Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGoldman Sachs showers Hillary with gold
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/hillary-clinton-rakes-big-money-two-goldman-sachs-speeches-one-weekFormer Secretary of State, and presumed 2016 presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton spoke at two separate Goldman Sachs events in the past week (on October 24, and then again on October 29), for a cool $200,000 per speech, her normal fee according to Politico and the New York Times. $400,000not a bad payday for the former First Lady.
Alec Torres of the National Review Online reports that, on the 24th, Clinton spoke for the AIMS Alternate Investment Conference, a closed event held exclusively for Goldman clients. AIMS is an annual conference that explores strategic models and new products available to financial advisers. Pretty exclusive stuff.
This Tuesday, Clinton spoke to the Builders and Innovators Summit, about entrepreneurship, and how best to help investors expand their own personal business models. According to Politico, which covered the event, Clinton conducted a question-and-answer session with Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The investment giant declined to comment on the subject of Clintons talk, or why she in particular was invited to the events.
The two speaking engagements follow Clintons visits to private-equity firms KKR this past July, and the Carlyle Group just last month. At KKRs annual investor meeting in California, Clinton was on hand to answers questions from Harry Kravis, the films co-founder, on the subjects of the Middle East, Washington, and politics. At the Carlyle Group, Clinton is said to have made a speech to shareholders that was moderated by the groups founder David Rubenstein.
Details about those talks have been kept similarly under wraps, but the $200,000 engagement price means it's been payday with pretty easy hours
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
12 replies, 1662 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (15)
ReplyReply to this post
12 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Goldman Sachs showers Hillary with gold (Original Post)
pscot
Nov 2013
OP
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)1. Does ANYONE think they would pay $200,000/speech if they didn't expect something for it.
They are a business.
It is an investment.
Duh.
demigoddess
(6,640 posts)6. almost the same as voting for the republican
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)2. She is a corporate democrat and will not get my vote.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)3. Let's call it what it is
Bribery
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)8. It depends on how you define "is"... nt
DJ13
(23,671 posts)4. Hillary was "just doing God's work"
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)5. k&r!
BelgianMadCow
(5,379 posts)10. + 2 - reminds me of Hillary's role in the TPP
as posted on DU, it was one of her advisers, a former Goldman Sachs employee, who helped author the thing. On edit: I see he just helped her do some pro-business touring. The authoring is attributed to Clinton.
As the saying goes, there (usually) is no way to vote against the interests of the Vampire Squid Goldman-Sachs. That's why I have this sig line now.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)12. I just kicked that thread.
Thanks for the tip.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)11. k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t
-Laelth