From a the CBS News Charlie Rose interview with Hillary Clinton:
"And did you take money?" Rose asked.
"Yeah. But that has nothing to do with my positions. Anybody who thinks that they can influence me on that ground doesn't know me very well," Clinton said.
Senator Bernie Sanders from the debate:
"Let's not be naive about it. Why, over her political career, has Wall Street been a major — the major — campaign contributor to Hillary Clinton?" he continued. "Maybe they're dumb and they don't know what they're going to get, but I don't think so."
"Why do they make millions of dollars of campaign contributions? They expect to get something. Everybody knows that. Once again, I am running a campaign differently from any other candidate. We are relying on small campaign donors," he said. "That's who am I indebted to."
This diary is not complete without posting a full and comprehensive list of Senator Bernie Sanders paid speeches and appearances. Here it is:
$1867.42 for a total of 2 paid speeches and a television appearance.
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Maybe Bernie isnt good at turning a dime when it comes to the speech circuit or maybe, just maybe, this isnt about “the money” to him. There are greater things in life than a big old pile of cash...