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Author Topic: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty  (Read 5467 times)

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2007, 12:16:08 PM »
And Reagan and Bush Sr. got millions of dollars for speeches to the Japanese businessmen they had worked with in office.   Yawn.
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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2007, 01:08:47 PM »
good find chicos.   :D

unbelievable.

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2007, 01:57:35 PM »
Giuliani charges $100,000 for his speech to aide tsunami victims.  Yeah, it's pretty easy to find dirt on both sides. 


"A significant number of Giuliani's speaking engagements benefit charities, such as the event hosted by the South Carolina Hospital Association in Charleston to raise money for assistance to victims of the December 2004 South Asia tsunami. He even wrote a $20,000 check to the relief effort, and he departed to a standing ovation.

Weeks later, it was disclosed that Giuliani had charged $100,000 for his speech, sparking criticism from state Rep. Tracy Edge, a Republican.

"Here's a guy who gets $100,000 on any given day," Edge said in a recent telephone interview. "I thought, you know, the guy could give up the money for one night."

On June 2, 2005, Giuliani sent the hospital association a check for $60,000, according to hospital association spokeswoman Patti Smoake. The disposition of the remaining $20,000 of his fee was unclear.

A Giuliani spokeswoman acknowledged that Edge's complaint prompted Giuliani to return the money. "He [Giuliani] was conflicted, there was controversy and he felt that it was the right thing to do," she said.

Effort to recoup goodwill

Giuliani made another belated effort to recoup goodwill following a complaint and bad publicity resulting from an appearance to benefit a cancer research hospital in Adelaide, Australia, in August 2003.

The event netted The Queen Elizabeth Research Hospital only about $15,000 while Giuliani reportedly was paid more than $200,000 by a promoter sponsoring his speaking tour, according to hospital director Maurice Henderson.

When the same promoter in February 2005 negotiated large fees for charity speeches by Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Henderson warned that donations raised by Blair's appearances might be eaten up by her fees, as had been the case with the Giuliani-headlined fundraiser.

The furor over Giuliani's and Blair's fees led a state lawmaker to file legislation in the South Australia Parliament to require disclosure of how much of the price of a fundraiser ticket actually wound up as a charitable contribution.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0702070063feb07,0,7207711.story?page=2

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2007, 02:01:06 PM »
And Reagan and Bush Sr. got millions of dollars for speeches to the Japanese businessmen they had worked with in office.   Yawn.

Yes, but Reagan and Bush Sr. were capitalist pigs and men that did nothing for the poor (or so the left spin goes) so why shouldn't they.

On the other hand, Edwards.......  hypocrite CENTRAL!!

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2007, 02:01:47 PM »
Giuliani charges $100,000 for his speech to aide tsunami victims.  Yeah, it's pretty easy to find dirt on both sides. 


"A significant number of Giuliani's speaking engagements benefit charities, such as the event hosted by the South Carolina Hospital Association in Charleston to raise money for assistance to victims of the December 2004 South Asia tsunami. He even wrote a $20,000 check to the relief effort, and he departed to a standing ovation.

Weeks later, it was disclosed that Giuliani had charged $100,000 for his speech, sparking criticism from state Rep. Tracy Edge, a Republican.

"Here's a guy who gets $100,000 on any given day," Edge said in a recent telephone interview. "I thought, you know, the guy could give up the money for one night."

On June 2, 2005, Giuliani sent the hospital association a check for $60,000, according to hospital association spokeswoman Patti Smoake. The disposition of the remaining $20,000 of his fee was unclear.

A Giuliani spokeswoman acknowledged that Edge's complaint prompted Giuliani to return the money. "He [Giuliani] was conflicted, there was controversy and he felt that it was the right thing to do," she said.

Effort to recoup goodwill

Giuliani made another belated effort to recoup goodwill following a complaint and bad publicity resulting from an appearance to benefit a cancer research hospital in Adelaide, Australia, in August 2003.

The event netted The Queen Elizabeth Research Hospital only about $15,000 while Giuliani reportedly was paid more than $200,000 by a promoter sponsoring his speaking tour, according to hospital director Maurice Henderson.

When the same promoter in February 2005 negotiated large fees for charity speeches by Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Henderson warned that donations raised by Blair's appearances might be eaten up by her fees, as had been the case with the Giuliani-headlined fundraiser.

The furor over Giuliani's and Blair's fees led a state lawmaker to file legislation in the South Australia Parliament to require disclosure of how much of the price of a fundraiser ticket actually wound up as a charitable contribution.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0702070063feb07,0,7207711.story?page=2


Not surprising...Giuliani is a liberal RINO.  I don't know why he doesn't just say what he is...a Democrat.

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2007, 02:41:00 PM »
RUDY = DEMOCRAT


seriously, the left should be beggin the republicans to vote for this guy in the primaries.

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2007, 03:27:16 PM »
I agree with both of you that Rudy is a Democrat in Republican clothing.  However, assuming that Iraq will continue to be the #1 issue, I think Dems will reject him.  But maybe not.  IMHO, a guy like Paul would be more likely to steal votes from the other side.

Chicos - My point was to illustrate both sides have their peccadilloes.  Would you like me to dig up some dirt on the other candidates?  I bet it wouldn't be hard.   

For every hypocritical democratic congresswoman involved in a cellphone car accident there is a republican congressman who chaired the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children while at the same time was trying to exploit his male page.   

I respect your postions on the issues and will sometimes debate you on them.  However posts such as these don't really add to the debate, but instead reek of a campaign. 

Politics is dirty.  You just have to decide which side you can live with.  Every once in a while, a candidate comes along that most of us can agree with.  Kennedy and Reagan come to mind.  Hopefully someone comes out of the woodwork this year, because I haven't heard anyone I'd vote for yet.

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Re: Edwards charges $55K for speech on poverty
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 11:36:25 PM »
There's a difference: Democrats report their earnings, Republicans don't because they're donations to their PACs!
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