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But.. but .. a nurses' union has a pac that ran some ads supporting Bernie. So there 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #1
So I think it's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out. Octafish Feb 2016 #103
At least she calls it "artful". I'm sure she meant it as a complement. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #104
You don't take $100 million from the thugs on Wall Street and expect to skip away scot-free. reformist2 Feb 2016 #2
Just a 1%er to 1%er kick back FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #76
5% was from the big banks metroins Feb 2016 #77
Now, now. Let's not be hasty. Maybe they don't own you so much as *you AGREE* with them. hedda_foil Feb 2016 #86
They are the hundred mililion dollar couple.... Peregrine Took Feb 2016 #3
Good lord that is obscene. morningfog Feb 2016 #4
Yes, it is! MelissaB Feb 2016 #9
It is obscene. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #17
Why is it obscene to donate speech money to a charitable foundation? n/t pnwmom Feb 2016 #24
How much was donated and how much did they pocket? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2016 #25
I would, too, but CNN didn't think it was worth reporting for some reason. n/t pnwmom Feb 2016 #57
The Clintons' net worth ($111 million dollars) means a good chunk went in their pockets Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2016 #60
The bankers did not donate that money to a charitable org. morningfog Feb 2016 #45
Wrong. If you look at the Clinton Foundation website, you can see pnwmom Feb 2016 #58
You didn't give a link don't have no idea if that is accurate. morningfog Feb 2016 #63
All you had to do was look at the Clinton Foundation site, but that was too hard for you. pnwmom Feb 2016 #69
Duh. The "charity" was the Clinton Foundation! wavesofeuphoria Feb 2016 #85
Because they have a message that we need to hear? scscholar Feb 2016 #42
Like I have written UglyGreed Feb 2016 #5
And someone she is not being influenced by all this money!? Please. quantass Feb 2016 #6
"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the plutocracy." mhatrw Feb 2016 #7
Well, $2700 gets you a photo & handshake... Ino Feb 2016 #8
For $153 million, you get ONE bought-and-paid for Pez dispenser politician CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #26
Was any of this for the Clinton's foundations, or all just to them personally? FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #10
Read the article, lazy! salib Feb 2016 #19
I did read it and the short article said nothing about it. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #59
What do you have to say to get paid that much? Not Sure Feb 2016 #11
In any of those speeches? Absolutely nothing. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #20
It's a pay off for future favors. n/t TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #41
it's called 'The Establishment' and she's one of them tomm2thumbs Feb 2016 #12
When CNN says something bad about the Clintons, it is time to take notice. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #13
Ok, I am going to play devil's advocate elmac Feb 2016 #22
Watch Donny Doosh Wall St. Huckster, melt DOWN at the thought of Bernie becoming President... AzDar Feb 2016 #14
so what? if you were a hot commodity Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2016 #15
But what if you were accepting money retrowire Feb 2016 #18
As Clinton said herself "I represented Wall Street". n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #47
There is a reason you are a hot commodity zeemike Feb 2016 #27
Bingo. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #38
Please dont vote Iggy Knorr Feb 2016 #62
What exactly would the Clintons say to Goldman Sachs in private? jalan48 Feb 2016 #16
She likely she told them what they wanted to hear. PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #51
I am troubled by your argument artislife Feb 2016 #89
It would be interesting to know how much of that LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #21
And that's why I respect Jimmy Carter, among other reasons. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #23
Never in a million years would Jimmy be mixed up in anything like this Jarqui Feb 2016 #31
Does anyone here want 'best democracy Big $$' can buy? chknltl Feb 2016 #28
Why leave out other groups they spoke to like American Camping Association, Canada 2020, Hoyt Feb 2016 #29
Because they don't fit the narrative. Metric System Feb 2016 #33
Because it's irrelevant. frylock Feb 2016 #35
Bingo! nt AmBlue Feb 2016 #74
She is only morally ambiguous some of the time! artislife Feb 2016 #90
Would that I could make that much money with my mouth. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #30
A McDonald's cook would have to work 7,000 years to make that kind of money Android3.14 Feb 2016 #32
Good for them both! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #34
Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Differently cantbeserious Feb 2016 #37
They are two of the most admired people in the world Beaverhausen Feb 2016 #43
Being Admired Is Not The Same As Being Right - As To My Feelings - Sticks And Stones ... cantbeserious Feb 2016 #48
Damning - Case Closed - HRC - Patron Of Wall Street And The 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #36
5% was from the big banks metroins Feb 2016 #78
Damning - Case Closed - HRC - Patron Of Wall Street And The 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #83
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #39
A Forbes article... Ino Feb 2016 #40
This is the benefit they offer her: Jarqui Feb 2016 #44
Good gawd... SoapBox Feb 2016 #52
Wow! ... KelleyKramer Feb 2016 #71
This repost also adds some perspective that sheds some light on it Jarqui Feb 2016 #70
Disgusting that a public servant could become so wealthy LittleBlue Feb 2016 #46
^^^ This ^^^ cantbeserious Feb 2016 #49
Exactly this, you don't get 153 million and not coyote Feb 2016 #82
No influance pedaling here nothing to see.....move along Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #88
Good for them! :) n/t OhZone Feb 2016 #50
Greed, as Heilmann said. Unethical and shortsighted on cali Feb 2016 #53
Greed? Nope. OhZone Feb 2016 #65
Corruption? Yes. Oilwellian Feb 2016 #105
But, but, but..."we're flat broke!" SoapBox Feb 2016 #54
The best democracy money can buy(for the banks). liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #55
amazing that nobody is defending this Iggy Knorr Feb 2016 #56
Someone did. See post 65 a little above yours and posted later. Incredible. hedda_foil Feb 2016 #87
We've been hillary-splained Iggy Knorr Feb 2016 #97
^^for sure^^ hedda_foil Feb 2016 #100
News flash - NO ONE CARES! George II Feb 2016 #61
Democratic voters seem to care - they're slowly but surely abandoning the Clintons. reformist2 Feb 2016 #64
You seem concerned. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #68
She'll be the best President money can buy left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #66
My God, do they owe a lot of rich people a lot of rich favors. RiverLover Feb 2016 #67
Did she not anticipate this could be a big problem moondust Feb 2016 #72
What is the issue? metroins Feb 2016 #79
She doesn't work for them, so she claims. artislife Feb 2016 #91
They are really paying to have her name associated with them metroins Feb 2016 #92
They already have prestige, what else would they want? artislife Feb 2016 #93
You think it over... metroins Feb 2016 #94
I have gone to all day workshops artislife Feb 2016 #95
It shows how little they care what we think of them. reformist2 Feb 2016 #80
This is simply unbelievable! She is toast and she will take the entire Democratic Party down Bernblu Feb 2016 #73
Bought and sold bigwillq Feb 2016 #75
Looks like about 5% came from banks. So much for the "owned by Wall Street" meme. DanTex Feb 2016 #81
such obscene greed and conflict of interest, at best amborin Feb 2016 #84
If we air our dirty laundry won't the Independents eventually find out? Babel_17 Feb 2016 #96
Is Hillary cynical enough to believe Utopian Leftist Feb 2016 #98
SO.. Noone cares except Bernie supporters on DU...eom asuhornets Feb 2016 #99
I know a teacher who deserves to make that kind of money. Octafish Feb 2016 #101
A former president and first lady can demand big coin for their time and a public appearance? Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #102
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