Originally Posted by kane

I never said she has any connection with regular working people. I was simply pointing out that Bill Clinton was insanely popular when he left office which helped him get paid handsomely to make speeches. We will see the same thing from Obama. Obama isn't as popular as Clinton was, but in this day and age his favorably is good. Many places will pay him large sums to come talk to him.

Also, a lot of these speeches after the fact are, in effect, repayment for the president or his administration doing something that benefited those who are now paying him.