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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Made More in 12 Speeches to Big Banks Than Most of Us Earn in a Lifetime [View all]uponit7771
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Hillary Clinton Made More in 12 Speeches to Big Banks Than Most of Us Earn in a Lifetime [View all]
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
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I wish she would publish a book of those speeches. They would sell like hot cakes under "Self Help"
Impedimentus
Apr 2016
#1
Oh yes. Remember how Obama started talking to us a few months after he was elected?
Zira
Apr 2016
#60
I'll take your wordsmithing over Hillarys - but the content of the speech is not why they pay her.
Juicy_Bellows
Apr 2016
#12
Yes. But I wouldn't expect voters to trust me in regulating those banks afterwards. They
think
Apr 2016
#31
And then expect the American people to trust her to protect the American peoples interest's
think
Apr 2016
#36
She made those speeches as a private citizen. Why would we deserve to know what she said?
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2016
#24
Because she made them to corporations that hugely impact all our lifes...n/t
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
#26
Do you demand to see transcripts of speeches made by others who speak to those corporations?
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2016
#27
The gun corps effects my life 10x more than Wall Street. Sanders is speaking to a certain groups...
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#66
And Goldman Sachs appreciates her refusal to support a new Glass Steagall. They can't even pass the
think
Apr 2016
#38
Eric Holder was soft on Wall Street bank crimes. He's going back to defend the very criminal banks
think
Apr 2016
#65
The facts are Eric Holder prosecuted less white collar crime than his predecessors.
think
Apr 2016
#68
I feel sorry for the people who had to sit through them without a mute button nt
BernieforPres2016
Apr 2016
#37
The relevant issue is whether those fees affect her policymaking decisions, since
TheDormouse
Apr 2016
#42
Most basketball stars make in 12 games more than most of make in a lifetime. nt
Jitter65
Apr 2016
#58
And they provide a service, entertainment. What service does Hillary provide in a speech?
CentralCoaster
Apr 2016
#64
A basketball player's talent provides value to those paying them. What value does Hill's
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2016
#69
That makes sense...20 mil for Hill and about 15 for Bill...per ten minutes? n/t
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
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