Posted on 06/22/2014 5:56:14 PM PDT by mandaladon
If book tours are supposed to be promotional, someone should tell Hillary Clinton she’s doing it wrong.
The former First Lady stuck her foot in her mouth once again on the topic of her massive wealth in an interview with The Guardian, published Saturday.
When asked how — if she decides to run for president in 2016 — she expects to have credibility among voters on the topic of inequality in the U.S. if she herself is part of the problem, Clinton drew a line between her own massive wealth and that of other wealthy people.
“But they don’t see me as part of the problem,” she said, “because we pay ordinary income tax, unlike a lot of people who are truly well off, not to name names; and we’ve done it through dint of hard work.”
The couple have generated an estimated fortune of between $100 million and $200 million since they left the White House in 2001.
Most of that has come from a lucrative speech-making career at which Hillary earns an estimated $200,000 per gig. According to Business Insider, Bill has brought in $100 million on his own from giving speeches.
While the couple may pay the highest marginal tax rate on their normal income, they reportedly still uses loopholes designed for the uber wealthy.
Bloomberg News reported last week that the power couple created residence trusts in 2010 in order to lower the estate taxes that will be paid upon their deaths.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Hillary travelled the world so as to build her resume so she could be president. I have to say it would be funny if all those airplane rides end up killing her.
“You know, when I was at a book signing in New Jersey....I had to duck from sniper fire”
- Actual Clinton Quote
Yes...but then we'd have to listen to the simpering bullshit from the dimbulbrats about how she "sacrificed", and we'd hear it until her and Webb's demon spawn announced for office.
At which time, Fido would play off it until all that grieving liberal angst had transferred to her and the sympathy vote would be a landslide.
And the crap would start all over.
Her book sales are dropping faster than Bills pants at a White House intern reunion.
That’s exactly what I heard a few months ago from a friend that has an insider friend in DC. Said she won’t be running because of heart problems and that the rigors of campaigning would be dangerous for her. Same people said the Republicans are trying to get John Cornyn of Texas (gag) to run for republican nominee. Hillary just loves the fawning media attention of the will she, won’t she run for years. It drives me crazy.
“We’ve done it by dint of hard work”... Speaking tours and overpaid books are a form of influence peddling.
...and Senator Pocohontas...
Now, you watch that mouth of yours!
That is “Senator Liawatha-Fauxcahontas” you you.
*grin*
Crud
:s/you you/to you/
Bookmark
Yes, thanks for correcting her name for me, hee hee!
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