[lbo-talk] Bill Clinton's speaking fees

Shane Mage shmage at pipeline.com
Wed May 23 07:54:09 PDT 2012


On May 23, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Wojtek S wrote:


> James L: "Exactly what could Bill Clinton say to any of these groups
> that would
> be worth 250K? All I can think of is that his speeches boil down to
> telling them how what they're doing is great, keep it up, here's how
> to do it more. Is that really worth the asking price?"
> [WS:] I think you got it all backwards. It is not Clinton who does
> the talking but the bankers who fork over 250 grand a pop - as in
> "money talks bullshit walks. "
> In other words it is a bribe aka "political contribution" disguised as
> a fee for service.
>
Actually, it's both: a fee for services performed while President and a bribe for services performed by his wife as Senator and Secretary of State.

Shane Mage

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