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In reply to the discussion: Can you spell tone deaf? H-I-L-L-A-R-Y. Hillary Clinton: We Were 'Dead Broke' Upon Leaving WH [View all]pnwmom
(109,031 posts)198. You have residency by having a residence there.
And buying a house is often a smarter thing to do financially than renting.
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Can you spell tone deaf? H-I-L-L-A-R-Y. Hillary Clinton: We Were 'Dead Broke' Upon Leaving WH [View all]
cali
Jun 2014
OP
MM and Cali both went ad hom, but MM did it first. Yet you give MM a +5 and call Cali a bully.
merrily
Jun 2014
#338
Care to address substance? And speaking of slimy innuendo, did you read your own post?
merrily
Jun 2014
#414
Sorry, but she's being interviewed by Van Sustren & Brett Baeir on Fox. Where ya been?
7962
Jun 2014
#133
Do facts matter at all in this discussion? What does Cali's opinion have to do with the facts?
sabrina 1
Jun 2014
#175
A list of approved discussion topics pinned to the top of each forum would help
morningfog
Jun 2014
#222
Gracias, mi compadre. Let's bring the fight to them. I'm tired of this chickenshit.
genwah
Jun 2014
#394
I think that is the law - it was income and they gave the entire after tax portion
karynnj
Jun 2014
#259
All the profits from that book WENT TO CHARITY. You could have looked that up, you know.
MADem
Jun 2014
#100
It says 840K "of proceeds" went to charity. Didnt she get an 8 million advance to write it?
7962
Jun 2014
#132
They had enormous legal bills from the forty four million dollars worth of taxpayer cash used
MADem
Jun 2014
#164
Damn, I'd like to be the kind of "broke" where an Ivy education and plural houses aren't laughable.
LeftyMom
Jun 2014
#6
I said about the same thing where a similar post showed up in Politics 2014 nt
LiberalElite
Jun 2014
#12
No kidding. I'm not envious. I just wish she was a little more tuned in so as not to say something
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#65
Most Congress people own property in their districts because they are required to
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#103
Me too. And so would all the people who lost their jobs and their homes to Wall St. Corruption.
sabrina 1
Jun 2014
#187
and snotty answers are your metier. You didn't even provide the information requested.
KittyWampus
Jun 2014
#68
You do realize that no bank would give them a loan? It wasn't a matter of "clearing escrow."
MADem
Jun 2014
#203
its hard to feel bad about their fees because if old bill had kept his pants on they
roguevalley
Jun 2014
#91
The eitc increase and the child tax credit and the subtantial hike in the minumum wage
Vattel
Jun 2014
#58
Plus...all expenses paid to and from speeches, and for staffers needed, etc.
dixiegrrrrl
Jun 2014
#50
Oh like asking people to get a job after being on welfare for a few years??
progressivebydesign
Jun 2014
#70
It is just tone deaf, in the same way that the comments of many Republicans with money often are
Ms. Toad
Jun 2014
#231
uh, no. no, you wouldn't be dead broke in the sense that regular people struggle with it.
cali
Jun 2014
#30
His post at number 55 was hidden SIXTEEN MINUTES before you posted this--he cannot reply to you.
MADem
Jun 2014
#127
There is nothing wrong with responding to someone who gets locked out of a thread
morningfog
Jun 2014
#223
They were saddled with legal expenses. However, it didn't take long to replenish with speaking fees.
RBInMaine
Jun 2014
#27
Her comments have been completely taken out of context by those looking for anything to bash her
Metric System
Jun 2014
#214
Never had money and lost it or been in debt and I am not Trump or Clinton, so no
betsuni
Jun 2014
#239
some of us here are actually progressive dems who don't like war mongerers. Hillary is one.
cali
Jun 2014
#117
How many times did the White House have to disavowal itself from her statements at State?
ieoeja
Jun 2014
#320
Here's a fact. If I were to grant that she was indeed broke because of cost of legal representation
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#158
I don't know if I see this OP as "claws out" or even something that would not be allowed
karynnj
Jun 2014
#276
If the article is correct, the Clintons NOT being reimbursed was part of the deal that there
karynnj
Jun 2014
#306
it's practically like skipping a couple meals waiting for the next welfare check to arrive..
frylock
Jun 2014
#311
"Tone deaf" doesn't begin to describe Hillary. When you have the Presidential pension ....
Scuba
Jun 2014
#74
When I'm flat broke, I stop answering my phone and I stop opening mail because I have nothing
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#80
Holy Crap - I didn't get the memo! It's now time to start discrediting Hillary? Yes, I guess it's
AnotherMother4Peace
Jun 2014
#81
weak sauce, wolf. you call all criticism of Hillary or Obama "right wing". transparent and
cali
Jun 2014
#87
Yeah, you're right. Who do you think I should support? Rand? Jeb? Romney? Cruz? GEEEEZZZ...
AnotherMother4Peace
Jun 2014
#361
Broke and no opportunities. Oh, wait. Broke and all the opportunities in the world. nt
valerief
Jun 2014
#93
The Clintons never had to worry about where their next meal was coming from. "Broke." HA !!!
blkmusclmachine
Jun 2014
#118
An $8 million book advance plus her husband's and montly pension (plus expenses)
dflprincess
Jun 2014
#96
Guess it's time to downsize. I'm guessing a 3 bedroom ranch in the burbs on a 1/4 acre would serve
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#113
Her NY home IS in the burbs. Do you have any idea what homes like that cost in Hillary's district?
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#120
No, I'm not terribly concerned. I'm positive the burbs have affordable homes for firefighters and
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#130
It is entirely conceivable to me that with four years of Stanford (@ around $200K)
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#99
So, when they made a six figure salary for 8 years, they had NO house payment?
joeglow3
Jun 2014
#267
Are you going to praise them as much as we do every other charitable foundation here
joeglow3
Jun 2014
#331
Bill Clinton spent most of his career making $35K a year as the governor of a small state.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#333
Zero living expenses? Wrong. He had all the regular living expenses except housing
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#374
Her political acumen is greatly overstated. She has never won a seriously contested race and is
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#393
She has very much been against a tax increase. See; Hillary v Obama debate and the subject of how
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#233
Not to the ears of poor Americans who have little frame of reference to make that distinction.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#141
The ones that support the policies of the rich because they think they are or will be someday?
TeamPooka
Jun 2014
#145
You're describing republicans. She won't be courting their votes. I'm talking about people like my
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#152
Your argument assumes she is worried about courting Democratic Party voters. She is already
TeamPooka
Jun 2014
#347
No. Missing meals would have been the practical manifestation of broke. Making a sacrifice
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#173
I think Hillary should do us all a favor and forget about running for President.
lumpy
Jun 2014
#161
You are only as broke as the resources you DON'T have. They had a lot of resources.
YOHABLO
Jun 2014
#166
No, she has just given the GOP a present that will be opened again and again.
djean111
Jun 2014
#189
The GOP will run against the hypocrisy. The GOP is quite offended when any Democrat
djean111
Jun 2014
#194
Ah. I see that the Left is already being set up as a whipping boy in some quarters.
djean111
Jun 2014
#244
I don't really think conflating not liking Hillary with being all newtie-minded is gonna work
djean111
Jun 2014
#370
Grayson is not being shoved down our throats as if the primaries were a foregone conclusion.
djean111
Jun 2014
#388
What, exactly, is right wing about saying Hillary was tone deaf with the "broke" thing?
djean111
Jun 2014
#390
Don't need your permission to bookmark, my dear. Condescension does not accomplish anything good,
djean111
Jun 2014
#406
Yes. You know, I'm generally not ever going to leave here to be critical of Mrs. Clinton.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#218
Thank you. I often get lost in the critique and fail to make the argument as to why
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#249
Well, at least she did not say they were "homeless" for the hour it took to move out of the WH.
CBGLuthier
Jun 2014
#226
I imagine people who are subsistence farmers in the sub-Sahara feel the same way about you and I...
LanternWaste
Jun 2014
#240
I think Hillary could throw a naked baby onto a frozen lake and she would have defenders
snooper2
Jun 2014
#242
Tone deaf is absolutely correct, but it likely was technically accurate - if only briefly
karynnj
Jun 2014
#254
“Let me just clarify that I fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans today,”
PoliticAverse
Jun 2014
#255
you miss the point. entirely. she gaffed. the press is having a field day and so are the repubs
cali
Jun 2014
#263
How about the disastrous furlough of Willie Horton? Wasn't that also a fact?
RufusTFirefly
Jun 2014
#302
And in 2008 when talking about raising the cap for payroll taxes, she appeared to claim that
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#307
It's like hearing someone say they know the plight of the homeless because they're in escrow.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2014
#312
I'm divided on this because I do think Hillary is out of touch. But spreading Republican talking
DesertDiamond
Jun 2014
#323
She should have some tea and cookies with Ann ...they can both complain about "you people"...
L0oniX
Jun 2014
#365
HILLARY should have thought of that. NOT OUR JOB to spin and twist whatever she says so it
djean111
Jun 2014
#405
While Bill was Gov.;Hill was named partner @ law firm; made more $$$ than he did
Divernan
Jun 2014
#372
"We were broke" = "I'm trying to find a way to connect with the common citizen" nt
NorthCarolina
Jun 2014
#373
Broke? Like searching under sofa cushions for loose change 4 kids' milk money?
Divernan
Jun 2014
#377