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cgod · 2762 days ago · link · · parent · post: Barack Obama's $400,000 speaking fees reveal what few want to admit
I'm a huge Obama hater and I see nothing wrong with this. I'm sure he'll give free speeches for laudable reasons an charge what the market can bear to those who have enough filthy lucre.
From what I've read, it's not about the amount of money for the people I've read who are criticizing. It's about the source of the income. The speech is to Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street banking and investment firm. I didn't see those same people balking when Obama accepted the $65M book deal. That wasn't seen as a Wall Street type firm.