$153 million in Bill and Hillary Clinton speaking fees, documented

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by bobabode

When are we going to get a look at Trump's tax returns? What's he hiding?

No transcripts?

No tax returns.

That's how I'd play it, and I suspect Trump might do the same.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

No transcripts?

No tax returns.

That's how I'd play it, and I suspect Trump might do the same.

What do Obama's transcripts have to do with Hillary's campaign? You've lost it.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by nailer

Of course not. “The Donald earned a staggering $1.5 million per speech at The Learning Annex’s ‘real estate wealth expos’ in 2006 and 2007,” according to Forbes. “Trump appeared at 17 seminars and collected this fee for each one.”

Is that the same thing as what the Clinton's did?

If it is, I don't see it.

Trump wasn't even a political figure back then.

How could there be some expectation that in return for these fees he was going to someday get himself elected and do favors in return?

And who pays for these fees at seminars like this?

Gullible schmucks that pay big bucks to listen to some huckster tell them they too can make all their dreams come true, all they gotta do is stand is front of the mirror in the morning and tell themselves they're awesome.

It's just one of those many scams based on P.T. Barnum's observation that '"there's a sucker born every minute." Yeah, it's sleazy, but it's not the same as the Political "Pay to Play" game.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Boreas

What do Obama's transcripts have to do with Hillary's campaign? You've lost it.

Dude, don't play that game with me.

You know exactly what transcripts I'm talking about.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

No transcripts?

Transcripts would show nothing other than her saying complimentary things about a group who payed her to speak to them. What the hell else would you expect?

[nailer]

TJ's no doubt referencing all the behind closed doors smoke filled room transcripts.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by nailer

TJ's no doubt referencing all the behind closed doors smoke filled room transcripts.

I think he's talking about transcripts of her speeches. That was what her opponents have been hollering about for months. They want to find something embarrassing if she complimented Goldmans Sachs or some other Wall St. firm while being paid to speak to them.

[nailer]

Way back when you told me you're the funniest man I've never met.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

No transcripts?

No tax returns.

That's how I'd play it, and I suspect Trump might do the same.

Speaking of deflecting. Still yammering on about Hillary's speeches, eh TJ?

Do you really think she said something incriminating and none of those in the audience would've leaked it? Really?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think he's talking about transcripts of her speeches. That was what her opponents have been hollering about for months. They want to find something embarrassing if she complimented Goldmans Sachs or some other Wall St. firm while being paid to speak to them.

I would imagine that the text of such speeches, given more or less in private, is copyrighted material so why should it be given away in effect?