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Divernan

(15,480 posts)
21. Not nearly at the rates all the Clintons are collecting.
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 03:25 PM
Aug 2014

Which are in hope and anticipation of HRC in the Oval Office. Cheney only gets $50,000, and he did as much as Clinton for the MIC. And when you think about it, if you are right about these fees being payoffs for past favors, what does it say about whose interests Bill Clinton was promoting if he can collect up to $750, 000 for a single gig. Corporate giants don't squander 3/4 of a million dollars to reminisce about the good old days. At this point the Clintons are so bought and paid for by so many One Percent special interest groups and corporate sources of One Percenters' income, that her biggest problem as president would be in prioritizing which sponsor to reward first.

Re Bill Clinton's fees:

The most lucrative was a November speech in Hong Kong to Swedish-based telecom giant Ericsson -- $750,000. Clinton also earned $700,000 for a March speech to a local newspaper publishing company in Lagos, Nigeria, and $550,000 for a November speech to a business forum in Shanghai, China. He earned $500,000 apiece for three events in Austria and Holland in May and in the United Arab Emirates in December.

Prior to 2011, the most Clinton had earned from a single event was $525,000 for a 2008 speech in Edmonton, Alberta. Those astronomical speaking fees will be Gone With the Wind, should Hillary announce she's not running.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/03/politics/clinton-speaking-fees/
Here's one set of ranges, from 2012:
$5,000 – $10,000. This would be the typical range for top keynote speakers – people who have given numerous keynote speeches in the past and/or have serious career accomplishments.
$10,000 – $20,000. Most of the major conferences pay their keynote speakers something within this range. Even for some of the more well-known keynote speakers, this is no fee to sneeze at; and if it is, keynoting the conference is probably an honor in itself as well.
$20,000 – $50,000. This is the range for most celebrity speakers. When I say celebrity speakers, I mean actual celebrities that are household names or alternatively, category experts that are such big draws that it simply makes economic sense to pay this fee.
$50,000 – $100,000. The top celebrity speakers’ fees are in this ballpark. There are only a few dozen folks that would be priced above this range. Typically, an organization paying a fee like this one can do so because the keynote speaker is such a big draw that ticket sales far exceed the amount of the speaker fee.
$100,000+. Interested in hiring Bill Clinton? Richard Branson? Donald Trump? You’ve found your range.
- See more at: http://evanbailyn.com/keynotespeakers/the-ultimate-guide-to-keynote-speaker-fees/#sthash.tQFe3jv1.dpuf

The minute HRC announces she is NOT running - if that comes to pass, all the Clintons' fees will drop like stones and the phone will stop ringing in their agent's offices.
Has anyone ever seen her reporting on NBC? femmocrat Aug 2014 #1
5 reasons Chelsea Clinton is bombing at NBC News candelista Aug 2014 #2
"2. Nobody wants to hear about do-gooders" femmocrat Aug 2014 #3
Yep. You nailed it. AlinPA Aug 2014 #19
Funny how they kept paying her, though! MADem Aug 2014 #33
Nailed it MFrohike Aug 2014 #50
there is no conflict now, however - her mother's got a book, Chelsea's got a job wordpix Aug 2014 #61
I think she needs to quit to have that kid. And to keep the heat off NBC. MADem Aug 2014 #63
no Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #14
At that figure she likely made more than a good number of full time field reporters Mike Daniels Aug 2014 #18
Yes. She's done a few stories that I've seen. They're human interest/charitable work pieces. MADem Aug 2014 #43
she wasn't good at it LittleGirl Aug 2014 #4
yet still Man from Pickens Aug 2014 #44
Nobody and I mean nobody LittleGirl Aug 2014 #48
will she get to collect unemployment benefits? Enrique Aug 2014 #5
Naw, she quit. candelista Aug 2014 #8
Sob. 840high Aug 2014 #54
600k a YEAR? Ash_F Aug 2014 #6
1/25th, actually Android3.14 Aug 2014 #10
Last I heard, there was no overtime exemption for journalists Ash_F Aug 2014 #13
Small town news Android3.14 Aug 2014 #35
"Not much money in the news biz" Ash_F Aug 2014 #41
Now that made me laugh Android3.14 Aug 2014 #60
there are some hardworking individuals Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #15
And take risks of getting killed to boot. merrily Aug 2014 #26
Katie Couric, working part time for YAHOO, is making six million a year, now. MADem Aug 2014 #64
But that's Katie Couric. She has....uh.... candelista Sep 2014 #65
She has .... connections! MADem Sep 2014 #66
Do you really think they paid her Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #67
reporter? really? snooper2 Aug 2014 #7
most of her stuff Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #16
Glad someone can afford to do that Android3.14 Aug 2014 #9
Comcast GE trying to Wellstone ruled Aug 2014 #11
WalMart is not pro-worker? NAFTA either? Who knew? merrily Aug 2014 #27
12/11 - 08/14: $50,000/moX33months=$1,650,000 - what quid did NBC expect for that pro quo? Divernan Aug 2014 #12
This is payment in arrears. candelista Aug 2014 #17
Not nearly at the rates all the Clintons are collecting. Divernan Aug 2014 #21
Either way, this kind of money is only for huge favors. candelista Aug 2014 #34
well, not everybody repealed Glass-Steagal Man from Pickens Aug 2014 #45
So now we don't have to watch the useless stuff from another annointed offspring. Hoppy Aug 2014 #20
Don't forget mainstreetonce Aug 2014 #22
One of the Bush twins, too, also at NBC. Wasn't Maria Shriver there as well, back merrily Aug 2014 #29
Maria did the news and DATELINE. She's going back to work as a "special anchor." MADem Aug 2014 #46
but she actually has talent for the job LittleGirl Aug 2014 #49
When she started out, she wasn't so hot--but she got better over time. MADem Aug 2014 #57
+1. I always watched her segments, even before having closeupready Aug 2014 #62
So.....yes, Maria was at NBC, too, until Arnold ran for Governor. merrily Aug 2014 #56
Will Chelsea's baby be named Goldman, or Sachs??? blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #23
The bidding for naming rights will be fast and furious! Divernan Aug 2014 #36
When Palin was gonna be a grandmother again, I predicted names, Hoppy Aug 2014 #53
Let me explain this. It's simple, really Shemp Howard Aug 2014 #24
Yes. And crabbing about not being in the club won't get us in that club, either. MADem Aug 2014 #47
$600,000/ year Alkene Aug 2014 #25
But, she feels your pain. The Clinton Foundation was paying her too, I assume, and merrily Aug 2014 #30
Whatever salary/perks the Clinton Foundation pays the Clintons is a deep secret! Divernan Aug 2014 #37
Your post reminded me of this pic of Bill and Hillary in the Hamptons. candelista Aug 2014 #51
Another blessing of the FreeMarket™ GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #28
That "free" market is too damned costly. merrily Aug 2014 #31
NBC, home of the legacy 'reporter' tularetom Aug 2014 #32
Hey guys, remember to rec this to get it on the greatest page and keep it alive. Need 2 more votes. Divernan Aug 2014 #38
Who cares? nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #39
... Kaleva Aug 2014 #40
Wow! A $600K drop in annual income. Does that mean she's dead broke? n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #42
Why is all the fussing? You fuss when someone makes money and get mad as hell Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #52
I agree with you. If there's any "hating" to go on, direct it at the people MADem Aug 2014 #58
She Is Having Her 1st Child, WTF Is With Hating Every Clinton? Corey_Baker08 Aug 2014 #55
It's the fashion here amongst a very small set of people. MADem Aug 2014 #59
I agree n/t DawgHouse Sep 2014 #68
Sadly, but all too predictably, this place never changes. Beacool Sep 2014 #69
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