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Amid Controversy, Obama Makes Another $400K Pay Day
Washington Free Beacon ^ | 4-28-2017 | Charles Fain Lehman

Posted on 04/28/2017 9:25:09 AM PDT by blam

Former President Barack Obama received a $400,000 speaking fee for an appearance at an A&E Network event on Thursday. The news came amid controversy over Obama accepting a fee of the same size to appear at a Wall Street firm's conference.

The "History Makers lunch" was hosted by A&E's history channel and attended by representatives of A&E advertisers, the New York Post reported. Those in attendance included Harvey Weinstein, Anna Wintour, Bob Sauerberg, Janice Min, and Penske Media CEO Jay Penske. Obama received a standing ovation on entering the room.

The former president's appearance featured a 90 minute interview with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Goodwin asked Obama questions on what he most missed about the White House (the view of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in summer), and about life after office. Obama informed the crowd that in the three months since leaving office, he has not yet been behind the wheel of a car, and is still relearning how to use his coffee machine.

Goodwin asked Obama about how he had handled frustration or anger while in office.

"For starters, by not having a Twitter account," Obama quipped.

Obama's appearance came in the wake of controversy over his accepting ANOTHER $400,000 speaking fee to appear at a healthcare conference hosted by the Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerland LP.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 400k; corruption; obama; payoff; payola; speaking
Sanders Rips Obama Over Paid Wall Street Speech: ‘It Is Unfortunate That President Obama Is Doing This’
1 posted on 04/28/2017 9:25:09 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Unfortunate is a general statement about Obama, not just speaking fees.


2 posted on 04/28/2017 9:27:30 AM PDT by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: blam

Unfortunate is a general statement about Obama, not just speaking fees.


3 posted on 04/28/2017 9:27:32 AM PDT by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: sevinufnine
Obama Takes Shot at Trump's Tweeting as He's Paid $400k (AGAIN) for Speaking Gig
4 posted on 04/28/2017 9:29:11 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Every time this idiot came on TV, I’d change the station. His voice and words were too annoying, obnoxious and anti-American for me. It’s hard for me to believe that there are so many anti-American maggots out there who are willing to pay this fake Marxist (He loves money too much) four hundred grand to listen to him flap his lips. Dumb, nothing but dumb.


5 posted on 04/28/2017 9:29:31 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal immigration is the first step in the voter fraud process.)
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To: blam

so, $800K in one week for 2 hours work. People paying that kind of money aren’t just buying a speech.


6 posted on 04/28/2017 9:33:24 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: blam

Impossible.

Obama is a socialist.

He is busy pulling turnips at Turnip Commune #43.


7 posted on 04/28/2017 9:33:30 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blam

So, there, Mr. “There is a point at which you’ve made enough money,” haven’t your money-making days come to an end, what with a $60 million book deal that you and your Wookie beard just signed, and an $800,000 week for 2 hours of speechifying? Hmmmm?

Oh, yeah, I’m sorry - I forgot that the rules are for everyone else, not for Lightbringers such as you. Pardon me...

...you hypocritical, America-hating SOB.

P.S. Keep smoking, and remember that you can go back on to the hard drugs now - no one is looking at you much. There are apparently some really cool opiods available now...try’em out.


8 posted on 04/28/2017 9:58:02 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: blam

What happened to those liberals that say the CEO cannot make more than 10x the lowest paid employee? Obama is CEO of his LLCD and I’m sure his secretary isn’t making 1/10th of the multi millions he’ll make this year.

So what is it with these do as I say not as I do libs?


9 posted on 04/28/2017 10:03:41 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: blam

More payoffs...just like the Nobel was.


10 posted on 04/28/2017 10:05:11 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: BigEdLB

I want to see his tax returns.


11 posted on 04/28/2017 10:06:28 AM PDT by Parmy
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To: blam

Flushing money as fast as they can down Obama


12 posted on 04/28/2017 11:17:44 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: circlecity
This is how The Left pays off its footsoldiers.

The Bathhouse Muslim is just getting his payola - even though he didn't do his job of keeping the guy he said would never be President out of the White House...

Bar-@ss-attack even used government surveillance of President Trump, and he STILL couldn't deliver. What an incompetent ankle-grabbing Musloid punk.

13 posted on 04/28/2017 11:35:19 AM PDT by kiryandil (Americ)
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To: 1Old Pro
So what is it with these do as I say not as I do libs?

I think their incompetent gay Muzzie punk is a special case in their tiny little minds...

14 posted on 04/28/2017 11:36:51 AM PDT by kiryandil (Americ)
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To: blam; Liz

Hussein has 14 Sosha Security numbers. Which one does he use for income withholding?


15 posted on 04/28/2017 3:05:04 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: Libloather

He donates the four hundred thou to his foundation.

That’s the MO to avoid taxes...patented by the Clintons.


16 posted on 04/28/2017 3:38:49 PM PDT by Liz (Shutting down conservatives' free speech is a form of hate speech. samtheman)
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