Bob Geldorf Charged $100,000 for Speech on World Poverty


	Bob Geldorf Charged $100,000 for Speech on World Poverty

thisnamecantbetaken

11-15-2008 4:31 PM

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11-15-2008 5:37 PM

ajwood

West L.A. Fadeaway!

11-15-2008 6:36 PM

PrettyCreatures

Well, he is anti-poverty. Maybe he just likes to start with that philosophy close to home.

11-16-2008 2:27 PM

polymath22

Well, in all fairness they used the "$" symbol, so maybe he is being paid in American monopoly money, erm, dollars.

Would we be complaining if he charged $1 billion Zimbabwe?

11-16-2008 2:45 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

True!

11-16-2008 11:36 PM

kkcapricorn

I am so very disappointed with him. I never expected such hypocrisy from him.

11-17-2008 9:20 AM

ratilfar

Sort of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

11-17-2008 9:27 AM

MrDexx

wow, I'm speechless!

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