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2007-05-22 Home Front: Politix

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

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Posted by Frank G 2007-05-22 08:25|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Another way of looking at $55,000 is 7.25 years of tuition at UC Davis. Nearly two 4 year scholarships could have been awarded to deserving students and untold amounts of CO2 saved.

Posted by ed 2007-05-22 08:36|| 2007-05-22 08:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Just remember that there are indeed Two Americas. And ~~shakedowns~~ opportunities like this will manage to keep me in my part...

Posted by John Edwards 2007-05-22 09:50|| 2007-05-22 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 It isn't the hypocrisy but the fees which astonish me. Edwards would have pay me 55 grand to sit through one of his speeches, let alone his thoughts on poverty. Actually, five hundred bucks would do it.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-22 10:07|| 2007-05-22 10:07|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd just love to hear how he made a career out of ambulance chasing

Posted by Lampedusa Omemble3870 2007-05-22 10:11|| 2007-05-22 10:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Lot's of shakedown artists on the dhemmicrit side.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-05-22 10:28|| 2007-05-22 10:28|| Front Page Top

#6 hmmm,
not to mention the obvious here, to stay on topic of poverty, not if I'm elected President blah blah blah
I like the idea of a scholarship as stated here earlier. Especially since I'm still paying big bucks on tuition for my daughter.

Posted by Jan 2007-05-22 10:36|| 2007-05-22 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 "There are two Americas: one in which ragged peasants without two wooden nickles to rub together stumble through a daily desperate struggle for survival, and one in which over-endowed universities pay people like me fifty-five large to lecture a bunch of rich white kids on the subject of poverty."

Posted by Mike 2007-05-22 11:10|| 2007-05-22 11:10|| Front Page Top

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

That'll keep his hair trimmed for a month or two.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-22 13:36|| 2007-05-22 13:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Poverty? It sucks.
That's why I charge 55 grand to speak to a buncha rubes like you...

Posted by tu3031 2007-05-22 15:31|| 2007-05-22 15:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Is nothing beneath this man. First the protests on Memorial day and the nerve to accept money to speak about poverty. If he had any credibility, he would either speak pro-bono or offer the money to charity.
Presidential candidate, my ass!

Posted by Delphi 2007-05-22 21:15|| 2007-05-22 21:15|| Front Page Top

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