For the last five and a half years, we have had a president who is prepared to say anything, true or not, if it advances his political purposes. The majority of Americans now seem to understand this. It is a terrible burden for the country to carry for the next two and a half years. Even worse, it seems that the leading contender to replace Obama in 2017 is suffering from the same problem. I was struck by just how prepared Hillary Clinton is to lie when I heard excerpts from her interview on ABC.
Here's an example: Hillary wanted to explain why she and Bill had given speeches and made appearances to amass a fortune of over 100 million dollars. Her explanation was that when Bill's term in office ended, the two of them were basically broke. They had difficulty scraping together funds to buy a home and to pay for Chelsea's college education.
Think about that for a moment. Bill Clinton left office on January 20, 2001. At that point, he still got federal money for his office and transition team. He (and Hillary) got round the clock protection from the Secret Service. Hillary had just gotten elected to the senate from New York, so she had a salary of just under $200,000. But Hillary still says they were broke and had to struggle to buy a home and pay for Chelsea's college education. Within a month, Bill was giving speeches and making appearances at between $200,000 and $500,000 a pop. That means that after the first appearance, the Clintons' annual income was in excess of $700,000. By two months after leaving the White House, the Clintons' annual income was well in excess of two million dollars. So, for how long did the Clintons have to worry about their income, buying a house, paying for Chelsea's education?
By the way, it may just be "an inconvenient truth", but the Clintons bought their house in Chappaqua, New York in the summer of 1999, six months before Bill left office. And here's another "inconvenient truth": Chelsea finished Stanford in 2001, so by the time Bill left office, her tuition was long since paid. She may have had living expenses for four more months, but even on Hillary's salary as a senator, they could have easily afforded that cost.
The reality is that the Clintons did not have money problems when Bill left office. From the start, Bill and Hillary were rolling in cash. Just to get to their current wealth, they had to amass something on the order of ten million dollars each year. Hillary's story about how she and Bill were struggling financially at that point is just a convenient lie.
Haven't we had enough of dishonesty in the Oval Office? We need our next president to be someone who can restore the trust of the American people in the veracity of their leader. I know that I would like to have a president who I can believe. Wouldn't you?
Here's an example: Hillary wanted to explain why she and Bill had given speeches and made appearances to amass a fortune of over 100 million dollars. Her explanation was that when Bill's term in office ended, the two of them were basically broke. They had difficulty scraping together funds to buy a home and to pay for Chelsea's college education.
Think about that for a moment. Bill Clinton left office on January 20, 2001. At that point, he still got federal money for his office and transition team. He (and Hillary) got round the clock protection from the Secret Service. Hillary had just gotten elected to the senate from New York, so she had a salary of just under $200,000. But Hillary still says they were broke and had to struggle to buy a home and pay for Chelsea's college education. Within a month, Bill was giving speeches and making appearances at between $200,000 and $500,000 a pop. That means that after the first appearance, the Clintons' annual income was in excess of $700,000. By two months after leaving the White House, the Clintons' annual income was well in excess of two million dollars. So, for how long did the Clintons have to worry about their income, buying a house, paying for Chelsea's education?
By the way, it may just be "an inconvenient truth", but the Clintons bought their house in Chappaqua, New York in the summer of 1999, six months before Bill left office. And here's another "inconvenient truth": Chelsea finished Stanford in 2001, so by the time Bill left office, her tuition was long since paid. She may have had living expenses for four more months, but even on Hillary's salary as a senator, they could have easily afforded that cost.
The reality is that the Clintons did not have money problems when Bill left office. From the start, Bill and Hillary were rolling in cash. Just to get to their current wealth, they had to amass something on the order of ten million dollars each year. Hillary's story about how she and Bill were struggling financially at that point is just a convenient lie.
Haven't we had enough of dishonesty in the Oval Office? We need our next president to be someone who can restore the trust of the American people in the veracity of their leader. I know that I would like to have a president who I can believe. Wouldn't you?
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