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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I don't fucking care how much they paid her. [View all]Gregorian
(23,867 posts)121. These things cloud judgment. She knew Iraq was a crime. But she voted for it just the same.
Judgment is clouded when one is beholden to another.
Sure it's speculation. There is no other explanation.
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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