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

SFGate blog ^ | May 21, 2007 | Not Stated

[Islander7]

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who as a Democratic presidential candidate recently proposed an educational policy that urged "every financial barrier" be removed for American kids who want to go to college, has been going to college himself -- as a high paid speaker, his financial records show.

The candidate charged a whopping $55,000 to speak at to a crowd of 1,787 the taxpayer-funded University of California at Davis on Jan. 9, 2006 last year, Joe Martin, the public relations officer for the campus' Mondavi Center confirmed Monday.

[Islander7]

In 2006, records show Edwards made more than $285,000 speaking to nine colleges and universities, charging between $16,000 and Davis' $55,000 for his talks. They ranged from the $12,000 he got on Jan. 10, 2006 from Gonzaga University Law School in Seattle to the $40,000 he banked from the University of Texas Pan American Foundation on May 22, 2006. Other schools that have paid Edwards to speak before he was a declared presidential candidate: Hunter College in New York ($35,000), Mount Union College in Ohio ($16,00) and Vanderbilt University in Nashville ($40,000).

[laweeks]

Isn’t he a multi-katrillionairre? What does he need a dime for?

[Paleo Conservative]

[rbosque]

I guess now he can afford more $400 haircuts.

[goodnesswins]

What is really amazing is that a TAXPAYER FUNDED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION pays this much for these speakers!!! Or do they take the money out of another account from alumni or something?

[Mo1]

bookmarked

[outofstyle]

The candidate charged a whopping $55,000 to speak at....the taxpayer-funded University

Taxpayer funded, right? So...... no problem

~sarc

[af_vet_1981]

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who as a Democratic presidential candidate recently proposed an educational policy that urged "every financial barrier" be removed for American kids who want to go to college, has been going to college himself -- as a high paid speaker, his financial records show.
The candidate charged a whopping $55,000 to speak at to a crowd of 1,787 the taxpayer-funded University of California at Davis on Jan. 9, 2006 last year, Joe Martin, the public relations officer for the campus' Mondavi Center confirmed Monday.

Democrat Hypocrisy

Priceless

[JennysCool]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837477/posts

[xcamel]

see:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837477/posts

[OK]

It looks like a slippery way for the University to give him a campaign contribution. It reminds me of Hillary’s cattle futures trading profits.

[enough_idiocy]

He’s the worst. We could only pray for an Edwards nomination, it would be a breeze. There’s simply too much on this hypocritical do nothing’er.

[Bobibutu]

I recall driving by UCD a few years back and Bill Clinton had just given a “talk” there. Don’t know how much he was paid. UC Davis seems to be a good source of income for Democrat speakers.

[j_tull]

Gonazaga is not in Seattle. Despite that, Edwards is still rich, and gay.

[keepitreal]

Suck the system dry. Does anyone know of any “public servant” who returns to the middle class after spending time in DC? (Of course this shyster had already milked the system) One does wonder if anyone doesn’t cash in when finished.

[Viking2002]

It's like asking members of the Donner party to lecture about vegetarianism. Jeez.

[HuckSawyer]

I just hope the Democrats are foolish enough to nominate this scumbag. With any luck, they’ll fall for his pandering act and we’ll be able to destroy him in the general election. I think he’ll be an even easier opponent than Hilary. There are just so many flip-flops and hypocrisies to pick on.
I don’t have a problem with candidates being rich. But then don’t tell me you’re going to raise my taxes to support your socialist programs.