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Why Are People Worried About Obama’s Speaking Fees When Sunkist Stalin Is the Real Scammer?

More often than not and now more than ever, once a sitting president leaves office, he does the following: treats his former status as the most powerful person on earth for the winning Lotto ticket it is. This is done by way of lucrative book fees, high-paid speaking engagements and sitting on a board or…

By

Michael Arceneaux

Published

May 6, 2017
People Are Outraged That Obama Got $400,000 as a Speaking Fee

When Barack Obama boxed up the Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and packed the Texas Pete (because—as we all know—only poseurs use Frank’s Red Hot), black America figured it was finally over. We believed the only upside to the title of “former president” was that he wouldn’t have to endure the inane outrage that some people (pronounced…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 27, 2017