Elizabeth Warren

JDPriestly

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23. Big bucks for speeches. Does that = corruption.

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 02:56 AM

Jan 2015

The big bucks for speeches, are they a sort of pay-off in advance for favors to be given once Hillary is in the White House?

That is one of the questions about Hillary that troubles me and many others.

The kinds of people who are giving Hillary big bucks for speeches are the kinds of people who, when they invest their money, hope for and expect a return.

So what kind of return do these big-buck sugar-daddies expect from Hillary when they pay her for her speeches.

Very frankly, Hillary is a decent speaker, but she is not good enough or entertaining or brilliant enough to be worth what she gets for her speeches.

That Elizabeth Warren is not (yet) receiving the big bucks for her speeches commends Warren's honesty and integrity. Hillary's big bucks raises huge questions about hers.

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Jay Leno on Warren vs. Hillary: I Don’t See Hillary’s ‘Fire’ Anymore [View all] RiverLover Jan 2015 OP

Jay lost his fire years ago. JoePhilly Jan 2015 #1

Jay does not have credibility. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #2

Seeing as he has been a GOP asskisser for many, many years, now, I have to agree with you. MADem Jan 2015 #64

Did you have anything to say MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #6

I don't look to Jay for his political insights. JoePhilly Jan 2015 #25

If memory serves me jay Leno backed Arnold for governor in our state. So much still_one Jan 2015 #27

Argggghhhhh!!! JoePhilly Jan 2015 #39

He didn't just "back" Ahhh-nuld...he gave his show over as a platform for Ahhh-nee to announce his MADem Jan 2015 #65

He's right on the difference between Hillary and Liz. In fact I haven't even heard much from Hillary Autumn Jan 2015 #3

Or she's totally flummoxed MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #4

The most expensive minds in America are shit out of luck if that's their plan Autumn Jan 2015 #8

It seems the most boring candidate always loses presidential elections. pa28 Jan 2015 #5

Which is why we need Elizabeth Warren to run. She would be a more interesting, more JDPriestly Jan 2015 #22

Wouldn't you think it strange if Hillary was going to congress on regular basis and giving fiery Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #7

I would imagine if Hillary wanted to get her views out there it would be very easy for Autumn Jan 2015 #9

Why? Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #12

You are right. She shouldn't say anything. Autumn Jan 2015 #18

There's no shortage of places where The Inevitable One can give fiery speeches MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #10

Oh, I forgot, she gets paid big bucks for her speeches, now who is smart, do you get big bucks for Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #13

I will not sell my soul MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #14

Ok, then Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #16

Big bucks for speeches. Does that = corruption. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #23

Well, she doesn't have a job and as we have discussed I think something is better than nothing. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #28

I don't object to her speaking fees, I don't object to her book income. I own her books, Autumn Jan 2015 #34

Okay, you are an intelligent, how many people do you think is going to be helped by indicting every Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #35

I don't give a fuck about indicting every one who might be connected to financial world. Autumn Jan 2015 #36

Which side are you on, either you want to see the working people helped or you are interested in Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #38

Did you help her compose that fiery tweet or something? RiverLover Jan 2015 #43

No I did not help her write the tweet but am trying to point out more working people needs help Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #44

What is offensive is Hillary taking millions from banks and then talking about caring about the RiverLover Jan 2015 #46

Yes you seem to be falling in line with attacking the finanical companies just letting the Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #48

I'm sorry, but to me the middle class is the working class. This trying to divide them up doesn't RiverLover Jan 2015 #50

You are entitled to your opinion, I am going to hope somebody tries to help the 90%. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #54

Sorry, tell Hillary that Elizabeth Warren already used the 90% figure. I know imitation is the RiverLover Jan 2015 #57

I was involved in the union struggles of the 80's, brought on by the trickle down economics of Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #60

You ignore the first part. The middle class people I know are doing fine. Autumn Jan 2015 #45

Let me tell you this, i am a part of the working poor, I did not see an exclusion, Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #47

The exclusion is there. Hillary is an educated woman, she knows the difference between Autumn Jan 2015 #49

So if Hillary should get wages up and get some programs which jobs are created are you going to Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #53

OFFS. You really scraped the bottom of your shoe for that question. Autumn Jan 2015 #56

"She is using her talents." JDPriestly Jan 2015 #42

No, but she's delivering "fiery" tweets! RiverLover Jan 2015 #11

Now this should make you happy. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #15

Empty rhetoric always does! RiverLover Jan 2015 #20

She has no credibility. Too many dems don't. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #30

Any democrat who is considering running for the party's nomination for President and Autumn Jan 2015 #19

Congress prolly can't afford her speaking fee. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #24

Jay Leno is a republican onecaliberal Jan 2015 #17

Undoubtedly a misogynst, too. earthside Jan 2015 #29

Not a fan of Hilary but thanks for your false assumption. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #32

The point is ... earthside Jan 2015 #37

And the Hillary haters ... JoePhilly Jan 2015 #40

Your sarcasm is misplaced. Leno has supported a lot of republicans. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #33

I was thinking Jay Leno would like... Mike Nelson Jan 2015 #21

It's true, even here at DU. Hillary threads are just so so, while Liz and Bernie light up the board. TheNutcracker Jan 2015 #26

Hillary Clinton is totally fired up Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #31

Jay is a rethug, so OF COURSE he's wrong. RiverLover Jan 2015 #41

You should write an OP claiming that YOU think Hillary has no "fire". JoePhilly Jan 2015 #51

You should write an OP telling us all about Hillary's fire. I'm sure YOU must see some fire in her. Autumn Jan 2015 #52

Why? I did not write an OP claiming she had fire. JoePhilly Jan 2015 #58

You have no reading comprehension. Please post the name of the person who wrote the OP. Autumn Jan 2015 #61

Wow. wow.... RiverLover Jan 2015 #62

I don't believe any supporter of Liz's would go into the Hillary group and behave in Autumn Jan 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #66

Not a Hillary fan, but think she had to work to get rid of that "fire" to become Sec of State. libdem4life Jan 2015 #55

Jay Leno never had any "fire" abakan Jan 2015 #59