Jun 24, 11:33am
He's branding her that way because he hopes it might stick.
It's already stuck. You are just jealous that Trump can't be bought, so he is free to work for the American people.
marcus
2016 Jun 24, 11:44am
His Hillary bashing speeches are chocked full of lies, which mostly play to his base. I think the over the top lies against Hillary actually work in her favor.
Where as criticizing Trump is a piece of cake. Check this out. It's short - Hillary making a funny.
marcus
2016 Jun 24, 12:03pm
You are just jealous that Trump can't be bought
So does this mean that you think that in the infinitesimal chance that Trump becomes President, afterwards he won't do speeches for big fees ? Or is it that you think he will do them, but that he won't feel that it might be courteous to take the phone call of someone that has paid him 200K for a 45 minute speech ?
My guess is that based on what we know of Trump, he is far more likely to prostitute himself for money than any politician in the history of the world. As far as we know, money and power is all he has ever really cared about. The Clintons get those big fees because a lot of people actually see them as public servants first, and because they also seem to know what they are talking about.
Admit it, Bill Clinton is a smart guy.
http://theduran.com/hillary-clintons-21667000-speaking-fees-fortune-broken-speech-speech/
http://nypost.com/2016/05/22/how-corporate-america-bought-hillary-clinton-for-21m/
How corporate America bought Hillary Clinton for $21M
These amounts reflect the mandatory financial disclosures released this month. In two years (from April 2013 to March 2015) Hillary Clinton amassed $21,667,000 in “speaking fees” and another $5,000,000 as an advance for her 2014 book, “Hard Choices.”
The bullet list below is a doozy…and speaks volumes as to how Trump will deal with Hillary's obligation to “pay back” the big business fees she collected if elected US President.
No wonder he is branding the former first lady and Secretary of State as “crooked Hillary.”
And an aside…if you think Hillary's $21,667,000 was a lot of income for the Clinton clan, you can also tack on an additional $26,630,000 for her ex-president hubby Bill Clinton, and his “speaking fees” collected during the same time period.
4/18/2013, Morgan Stanley Washington, DC: $225,000
4/24/2013, Deutsche Bank Washington, DC: $225,000
4/24/2013, National Multi Housing Council Dallas, TX: $225,000
4/30/2013, Fidelity Investments Naples, FL: $225,000
5/8/2013, Gap, Inc. San Francisco, CA: $225,000
5/14/2013, Apollo Management Holdings, LP New York, NY: $225,000
5/16/2013, Itau BBA USA Securities New York, NY: $225,000
5/21/2013, Verizon Communications, Inc. Washington, DC: $225,000
5/29/2013, Sanford C. Bernstein and Co., LLC New York, NY: $225,000
6/4/2013, The Goldman Sachs Group Palmetto Bluffs, SC: $225,000
6/6/2013, Spencer Stuart New York, NY: $225,000
6/16/2013, Society for Human Resource Management Chicago, IL: $285,000
6/17/2013, Economic Club of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI: $225,000
6/20/2013, Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Boston, MA: $225,000
6/20/2013, Let's Talk Entertainment, Inc. Toronto, Canada: $250,000
6/24/2013, American Jewish University Universal City, CA: $225,000
6/24/2013, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company, LP Palos Verdes, CA: $225,000
7/11/2013, UBS Wealth Management New York, NY: $225,000
8/7/2013, Global Business Travel Association San Diego, CA: $225,000
8/12/2013, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Las Vegas, NV: $225,000
9/18/2013, American Society for Clinical Pathology Chicago, IL: $225,000
9/19/2013, American Society of Travel Agents, Inc. Miami, FL: $225,000
10/4/2013, Long Island Association Long Island, NY: $225,000
10/15/2013, National Association of Convenience Stores Atlanta, GA: $265,000
10/23/2013, SAP Global Marketing, Inc. New York, NY: $225,000
10/24/2013, Accenture New York, NY: $225,000
10/24/2013, The Goldman Sachs Group New York, NY: $225,000
10/27/2013, Beth El Synagogue Minneapolis, AIN: $225,000
10/28/2013, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL: $400,000
10/29/2013, The Goldman Sachs Group Tuscon, AZ: $225,000
11/4/2013, Mase Productions, Inc. Orlando, FL: $225,000
11/4/2013, London Drugs, Ltd. Mississauga, ON: $225,000
11/6/2013, Beaumont Health System Troy, 111: $305,000
11/7/2013, Golden Tree Asset Management New York, NY: $275,000
11/9/2013, National Association of Realtors San Francisco, CA: $225,000
11/13/2013, Mediacorp Canada, Inc. Toronto, Canada: $225,000
11/13/2013, Bank of America Bluffton, SC: $225,000
11/14/2013, CB Richard Ellis, Inc. New York, NY: $250,000
11/18/2013, CIIE Group Naples, FL: $225,000
11/18/2013, Press Ganey Orlando, FL: $225,000
11/21/2013, U.S. Green Building Council Philadelphia, PA: $225,000
01/06/2014, GE Boca Raton, Fl.: $225,500
01/27/2014, National Automobile Dealers Association New Orleans, La.: $325,500
01/27/2014, Premier Health Alliance Miami, Fl.: $225,500
02/06/2014, Salesforce.com Las Vegas, Nv.: $225,500
02/17/2014, Novo Nordisk A/S Mexico City, Mexico: $125,000
02/26/2014, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Orlando, Fl.: $225,500
02/27/2014, A&E Television Networks New York, N.Y.: $280,000
03/04/2014, Association of Corporate Counsel – Southern California Los Angeles, Ca.: $225,500
03/05/2014, The Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, Canada: $275,500
03/06/2014, tinePublic Inc. Calgary, Canada: $225,500
03/13/2014, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Orlando, Fl.: $225,500
03/13/2014, Drug Chemical and Associated Technologies New York, N.Y.: $250,000
03/18/2014, Xerox Corporation New York, N.Y.: $225,000
03/18/2014, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal Montreal, Canada: $275,000
03/24/2014, Academic Partnerships Dallas, Tx.: $225,500
04/08/2014, Market° Inc. San Francisco, Ca.: $225,500
04/08/2014, World Affairs Council Portland, Or.: $250,500
04/10/2014, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. Las Vegas, Nv.: $225,500
04/10/2014, Lees Talk Entertainment San Jose, Ca.: $265,000
04/11/2014, California Medical Association (via satellite) San Diego, Ca.: $100,000
05/06/2014, National Council for Behavioral Healthcare Washington D.C.: $225,500
06/02/2014, International Deli-Dairy-Bakery Association Denver, Co.: $225,500
06/02/2014, Lees Talk Entertainment Denver, Co.: $265,000
06/10/2014, United Fresh Produce Association Chicago, II.: $225,000
06/16/2014, tinePublic Inc. Toronto, Canada: $150,000
06/18/2014, tinePublic Inc. Edmonton, Canada: $100,000
06/20/2014, Innovation Arts and Entertainment Austin, Tx.: $150,000
06/25/2014, Biotechnology Industry Organization San Diego, Ca.: $335,000
06/25/2014, Innovation Arts and Entertainment San Francisco, Ca.: $150,000
06/26/2014, GTCR Chicago, II.: $280,000
07/22/2014, Knewton, Inc. San Francisco, Ca.: $225,500
07/26/2014, Ameriprise Boston, Ma.: $225,500
07/29/2014, Coming, Inc. Coming, N.Y.: $225,500
08/28/2014, Nexenta Systems, Inc. San Francisco, Ca.: $300,000
08/28/2014, Cisco Las Vegas, Nv.: $325,000
09/04/2014, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP San Diego, Ca.: $225,500
09/15/2014, Caridovascular Research Foundation Washington D.C.: $275,000
10/02/2014, Commercial Real Estate Women Network Miami Beach, Fl.: $225,500
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