Not Even Toastmasters Will Help Gonzales
| Fri Dec. 21, 2007 12:14 PM PST
After watching his lethargic public speaking engagements before the U.S. Congress, it is, perhaps, no surprise to learn that Alberto Gonzales is a wash-out on the college lecture circuit. The former attorney general has signed up with a talent agency that's been trying to gin up lucrative speaking engagements for him on college campuses, for $35,000 a pop. Gonzales needs the money to pay his legal bills stemming from the multiple investigations into his tenure at the Department of Justice, but the students aren't biting, reports the Washington Post. Not only are the schools refusing to pay his hefty fee, but when he has spoken recently on campuses, he's been greeted by hecklers. Gonzales is slated to speak in February at Washington University in St. Louis, where students are already looking forward to major protests of his appearance.
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Submitted by Ken (not verified) on Sat Dec. 22, 2007 8:50 AM PST.
Speaking engagements? He should be in jail.
Submitted by EnderW (not verified) on Sat Dec. 22, 2007 10:02 AM PST.
What I'd like to see is an entire audience of students, all wearing Gonzo masks all holding up copies of the Constitution and then lighting them on fire.
Maybe then Gonzo will get the message of his legacy.
Submitted by Dr. Donald B. MacGowan (not verified) on Sat Dec. 22, 2007 3:15 PM PST.
I don't object to Alberto Gonzales' inflated fees for speaking, I object to his continued freedom of movement.
The man should be indicted, tried, convicted and jailed.
