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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I'm not shushing anyone! (I've said several times I wish Obama would give the speech and have Cantor give the money to a good cause, which accomplishes everything you've said you wanted.) And I didn't call you a centrist -- my point was that since people (Adder, I think) were suggesting I was making common cause with socialists by attacking Democrats from the left, I could salve that wound by donating to a centrist. Jeebus.
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Of that 65 million for he and Michelle, 15-20% off the top goes to agents. Then you have taxes. And it's paid 1/3 up front, 1/3 at delivery, 1/3 upon certain sales goals being met.
I'm not saying that's not a swell chunk of change, but... well... It's not cheap being in the circles in which popular ex-Presidents find themselves.
(I hope he starts buying better suits. A guy with an athletic build should've had his stuff tailored a bit better. Same went for Bush. But yes... both were obviously much better than Trump's off-the-rack Brionis and knee length neckwear.)
