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Bill Clinton made $75 million from speeches

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58770.html

In the 10 years since leaving the White House, former President Bill Clinton has earned more than $75 million in speaking fees alone, including nearly $11 million last year, a report Tuesday found.

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But that’s not all the former president has raked in since leaving office. He also earned a $15 million advance for his 2004 memoir “My Life” and has more than doubled that in earnings from the sales of that book and a subsequent one.

Disgusting. Says an awful lot about those who shelled out such sums to a man who has probably violated just about every law that could be violated. A sign of our times, I guess.

Also from the above …

“I never had any money until I got out of the White House, you know, but I’ve done reasonably well since then,” Hillary Clinton said last year.

LIAR.

Hillary had enough money to play the cattle futures back in those early day, somewhat mysteriously making nearly $100,000 in just 10 months of trading. Surely she wasn't gambling what she couldn't afford to gamble? ;)

And one has to wonder where some of the brown paper bags of cash that floated into the Whitehouse from Red China actually went. We know for a fact that Hillary's personal secretary accepted (illegally, by the way) some of those brown paper sacks. :D

Perhaps some of that money went into a Swiss bank account? Why do I suggest this? Because Vince Foster was the Clintons' personal attorney. And he made a lot of one-day trips to Switzerland just prior to and during the Clinton Presidency. One has to wonder whether those trips were connected to the Clintons since nothing has come out suggesting Foster himself had a reason to go.

Furthermore, Foster handled the establishment of the Clintons' blind trust after Bill became President. And it must have been a big, complicated trust (suggesting lots of assets) because he spent months and month and months preparing it … much longer than it took previous Presidents to establish their blind trusts. He was running 6 months behind schedule. In fact, he wasn't finished at the time he died (although curiously, it was completed just three days after his death … with his signature on it). Maybe the delay came from figuring out how to hide fraudulent assets.

For example, the Clinton's claimed to own no house. Yet Carolyn Huber later testified that a file cabinet in the private residence contained paperwork on the Clinton's "condo". What else wasn't listed? Obviously, inconsistencies like these would have caused Foster a great deal of problems. And would belie Hillary's claim they had no money before leaving the White House.

:D
 
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58770.html



Disgusting. Says an awful lot about those who shelled out such sums to a man who has probably violated just about every law that could be violated. A sign of our times, I guess.

Very few would agree with that statement. I suspect you think he had Foster killed.

But I am wondering if the same people who are outraged about the "ridiculous sums" CEO's and others make are also incensed about this or about the money President Obama received for writing a book. A few I think are.

Personally I think President Clinton is probably a motivating speaker and the people who paid for speeches probably thought he was worth it.
 
Washington University in St. Louis was going to pay Bristol Palin a $20,000 fee to speak in favor of abstinence and be part of a panel on teen pregnancy. A broad furor resulted in her being replaced with an actual medical doctor from Wash U's own School of Medicine!

I find the prospect of paying Bristol Palin $20K to talk about how to prevent teen pregnancy far more disgusting than a former 2 term president making $75 million in speaker fees over a 10 year span.
 
Hooray! Good for Bill! I hope he makes a gazillion dollars and it would be even better if he just stood outside the Federal Reserve while Obama cranks them out and loads them into a wheelbarrow for him if only because it drive BAC crazy! :D
 
I always thought one of the best things about being president is that one day you would be an ex-president.
 
And I always thought that making money from your skills was highly admired in America. Go Bill for earning that cash!
 
Are you surprised? Clinton needs the money you know. It takes a lot of cash to assassinate Ron Brown and pay off every one involved. :D :D :D

Poor ole GWB has only made $15 Million since leaving office. :D
 
So what if Bill Clinton has made $75 million since leaving office?

He has given most of it away and he is earning his money honestly.
 
Poor ole GWB has only made $15 Million since leaving office. :D

Well to be fair, GWB has only been out of office for two and a half years, Clinton ten. Most ex presidents spend the first year veggin', writing a book and planning their library. I thing GWB will eventually catch up money wise.
 
Very few would agree with that statement. I suspect you think he had Foster killed.

But I am wondering if the same people who are outraged about the "ridiculous sums" CEO's and others make are also incensed about this or about the money President Obama received for writing a book. A few I think are.

Personally I think President Clinton is probably a motivating speaker and the people who paid for speeches probably thought he was worth it.

And also the whole rape thing.

But you are obviously just another lefty pinko koolaid drinking lib eeyore. :D
 
Go figure a man who grew up poor, got an education ran a country for 8 years without a financial breakdown now gets paid more than a rich boy whos father was president before and had connections to get ahead. Hillary could of kept her earnings seperate from Bills.
 
You're right, BAC. The free market has decided to pay Clinton way too much! The government should intervene.
 
So people are willing to pay Clinton lots of money to speak at events because of his experience and prestige.

I fail to see the issue here.
 
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58770.html



Disgusting. Says an awful lot about those who shelled out such sums to a man who has probably violated just about every law that could be violated. A sign of our times, I guess.

Also from the above …



LIAR.

Hillary had enough money to play the cattle futures back in those early day, somewhat mysteriously making nearly $100,000 in just 10 months of trading. Surely she wasn't gambling what she couldn't afford to gamble? ;)

And one has to wonder where some of the brown paper bags of cash that floated into the Whitehouse from Red China actually went. We know for a fact that Hillary's personal secretary accepted (illegally, by the way) some of those brown paper sacks. :D

Perhaps some of that money went into a Swiss bank account? Why do I suggest this? Because Vince Foster was the Clintons' personal attorney. And he made a lot of one-day trips to Switzerland just prior to and during the Clinton Presidency. One has to wonder whether those trips were connected to the Clintons since nothing has come out suggesting Foster himself had a reason to go.

Furthermore, Foster handled the establishment of the Clintons' blind trust after Bill became President. And it must have been a big, complicated trust (suggesting lots of assets) because he spent months and month and months preparing it … much longer than it took previous Presidents to establish their blind trusts. He was running 6 months behind schedule. In fact, he wasn't finished at the time he died (although curiously, it was completed just three days after his death … with his signature on it). Maybe the delay came from figuring out how to hide fraudulent assets.

For example, the Clinton's claimed to own no house. Yet Carolyn Huber later testified that a file cabinet in the private residence contained paperwork on the Clinton's "condo". What else wasn't listed? Obviously, inconsistencies like these would have caused Foster a great deal of problems. And would belie Hillary's claim they had no money before leaving the White House.

:D

:D you are jealous. you have so much more to say than billy boy, but nobody will even pay a cent to listen to your nonsence :(
 

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