Posted on 08/19/2014 12:31:46 PM PDT by upchuck
Nevada reporter Jon Ralston rips Hillary Clinton for demanding "royal treatment" in an upcoming visit to Las Vegas:
"The price of Hillary Clinton's scheduled speech and UNLV fundraiser could be going up. Las Vegas Review Journal, which obtained Clinton's contract with the UNLV Foundation, reports in addition to her speaking fee of $225,000, Clinton is demanding a private jet, a presidential suite and adjoining rooms for her entourage, and Clinton refuses to mingle with the common folk. She wants to approve any media types attending the event.
"And now, a word about royalty. We don't have kings and queens in America, or at least we shouldn't. But when I see the red carpet UNLV is rolling out for Hillary Clinton in two months I start to wonder. Unless you're a mindless partisan, the details of that contract with the UNLV Foundation should disturb you. They were uncovered, as I said by the RJ's Lara Myers, and published over the weekend. The contract reads as if Hillary is being given the, yes, royal treatment. Now it is bad enough that the UNLV Foundation folks agreed to that outrageous $225,000 fee as students struggle to make ends meet.
"But the contract they signed shows they were willing to agree to terms no self-respecting institution would. She wants a private jet, a presidential suite, rooms for staff, and, get this, all cell phone charges for everyone paid for. Oh, and if the $225,000 is not enough UNLV has to spring for a stenographer, and no one gets to see the transcription except -- Hillary. No media coverage at all, no statements, keep the rabble out of the room. The contract also says Hillary is not -- and this is in all caps -- endorsing the sponsor. That is, she does not want anyone to think that she actually likes UNLV. No one can take a picture of Hillary and post it to Facebook or tweet it unless, of course, you get her agent's permission.
"I gather UNLV held firm on a provision that no one was allowed to look her directly in the eye and that men were supposed to bow and women curtsy before her. I don’t know who should be more embarrassed, Hillary or UNLV? I only have one question: Who gets to hold her crown while she speaks?"
If I were a UNLV student, I'd be very pissed about the $225,000 speaking fee. Utterly ridiculous!
How dare you disrespect the QUEEN??????????????????
Even the Libs are beginning to voice their displeasure with “Her Haughtiness”.
The college system is nothing more than socialist money swapping. It’s how they pay each other. Take from the earners and give to the takers.
Well, I know one reporter who’s on the Clintoon shyte list. He better watch his back and anyone who would meet these demands should lose their jobs......this is for show and nothing more.
The one’s who pay these people these outrageous fees are just as bad as they are.......
Yet they will gladly vote for her.
People shoud be outside holding up “Her Royal Highness” signs.
well now the queen b1tch is gonna have to use some of that $225,000 to vince foster this reporter’s a$$.
“People shoud be outside holding up “Her Royal Highness” signs.”
Oops, my bad. Meant Hey Royal Heinous.
Even the people who worked for her had to hide in their offices when she walked the halls.
Good to know she has softened a bit.
Partisan liberals that run UNLV are just fine with it while the rest of us can plainly see what we’ve known for a long, long time.... That hillary is a tin-plated asshole.
Someone is in for a lifetime of IRS audits...
Do any of you WANT to look at her?
The Red Queen. I like it.
I apologize for the distaste of this comment but don’t those of royal stature usually have a personal servant who cleanses them following their call of nature in the bathroom? The hildahag certainly believes she is royalty so as to not be slighted, she must have a personal servant. That person must also be expected to hold her crown when called upon and of course, among other requests the hildahag might have.
This country got rid of the king, but never got over its attachment to royalty. Presidents, their wives and relatives are all treated like royalty.
Her Royal Thighness, the Duchess of Cankles.
To the Secret Service agents punished by being assigned to guard her, Hillary is known as “The Flying Buttress”.
No one agrees to the listed terms as a value proposition. It’s a speculative influence purchase. If Hil drops dead, or loses the nomination and her potential political power, it’s lost money. However, if anyone in the family (Hil, Chelsea) ever again achieves a position of national prominence and influence, being on that list could be a great investment.
Not just tin plated. Spherical. As viewed from every possible angle.
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