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Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks

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Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« on: November 25, 2008, 02:46:12 PM »
Bill paid 2.1 million from banks to give speeches.  That's money well spent

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Re: Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 02:53:31 PM »
Bubba knows how to use his name recognition to raise money for public speaking...he does not do anything out of charity.  And, to paraphrase from the Chairman of Citigroup when asked about the naming rights of the new Mets baseball stadium, 'that was a different time and circumstance'.
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The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
-The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher

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-Milton Friedman

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-Ronald Reagan

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-Thomas Jefferson

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Re: Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 03:02:23 PM »
Bubba knows how to use his name recognition to raise money for public speaking...he does not do anything out of charity.  And, to paraphrase from the Chairman of Citigroup when asked about the naming rights of the new Mets baseball stadium, 'that was a different time and circumstance'.

We need to tell mr citi bank that it was a different time and circumstance when we ran up our credit card bills.  When I charged all that stuff I knew I could pay it back, now not so much.
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Re: Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 03:05:10 PM »
We need to tell mr citi bank that it was a different time and circumstance when we ran up our credit card bills.  When I charged all that stuff I knew I could pay it back, now not so much.

The Captial One Bowl 2002, at halftime Auburn was losing; I was so mad I called and closed my Capital One card.

That's debt management right there.
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Re: Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 03:06:26 PM »
We need to tell mr citi bank that it was a different time and circumstance when we ran up our credit card bills.  When I charged all that stuff I knew I could pay it back, now not so much.

Well...you could apply to incorporate yourself as a bank then, perhaps, you might be able to get a piece of the bailout money pie...or get a little taste of bailout cake...maybe.
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The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
-Milton Friedman

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
-Ronald Reagan

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
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Re: Bill Clinton was paid 2.1 million by struggling banks
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 03:07:43 PM »
The Captial One Bowl 2002, at halftime Auburn was losing; I was so mad I called and closed my Capital One card.

That's debt management right there.

I did the same with my Citi card a few years back when they hacked me off by screwing up my mortgage escrow account.
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-Ayn Rand

The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
-Milton Friedman

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
-Ronald Reagan

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
-Thomas Jefferson