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Those kind, generous liberals

Libs like to fancy themselves as kind and generous and compassionate (with other people’s money, never their own), when they’re not too busy spewing bile and venom in conservatives’ directions. Aren’t they just the charitable bunch?

Well, their idol, Bill Clinton, has been speaking to various charity groups lately, and charging hefty speaking fees for his services. Look, I don’t begrudge the man for charging speaking fees. But billing a charity? That’s almost as vile as diddling a 20-something-year-old intern in the Oval Office!

Full story is here, but here is the gist of the story:

Volunteer groups in Ireland are criticizing ex-President Bill Clinton for charging a suicide prevention charity $125,000 for a 40-minute speech Monday night.

“Any initiative that contributes to the prevention of suicide is very welcome,” said Pat Buckley, spokesman for a group of Irish suicide support groups, in an interview with the Irish Examiner.

“But the money it will cost for Bill Clinton to make this keynote speech would fund a lot of counseling for the bereaved and those at risk of suicide in places like Cork, Limerick or Kerry.”

Clinton’s fee, Buckley added, could also cover the costs of “voluntary [suicide prevention] activities of groups North and South.”

(snip…)

On Tuesday morning, Mr. Clinton will attend a breakfast at the Berkley Court Hotel in Dublin to raise money for the Rose Project, an Irish charity for AIDs sufferers in Africa.

It’s not clear whether the ex-president will be charging the AIDs charity for his speech.

Depends on how much hell is catches over this incident. Yeah, right…

May 24, 2005 - Posted by crushliberalism | Uncategorized