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leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 07:28 PM Feb 2016

I have the speaking fees thing all figured out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is how it goes. If you are a smart, successful, brilliant and well sought after woman, you are not allowed to be paid for your speaking engagements, unless you are Sarah Palin. If, on the other hand, you are a man, no problem. Here is a list of the top 10 highest paid speakers and notice that the top nine are men. Sarah Palin comes in number 10. Hillary is not on the list. The logical conclusion is, if your name is Hillary Clinton, you should never be paid for any speech at any time to anyone or any business.

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/10-highest-paid-public-speakers-in-the-world/

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MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)
1. unfortunately people believe that exactly
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 07:29 PM
Feb 2016

instead of celebrating our smartest, we do the republicans a favor and try to destroy them ourselves

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. She spoke before groups like Am Camping Assoc, Canada 2020, Commercial Real Estate Womens Network,
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 07:39 PM
Feb 2016

Innovation Arts and Entertainment, United Fresh Produce, Let's Talk Entertainment, Healthcare Information Systems, Premiere Healthcare Alliance, National Multihousing Council, Gap Inc, universities, NAACP, Society for Human Resource Management, and the like.

I guess she is in their pockets too.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
3. We're moving into a new kind of standard.
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 07:49 PM
Feb 2016

We had double standard.

We had higher standard.

Now we have "Hillary standard"!

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)
4. Public officials are prohibited from accepting speaking fees. It's the law.
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 09:30 PM
Feb 2016

And the reason it's the law is because it's purchasing access. It smells.

Fla Dem

(23,672 posts)
10. Yes, I know the speeches everyone has their panties in a knot about were post SoS.
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 10:26 AM
Feb 2016

I was just pointing out that her speaking fees wouldn't show up on a 2005 list because she was SoS at the time.

pandr32

(11,584 posts)
11. I wonder what Bernie will do
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 11:06 AM
Feb 2016

...once he loses and he is given some paying gigs to speak? It is bound to happen.

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