You would think that better uses could be found for funds than paying Gonzales to speak. Isn't there some law about profiting from one's crimes ;-)
Gonzales Pulls in Money, Angry Crowd By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
As he steps out on a speech-giving tour at college campuses, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may soon wish he was still talking to hostile congressional committees.
Gonzales, who resigned under fire two months ago from the Justice Department, was booed, heckled and called a criminal and a liar by students while giving a speech this week at the University of Florida. At one point, someone wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and a black hood calmly walked onstage and stood next to Gonzales as he was speaking.
For his part, Gonzales defended the Bush administration's treatment of terror suspects and did not engage the rowdy crowd, which included supporters as well.
"No one is perfect," he said. "What is important is that we identify our mistakes and correct them."
It was Gonzales' first steps on a trail well-trod by former politicians and celebrities: speeches for cash. For his appearance Monday in Gainesville, Fla., Gonzales earned $40,000. He'll make another $30,000, plus an additional $5,000 in travel, reception and security expenses, at a Feb. 19 speech at Washington University in St. Louis.
Neil Patel, president of the undergraduate students' association at Washington
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