barryqwalsh
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Et tu, Barack? That was my reaction when I heard the news that former US President Barack Obama has agreed to a speaking gig on Wall Street for which he will be paid $US400,000 ($535,000).
Not bad coin in anyone's language. It's twice what Bill Clinton commanded when he went on the post-presidential speaking circuit. It's in addition to the $US200,000 annual pension, plus lifetime free healthcare Obama gets for having been President. It's on top of the $US65 million he and wife Michelle are reported to have negotiated for their book deal with Penguin Random House
Barack Obama seemed different, but he's just another money-grubbing politician
Not bad coin in anyone's language. It's twice what Bill Clinton commanded when he went on the post-presidential speaking circuit. It's in addition to the $US200,000 annual pension, plus lifetime free healthcare Obama gets for having been President. It's on top of the $US65 million he and wife Michelle are reported to have negotiated for their book deal with Penguin Random House
Barack Obama seemed different, but he's just another money-grubbing politician