Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   do Americans want to know how Billions are stolen? Date:   12/18/2019 11:04:02 AM

I don't know, MM.  That sounds far fetched.  Obama was very popular in general, and I think his book would sold, no matter what.  General Services Administration would have had to negotiate the contract, which is pretty far removed from the WH.  They literally do thousands of contracts every year.  Now if you told me that Obama's rep negotiated the deal before they left the WH, I can buy that, and that he and Michele insisted on a big advance.  

Money is made in much murkier water than that.  You know Obama didn't buy his house in DC - someone bought it and gave it to him and I am sure that someone is giving him the house on Martha's Vineyard.  (much like Coaches in the South get bought houses and paid off mortgages).  They get sweet deals from lobbyists, they get personal "forgiven" loans, lucarative speaking fees, and they get a lot of advice about wise investments - we won't call it insider trading.... That's how they make their money.