any kind of practical, workable solution to the white flight/gentrification dichotomy?

If what you say is true (SPOILER; It isn’t), then Obama is going to go broke soon, now that he’s out of office but two girls going to college and jetting off to Hawaii several times a year. OR.... people will happily pay him thousands of dollars per hour to speak.

But I bet you think that Trump is actually being witch-hunted over his Russia treason.

Are you insane? You think the reason that a former 2-term U.S. President got big fees for speaking engagements was because his wife was a Senator?? A former president is literally the most prestigious public speaker you can book. The only person on EARTH who might rival that would be the Pope.

I feel like if the Kardashians and Bachelor contestants can make money from showing up at clubs, America is never allowed to criticize the Clintons for speaking engagements.

Oh for sure, and I hope in my initial comment I was clear that I don’t support Trump, I just want to try to understand how the other side will respond before I say something. A well thought out argument, while doesn’t always win, makes me feel better about speaking in the first place.

There is a difference between making money from speaking engagements and paying yourself and using tax payer dollars so that you and your constituents can stay at the golf course that you own.

I think you mean after they left office, not while they were in it, they’re not nearly as oblivious as Trump about those kinds of things.

You mean money for speaking engagement AFTER Clinton left office? Because that’s not what the issue is with Trump. He’s making money WHILE in office.

After, not while. It would have been a conflict of interest to take money for speaking engagements while president (let alone own a business), but afterward it’s okay (no executive decisions to be influenced) and what most present-day presidents do.

There’s a difference between making money from speaking at events and making it from, you know, exploiting your influence over domestic and international policy to turn profits for your various private companies.

I had a coworker like that too, I said, if you are bitching at 15 dollars an hour and its more than you make, then you fucking go get that job.

The ironic thing is, he lost billions of dollars when the economy was doing pretty good under Clinton.

No shit, I’ll never forget about an old coworker who was pissing and moaning about PEOPLE DOING HIS JOB getting $15 an hour for it. I was like, “You have kids that you married into, man... YOU KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK AT THIS JOB. And you don’t think you deserve a living wage?? You’re fine with $11.00 an hour??!!!”

Exactly. This “Victims of Obamacare” is nothing more than a negative PR campaign. Vice-President and (alleged) “Mother”-fucker Mike Pence tweeted last night using the same phrase, “victims of Obamacare.”

You’re giving him too much credit to ask that, even in jest. This isn’t about him not caring or being personally biased or catering to anyone. This is about propaganda, pure and simple. And I know you know all of this - I’m not trying to be pedantic - I just wish we could all start calling this what it really is. The…

There is no “other side” with Republican politicians on anything.

Because America is about choice, dammit!! They reserve the right to choose to be an ignorant dunce and they shouldn’t be forced into buying something they’ll never (not!) use! Sky-high, ridiculously expensive healthcare that only a few privileged people can afford is as American as apple pie! FREEEEEDOM!!!

Democrats better get their asses ready to vehemently oppose this line of bullshit. Remember how the Repubs sold the idea of “Death Panels” and the like? They are assholes but they are great at branding and I don’t want “Victims of Obamacare” to become a fucking thing.

Does he plan to speak with the millions of people who the ACA has helped to balance out his perspective? Listen to ‘both sides’, give the other side a chance, as the Republicans have been bleating the last six months?