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

[mikesilvia]

First a $400 haircut and now charging $55,000 to speak at UC! He sure cares about the little guy and knows what the average Joe is going through. :thumbsdown:

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.

[timbart824]

When I saw this thread I thought it was about CARL Edwards!

Tim
timbart824

[tnopud42]

And you don't believe Republicans charge these fees?

[mikesilvia]

And you don't believe Republicans charge these fees?

I don't know any Republicans getting $400 and don't know any that charge $50,000+ to speak about poverty.

He chose to speak on "Poverty, the great moral issue facing America," as his $55,000 topic at UC Davis.

That could cause both parents and students to note some irony here: UC Davis -- like the rest of the public University of California system -- will get hit this year by a 7 percent tuition increase that likely hits many of the kids his speeches are aimed at helping.

[Shayne1911]

When I saw this thread I thought it was about CARL Edwards!

Tim
timbart824

You know you're a Nascar fan when.....


That's what first came to mind for me too! haha

[tnopud42]

I suppose the $100,000 speaking fee Giuliani received for speaking at a Tsunami Relief Fundraiser is more appropriate. (ABC News)

Giuliani reported $16.1 million in earned income for the last 16 months; most of it from speaking engagements. I hope all of these were fee appropriate topics. (Boston Globe)

[doniceage]

You guys need a beer and long nite to hash out your differences.

DON