Clinton stumbles on Wall Street question at CNN town hall
The night featured few fireworks, but Clinton found herself on the defensive when presented with one of Sanders’ key talking points: that she shouldn’t have taken high amounts of speaking fees from Goldman Sachs.
“Well, I don't know. That’s what they offered,” she said when asked whether she needed to be paid for three speeches amounting to $675,000, which Sanders often points to as evidence that she is beholden to Wall Street. "Every secretary of state that I know has done that."
...“They’re not giving me that much money now,” she said, adding that many of her donations are from small donor, many of them women — and that she "wasn't committed" to running for president when she agreed to give the speeches in question.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-progressive-attacks-218721
What else will they offer her? So much for being a champion.
Here's the video:
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Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!
Hillary fumbled it, coughed up the puck in front of her own net... 
"Clinton Defends Wall Street Speaking Fees: ‘That’s What They Offered’", The Hill, Feb. 4, 2016
Speaking at CNN’s Democratic presidential forum, anchor Anderson Cooper pressed Clinton on whether it had been a mistake for her to reel in more than $200,000 per speech for three speeches to the Wall Street giant.
"Look, I made speeches to lots of groups. I told them what I thought. I answered questions," Clinton said.
“But did you have to be paid $675,000?,” Cooper asked.
“Well I don’t know,” Clinton responded. “That’s what they offered.”
The crowd burst into laughter as Clinton explained that “every secretary of State I know has done that.”
Cooper shot back that usually the secretary of State is not preparing to run for president.
“To be honest I wasn’t committed to running,” Clinton said. “I didn’t know whether I would run or not.”
Clinton said she would not be influenced by the money.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/clinton-defends-wall-street-speaking-fees-%e2%80%98that%e2%80%99s-what-they-offered%e2%80%99/ar-BBp6s5H?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartandhp
Lying through her teeth.. 'No I wasn't planning on running...'
Right, dude."
And all the rest of that bumbling answer....
She looked and sounded embarrassed to have to answer the $$ question.
The body English says it all..
Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!
Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!
Speaking of one trick ponies...you support a man who has been giving the same speech for 50 years. I guess you are easily entertained.
Meanwhile, I am bored.
Done
she's being anti Semitic about it 
face palm
you should be ashamed of yourself. 
I never miss an election, and in 48 years I have always chosen the Democrat over the Republican, and have never left a blank space or written in Mickey Mouse.
Pigs will fly. 
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That these SHARKS on Wall Street would have paid Hillary Clinton that much without knowing she was running for President.
And " ... they're not giving me much money now ... " like that makes it OK?
How about 'I refuse to take any money from them, have returned all previous payments and will not hire their lobbyists as advisers to my campaign'? Is that too hard to say? Too hard of a concept to embrace?
Jesus, the status quo HAS GOT TO CHANGE. 
