On top of everything else, she was a jerk. A complete jerk.
Posted on 12/02/2014 7:56:53 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
Hillary Clinton is going to have a real problem running for president as a woman of the people. And the evidence mounts by the day.
First, you'll recall her hilarious claim of being "dead broke" upon leaving the rent-free White House in 2001 and confronting mortgages on two mansions. We've all heard about her scores of strictly-controlled, quarter-million dollar speeches to every convention of scrap metal dealers and the like since jumping off the sinking S.S. Obama last year.
Now comes a most amazing compilation of regal needs and demands before the ex-first lady, ex-senator, ex-secretary of State will condescend to accept up to $10,000 per minute to address her countrymen.
It took a Freedom of Information case to get at the secret details of the negotiations and demands for last March's Clinton appearance at UCLA. But two Washington Post reporters have uncovered a revealing compendium of both grandiose and petty requirements which university hosts had to meet in order to enjoy the brief presence of Clinton and a bevy of her aides.
The former Obama cabinet member required, for instance, several teleprompters so she could wander the stage and appear to talk spontaneously. Apparently the former Chicagoan is a thirsty speaker; she must have a case of spring water nearby (room temperature only). Plus in an off-stage room, she wanted “coffee, tea, room temp sparkling and still water, diet ginger ale, crudité, hummus and sliced fruit.” Also a computer, mouse, printer and a scanner must be available.
She agreed to pose for only 50 photos with a total of 100 people. In that VIP room and on-stage she required more room-temperature water -- and plates of lemon wedges.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...
The 300K figure is just her estimated mini-bar bill. There are also speaking fees to deal with.
I had to laugh when Hillary said that she donates her speaking fees to the Clinton foundation.
So she’s trying to say that she doesn’t directly receive this money, because it goes to a foundation controlled by her family. Is Hillary really trying to insult our intelligence regarding this money, or does she think that people are really ignorant??????
The foundation is just a tax gimmick. It’s not a “real” foundation.
and of course, no eye contact
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Can I ask why the media would publish something like this? This sort of story is hardly favorable to Hillary’s image. I thought the media wanted to push the whole woman president thing and thus were going to only push good stories about Hillary????
Don’t miss the end:
“It is too a tradition for American presidential candidates to present potential policies and a leadership vision for the country, beyond their gender and not being Barack Obama.”
“Can the former Republican put a fresh, hopeful face on her controversial personality that Americans have already endured for a quarter-century? Especially if pitted against any of the new, non-Washington Republican faces vying for the White House, mainly state chief executives?”
“By the way, for the UCLA appearance, Clinton did agree to accept the honor of the UCLA Medal — but only if it was presented in a box. None of this hanging anything around her neck business, like some ordinary Medal of Honor winner.”
Delicious!
She was a nightmare.
This is Investors Business Daily — hardly the MSM. IBD takes no prisoners when it comes to the progressives.
Don’t tell me she wasn’t sweet and helpful! My preconceptions are dashed!
Fauxahontas is the media’s next choice.
On top of everything else, she was a jerk. A complete jerk.
Did she want bowls of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed?
But, she’s still “Jenny from the block”, she says so..lol.
Can you say,"Grubering"?
anyone who gets paid $300,000+ for each (of very many) one hour speech full of buzzwords and inane bs that she stumbles and yaks her way though,....and is still “flat broke” ....
is such a krappy fiscal manager that she has no business anywhere near our government!
“This sort of story is hardly favorable to Hillary’s image.”
Liawatha is a woman and far more “progressive” than Hillary, plus, most people know nothing about her so it will be easier to craft an Official Reality around her.
So hits on Hillary will keep coming from “progressives” as a Warren/Sanders ticket becomes more likely.
Wonder if she still wants to listen to Mark Anthony :-)
(FYI to others —MA was married to Jo-Lo, but he was one of a cast of thousands, if I correctly recall)
...and remove all the those damn red M&Ms from the candy bowls!
And any normal person would show up and just say....can I have a bottle of water please?
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