Voters should ask themselves, if I got offered $600,000 to give a speech

[closeupready]

to a Wall Street bank, would I accept?

And if so, what would the speech cover, and sound like?

[99th_Monkey]

1. It would depend on if I was planning to run for POTUS, and on what platform re Wall St.

Your question is sort of a non-starter .. like "duh .. wouldn't you take $600,000 for a speech?"

Hillary Clinton was not just anyone.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

15. Exactly.

She's the Golem Calf that Wall Street wants to worship.

[hifiguy]

22. I have nodoubt she told them exactly

what they wanted to hear. You don't bite the hand that writes the checks. Ever.

[99th_Monkey]

25. The essence of it was "That crash was not your fault, so no worries".

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-vampire-squid-tells-us-how-to-vote-20160205#ixzz3zXJolcjZ

[hifiguy]

26. Ugh. Unbelievable.

[CorporatistNation]

31. Correct... She Was/IS... Their Agent For Preservation of The Status Quo Because...

The Status Quo works for them...

[Ron Green]

2. Opening paragraph:

"I'm here to understand you clearly."

Body of the speech:
"Here's are the kinds of things I can get done."

Closing:
"What can I do for you?"

[Old Codger]

8. I think

The here are the kind of things I can do came before the offer of reimbursement, the next line would be what is it worth to you and then the what can I do for YOU?...

[Bad Thoughts]

3. Only if I could make it public. eom.

[FreakinDJ]

4. More importantly what I would do for them after the speech

[Thinkingabout]

5. Looks like Hillary was much too cheap.

[subterranean]

9. Yes, she only made $225,000 per speech.

[Thinkingabout]

10. Good for her, it is called knowing your worth.

[closeupready]

13. No, it is called "appearance of impropriety". Look it up.

[uponit7771]

19. Nah, its 1/124th of her net worth... its pocket change the Clintons... she undercharged

[Thinkingabout]

24. Since you have decided it is "appearance of impropriety" explain exactly

where is the appearance of impropriety.

[closeupready]

28. If you see no ethical conflict, we're done here.

Thanks.

[Thinkingabout]

29. Ethical? She was not elected to any office at the time of the speeches.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

32. Scalia couldn't have said it any better.

Take a bow.

[uponit7771]

18. +1... she no doubt should have charged more. It was a total of 1/30th of one year of her salary

... so ... she was given them a break

[reformist2]

6. I *might* speak to it, but only to lecture them. I would make the transcript public.

[onecaliberal]

7. First none of us are running for POTUS. She gave these speeches knowing she would be.

[closeupready]

12. I was kind of hoping the context would be understood.

Obviously, with controversy comes strong advocacy for all kinds of interpretations, as to the context, the implications, etc.

[uponit7771]

20. She said she didn't know. Republicans don't trust Hillary Clinton

[morningfog]

30. Neither do many, maybe most, Democrats.

[JackRiddler]

11. What's the price for passing their legislation?

If you could only get the money in exchange for advocating bills they wrote as is, wouldn't you do it? Come on, it's a lot of money! Be honest! Of course you would!

What about for dancing any time they ordered you to dance? Half a million dollars, you're telling me you wouldn't? Don't be lying now!

Hypocrites! Only losers wouldn't take the Wall Street money! Clinton is a winner!

[UglyGreed]

14. I would tell them

cut it out......and now cut the check!!!!

[Avalux]

16. You would say what they're paying you to say to their people.

You would talk about how wonderful the bank is, and what a wonderful stroke of luck it is to work there, and how good the bank is to the employees. Cheerleader type stuff.

[uponit7771]

17. If it was 1/124th of my net worth or 1/30th of my yearly salary yes I would and it would be

... covering why the revolution would start in the DNC with the DNC power brokers in the electorate sharing power with the marginalized then how that revolution is going to spread throughout the country and the end of conservatism

in all its myriad ways

[libtodeath]

21. Whether in exact words or not "how can I help you" would probably be an opening line.

[olddots]

23. I would want the money in small unmarked bills up front

then I'd stiff the bastards and shit in their punch bowl .

[DUbeornot2be]

27. I like your style!

It's been reported that she said something along the lines of what a big miss they've made and they'll need to work together to straighten things up.

Translated that means "keep taking people's homes so you can pay me a quarter million an hour to tell you how the taxpayers will bail you out again..."

[JustAnotherGen]

33. I'm a voter

Yes I would.

My speech would be to tell them that a bunch of bankers on wall street do not know jack shit about telecom and they need to get off our ovaries and testicles.

And it would be the same if I was running for President.

And it would still hurt my campaign with the anti corporate America crowd because - Snowden!

600K - I could do a lot with that money. Imagine the back to school bags for kids in Camden, Atlantic City, Newark, Elizabeth? Winter coats, hats, mittens, and boots? Sending them home with food on the weekend?

I'd do it!

[VulgarPoet]

34. Sure, I'd accept it.

And spend a good two or three hours roasting them for fucking the American people, shaming them for accepting the bailout, and telling them they're lucky they own enough politicians to not be rotting in a fuckin' cell.

Now cut the check.

[Zorra]

35. Before or after I tell them they can either go to prison, or leave the country and

never return?