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In reply to the discussion: Clinton on the hot seat: UNLV students ask Hillary to return $225000 speaker fee [View all]Throd
(7,208 posts)57. In many parts of this country 225K will get you nice house.
Nice pay for a few hours work if you can get it.
What can Hillary (or anyone else) have to say that is so important? I think the students are right to be pissed.
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Clinton on the hot seat: UNLV students ask Hillary to return $225000 speaker fee [View all]
warrior1
Jun 2014
OP
The rules are no different for Hillary, so, of course, she doesn't have to return the fee, but . . .
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#34
That is ridiculous. There is a huge speakers circuit, everyone has their fee. Don't book them if
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#67
Absolutely true, and nothing in my comment was meant to suggest otherwise...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#108
No, they don't have a legit complaint. The fee was paid by a private donors group.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#126
There is no "it" to see differently. The fee was not paid by the university but by a private group.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#137
Yes, it's 100% private and separate from the University. Nice try, but no.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#155
Those students (and hopefully some DUers) are supposedly smart enough to understand
Blue_Tires
Jun 2014
#146
You're right but its even worse than that. It would go back to a private donor organization, not to
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#156
Paying someone that kind of money for anything short of their left kidney is bullshit. Man or woman
roguevalley
Jun 2014
#78
fuck them all. i don't care who you are. people are starving and they, all of them get fatter for
roguevalley
Jun 2014
#180
Read the paper this weekend? There was an expose of *BILL* Clinton's speaking fees.
Romulox
Jun 2014
#148
ok, briefly: males in the equivalent position to Hillary, (say, Cheney) make the same. No outrage
librechik
Jun 2014
#138
I don't think it has anything to do with being a woman - and Republican speakers are protested all
djean111
Jun 2014
#5
She held a gun to their head and said "you must pay this ridiculous fee or I detonate the bomb"
Omaha Steve
Jun 2014
#37
But I think we can all agree how awful it is to have foundations that do nothing
truedelphi
Jun 2014
#54
No one is arguing they cant say it. The rest of your post is just as wrongheaded.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#161
There is no such thing as a ridiculous fee. Don't book people if you don't want to pay their fee.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#68
The students don't run the University. They don't pay for most of its operation
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#121
It's only a ridiculous fee if the university doesn't pay it. Talk to the university about why they
madinmaryland
Jun 2014
#95
What stupid speech (I mean, let's face it, they're ALL just another speech) is
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2014
#8
A speech that allows you to raise 3 million is worth a quarter of a million. In fact a speech that
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#87
No question Hillary inspires young people - to demand that their tuition money not be wasted on exorbitant speaking fees, yes, that's true.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#40
No question Hillary inspires young people - to demand that their tuition money not be wasted on exor
yeoman6987
Jun 2014
#53
Your entire post is incredibly offensive and you should consider deleting it
AngryAmish
Jun 2014
#104
It is impossible to believe that some people are having such a hard time grasping where the money
yeoman6987
Jun 2014
#86
The rethugs are trying to deny her the only chance to escape grinding, generational poverty
AngryAmish
Jun 2014
#29
2 questions. Would UNLY pay some other speaker $225K? Did Hillary give a speech there?
NightWatcher
Jun 2014
#31
We have speakers tours that come here and I'd pay money to listen to some people
NightWatcher
Jun 2014
#39
Eeks! Hillary's name next to $$$ signs in a headline. It's the attack of GOP spin!
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2014
#63
I think that they should take it up with the administrators of their university, not the speaker.
Beacool
Jun 2014
#70
Well, that's what the Republicans are saying (well, not about members of their own party who also
Metric System
Jun 2014
#90
It Is Shameful That A Supposed Aspirant For The Presidency Does Not Volunteer Her Experience For Free
cantbeserious
Jun 2014
#103
Dude, what part of the fee was privately funded and it's going to charity, did you miss?
Beacool
Jun 2014
#110
Dude - Where In The Story Arc Has A Charity Been Named - Sounds Like Wishful Thinking
cantbeserious
Jun 2014
#114
cantbeserious--FYI, the purpose of "eom" is as a courtesy to warn readers that
tblue37
Jun 2014
#131
She has given PLENTY of speeches for free. And all of the money went to the Clinton Foundation,
NYC Liberal
Jun 2014
#140
If The Speeches Were Given For Free - How Could Any Money Go To A Foundation
cantbeserious
Jun 2014
#141
The speeches that were given for free at other organizations obviously didn't
NYC Liberal
Jun 2014
#145
Still No Proof That The $ 225,000 Is Going To Charity - No Charity Named
cantbeserious
Jun 2014
#154
Seriously, it's not like anyone hangs on her every word quoting words of wisdom that will make a bit of difference in the lives of people (other than bankers).
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#116
It seems like they should be upset with their university if they were being honest.
herding cats
Jun 2014
#106
The fee was not from the University, it was from the UNLV Foundation, two totally
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#107
I wonder how many of them are planning to donate all their own earnings to the
tblue37
Jun 2014
#134
All that hokey "we were dead broke!" and "I tried to care about money--but couldn't!"
Romulox
Jun 2014
#150
No, she was just stating a fact, but leave it to the vultures to pounce on it.
Beacool
Jun 2014
#164
It's a losing argument. Nobody is sympathetic to the "Poor lil' Hillary" routine.
Romulox
Jun 2014
#165
Right. Just like 2008 primary voters forgot her pro-outsourcing speeches made while
Romulox
Jun 2014
#170