donnay
07-09-2015, 10:51 AM
I thought he supported the troops? He should be obligated to do this type of charity without payment! :mad:
George W Bush charged a charity $100,000 to guarantee his presence at fundraiser for military veterans wounded in the Iraq war
By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:13 EST, 8 July 2015
George W Bush charged a charity $100,000 to guarantee his attendance at a fundraiser for military veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has been reported.
The former president was also flown from Dallas to Houston by private jet and provided accommodation, which added $70,000 to Helping A Hero's bill, the charity told ABC News.
It transpires the extortionate fee was in fact a reduced rate, bartered down from $250,000.
And a year earlier, his wife former First Lady Laura Bush received $50,000 from the charity to make an appearance.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/22/2A5A5CF800000578-3153963-image-m-81_1436389535160.jpg
Worth the night trip: George W Bush, pictured with Helping A Hero representatives, charged $100,000 for his attendance at a fundraiser for military veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has emerged
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3153963/George-W-Bush-charged-charity-100-000-guarantee-presence-fundraiser-military-veterans-wounded-Iraq-war.html)
George W Bush charged a charity $100,000 to guarantee his presence at fundraiser for military veterans wounded in the Iraq war
By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:13 EST, 8 July 2015
George W Bush charged a charity $100,000 to guarantee his attendance at a fundraiser for military veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has been reported.
The former president was also flown from Dallas to Houston by private jet and provided accommodation, which added $70,000 to Helping A Hero's bill, the charity told ABC News.
It transpires the extortionate fee was in fact a reduced rate, bartered down from $250,000.
And a year earlier, his wife former First Lady Laura Bush received $50,000 from the charity to make an appearance.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/22/2A5A5CF800000578-3153963-image-m-81_1436389535160.jpg
Worth the night trip: George W Bush, pictured with Helping A Hero representatives, charged $100,000 for his attendance at a fundraiser for military veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has emerged
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3153963/George-W-Bush-charged-charity-100-000-guarantee-presence-fundraiser-military-veterans-wounded-Iraq-war.html)