Hillary Clinton gets less Wall Street money than you think

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http://www.vox.com/2015/7/29/9040091/hillary-clinton-wall-street

One of the most persistent knocks on Hillary Clinton is that she's too close to Wall Street and Washington's K Street lobbying industry.

It's true that Clinton, a former New York senator, has strong ties to the titans of finance: Big banks and investors are generous donors to the Clinton Foundation; they've given to this campaign and Clinton's past bids; and some of Clinton's closest allies in politics have been through the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street. Similarly, many Clinton backers, including some former aides to her and her husband, lobby for a living.

But a close look at Clinton's first campaign finance report of the 2016 presidential campaign shows that she raised $46 million with limited backing from the nation's top financial institutions and lobbying firms.

Instead, as her campaign has long maintained, Clinton's war chest is being stocked by a wide base of supporters. The richest sources of cash for her include federal workers, lawyers, media company employees, Hollywood agents, and California state workers — and,
yes, a handful of Wall Street investment houses and prominent Washington lobbying firms.

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[PoliticAverse]

1. How much has she received in speaking fees from Wall Street firms? n/t

[DURHAM D]

2. For her campaign?

[PoliticAverse]

4. Prior to the official announcement of her campaign. n/t

[DURHAM D]

7. Oh, you mean for the Foundation.

Some don't know the difference.

[DFL_Wellstone_dems]

11. nope. The bribes.

It's a common dodge. Clinton's defenders always try to conflate the money paid for speeches with money paid to the foundation.

Some money does go to the foundation...after she gets paid.

"Clinton has given paid speeches at eight universities, four of them public institutions. In those instances, she has said, she donated her fees to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the family's non-profit philanthropic organization. The Buffalo contract stipulates that the "net honorarium" go to the Clinton Foundation, but only after the "full contract fee" of $275,000 was paid to the Harry Walker Agency."

Full article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/07/16/university-at-buffalo-paid-275000-for-hillary-clinton-speech/

For more...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/hillary-clintons-goldman-sachs-problem

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/31/hillary-clinton-speeches-keystone_n_7463108.html

And for the grand finale (forgive the politico link, but nobody else covered it)
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/hillary-clinton-speech-carlyle-group-95763.html

For those that don't know the Carlyle group...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group

They are the closest thing to a Bond villain that you can find and they've put at least 200,000 dollars in Hillary Clinton's pocket.

Hillary Clinton is NOT a dynamic public speaker. So it seems odd that wall street would want to hear her speak enough to pay millions of dollars (400,000 just from Goldman Sachs) to hear her speak. They like their entertainment a little more lively...
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/02/i-crashed-a-wall-street-secret-society.html

For a final perspective from a notorious right wing writer writing for an ethically questionable paper...
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/24/hillary-clinton-income-inequality-2016-election

[DURHAM D]

12. Darn Darn Darn

I was a little confused at first but then I remembered ... girls are not supposed to be listened to much less make money, especially from talking. Jealousy? Sexism? Both !

Enjoy your stay. Will be skipping the rest of your posts.

[DFL_Wellstone_dems]

13. That's by far the the most childish response I've ever received. Sad that I won't have the pleasure.

[DURHAM D]

14. LOL

"Ever Received" ?

You just signed up today.

[DFL_Wellstone_dems]

15. yep.

Not much competition.

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. I don't know ... Do you? n/t

[DURHAM D]

3. Very good article. Thanks for posting. nt

[Cosmic Kitten]

6. And WAAAAAAY more than I'm comfortable with

[DURHAM D]

8. Would you prefer she finance the campaign

with bake sales?

[Cosmic Kitten]

9. I'd prefer she step aside.

Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton is not the America I want.

[Lil Missy]

10. It wouldn't matter to this bunch of Hillary haters if she didn't take a dime.

They'd find another reason to hate.