Melissa McEwan at Shakesville on people giving former President Obama grief for taking a $400,000 speaking fee for a speech to Wall Street denizens, much as they did to Hillary Clinton.
…most of the commentators who are taking issue with these speaking fees never seemed to have a problem with them until it was a woman and a Black man collecting them.
Funny how that works.
I get soooo infuriating when the media/commentators knock Hillary & Pres. Obama for the same things the rePUKElicans do & NOT get challenged for it. There was this past prez. name, AH, W.Bush. You mean to tell me HE did NOT take ridiculous fees for speaking?? And, HE wasn’t very good at SPEAKING!!!!! Didn’t he take $$ to talk to the Veterans? Shouldn’t HE have paid THEM!!) Dammint !!!!!!!!
Two words: IOKIYAR & IACIYAD
IOKIYAR = it’s ok if you’re a Repubican
IACIYAD = its a crime if you’re a Democrat
It’s definitely infuriating. Damn “liberal” media.
But why does everyone assume that Barack and Michelle Obama will take ALL the money for themselves, not turn some/most/all over to their foundations/other interests/activities?