Posted on 06/30/2015 12:59:30 PM PDT by jimbo123
The reaction from around the Twitterverse to news that a university paid $65,000 for Chelsea Clinton to make a brief appearance in 2014 can largely be summed up in one word.
What?!
Tuesday morning, the Washington Post reported the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline a gala luncheon, and initially reached out to Hillary Clinton. But when Clintons representatives quoted a fee of $275,000, officials balked.
So they turned to the Democratic presidential front-runners daughter. As reported by the Post, the university paid $65,000 for Chelsea Clintons appearance.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
She’s like Michael Corleone. She can arrange a meeting with the Godfather.
Liberal greed runs the country, indeed.
Hillary and that Hubbell guy?
Chelsea and hubby Marc Mezvinsky's $10 million condo w/ pricey furnishings, and monthly upkeep in the stratosphere. Mark runs a (cough) faltering hedge fund.
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BACKSTORY The do-gooder Clintons calculatedly morphed into
"The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Family Foundation" .....
giving them even more fund-raising capabilities w/ a friendly "family" aura.
"Smile everybody. Another $100 million came in today."
Chelsea Clinton, age 35, has been a director of IAC/InterActiveCorp since September 2011.
<><> Since March 2013, Ms. Clinton has served as Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where her work emphasizes improving global and domestic health, creating service opportunities and empowering the next generation of leaders.
<><> Prior to assuming this role, Ms. Clinton served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation from September 2011.
<><> Ms. Clinton has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative since September 2011.
<><> From March 2010 through May 2013, Ms. Clinton served as an Assistant Vice Provost at New York University, where she focused on interfaith initiatives and the university's Global Expansion Program.
<><> From November 2011 to August 2014, Ms. Clinton also worked as a special correspondent for NBC news.
<><> Prior to these efforts, Ms. Clinton worked as an associate at McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm, from August 2003 to October 2006,
<><> She was an associate at Avenue Capital Group, an investment firm, from October 2006 to November 2009.
<><> Ms. Clinton also currently serves on the boards of directors of The School of American Ballet, the Africa Center and the Weill Cornell Medical College and as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Of Many Institute at New York University.
<><> In nominating Ms. Clinton, the IAC Board considered her broad public policy experience and keen intellectual acumen, which together the Board believes bring a fresh and youthful perspective to IAC's businesses and initiatives.
Reminds me how they built up Elena Ceausescu with bogus degrees in Chemistry.
$65k is a bargain compared to $275k for Hillary, so shut up, peons!
But what about her real father Webb Hubbell???
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