Bill Clinton Made Millions From Foreign Sources

[MannyGoldstein]

Source: The NY Times

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton earned nearly $6 million in speaking fees last year, almost all of it from foreign companies, according to financial documents filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press show that $4.6 million of the former president's reported $5.7 million in 2008 honoraria came from foreign sources, including Kuwait's national bank, other firms and groups in Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Portugal and a Hong Kong-based company that spent $100,000 on federal lobbying last year.

Executives at many of the firms that paid honoraria to Bill Clinton have also donated large amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation, according to documents it released last year as part of an agreement with Congress on Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state.

All senior officials in the Obama administration are required to complete a detailed disclosure of their personal finances, including spouse and children, which is updated yearly.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/27/washington/AP-Clinton-Finances.html

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I'm shocked.

Shocked.

[trumad]

1. Need a fainting couch?

[blm]

2. Who cares about speech money? They are still distracting from the REALLY BIG $ from Dubai

and Saudi royals whose causes he has been advocating, like Dubai Ports Deal and other pet projects that benfit BushInc and his cronies while undermining US citizens and OUR rights.

Media won't discuss THOSE dollars - because those dollars are the same as GHWBush's payolas. Deep-sixing BCCI matters has been profitable for a certain class of citizen, eh?

[onehandle]

3. So?

What's your point?

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Do I Need A Point? It's News.

We can each draw our own conclusion.

[Captain Hilts]

8. It's not really news at all. nt

[MannyGoldstein]

11. I Guess You Should Tell The NY Times That. nt

[onehandle]

12. You must have a point.

You're "shocked."

[Romulox]

5. LOL. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" nt

[Captain Hilts]

6. It's a GLOBAL outfit. He's an international citizen.

Eleanor Roosevelt made money overseas.

[MannyGoldstein]

9. Eleanor Roosevelt?

Link?

[Captain Hilts]

13. She travelled the US and the World on other folks' diimes.

Hell, if she missed a connection for a flight, she'd call up C.R. Smith - head of American Airlines - and he'd have another plane land to pick her up or have a freight flight go get her.

She attended fund raisers for things all the time. Took pay for speeches for money to give to charities.

[MannyGoldstein]

18. Link On Getting Paid?

Please.

[Romulox]

17. He is an AMERICAN (not international) ex-President, using this position for private gain. nt

[Old and In the Way]

7. No problem with me.

As long as we can expect full disclosure from all Executive Branch personnel (senior staff) on how they derive their income, I'm not opposed to a popular President making money on speeches. Even unpopular ones. And they aren't 'consulting' or deriving income from belated quid pro quos to foreign countries or corporations.

[Captain Hilts]

10. Exactly. So long as folks are open about it, I've got no problem.

Should we have voted for Bush in 2000 because Gore took money from tobacco lobbyists?

[onehandle]

14. No, it was Nader that we should have voted for.

He's innocence incarnate.

[Romulox]

19. He's open about taking the money; he's NOT open about the quid pro quo. nt

[Sultana]

15. I am so shocked

:sarcasm:

[Baby Snooks]

16. But he and Hillary are "transparent"

They are both "transparent" in their dealings. Which is why we can see right through both of them and see how corrupt both of them are.

Bubba of Arabia and his "cash cow" camel. Imagine the money rolling in once he puts the "Twofer Sale" on the side of the camel.

But everyone loves them so. Including the Bushes.

[mitchum]

22. LOL!!! "Bubba of Arabia" is a very apt title for that bag man

nicely done

[mitchum]

23. LOL!!! "Bubba of Arabia" is a very apt title for that bag man

nicely done

[antimatter98]

20. Clinton is just a Republican, working his scams world wide. n/t

[mitchum]

21. That's what whores do

[Autumn]

28. In eight years President Obama will

be getting paid big money for giving speeches, so like is he a future whore? Just asking.

[mitchum]

29. Perhaps...nevertheless, Obama is a much better speaker than that deep fried errand boy

[Autumn]

31. You are hilarious

you should seek help for your hatred. It eats your soul.:donut:

[mitchum]

34. I could say the same thing for your inexplicable love for that "Third Way" dirtbag

"Triangulating means that ah did what the opposition wanted to do...before they did. So, triangulation means...ah win!"
Of course, that needs to be delivered in that smarmy raspy cracker voice for its full effect

[MannyGoldstein]

36. You Have Zero Basis For That

Obama's been in office a week, and his short tenure has been much different than Clinton's start. There's no reason to believe the differences will erode.

[Autumn]

24. So what?

If I had the money I would pay him a couple hundred thousand to speak at an event. President Obama will make a hell of a lot more money giving speeches than President Clinton when he gets out of office.

[rvablue]

25. Exactly. The double standard is fascinating isn't it? n/t

[Autumn]

26. Really pathetic isn't it ? Notice it

is the usual Clinton bashers. I'm SHOCKED. not

[4dsc]

27. Good for Clinton!!!

Glad to see capitalism working for the Clintons..

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[Festivito]

32. How does Bush Sr. do it? Oh yeah, for free, just a nice present from...

...from some rich on weaponry sales mogul, like Korea's Parks, keeps BFEE's in lavish surrounds.

Clinton deserves his price and he earns it.

[MannyGoldstein]

35. If The Bushes Do It, Then Everyone Should?

I don't think you really mean to say that.

The question is not whether The Clintons earn it. It's what they do to earn it that's of interest here.

[Festivito]

38. If the Bush's do it, it's probably WRONG.

People like to listen to Clinton. He's a good speaker and in demand. That's what he does to earn it, he speaks.

His earnings for last year were more from foreign sources because it was a election year and he gave speeches for Democrats for free, I know, I heard him.

[heliarc]

33. In this economy...

The only place you make money is from foreign sources. They might as well write a story about every single company in the US that has Dubai, China, India or Saudi Arabia as a client...

Disney, Halliburton, GM, and every other all American company.

[OhioChick]

37. Well, Color Me Surprised.....Not. n/t

[antigop]

39. Well, color me surprised....NOT! n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

40. Good for the US balance of payments, and the IRS

All that for just speaking. I'd say this is a win for all Americans. Whether those who paid so much to listen to him really get that value out of it may be open to question.