Bernie Sanders Doubles Down on Critique of Hillary Clinton's Speaking Fees

[TrueBlue]

Bernie Sanders Doubles Down on Critique of Hillary Clinton's Speaking Fees
By MaryAlice Parks

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-doubles-critique-hillary-clintons-speaking-fees/story?id=36364560

"The Vermont senator had just finished arguing he was “not into personal attacks and mean-spirited attacks.” When challenged about whether bringing up Clinton’s speaking fees at the debate constituted personal attacks, Sanders replied: “Well, I think it is a fact. A fact. Anyone disagree with me? She has received $600,000 in one year as speaking fees from Goldman Sachs. If that’s not true, I will apologize. It’s true.”


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Thanks to ABC News for this report.

Imho, “Well, I think it is a fact." He "thinks" and yet he said it as if it was the truth? Sanders would not be doubling down on what he said about Hillary and the fees if he knew unequivocally that what he said was absolutely correct. It sure appears that he doesn't really believe that therefore, this story is making Big News.

[Peter1469]

Don't be too hard on Bernie. He takes over after Hillary is indicted. :wink:

[iustitia]

LOL

Hillary Clinton... Democrat... Goldman Sachs... Ted Cruz... Republican... Goldman Sachs...

Nah.

[del]

bernie was wrong-it was $675k


According to tax returns released by Clinton's campaign (https://www.hillaryclinton.com/tax-returns/), she received a total of $675,000, for three separate speeches to Goldman Sachs in 2013, in South Carolina, New York and Arizona, a fact that Sanders referenced no fewer than four times during their exchange.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/live-from-charleston-sc/2016/01/hillary-clinton-goldman-sachs-speaking-fees-217920

what in god's name could this harridan have to say that's worth $225k a pop?

i'm guessing something along the lines of "i've got your back"

she's a woman of the people


Today, I’m releasing my own family’s tax returns from 2007 to 2014, adding those years to previous releases going back to 1977. Since 2007, we have paid $43,885,310 in federal taxes and made $14,959,450 in charitable contributions. We’ve also paid $13,625,777 in state and local income taxes. Last year, we paid an effective federal tax rate of 35.7 percent and a combined federal, state, and local effective rate of 45.8 percent. We contributed 10.8 percent of our income to charity. In 2013, the numbers were similar. We paid an effective federal tax rate of 35.4 percent and a combined rate of 44.6 percent, and donated 11.4 percent of our income to charity.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/tax-returns/

[del]

LOL

Hillary Clinton... Democrat... Goldman Sachs... Ted Cruz... Republican... Goldman Sachs...

Nah.


huge difference...

hillary doesn't have to pay back her bribe

[TrueBlue]

Don't be too hard on Bernie. He takes over after Hillary is indicted. :wink:
And that would be a miiiiiiighty lonnnnng time if ever and ol' grandpops might not survive that long! ;)

[TrueBlue]

huge difference...

hillary doesn't have to pay back her bribe
But she sure does use a lot of that money they are criticizing her for to donate to charity! You need to know and acknowledge that too.

[del]

But she sure does use a lot of that money they are criticizing her for to donate to charity! You need to know and acknowledge that too.


you really don't want to go there.

shall we discuss the underwear and shower curtain charity write offs?

hillary will be president right after ozzie osbourne.

[Cthulhu]

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[iustitia]

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That's quality right there.

[TrueBlue]

That's quality right there.
And spoken like a true Bernie supporter! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/yahoo/21.gif

[iustitia]

And spoken like a true Bernie supporter! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/yahoo/21.gif

What?

[TrueBlue]

What?
Why sure! You two seem to like Bernie so much that you even dedicate memes to him about his promises. :)

[iustitia]

Why sure! You two seem to like Bernie so much that you even dedicate memes to him about his promises. :)

What?

[TrueBlue]

What?
That's the second time you've said that!
Alright! Alright! I'll see if I can take up a collection to get you a hearing aid already, Grandpa! Oh you and Pops Bernie! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/laughing/62.gif http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/laughing/63.gif

[iustitia]

That's the second time you've said that!
Alright! Alright! I'll see if I can take up a collection to get you a hearing aid already, Grandpa! Oh you and Pops Bernie! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/laughing/62.gif http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/laughing/63.gif

https://media.giphy.com/media/TlnSipqgXXOyA/giphy.gif

[TrueBlue]

https://media.giphy.com/media/TlnSipqgXXOyA/giphy.gif
http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/ahswen/6.gif http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/ahswen/80.gif Oh ius, gotta hand it to you, you're just too funny tonight! And btw, the third time is a Charm! http://smiley.nowdararpour.ir/ahswen/84.gif

[Ethereal]

But she sure does use a lot of that money they are criticizing her for to donate to charity! You need to know and acknowledge that too.


:sign10:

[Ethereal]

Hillary Clinton is an establishment pawn who will say and do just about anything in order to obtain more personal wealth and influence. She is bought and paid for by Wall Street, K Street, and whatever street the arms industry is located on; she insisted on destroying Libya, which was a disaster for the world, but a boon for international corporations; and after she toppled Libya and turned it into AQ HQ, she began funneling Libyan stockpiles to Wahhabi terrorists in Syria; she bragged about being involved in the aftermath of the Honduran coup; she was involved in toppling a government in the Ukraine; and her husband is probably a serial sexual offender who she has been enabling for decades; oh, but she's a woman! So let's vote for her lying, cheating, crooked ass!

[Ethereal]

Bernie is absolutely right about Clinton. And, no, I'm not a Bernie Sanders supporter, although I do find him infinitely less objectionable than Hillary Clinton, who is a lying, cheating, stealing crook who will do and say whatever it takes to become President.

And how amusing it is watching so-called "progressives" attacking the most progressive candidate in the Democratic primary. It's almost like a rerun of Hillary Clinton's first bid for President where she started the rumor that Obama wasn't really born in America.

[Ethereal]

How many more foreign governments do you want Hillary Clinton to topple, TrueBlue? Not satisfied with Libya, Syria, Honduras, and Ukraine? You want to destroy more countries and leave them open to terrorists and neo-Nazis? Because that's Hillary Clinton's foreign policy in a nutshell.

[Ethereal]

Oh crap! And she voted for Iraq, the worst disaster of American foreign policy in decades. Basically, the Vietnam of the 21st century. Hillary Clinton's foreign policy: Disaster after disaster costing our country trillions and the world innumerable sorrows. Just laughable.

[iustitia]

Oh crap! And she voted for Iraq, the worst disaster of American foreign policy in decades. Basically, the Vietnam of the 21st century. Hillary Clinton's foreign policy: Disaster after disaster costing our country trillions and the world innumerable sorrows. Just laughable.

Muh glass ceilings!

[Peter1469]

Hillary Clinton is an establishment pawn who will say and do just about anything in order to obtain more personal wealth and influence. She is bought and paid for by Wall Street, K Street, and whatever street the arms industry is located on; she insisted on destroying Libya, which was a disaster for the world, but a boon for international corporations; and after she toppled Libya and turned it into AQ HQ, she began funneling Libyan stockpiles to Wahhabi terrorists in Syria; she bragged about being involved in the aftermath of the Honduran coup; she was involved in toppling a government in the Ukraine; and her husband is probably a serial sexual offender who she has been enabling for decades; oh, but she's a woman! So let's vote for her lying, cheating, crooked ass!

My office is on K Street. :shocked: