Warren says she 'was troubled' by Obama speaking gig

[DonViejo]

By David Weigel April 27 at 4:38 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday that she was “troubled” by former president Barack Obama’s decision to accept $400,000 for a speaking engagement, telling a progressive host on Sirius XM that it was more evidence of money’s malign political influence.

“I was troubled by that,” Warren said on “Alter Family Politics,” in an interview promoting her new book, “This Fight is Our Fight.”

“One of the things I talk about in the book is the influence of money — I describe it as a snake that slithers through Washington,” Warren said. “The influence of dollars on this place is what scares me. I feel like it ultimately threatens democracy.”

Eric Schultz, a spokesman for the former president, had already attempted to cool down critics of the Obama speech.

“Regardless of venue or sponsor, President Obama will be true to his values, his vision, and his record,” Schultz said in a Wednesday evening statement. “In 2008, Barack Obama raised more money from Wall Street than any candidate in history — and still went on to successfully pass and implement the toughest reforms on Wall Street since FDR.”

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[mcar]

1. She said this while on a book tour?

A book she's making money from?

I love SP Warren but surely she sees the silliness.

[ExciteBike66]

3. Wait Senator Warren makes money?

Doesn't she know that it is "a snake that slithers through Washington"?

[mcar]

4. How does she know who buys her books?

Maybe some 1% ERS buy it.

[ExciteBike66]

15. What amount of money did she get as an

advance? I just saw something about Andrew Cuomo's book yesterday where he got $600,000 for his memoirs that sold 3000 copies only and it looked like the publisher was just throwing him some cash.

[mcar]

19. Yes

[jrthin]

9. Yep. On a book tour making money. Irony. nt

[Foamfollower]

33. PRetty damned hypocritical of her to say this shit while on a book tour.

[dalton99a]

2. What number would be acceptable to her?

[Demsrule86]

5. I am troubled she criticize a great Democratic president...how not to win

friend and influence people...

Endorse anti-choice candidates.

Criticize the greatest president of my lifetime.

Liz I love you, but please stop...we need you to hold your seat in Mass.

[DURHAM D]

6. This is an unfortunate mistake on her part and

it suggests she is running in 2020 for President. Poor strategy EW.

[monmouth4]

10. Absolutely agree. She just blew it as far as I'm concerned..n/t

[Cha]

11. Evidently she doesn't want Pres Obama campaigning

with her in 2018 or the Obama coalition in 2020 then.

Really poor.

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[Cha]

13. Btw, Durham..

Link to tweet

[DURHAM D]

20. Nice.

btw Did you see this?

https://medium.com/@m.ferrer/nepotism-at-burlington-college-1a9af167ae9b

[Cha]

21. Yes..

Link to tweet

Thank you, D

[stonecutter357]

7. I was troubled by that, Now BUY my new book.

[Cha]

12. Good Mornin', stonecutter

[stonecutter357]

26. Good morning Cha.

[samnsara]

8. i for one dont give a flying rats ass if he spoke to Wall Street or not....

....don the con didn't do paid speeches to WS and look how hes in their back pocket.... cus hes dumb. Obama is smart. So is Hillary. So speak away!!!

[onecaliberal]

14. I think he should do whatever he wants. If she's bothered it's her problem. He's a former POTUS

He's not going to speak for peanuts

[Stellar]

16. He did what he needed to do.

“In 2008, Barack Obama raised more money from Wall Street than any candidate in history — and still went on to successfully pass and implement the toughest reforms on Wall Street since FDR.”

And they are willing to give him more money...still.

[Starry Messenger]

17. That's two strikes this week for EW.

What got into the water?

[Cha]

23. It's kinda

bizarre

[rogue emissary]

18. Can we go a week without one Democratic taking a shot at another?

[okieinpain]

30. you should have heard mark thompson on siriusxm

radio thursday. he had the owner of daily kos on and man I would have thought bernie sanders was the dems donald trump. dems are a herd of cats.

[rogue emissary]

34. If you're talking about Markos Moulitsas from Kos it's not surprising.

Pretty much anyone affiliated with the Kos site is pretty much an activist. I just have a problem with elected Democrats taking on their fellow members during a time we need to unifying.

[okieinpain]

35. agree 100% n/t.

[True Dough]

22. There are principled types who can maintain their moral compass while accepting money

for speaking engagements. I believe Obama is one of them. Besides, he may even donate a significant portion of that money to charity. I'm not about to judge.

[Bengus81]

24. LOL...he's a PRIVATE citizen. If some group wants to give him a million to speak then BFD Warren

Her ass should be thankful that we had a Pres for eight years that someone would want to hear him speak after leaving office. How many of those gigs did Bush get?? Me thinks not very many.

[sarah FAILIN]

25. I think I'm done with her.

Too much hypocrisy with that and too much turning on other dems. Hope she isn't the next candidate.

[HoneyBadger]

27. She is looking like the next candidate

[sarah FAILIN]

29. Maybe not.

We still have time

[HoneyBadger]

31. She does not have to win those who voted for Hillary in 2016, those are in the bag

She appears to be targeting the anyone but Hillary voters.

[sarah FAILIN]

36. That is a mistake imo

Nothing is given and you definitely don't poop on those you need.

[JTFrog]

28. And I'm troubled with her comments about anti-choice candidates.

I guess we can't all be happy all the time.

[Orsino]

32. There are few honest ways to make that much money from Wall Street...

...but if we can watch or read the speech, that should allay some fears. As to what he does with the money, tht might ordinarily be none of our business, but if he's trading on the office we elected him to, I would just want some transparency.