Spock
May 28, 2009, 10:11pm
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Wow. Why are you choosing to ignore the hundreds of thousands of dollars that Musharraf makes on the lecture circuit? Spock, are you trying to give people on this board a biased perspective? Why would you cast doubt on his pension being legitimate when he has this other major source of income?
I’m disappointed in your deliberate efforts to misrepresent facts, Spock, Very disappointed. The true Spock would never allow his emotions to interfere with logic in this way. I’m sure that he would be disappointed too.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Chicago-based Embark LLC is just one of the international public relations firms trying to land Musharraf as a highly paid keynote speaker. The articulate and brash 44-year army veteran’s earning power on the lecture circuit could approach that of former US president Bill Clinton, who famously snubbed him during a lightning visit to Islamabad eight years ago.
Range: “The [speaking] fee for Musharraf would be in the $150,000-200,000 range for a day,” Embark President David B Wheeler told Newsweek, “plus jet and other VIP arrangements on the ground”. Wheeler said, Clinton, for whom Embark has arranged speaking engagements in the Middle East, commands up to $250,000 per appearance. “If we did multiple events in multiple cities, [Musharraf] could get closer to the $500,000 to $1,000,000 range [for a series of talks],” he said. Embark, which promises “unique experiences that educate, entertain and enlighten”, has also booked speeches for former US president George HW Bush and former US secretary of state Colin Powell
hundreds of thousands of dollars
Dude, the very first bakwas/lecture he gave was in my city, FYI. Also, if this is from his haq halaal key lecture, why the hell is he claiming the money came from his son? Also, if he is such a rich man, then why cant he pay the high electricity tarrifs like everyone else? Being a chamcha is one thing, but being utterly silly is another.