Edwards charges $55,000 to speak to UC Davis students about poverty

[stephanie]

"play" being the important word there

Well PLAY is an important word...

And we have too many politicians........playing as one...

And that's on both side's...

I'm pretty tired of them all...

I wish we could clean house and start over...term limits on all their asses, serve your time, and move on...

But, as it is.....we have a 99 yr. old senator who has to be helped into the chambers, and probably fed his speech though a loud speaker in his ear...


Blaaaaaa

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Well PLAY is an important word...

And we have too many politicians........playing as one...

And that's on both side's...

I'm pretty tired of them all...

I wish we could clean house and start over...term limits on all their asses, serve your time, and move on...

But, as it is.....we have a 99 yr. old senator who has to be helped into the chambers, and probably fed his speech though a loud speaker in his ear...


Blaaaaaa

And none of them are doing a damn thing to help our country's poor. John Edwards is.

[stephanie]

And none of them are doing a damn thing to help our country's poor. John Edwards is.

I'm not a john Edwards fan..
He's a phoney, who is in the back pocket of the Unions..

Right now..I'm no body's damn fan..

I'm tired of the whole lot of them...

[nevadamedic]

I'm not a john Edwards fan..
He's a phoney, who is in the back pocket of the Unions..

Right now..I'm no body's damn fan..

I'm tired of the whole lot of them...

Your not supporting am one from the Republican side either?

[Baron Von Esslingen]

I'm not a john Edwards fan..
He's a phoney, who is in the back pocket of the Unions..

Right now..I'm no body's damn fan..

I'm tired of the whole lot of them...

I'm not tired of them. I'm certainly not tired of John Edwards or his fight for a better America.

But I'm tired of the lies of Chimpy McFlightpants and his band of neocon ogres. I'm tired of Chimpy being beholden to Big Oil, big business and Halliburton. I'm tired of our troops being put in harm's way without adequate body armor, adequate troop carriers, adequate pay, adequate health care, and adequate leadership.

[stephanie]

I'm not tired of them. I'm certainly not tired of John Edwards or his fight for a better America.

But I'm tired of the lies of Chimpy McFlightpants and his band of neocon ogres. I'm tired of Chimpy being beholden to Big Oil, big business and Halliburton. I'm tired of our troops being put in harm's way without adequate body armor, adequate troop carriers, adequate pay, adequate health care, and adequate leadership.

Baaaaa...
I'm just as tired of the Democrats bullshit too..

You can hate on Bush all you want...I'm not real thrilled on some of his shit either..

But, No Democrat has come up with anything that I want to support either..

One friggin thing I Don't want.......

Is to live in a Socialist Country...And to me...that's what all the Democrats is pushing on us..

If that's what you want.????? yuk, yuk, yuk..

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Baaaaa...
I'm just as tired of the Democrats bullshit too..

You can hate on Bush all you want...I'm not real thrilled on some of his shit either..

But, No Democrat has come up with anything that I want to support either..

One friggin thing I Don't want.......

Is to live in a Socialist Country...And to me...that's what all the Democrats is pushing on us..

If that's what you want.?????

What I want is a country where working class folks don't have to work two jobs just to live in a decent neighborhood.

What I want is a country where working class folks can have affordable health care.

What I want is a country where working class folks' children can go to schools that teach a subject completely and thoroughly and not a school where they teach to the test.

What I want is a country where working class folks don't have to bear the brunt of the tax base while multimillion corporations pay no taxes and businesses that offshore their jobs are rewarded.

What I want is a country where working class folks can vote for congressmen to end a war and they do whatever they can to achieve that end.

What I want is a country where poor folks have more opportunity to better themselves thru education and employment.

What I want is a country where poor folks are not harassed when they try to vote.

What I want is a country where all the folks share in the bounty and blessings of America, not just the richest 1%.

I see that happening with an Edwards presidency. I don't see it happening with any of the Republicans running. You may be tired and that's understandable after six years of the worst president ever. I see a brighter day ahead. 606 days of misery to go.

[stephanie]

What I want is a country where working class folks don't have to work two jobs just to live in a decent neighborhood.

What I want is a country where working class folks can have affordable health care.

What I want is a country where working class folks' children can go to schools that teach a subject completely and thoroughly and not a school where they teach to the test.

What I want is a country where working class folks don't have to bear the brunt of the tax base while multimillion corporations pay no taxes and businesses that offshore their jobs are rewarded.

What I want is a country where working class folks can vote for congressmen to end a war and they do whatever they can to achieve that end.

What I want is a country where poor folks have more opportunity to better themselves thru education and employment.

What I want is a country where poor folks are not harassed when they try to vote.

What I want is a country where all the folks share in the bounty and blessings of America, not just the richest 1%.

I see that happening with an Edwards presidency. I don't see it happening with any of the Republicans running. You may be tired and that's understandable after six years of the worst president ever. I see a brighter day ahead. 606 days of misery to go.

Well...it was nice of you changing my name on your post...That was a nice touch...

And the best I liked from your post...

Isss bing refeeeeerd to az folks......

Yeezh heww.....vot Johnney Edwirds...


The....I waz born a puur blak mun

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Well...it was nice of you changing my name on your post...That was a nice touch...

A nasty little touch that YOU started and I merely followed. Remember how you whined when Psychoblues hit you with it?

[stephanie]

A nasty little touch that YOU started and I merely followed. Remember how you whined when Psycho blues hit you with it?

do you really think I give a shit...
As I said.....I don't know why my quote button changes some names...But it does...If I don't catch it goes through...Now I see your name has been changed...by no fault of mine....I swear.....I don't know WHY?
Why in the hell would I change your last name???
If I was going to fool around with your name........it wouldn't be your last name... I'd insert something like......dickhead Von Esslingen.....
I just now noticed that your name has been changed in my post.......I DIDN'T CHANGE IT...

But...I see, you can't stop playing your game....
so go for it.....it makes look as stupid as you really are....

[loosecannon]

I think any candidate Republican or Democrat that speaks at any School or University should not charge money, that is not right. I could understand for maybe the travel expense and hotel and food, but nothing else.

Should.

But in reality a pres candidate MUST raise $600,000/day to fund a pres campaign.

It doesn't just fall in your lap.

[Yurt]

Did you read a transcript of the speech he gave, Yurt? Are you so cocksure that Edwards' speech was about "how to get out of poverty"? If you believe, that you are wrong. Here is the news article about the speech right after it was given. Note the frequent references to poverty and how to "get out of it."



Apparently, someone wanted to make a big hullabaloo about Edwards taking a fee to speak to a college. Somehow, some moron got it in his mind that if you want to speak about the subject of poverty that you have to accept poverty wages or you are a hypocrite. What Bullshit.

First, the guy wasn't a political candidate and he has the right to ask for whatever kind of fee he wants. Rudy does and no one bats an eye. Maybe because Rudy doesn't give a flying fuck about helping impoverished Americans that he doesn't get slapped down for his fees or get called a hypocrite.

Second, the speech was a wide ranging speech that focused more on issues of the day and not "how to get out of poverty."

Third, was what he did illegal? No. UC Davis would not have paid for him to come and speak if they did not think he was worth it.

This is just more hyperbole, sound and fury signifying nothing.

Are you so cocksure I said that? I said it was my story. Please google an analogy...

[Yurt]

Amazing how all the libs ignore this....

will use my example again:

I will charge you $55,000 to tell you how to get out of poverty

Rudy will charge you $100,000 to tell you how to get out of poverty


Are you really telling me that there is NO irony in my offer of $55,000?

Thanks

Had to highlight example for those who have a hard time with reading comprehension..

[Baron Von Esslingen]

do you really think I give a shit...
As I said.....I don't know why my quote button changes some names...But it does...If I don't catch it goes through...Now I see your name has been changed...by no fault of mine....I swear.....I don't know WHY?
Why in the hell would I change your last name???
If I was going to fool around with your name........it wouldn't be your last name... I'd insert something like......dickhead Von Esslingen.....
I just now noticed that your name has been changed in my post.......I DIDN'T CHANGE IT...

But...I see, you can't stop playing your game....
so go for it.....it makes look as stupid as you really are....

What a liar.

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Amazing how all the libs ignore this....

will use my example again:

I will charge you $55,000 to tell you how to get out of poverty

Rudy will charge you $100,000 to tell you how to get out of poverty


Are you really telling me that there is NO irony in my offer of $55,000?

Thanks

Had to highlight example for those who have a hard time with reading comprehension..

The irony here is all on Rudy's part because he doesn't have a fucking clue about how to get people out of poverty. If you are charging $55k, I wouldn't bother showing up and the University has REALLY wasted its money.

Well, on second thought if Rudy is charging $100k, then it's fraud, for the forementioned reason.