Obama Picks Up $9 Million at Glitzy Hollywood Fundraiser - Page 3

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-17-08, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by americanwoman

It's funny how these guys both take their money so easily yet always try to distance themselves from their stupid remarks.

and this is noteworthy how?

Noteworthy...

TBone · 09-17-08, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

Sure why not. and the mantra of the left is "where is a federal teat for me to suckle", right?

Or, the mantra of the right, "I cannot think for myself, I need Fox news and pundits to help me think and give me talking points."

aps · 09-17-08, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by americanwoman

So he has 60 million dollars for his campaign. He's bitching about McCain being out of touch and harping on his comments about the economy, yet he raises millions of dollars in one day and uses that money to campaign about how McCain doesn't know nothing about the middle class

Yeah it is a little hard for us in the middle class to understand how these politicians raise so much money to use to lie to us about how bad the other guy is. It's hard to agree with someone bashing his opponent about the economy when he gets millions of dollars in one day to blow on his campaign while so many people are struggling. Talk about a hypocrite.

I guess I don't understand what one (raising campaign funds) has to do with the other (being out of touch).

DarkWizard12 · 09-17-08, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TBone

Or, the mantra of the right, "I cannot think for myself, I need Fox news and pundits to help me think and give me talking points."

Just like the left needs MSNBC and CBS to tell them what they think and give them talking points.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-17-08, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TBone

Or, the mantra of the right, "I cannot think for myself, I need Fox news and pundits to help me think and give me talking points."

Or the mantra of the the left, "You can't think for yourself, we need to think for you"

How many more you got. We can play all day t-bone.

I don't mind, this thread is toast anyway.

Saboteur · 09-17-08, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

Tell me does this make you feel he is more "in touch" with the middle class or does this whole shindig reek of the "liberal elite"?

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Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign released some of wife Cindy McCain’s tax returns late Friday, after previously stating the information would stay private.

Only the two summary pages of her 2006 form were released. She had a total income of more than $6 million. She paid more than $1.7 million in taxes.

According to Reuters, she listed $570,000 in itemized deductions, but that’s less than 10% of her overall income. Her effective tax rate appears to be around 30%.

Yeah, us liberals are all elitists.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-17-08, 12:28 PM

She certainly is an elitist. They both are. Only Palin is not an elitist...

And Cindy? She is a beer baroness....

SouthernDemocrat · 09-17-08, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by aps

I guess I don't understand what one (raising campaign funds) has to do with the other (being out of touch).

Don't you know how much the Hollywood elite is trying to screw regular Americans?

Oh, wait, that would be industry lobbyists trying to do that right? I don't seem to recall many actors looking for billions in corporate welfare, but quite a few of McCain's advisors certainly hit the government up for all kinds of favors back in their lobbying days.

Saboteur · 09-17-08, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

She certainly is an elitist. They both are. Only Palin is not an elitist...

And Cindy? She is a beer baroness....

I know I quit buying Anheuser Busch products when I found out she was the fortune's heiress.

Palin isn't running for president. And this thread is about Obama raising $9,000,000.00 in Hollywood.

GottaHurt · 09-17-08, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat

Don't you know how much the Hollywood elite is trying to screw regular Americans?

I sure do, $800k back in 2003:

While viewers watched the Grammy Awards wondering which artists would win, Arizona congressman Jeff Flake was scratching his head wondering why the Grammy Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, received an $800,000 payment from the Government in 2003.

There's Madonna in the front row in her $20k Versace dress, and my tax dollars are going to help fund the gala event.

Why does the Grammy Foundation need taxpayer money? (Industry Briefings).