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The facts of the case are straightforward: in 2018, Georgia’s far-Left supermodel and shadow governor Stacey Abrams’ reported net worth was $109,000. Now it’s $3.17 million. Amid questions about how she made some of these gains, Abrams has insisted that there has been no impropriety. Even if that is true, however, her rapid rise to millionaire status is, or should be, a cautionary tale about America’s political culture today and why we have so many politicians who just hang on in Washington year after year, decade after decade: being an elected official or a person of political influence is just too lucrative.
JusttheNews.com reported Thursday that “Abrams’ net worth skyrocketed over 2,800% in just three years thanks in part to her holdings in a company called Now Corp. (previously called NowAccount or “Now”), a Government Accountability Institute study has found.” It seems that Abrams’ “campaign filings show her net worth is more than $3.17 million after making more than $6 million in book advances, speaking deals and growing corporate investments like NowAccount.”
In addition to all her political activity, Abrams has found time to write four books, including a novel, “a gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court” that became a number one New York Times bestseller and is in the works to become a TV production. In May 2021, she signed a deal with Doubleday for two more novels. She commands between $50,000 and $100,000 for a single speech.
Now Abrams’ novels may be great, and her speeches riveting, but this kind of money, and far more, is all too commonly given to public officials. The Obamas got a staggering $65 million book deal in 2017, which both Barack and Michelle would have to sell well over a million books to make back for the publisher. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made $7.2 million in speaking fees in 2019 and 2020.
Imagine an unscrupulous politician who gains a position of power and influence. With that kind of money flowing around, it’s all too easy to see how a politician who is willing to be bought could be purchased. Want to buy a vote? Want to buy an advocate for a cause, but don’t want your connection to be seen? Hire your target to speak and pay him a few hundred thousand, or a cool million. Everything would be completely on the up and up: the speaker is a famous politician! He or she is in great demand! No ethics inquiries, no trouble, no trace of what happened.
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Pierre Delecto says
Notify DHS! I have to report felonious aspersions cast against a triply endowed Brahmin. This calls for hate crime enhancements. Culpability requirements are reduced, so round up the family, neighbors, co-workers, correspondents, and everyone with a similar name or appearance.
One can never be too careful. How much is the reward?
CogitoErgoSum says
The fact that she is only a millionaire and not a billionaire is clear evidence of white supremacy and blatant racism. How dare you question her integrity, sir! She has been held down long enough! She has the potential to be the future President of Earth – and when she is you are going to be so sorry.
Keys says
Good one!
CogitoErgoSum says
Oh no! I just found out that Stacy Abrams won’t be President of Earth until the 32nd century. I hope the space aliens don’t watch Star Trek: Discovery because, yeah, it’s an embarrassment to our entire solar system. She can rule out being an actor if all of her other money making deals fall flat. Go boldly where no one should dare and see but
Warning: may permanently end your ability ever to watch Star Trek again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFno2X-uAcY
Don McKellar says
That link is almost enough for Robert Spencer to ban you from this site. You’re on thin ice, I’d say!
somehistory says
May I say, “eeewww” as in, that’s disgusting. And totally stupid.
CogitoErgoSum says
I know. I was once a Star Trek fan. I can not stand the new Star Trek. But at least I can still watch the old Star Trek where space aliens (even without hair) were beautiful and love between a man and a woman was stronger than any technology in the universe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xla4BnppeUM
gravenimage says
Pretty gross.
gravenimage says
Pierre and CogitoErgoSum, very funny posts!
Don McKellar says
It’s really not hard to make a few million dollars when you’re one of those whom the mainstream media makes a leftist saint. All the rich phonies and woke corporations will pay through the nose just for you to show up and give a speech, publishers will sign stupid deals because they know you’ll get millions worth of free publicity for any dumb book a ghostwriter and you concoct. And there’s all kinds of ways to create foundations to raise money and put yourself as the executive in charge, pocketing a huge salary.
I just wonder how much that scowling little gremlin Saint Greta and her parents have manage to make on the Global Warming / Climate Change scam?
gravenimage says
How Did Stacey Abrams Become a Millionaire?
………
Isn’t it “racist” just asking this question?
Keys says
Yes, definitely at least a milli-micro-aggression, if Robert Spencer is not a person on the color spectrum.
Perhaps best for him to wait until late summer to ask this question when he’d be less colorless.
gravenimage says
🙂
OLD GUY says
It is called PAY to PLAY politics. If you have the money you can buy the support in congress and the senate all the way to the White House.
TERM LIMITS would help, however that VOTE will never come up in Washington.
The politicians are making a lot of money, the lobbyist are making a lot of money the activist are making lots of money and the lawyers keep it legal and make a lot of money also.
End of Story.