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Giuliani fee for speaking at tsunami charity: $100k, private jet
David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
Published: Friday February 16, 2007
Rudy Giuliani's eye-opening speaking fees.

While charging speaking fees is a regular practice for expert and celebrity speakers, some are criticizing Giuliani for collecting speaking fees from charities. CNN reports on one appearance at a 2005 tsunami fundraiser for which Giuliani received $100,000, and also mentions a contract stipulation that the former New York City mayor be given the use of a "private aircraft -- must be a Gulfstream 4 or bigger."

One political analyst tells CNN, "He's a presidential candiate, everything he's done in the past is gonna come into scrutiny."


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Well not everything. Rudy was smart & had his name trademarked to help protect the product that is Rudy Giuliani ™ from scrutiny. Can't say what is worse, him charging a fee to a charity or them paying it. That type of thing really gives charitable groups a bad name.

Last edited by Matter-eater Man; 2007-02-17 12:07 AM.
Fair play!