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cali

(114,904 posts)
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:27 PM Jun 2014

It's simple: When you have had unlimited opportunity and wield immense power

refrain from trying to sound like a regular middle class person who struggles to put your kid through college and meet financial obligations.

"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt," Clinton replied. "We had no money when we got there, and we struggled to, you know, piece together the resources for mortgages, for houses, for Chelsea's education. You know, it was not easy."

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It's simple: When you have had unlimited opportunity and wield immense power (Original Post) cali Jun 2014 OP
Must. Rec. This. Great. OP. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #1
You must set the bar very low. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #4
Opinions are like... PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #6
..... cali Jun 2014 #10
Bullshit OP #2 on same exact subject. You were wrong in the first and this one too. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #2
lol. that hardly addresses the point of the op, kitty. cali Jun 2014 #5
what point? You need to SPAM GD with OPs saying the exact same thing? KittyWampus Jun 2014 #9
Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #11
Again, you SPAM GD w/ a post that reads like it's from FreeRepulic. That's the point. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #13
Most broke people use a public defender. They don't get world-class representation. It's fucking Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #24
Didn't you post this and get 15 recs on your other thread already? Electric Monk Jun 2014 #3
close, but I was inspired by the outrage. n/t cali Jun 2014 #7
48 recs 840high Jun 2014 #23
Yeah, referring to "houses" and "mortgages" in the plural is a little politically tone-deaf. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #8
exactly. that was exactly my point. but phew the DU outrage over making that point cali Jun 2014 #12
No, in this thread, it's about why you need to SPAM GD with the same subject. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #14
bwahahahaha. Your outrage tastes like vintage champagne.... or the tears of freepers cali Jun 2014 #16
You are the one taking a subject the Freepers are using to attack Dems- KittyWampus Jun 2014 #17
no, I'm using facts, dear. cali Jun 2014 #19
Why are you calling me "dear"? And you took a page out of the rightwing's attack book> KittyWampus Jun 2014 #21
I have a problem with all politicians that go to Washington with nothing... kentuck Jun 2014 #15
Clintons' combined net worth is supposedly between $100 million and $200 million. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #18
I doubt her ear heard the problem. pa28 Jun 2014 #20
. boston bean Jun 2014 #22
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
2. Bullshit OP #2 on same exact subject. You were wrong in the first and this one too.
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:30 PM
Jun 2014

I may not like Hillary but she and her husband have worked their asses off, much of their time in public service.

They've also had to hire a phalanx of lawyers back then which must have cost a fortune.

Response to KittyWampus (Reply #9)

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
24. Most broke people use a public defender. They don't get world-class representation. It's fucking
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:20 PM
Jun 2014

insulting to hear her say she was broke. I'll vote for her if I have to, but damn, I hope she gets this shit out of her system early.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
8. Yeah, referring to "houses" and "mortgages" in the plural is a little politically tone-deaf.
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:32 PM
Jun 2014

You would think that Hillary at this point would be too shrewd to make that kind of avoidable gaffe.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
12. exactly. that was exactly my point. but phew the DU outrage over making that point
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:34 PM
Jun 2014

is astounding.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
16. bwahahahaha. Your outrage tastes like vintage champagne.... or the tears of freepers
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:36 PM
Jun 2014

yummy, kitty.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
17. You are the one taking a subject the Freepers are using to attack Dems-
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:38 PM
Jun 2014

American Rising, the pro-Republican opposition research shop that along with the Republican National Committee, takes the lead in criticizing Clinton, was quick to ping her over her comments aired Monday morning by ABC, saying they "reveal someone who is extremely out-of-touch with financial reality facing Americans."

On their website, America Rising said that the two homes the Clintons purchased after leaving the White House (Chappaqua, New York and Washington DC) combined cost around $4.5 million.

The Clintons departed the White House in debt, thanks to enormous legal fees. By the end of 2000, the Clintons carried debt totaling somewhere between $2.28 million to $10.6 million.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
21. Why are you calling me "dear"? And you took a page out of the rightwing's attack book>
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:45 PM
Jun 2014

as my quote in last post clearly shows.

Congratulations.

kentuck

(111,095 posts)
15. I have a problem with all politicians that go to Washington with nothing...
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:35 PM
Jun 2014

...and in no time at all, are millionaires. The Clintons were not well off when Bill was Governor. It only paid about $35,000 per year salary. So they did not have very much at all when they came to Washington. What are they worth now? $50 million??

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
18. Clintons' combined net worth is supposedly between $100 million and $200 million.
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:38 PM
Jun 2014

Not difficult to achieve when you can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per speech.

pa28

(6,145 posts)
20. I doubt her ear heard the problem.
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:45 PM
Jun 2014

They had Bill's pension and her income as a Senator at the very least. That's not struggle as ordinary Americans know it so, yeah, I wish she would spare us any future tales of woe.

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