Edwards Charges $55,000 For Poverty Speech

[WiseOne]

[ 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. ]

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WiseOne's Comments, I have to say...I almost despise John Edwards as much as Hillary anymore. He's done, I predict there is no way he'll ever make it very far now. You're talking about a MILLIONAIRE charging $55,000 for a speech to a University (and us taxpayers paid for it)...sheesh! Just MHO

[nohil-billy]

And I heard on FNC this morning that that particular university is raising tuition costs 7% next year because they are short of money. I wonder what Poodle Boy charges to speak at a Barber College?