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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I don't fucking care how much they paid her. [View all]CincyDem
(6,353 posts)13. They paid her so much so they could put her picture/name on the conference invite.
At these private investor conferences, they just want a marquis name for two purposes. 1) draw a crowd. 2) imply connections...that usually don't really exist.
They paid her 200k to market her picture and her name because she'd got draw power. She could have stood up there and sung row row row your boat and nobody would have cared because by then, the room was packed. I saw Barney Frank at one of this things and, for the record, he would have been more coherent had he sung row row row your boat.
Standard DU primary season disclaimer (the long version this time):
I'm in Ohio. By the time the show gets here for our March 15 primary, it's like Highlander (There can be only one) so when people ask who my candidate is the answer is easy...the one with the little donkey lapel pin. I can't care right now because thoughtful Dems in 21 other states will have their opinions heard before mine. They will do the heavy lifting of sorting out who among the Dems will be our candidate. If they pick HRC, she gets my vote. If they pick Bernie, he will get my vote. If they pick Bugs Bunny, the rabbit gets my vote (ok - maybe I'll think more about this one). My point is not that I don't care. It's that living in Ohio, I've got work to do in the general and I can't get confused by wishing there was some other Dem on the ballot in November. It's counterproductive and a crazy maker.
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She also received six figure speaking fees plus private plane expenses etc to speak at universities.
DRI
Feb 2016
#55
That she's accepted millions to speak in front of large banks AND universities
BlandGrenade
Feb 2016
#125
They paid her so much so they could put her picture/name on the conference invite.
CincyDem
Feb 2016
#13
$200K here, $200K there and pretty soon you're talking hundreds of millions
Major Nikon
Feb 2016
#69
Namecalling aside, I certainly don't agree the services were paid for in advance
Major Nikon
Feb 2016
#89
Best response in the thread. The why matters more than the how much. eom
Betty Karlson
Feb 2016
#111
I think its unlikely too. It would be shocking to see how benign they are in nature
Jefferson23
Feb 2016
#41
yes-- she should have said that she would be happy to do it as long as they were no legal issues
Fast Walker 52
Feb 2016
#117
Is anyone buying Hillary's bullshit?... amazed she thinks people are that stupid they won't see right through her.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2016
#56
Interesting observations especially that her campaign is not self-reflective
snagglepuss
Feb 2016
#70
Because Hillary Clinton is the first presidential candidate to be accused of lobbing the F-bomb
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#20
I don't understand why saying "I'll look into it" is such a big problem for people
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#17
I don't think it was a dodge at all. If she doesn't have all of the facts about the status of the
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#27
You Must Live In An Effing Bubble... HILLARY OWNS THE GD TRANSCRIPTS!
CorporatistNation
Feb 2016
#95
The Elizabeth Warren interview with Bill Moyers when they talked about the Bankruptcy bill
GoneOffShore
Feb 2016
#28
I believe YOU do not understand the lure of being a professional politician. That's okay
mikehiggins
Feb 2016
#126
Exactly my thoughts too!!! The only politician I've heard/seen that represents we the people
RKP5637
Feb 2016
#36
Seriously, Hillary has no leadership skills whatsoever... we don't need a President Weathervane.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2016
#65
Hillary's just another Wall St. candidate that happens to be a woman and a Democrat.
jalan48
Feb 2016
#39
It's not a smart move, when you know you're running for president, and hubby is already raking it in
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#48
I think it matters to others for various reasons, the important thing is does it matter to her?
HereSince1628
Feb 2016
#50
Excellent analysis! Allow me to sum it up this way: Hillary is a calculating opportunist pretending to channel her "inner-Bernie".
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2016
#67
These things cloud judgment. She knew Iraq was a crime. But she voted for it just the same.
Gregorian
Feb 2016
#121