$4,000:
By on Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
$4,000:
Price of “security, airfare, and first class accommodations” for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at an upcoming speech at Washington University in St. Louis. “Gonzales will receive a payment of $30,000 for his speech.”
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If the University is willing to pay it….
January 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm$130 for an orange suit, and handcuffs.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm$130 for an orange suit, and handcuffs.
Comment by wisedup — January 28, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
I got a good chuckle out of that. Thanks
January 28th, 2008 at 1:11 pm$130 for an orange suit, and handcuffs.
Comment by wisedup — January 28, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Is it really that much?
All the more reason to jail the entire lot of criminals from this administration – it’ll save money if we buy in bulk.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pmDamn, Crooked ex-Attorney Generals are expensive
twitsspeakers.How much does an honest one cost?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pmPerhaps they can arrest him when he arrives. He seems to keep escaping the long arms of the law.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm“Gonzales will receive a payment of $30,000 for his speech.â€
FLUSH!
January 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pmI would like to see a transcript of that speech. Not that I’m an AG fan, but just what he has to say that could possibly be worth 30k
January 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm“Freedom isn’t free, there’s a hefty f**kin’ fee” – Team America, World Police
January 28th, 2008 at 1:21 pmSave the $4k – Pervez Musharraf will provide the security for half the price!
January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pmI would like to see a transcript of that speech. Not that I’m an AG fan, but just what he has to say that could possibly be worth 30k
Comment by Xisithrus
That’s not payment for the speech. They’re giving him $30,000 if he promises not to torture any of the students.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pmPerhaps if the University informs the former AG that his speech will indeed be “on the record”. it would give him an excuse to cancel it.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pmAnd Frank M graces us with some more of his pithy and insightful commentary…
January 28th, 2008 at 1:25 pmThat’s not payment for the speech. They’re giving him $30,000 if he promises not to torture any of the students.
Comment by shoeless — January 28, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
If that’s the case, shouldn’t they be paying him $30,000 NOT to speak?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:25 pmSpeech by one torturing Gonzo- $34,000
One Guantanamo Bay T-shirt $18
http://www.tshirtinsurgency.com
Having less than a year left of those bastards…priceless.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pmAaack. I went to WashU — why would they schedule this dufus?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pm$30,000 worth of lottery tickets would be a far better investment.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pm$4000 is peanuts for security. I wonder if it’s good enough at all.
Comment by Frank M — January 28, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
let’s hope not.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:28 pmDISGUSTED?
MAD?
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!……….
crisbaldwin@wustl.edu, Wrighton@wustl.edu
January 28th, 2008 at 1:29 pmThat’s not payment for the speech. They’re giving him $30,000 if he promises not to torture any of the students.
Comment by shoeless — January 28, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
If that’s the case, shouldn’t they be paying him $30,000 NOT to speak?
Comment by toasterhead
No, he charges double for that.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pmMay I assume he is paying the $4G’s and not the American taxpayer?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pmI hope anyone wearing provocative shirts gets thrown out.
Comment by Frank M — January 28, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
I appreciate the honesty with which Frank M displays his chilling hatred of free speech.
For all of his flaws and limitations (and they are legion) Frank M deserves credit for proudly proclaiming his fascist beliefs.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:34 pmAaack. I went to WashU — why would they schedule this dufus?
Comment by NoMoreBush
I assumed they were a satellite of Regent University.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:37 pm$4000 is peanuts for security. I wonder if it’s good enough at all.
Comment by Frank M — January 28, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
Maybe not.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:42 pmWhat is Gonzo going to say? “I don’t recall.”
January 28th, 2008 at 1:43 pmIs it time to break out the dog $hit cream pies?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pmHmmm, Gozo’s speaking fees appear to have dropped by 25%.
Wasn’t he to get $40K at a Fla. school? I guess it’s a sign of economic issues.
Why are American Universities allowing a known liar & torture supporter a platform? What could he possibly say that would be true?
I know, lots of questions…
January 28th, 2008 at 1:48 pmWhy are American Universities allowing a known liar & torture supporter a platform?
Comment by Zimzone
I know what you mean. First Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and now Gonzo. It’s a good thing Atilla the Hun is dead.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:57 pmFirst Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and now Gonzo. It’s a good thing Atilla the Hun is dead.
Comment by shoeless
At least Mahmoud was funny with Iran being a no-gay zone. Gonzalez is gonna be:
I was going to say something, but I don’t think I can recall…
January 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm30,000 is a pretty fair fee for a speaker. I was involved with events planning at college and 10 years ago that’d be a reasonable rate.
For an unpopular former AG though? I wonder who approved that!?
January 28th, 2008 at 2:08 pmNice one, Juan.
What exactly is Abu G going to talk about? He can’t even recall his own address, apparently.
January 28th, 2008 at 2:09 pmGonzom like Rove, should be BEHIND BARRS!!!!! NOT SPEAKING IN PUBLIC! WATERBOARD MUKASEY!
January 28th, 2008 at 2:22 pm.
WHAT IS WITH THESE GET OF JAIL CARDS?
It’s supposed to be GO TO JAIL, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $$$$$.
.
January 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pmI thought Gonzales would only be scheduled by right-wing, neocon, zealots and that students have pretty much said “you suck, go away”.
January 28th, 2008 at 2:52 pmFrank M is a self-avowed Nazi.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:04 pmStudent activity fees being used to pay this fool?
January 28th, 2008 at 3:04 pmJust jack up fees next year to pay for more of this crap.
Ya know, people like us who write blogs with at least a modicum on insight and honesty, represent 0.000001% of the voting American public.
January 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pmI thought with increase speed, dissemination, and availability of information, we’d be better informed.
We haven’t a chance. Most have their ideas hard-wired into their brains, and people go for the quick response.
I’m tired and old. The hell with it all.
able as
Why is this criminal not in jail!!!!!?????
January 28th, 2008 at 4:34 pmThe Great Zammbello
It’s all part of he life cycle of corruption. The book and lecture tours after they are spent as gov’t employed operatives. This way an executive activist maintains their livelyhoods, reputation and mission operation.
The people are waking up. What was slow wake up is snowballing into full avalanche. We are reaching a tipping point when the mountains of truth will exceed cognitive dissonance and party loyalty. ROn Paul supporters are already chasing hannity down the streets. These RP republicans are a canary in the coalmine.
Seems like there is mutual benefit to both progressives and conservatives in pressing the establishment for unanswered questions.
It’s coming.
January 28th, 2008 at 4:35 pmI assumed they were a satellite of Regent University.
I also went to WashU, and have to defend it. It’s not a conservative school by an stretch of the imagination. But the college Republicans are a very well organized minority, and the administration is forced to through them a bone every year. They have a series of these speakers, and most of them are really great, but like I said, they have to throw the crazies a bone. It will be just like it was when Ann Coulter came. Everybody gets all excited about it. But ultimately very few will people attend, and he will have to suffer the shame of only having a few people in the huge space that they use.
January 28th, 2008 at 5:25 pmSorry, I suck and messed up my italics, and furthermore managed to misspell “throw”.
January 28th, 2008 at 5:25 pmFor those of us who attended Wash U in the late 60’s when the campus was a hotbed for Viet Nam war protests, this is a sad state of affairs that someone like Gonzales will be speaking to today’s students. What can he possibly say or be asked that is of any significance? All of the questions will be screened for his approval and just like any other Republican everything will be done to make it a very warm environment for him. Only if it was a completely open dialogue in which questions could be freely asked and answered would I approve.
January 28th, 2008 at 5:53 pmhttp://david.barillari.org/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-before-con-air-spawned-a-sequel
January 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm