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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]karynnj
(59,521 posts)if we were in general election mode. The main comment is on the PERCEPTION of what Clinton said. Even if, at the moment of leaving office, their liabilities exceeded their assets, it is fair to say that they never doubted that their POTENTIAL future income would greatly exceed their liabilities. (The article upstream said Bill Clinton tried to recover $3.5 million in legal fees. I have no idea what the real total was. However, at minimum Hillary had an $8 million advance that she would get when she met whatever the conditions for each payout were. In addition, it was no surprise that Bill Clinton would get at least as big an advance). The advances alone were very likely much more than the legal bills.
I remember many threads in 2012 that criticized things Obama said - because people thought they were not helpful. Those posts did not get hidden. Attacking Obama did. Likewise in 2004, many criticized Kerry's campaign and were not deleted.