When charities request someone speak for them they pay them for the travel, hotels expenses etc. It’s SOP. Bush negotiated a deal at a lower cost then he normally gets from $250,000 down to $100,000. He’s entitled to it.
What’s not mentioned in the article is the enormous amount of time he provides free of charge because that’s the kind of guy he is.
Look, I understand the “discount.”
And I understand them paying his expenses.
But, why does a charity need him to speak, if not for a very nominal fee? After all, I bet they have to work pretty hard to accumulate 100K, plus expenses, from their donors. Is GWB THAT inspiring to those who hear him? Or (and I hate to say this about him) some influence purchasing going on?
I thought GWB was inarticulate, and a spendthrift as President, but I thought he was a genuinely compassionate guy who cared about the military. Why would he take 100K? He doesn’t need it.