Obama to net $400K for Wall Street speech

[ttystikk]

Here's a short but tasty article questioning the optics of Mr Obama's speechifying for dollars. Other important points raised and links embedded as well;

https://www.laprogressive.com/obama-speaking-fee/

 

[SneekyNinja]

Here's a short but tasty article questioning the optics of Mr Obama's speechifying for dollars. Other important points raised and links embedded as well;

https://www.laprogressive.com/obama-speaking-fee/

Lol, it was a healthcare conference.

I wonder why they would have invited Obama to speak?

Flaming Sky and Flaming Tty, it even rhymes.

 

[ttystikk]

Lol, it was a healthcare conference.

I wonder why they would have invited Obama to speak?

Flaming Sky and Flaming Tty, it even rhymes.

Healthcare investment conference.

You can't think so I'm not surprised you can't read, Stinkydigit.

 

[SneekyNinja]

Healthcare investment conference.

You can't think so I'm not surprised you can't read, Stinkydigit.

We have a privately operated healthcare system, naturally the conference would have a profit motive.

So they invited the guy who wrote the law to speak at a conference about healthcare...

Such conspiracy, so wow.

Its just more fake news presented by extremists.

 

[ttystikk]

We have a privately operated healthcare system, naturally the conference would have a profit motive.

So they invited the guy who wrote the law to speak at a conference about healthcare...

Such conspiracy, so wow.

Its just more fake news presented by extremists.

Did you even read the article?

It's clearly far too much to ask you to think about the implications, Stinkydigit.

 

[SneekyNinja]

Did you even read the article?

It's clearly far too much to ask you to think about the implications, Stinkydigit.

All I saw was innuendo and "I thinks".

Laprogressive - "Smart content for smart people"

LOL!

You idiots sound more like Trump everyday.

"I've a very good brain and say lots of things"

 

[ttystikk]

All I saw was innuendo and "I thinks".

Laprogressive - "Smart content for smart people"

LOL!

You idiots sound more like Trump everyday.

"I've a very good brain and say lots of things"

If I were you, I wouldn't try to call anyone else an idiot, Stinkydigit.

 

[SneekyNinja]

If I were you, I wouldn't try to call anyone else an idiot, Stinkydigit.

I'm not the one on a pot site on a Sunday night alone hoping the Govt starts handing out more free shit so I can be successful.

I'm making paper right now in my home office while my family sleeps, smacking you down with categorical facts occasionally while I'm taking a chronic break and yet somehow I'm the idiot.

 

[fdd2blk]

I'm not the one on a pot site on a Sunday night alone hoping the Govt starts handing out more free shit so I can be successful.

I'm making paper right now in my home office while my family sleeps, smacking you down with categorical facts occasionally while I'm taking a chronic break and yet somehow I'm the idiot.

He's a meth head. He's here all day and all night, everyday and every night. This place is all he's got.

 

[Padawanbater2]

Just to clear up what some people accused Sanders of earlier

 

[UncleBuck]

Just to clear up what some people accused Sanders of earlier

no one fucking cares about this stupid shit but bernout retards like you.

 

[Padawanbater2]

no one fucking cares about this stupid shit but bernout retards like you.

Someone made a comment earlier saying Sanders would accept $400K if Wall Street offered it to him, there Sanders is being interviewed about it and he says he wouldn't accept it. He knows it would destroy his credibility with his supporters because accepting large sums of money from special interests would make him beholden to them instead of his constituents

 

[dagwood45431]

Just to clear up what some people accused Sanders of earlier

Obama no longer has the power to affect policy/legislation and is not lobbying. So the fuck what?

 

[Padawanbater2]

Obama no longer has the power to affect policy/legislation and is not lobbying. So the fuck what?

How many people were prosecuted for causing the financial crisis and great recession?

Remember when everyone who caused a bank to fail still got huge payout golden parachute packages upon departure while taxpayers funded their mistake?

 

[UncleBuck]

the white house is on fire and curtis is busy yelling at the black guy for getting paid to do a job.

 

[dagwood45431]

Remember when everyone who caused a bank to fail still got huge payout golden parachute packages upon departure while taxpayers funded their mistake?

This is payback, eh?

 

[ttystikk]

no one fucking cares about this stupid shit but bernout retards like you.

Then explain why he's the most popular sitting politician in America today. So apparently you can't stand the idea that MANY people care.

After all, you're still carrying water for the two time loser Clinton. Judging by her poll numbers, she's the one NOBODY cares about, you establishment shill. Go suck Tom Perez's cock or something.

Enough of your polemic hatred for Bernie supporters, already. It's transparent and destructive to your own started goals.

Keep alienating those who want to actually be represented and you'll be on the outside looking in for a long time to come.

 

[Padawanbater2]

I clarified an earlier accusation

So the implication then was that Obama accepting $400K from Wall Street for giving a speech doesn't even show the appearance of corruption and Sanders would do it too. Well, he just proved he wouldn't, and believes it's unfortunate Obama would

I can tell you, that certainly doesn't look good to progressives and just further divides the factions within the Democratic party. Appearances are a lot in politics, maybe some people don't want to admit it or genuinely don't understand it, but to people that do, that looks like pretty blatant corruption. It damages the Democratic party for midterms and the general election in 2020

 

[dagwood45431]

that looks like pretty blatant corruption.

No, it does not.

 

[ttystikk]

How many people were prosecuted for causing the financial crisis and great recession?

Remember when everyone who caused a bank to fail still got huge payout golden parachute packages upon departure while taxpayers funded their mistake?

I'll answer that!

1. NO ONE got prosecuted for the greatest financial crimes in modern history! And a Democrat was President!

2. Hey guess what- nothing has changed! Banks still do stupid things, lobby to overturn Dodd-Frank, lobby to reduce reserves and when it all blood up they'll STILL get their golden parachutes!

The only guy to get his golden parachute clawed back was the CEO of Wells Fargo, for presiding over activity that would make anyone close their accounts and go across the street.

And that's the ONLY reason they did it. He hasn't been prosecuted, nor has anyone else at Wells Fargo.

The cheaters and this are still running the given and gaming the system. The first Party that drags these bastards to court and holds them accountable will be in power until our children get tired of them.