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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

RELATABLE: CHELSEA IS THE DISCOUNT CLINTON

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If Hillary is too expensive, you can get Chelsea Clinton for big savings
The Washington Post notes this morning that one prominent university was looking to book a high profile speaker on women's issues recently and the short list for their selection was very short indeed. Unfortunately, their first choice came with a few hefty strings attached so they went with a backup plan.
When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one name came to mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
But when the former secretary of state's representatives quoted a fee of $275,000, officials at the public university balked. "Yikes!" one e-mailed another.
So the school turned to the next best option: her daughter, Chelsea.
The university paid $65,000 for Chelsea Clinton's brief appearance Feb. 24, 2014, a demonstration of the celebrity appeal and marketability that the former and possibly second-time first daughter employs on behalf of her mother's presidential campaign and family's global charitable empire.
Talk about privilege! Jim went on over at National Review to break down exactly what that fee she collected comes out to and how much it "benefited" the university to have her attend the event.
The article notes the negotiated schedule included Chelsea speaking for 10 minutes, participate in a 20-minute, moderated question-and-answer session and spend a half-hour posing for pictures with VIPs offstage. A $65,000 fee divided by 60 minutes of time at the event comes out to $1,083.33 per minute.
The university paid the fee to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. The school made $38,500 in ticket sales for the event.

At ONLY $65,000 for a 10 minute speech, Chelsea the 'Discount Clinton' is the choice of fiscally responsible colleges


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