Clintons earned majority of speaking fees while Hillary was SOS and considering run for President

[Skwmom]

Last edited Wed Feb 3, 2016, 03:23 PM - Edit history (1)

Spreading the Clinton speaking fees over 15 years is misleading.

Not considering speaking fees paid to the Foundation, the Clinton's earned

Hillary and Bill: Jan 2014 - May 2015. In excess of 25 million or 1,470,000 per month for both.
Bill Clinton: 4 years Hillary was SOS. In excess of 48 million or 1,000,000 per month for Bill.


Not sure what Hillary and Bill earned in 2013 but the other two above total 73 million.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton earned in excess of $25 million for delivering 104 speeches since the beginning of 2014, a huge infusion to their net worth as she was readying for a presidential bid.

During the 11 years Hillary Clinton served as a U.S. senator and then secretary of state, she reported that her husband made $105 million for delivering more than 540 speeches. Bill Clinton’s fees rose over time. In 2012, her last year at the State Department, he earned more than $16.3 million for 72 speeches.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-earn-more-than-25-million-in-speaking-fees-since-january-2014/2015/05/15/52605fbe-fb4d-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html

While Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton earned speaking fees around the globe totaling more than $48 million -- speeches that had to be vetted by the State Department to ensure there were no conflicts of interest with his wife's work as America's top diplomat. These newly revealed emails show speech requests that the State Department refused to approve.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-sought-state-department-paid-speeches-related/story?id=33369277

[Live and Learn]

1. Chit, no wonder she is so vehemently against Bernie.

Think of the taxes Bernie will make them pay.

[Uncle Joe]

2. That begs the question, why would someone pay this kind of money for a speech?

Thanks for the thread, Skwmom.

[Skwmom]

4. When they spread it out over 15 years I knew there was a catch. A simple trick to try to downplay

the truth.

[Wilms]

5. Well, to be fair...

...it's chump change for them.

[Skwmom]

6. If she becomes President it will be chump change - they will be billionaires. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

8. Precisely the people will be the chumps. n/t

[Fumesucker]

23. Be chumps for expecting change

[Mnemosyne]

11. Just another way that the 1% share their welfare with their people. nt

[global1]

16. We Need To Demand She Release The Transcripts Of Her Speeches To The Banksters....

starting with Goldman Sachs. We need to see if she is saying anything different to them than she is saying to us. As an American voter having to take her into consideration for my vote I need to know if she is consistent or if she is only saying things to me just to get elected.

[Skwmom]

22. You'd have to trust they'd release the true transcript. n/t

[CorporatistNation]

3. Clinton Incorporated Clearly Could Care Less What The Public Perception of Them Is!

Decidedly pathetic...

[99th_Monkey]

7. And all these speaking frees do not even count Wall St's campaign contributions to Hillary. nt

[Ino]

9. Politicians need to avoid...

even the appearance of impropriety, much less impropriety itself. The Clintons have never done either.

[Skwmom]

10. It's hard to believe anyone could be so brazen about it. n/t

[840high]

17. They've gotten away with this

for so long - they don't care.

[Hoyt]

12. I would expect that of any past Prez and favorite for future Prez. Some football

and baseball players, actors, musicians, etc., make more.

[azmom]

13. Why?

[Hoyt]

15. Why not. They have a message and interesting stories that people like. Sanders

will make an interesting, popular speaker too after the election. Jimmy Carter and Al Gore made good money too. They are keynote speakers, who can get paid big bucks.

Even george war bush and sarah palin can draw people. Why? Some people have poor taste.

[stillwaiting]

18. It is simply stunning to me how often you rationalize and excuse what can only be seen as blatant

corruption by a large majority of Americans over and over again (even if it is currently legal).

While sporting a Woodie Guthrie icon no less!

I think you're having a laugh. I really do.

[Hoyt]

20. A large majority of Americans find a conspiracy behind everything. Even Jimmy Carter got

large speaker fees.

[stillwaiting]

21. You are just so sensible and pragmatic!

As was the man in your avatar/icon no doubt.

Your posts here and your chosen avatar go together Like rama lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong

[earthside]

14. The Repuglicans won't pay any attention to this ...

... after all ... "First Woman President" and all that stuff.

This just so fits into the Hillary Clinton story from Walmart board director to cattle futures to White Water investments to Presidential pardons ...

Democrats are so screwed if Hillary is nominated -- it's going to be corruption on parade until election day.

[Skwmom]

24. 73+ million since 2012 (plus whatever they made in 2013). That is a pile of money. nt

[cali]

19. Corruption