Tony Blair - $250K for Speaking

[fab]

Ninety minute lectures!

Such is the demand for Mr Blair, who works exclusively through the blue-chip Washington Speakers Bureau, that he has a two-year waiting list for bookings, with clients prepared to pay $250,000 (£157,000) for a typical speech of roughly 90 minutes.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5034235.ece

[Acro]

I'd speak twice as long for half the price.

[500,000]

Love Wins

[Hurley4540]

I'd speak twice as long for half the price.

Same here!

[Carter]

Probably he speak diamonds!

[acronym007]

Tony Blair really is a fascinating guy, not saying he is worth it or not but I would pay him allot more than I would Clinton who makes a good sum also.

http://wizbangpolitics.com/2008/04/0...aking-fees.php

[PRED]

whatever their mistakes or crimes they walk into multi million £ directorships and xxx,xxx speeches
a lot of it is just status things for the same companies that got us into this financial mess to waste even more money of shareholders money.

it's sickening tbh
if you want to pay to listen or motivational speeches there are far more fascinating people for a fraction with far more integrity

[BELLC1]

Tony Blair - $250K for Speaking

George Bush - $100 plus validated parking.

[jasdon11]

whatever their mistakes or crimes they walk into multi million £ directorships and xxx,xxx speeches
a lot of it is just status things for the same companies that got us into this financial mess to waste even more money of shareholders money.

it's sickening tbh

Agreed.


Why did Tony Blair walk straight out of 10 Downing St and into a £2,500,000 per year advisory position with JP Morgan? He's not a banker, not even a financial specialist....it was for services rendered while PM.

I'd like to hear him speak provided he told us what really happened to Dr David Kelly...

if you want to pay to listen or motivational speeches there are far more fascinating people for a fraction with far more integrity

True.

George Bush - $100 plus validated parking.

Is that $1 a word

[Ehsan]

if you want to pay to listen or motivational speeches there are far more fascinating people for a fraction with far more integrity

like pervez Musharraf who is being offered upto $100k for lectures

[fab]

I wonder if I could start impersonating Mr. Blair and take some of his heavy work load off of him!

[BELLC1]

Poor George. No one wants him on their corporate boards. No one wants him to speak. No one will visit his library. Poor Laura.

[Donald Aquilano]

Damn I could give just one speech a year and be set at that amount.