Hillary Clinton ASKS FOR $353K To Sit With The Clooneys

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Republicans quickly seized on the $353,400 price for couples wanting to sit at the head table with Clinton at the event at the Clooneys’ home. Republican National Committee research director Raj Shah tweeted “It's like she's charging each couple what she charges colleges for her paid speeches.”

It will cost more than four times the average income in San Francisco to eat dinner next to Hillary Clinton and the Clooneys there next month. For two seats at the head table with Clinton, George Clooney and his wife, attorney Amal Clooney, at an April 15 fundraiser, a couple must contribute or raise a whopping $353,400 -- a huge ticket price for a hard-dollar fundraiser.

The Bay Area fundraiser, hosted at the home of venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, is one of two events starring the Clooneys. On April 16, Clinton and the Clooneys will reunite at the Clooney Los Angeles mansion, where tickets cost $33,400 per person to dine at the table next to one of Hollywood’s most glamorous couple. Both events raise money for the Hillary Victory Fund. While the maximum donation to a presidential campaign is $2,700 for the primary elections (plus another $2,700 for the general), the Hillary Victory Fund can accept much larger contributions because it is a so-called joint fundraising committee that is comprised of multiple committees.

In addition to Hillary for America, which is Clinton’s main campaign committee, the Hillary Victory Fund also includes the Democratic National Committee and 32 state party committees. The maximum donation to the DNC is $33,400 per year, while the state parties each can accept donations of $10,000 per year into their federal accounts. Clinton’s typical, non-A-list-actor fundraisers for the primary require hosts to raise between $10,000 and $50,000. A fundraiser last week at the home of bestselling author John Grisham in Virginia, for instance, required co-hosts to raise $10,000.


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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/hillary-clinton-george-clooney-fundraiser-221207

[grasswire]

1. meanwhile, children in America go hungry.

The money surrounding privilege and influence-buying is truly sickening.

[upaloopa]

8. So is Bernie going to suspend his lost cause and feed some hungry kids with his

remaining $15 million?

[tabasco]

25. He is much more inclined to do that than H. Clinton.

Thanks for playing!

[upaloopa]

30. Here's hoping he does

[grasswire]

39. Hillary is the one fighting for the rich and the corrupt.

Why should Bernie (who is devoting his life to income equality) be vilified? She's the one whose daughter recently upgraded from a 6 1/2 bathroom NYC apartment because it was too small, or something.

[upaloopa]

43. The rich and corrupt don't need any help.

When all this settles down read Hillary's biography

[grasswire]

45. precisely. Why does Hillary fight for them?

Why does she go corrupt to make deals with the world's most corrupt people?

[CorporatistNation]

96. Yep... Chelsea... $3Mill/Yr Salary From Clinton Foundation... It's ALL Just... PAY2PLAY!

Just politics.... That's why we all support Bernie Sanders! he IS DIFFERENT!

[metroins]

37. Inclined. Lol Nt

[tabasco]

50. I don't get the joke.

Do you need a dictionary?


www.dictionary.com

[metroins]

53. In this context

Inclined is the same thing as saying "not gonna happen".

Neither of them are giving away their donated money to anything except their campaigns.

I'm replying to a poster who said Bernie would be more inclined to, which is not true at all. It's a statement that sounds like it should give Bernie a moral high road, but is completely laughable in the context of real life.

More unicorns and rainbow speak.

[tabasco]

56. You really should have checked that dictionary link.

That's not at all what inclined means. Someone who is inclined to do something will often do that something.

Good luck with your continuing study of the English language!

[metroins]

57. Lol. So funny.

Let's see Sanders donate all of his campaign money.

Laughable.

You just said he would suspend his campaign and donate the money.

[arikara]

46. Who said anything about Bernie

The post is about Hillary and HER fundraising.

[upaloopa]

48. I did

[riversedge]

26. and everything is Hillary's fault. Yeah yeah

[seabeyond]

66. Sanders has quite a stash to feed the hungry children too. He doesn't care about starving children.

Why do you want kids to starve?

[Luciferous]

68. Seriously? You might not support Bernie, but it's absolutely disgusting to say that the one

person running who is actually fighting for the poor and middle class doesn't care about starving children. One of his main talking points is the level of childhood poverty in this country. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[seabeyond]

69. Of course I am not serious. That would be petty and stupid. Along with saying Clinton has not

fought for the poor and disadvantage her entire life, or that hey.... They do not care about starving children either.

It is offensive.

Right?

[grasswire]

71. now you aren't even making any sense at all. nt

[seabeyond]

72. About as much as you.

[phleshdef]

93. Wow. When did you become such a vile, dishonest person?

[NWCorona]

2. That's just wild!

Good post!

[onehandle]

3. Good. Money for the GE.

Funny how some here 'care' what the fuck Republicans think.

Bold and format HTML. That'll stop her.

[CorkySt.Clair]

15. Yes, I hope it sells out completely

More money to beat the GOP with (and Bernie).

BTW, he outspent her 3 to 1 in AZ on TV ads and still lost badly.

[Segami]

16. Dipping into the lameness without a light....

....here,..carry on

[pdsimdars]

47. So Hillary is going to give it to Bernie?

[timmymoff]

70. Yup

More money, just what America needs in politics. Must be one helluva dinner.

[sufrommich]

4. A couple can't contribute that much to any candidate.nt

[revbones]

5. They can to the super-PAC nt

[Tanuki]

13. It's NOT a Super Pac. The Victory Fund

shares the money with the DNC and 32 state Democratic Committees, thus supporting fellow Democrats down-ticket all over the country.

[revbones]

38. Oh yeah - forgot about how she was buying super-delegate votes... nt

[NWCorona]

7. That's why the DNC just changed the rules mid race

[bettyellen]

24. it's also fundraising for down ticket races. like the ones we need to win to get ANYTHING done in

DC next year. Nice of you to jump to the conclusion that there is something nefarious. How much is Sanders making for his down ticket races? I know of one candidate in my area, and he needs ads.

"the Hillary Victory Fund can accept much larger contributions because it is a so-called joint fundraising committee that is comprised of multiple committees."

[ebayfool]

27. Maybe you should worry a little more about what Clinton is contributing?

SANDERS CAMPAIGN CMTE contributions to Democratic party committees

9 contributions totaling $226,521

http://www.followthemoney.org/show-me?f-core=1&pt-pt=1&d-eid=8206022

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON CAMPAIGN CMTE contributions to candidates and committees

8 contributions totaling $6,425

http://www.followthemoney.org/show-me?f-core=1&d-eid=569313

[grasswire]

31. hahahahaha!

That deserves an OP.

Truly.

[ebayfool]

40. They throw this shit out without checking 1st to see what their candidate is doing ...

and never have a response when enlightened otherwise.

But Bernie is 'berning' through his money !omg! So is she.
But Bernie isn't contributing down ticket !zomg! More than Hillary.
But Bernie is spending a fortune on advertising !faints! Same as Hillary.

But, but, but ... ad infinitum.

[bettyellen]

64. HA, if you think that is an updated total, I have a bridge to sell you. They update those things

quarterly, and the PAC were just formed in Dec. If you think she won't out fundraise Bernie by a longshot you'd have to be delusional. And I know that when she does- then, and only then, will this fundraising be a BAD thing, whereas now she is not doing it enough. That is how it works here.
I have never seen such bullshit double standards. LOL.

[bettyellen]

62. That appears to be last December only- Pretty sure they file quarterly and Jan 1st reset the limits

I have every confidence that she will raise a lot more AND that you will say that is crappy too. She can only get the 2,700 per person, so everything above this is for the party and individual campaigns. Every cent of it. If she was greedy she would do bigger events at 2,700 a head and fuck everyone else.

But it is awesome when Bernie raises the money. I get it. The rules are different.

[ebayfool]

73. Last updated: 03/24/2016

Keep moving those goalposts. You asked what Bernie had contributed, I showed you. NOW, you are saying it counts when she raises it in the future? BTW, her total was aggregated over a period of YEARS.

But I get it. the rules are different for hillary.

[bettyellen]

74. You do realize the fundraiser we are talking about will net 20X that amount easily?

Hillary is set to get something like 1/15 of the money? The rest goes to congressional candidates and the DNC. She is only going to get the 2,700. per person no matter what, the rest goes to party building. I bet it takes 6-8 weeks minimum to show up on the website, easily. Those things always do.

[ebayfool]

75. The future you're referring to is not the question you asked.

She has been doing big ol' fundraisers for quite some time now. Why do they not show up on the March 2016 graph yet?

[bettyellen]

77. On open secrets it shows the fund in the OP giving from 74K- 64K to about thirty five states:

So someone seems to have gotten their math wrong. Even though the below list is only contributions through 12/31/15.
This is a whole lot of fundraising for the entire nation.

Democratic Party of New Hampshire D P $74,700
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania D P $70,500
Democratic Party of Texas D P $69,100
Democratic Executive Cmte of Florida D P $66,200
Democratic Party of Nevada D P $66,200
Democratic Party of Colorado D P $66,000
Democratic Party of Ohio D P $66,000
Democratic Cmte of Utah D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Alaska D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Mississippi D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Montana D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Oregon D P $64,100
Democratic Party of South Carolina D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Tennessee D P $64,100
Democratic State Cmte of Massachusetts D P $64,100
Georgia Federal Elections Cmte D P $64,100
Idaho State Democratic Party D P $64,100
Michigan Democratic State Central Cmte D P $64,100
Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party D P $64,100
Missouri Democratic State Cmte D P $64,100
Rhode Island Democratic State Cmte D P $64,100
West Virginia State Democratic Exec Cmte D P $64,100
Wyoming State Democratic Central Cmte D P $64,100
Democratic Party of North Carolina D P $64,000
Democratic State Central Cmte/Louisiana D P $64,000
Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Cmte D P $64,000
Democratic Party of Arkansas D P $63,000
Maine Democratic State Cmte D P $59,800
Democratic Party of Virginia D P $43,50

https://www.opensecrets.org/jfc/summary.php?id=C00586537

[ebayfool]

83. OK, her Victory Fund. Bernie, I don't believe, has started a victory fund yet dunno.

Most of her contributions are for party committees. Where's the contributions for the downticket candidates?

Thanks for the link though. I see from it her biggest contribution by industry is Securities & Investment $18,716,991.

[bettyellen]

85. The Victory Fund is the one benefitting from the party in the OP- so it is very relevant!!

At that rate, they are probably up to 5-6 million for the states now.

I don't know the Follow the Money site, seems to be misleading. I am sure Bernie's number would be way off too.

I know it does often take months between updates for Open Secrets. The state money does go to support state candidates who are chosen locally. Hillary does not choose the candidates herself- and if she did, you know you all would be screaming to high heavens about that! These big fundraisers help build the party nationwide- which we desperately need- more than they enrich her own campaign.

[bettyellen]

67. Those two nights will make a million for the DNC and downticket races, while she nets very little.

The pacs were new in Dec, and those paltry figures you are looking at are likely Dec only filings.
These fundraiser totals (from the OP) won't show up for many months. By that time, you'll be spinning it that fundraising is a bad thing, no doubt. Either way, I doubt the truth of it matters to you.

[bettyellen]

80. HA HA Open Secrets says appx $1.75 million to state parties from 9/15- 12/31/15 alone....

Who is laughing now? Updated 3/24 my ass. Follow THIS:

https://www.opensecrets.org/jfc/summary.php?id=C00586537

Democratic Party of New Hampshire D P $74,700
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania D P $70,500
Democratic Party of Texas D P $69,100
Democratic Executive Cmte of Florida D P $66,200
Democratic Party of Nevada D P $66,200
Democratic Party of Colorado D P $66,000
Democratic Party of Ohio D P $66,000
Democratic Cmte of Utah D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Alaska D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Mississippi D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Montana D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Oregon D P $64,100
Democratic Party of South Carolina D P $64,100
Democratic Party of Tennessee D P $64,100
Democratic State Cmte of Massachusetts D P $64,100
Georgia Federal Elections Cmte D P $64,100
Idaho State Democratic Party D P $64,100
Michigan Democratic State Central Cmte D P $64,100
Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party D P $64,100
Missouri Democratic State Cmte D P $64,100
Rhode Island Democratic State Cmte D P $64,100
West Virginia State Democratic Exec Cmte D P $64,100
Wyoming State Democratic Central Cmte D P $64,100
Democratic Party of North Carolina D P $64,000
Democratic State Central Cmte/Louisiana D P $64,000
Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Cmte D P $64,000
Democratic Party of Arkansas D P $63,000
Maine Democratic State Cmte D P $59,800
Democratic Party of Virginia D P $43,50

[ebayfool]

84. Party donations. Do these go to candidates running down ticket?

And the link I gave you was updated March 2016. So you can take it up with them and keep your ass.

"Who is laughing now? Updated 3/24 my ass."

[bettyellen]

86. You want Hillary to choose the candidates? No, you do not. The state chooses the candidates to

support, and yes that is what they do with the money- try to win local elections. You can try and criticize it all you want- but this was your metric, and believing EITHER of them only gave 4-9 K over the last six months was always ridiculous. For Hillary that number is going to be 4-5 million in April, not 5K. Huge gaffe on your part.

[ebayfool]

87. Actually, I have gotten better and politer links/responses from other Clinton supporters ...

since this thread started. I WILL read them. But you are still being snotty about a link that said exactly what I posted. I gave the link and have asked questions when responded to. For you to respond with "my ass" and snark, well - I won't go there. I asked an honest question about where the money to the parties goes and where the down ticket candidates get theirs. I have now been enlightened. Ain't learning a wunnerful thing?

You asked "How much is Sanders making for his down ticket races?". I posted links showing otherwise. You and others provided more info. I didn't denigrate any of them or you. Nor respond with "my ass". People will take what you want to show them much more willingly without the snark. I do come to DU to learn, and have been handed my ass more than once - sure to not be the last time!

Now I have the other links to read and will give you the space to enjoy to yourself.

Have a good evening. I sure will

[bettyellen]

90. Sorry- looking further at that ink, it looks like some areas of the site are stagnant. I do not

know them but the bulk of the stories there are from earlier election cycles. They don't even have the Victory Fund in question listed! I am doubting it was updated much this season, but can see that it says it is- that is kind of bizarre. Sorry if this confused things. I just knew it was BS.
I assumed you would also know better than to think that 5K was even possible, and do apologize if Follow the Money screwed with us. I get the idea that site is semi-abandoned at this point- the "my ass" was referring to the site's accuracy, not you. Sorry. You are not a jerk at all.

One silver lining in this for you- if Bernie gets the nomination, he gets the benefit of the Victory Fund she has been building up. Whether he wants it or not, the party has resources for the candidate. God know the candidate will need them.

[ebayfool]

91. TY - very gracious. And TY for the silver lining - it made me smile. An aside ...

do you have any, ANY - idea what atrocities you find when you google "ass handed to me" gifs?

I'm breaking out the vino after that!

[bettyellen]

92. Oh you did not google that!!! Any body part is dangerous to goggle sans +symptoms, lol....

I'm glad I made you smile, I was glad to find that out about the fundraising- because really worried about Bernie if he would have to fight the GOP, I am afraid he will need every cent for the general! And the states need it, whether they are red or blue! Either way, I want an awesome Supreme Court, and a bluer congress, dammit.
Enjoy the wine and .gifs, and thanks for handing my ass back, LOL.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Meanwhile over in the carefree land of IOKIYAR

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/jeb-bush-fundraiser-100k-per-ticket-115086

[NWCorona]

9. Not surprising

[Segami]

10. Oops, I forgot about that pic.

[UglyGreed]

20. Rachel Maddow

compared Trump to Wallace a few weeks ago, maybe that is why Bill might of encouraged Trump to run...

[NWCorona]

22. It's really a weird situation considering that Hillary NEEDS Trump

To be the Republican nominee

[UglyGreed]

23. Strange days indeed

most peculiar, mama

[Carolina]

55. K&R

One big club and we ain't in it

[Peace Patriot]

11. I'm done with George Clooney. Was a fan.

No more! This is disgusting.

50+ yr Democratic voter, supporter & activist here. I don't support the Goldman Sachs candidate or her donors.

[yourpaljoey]

32. Agreed, very disappointing

[monmouth4]

41. I agree, absolutely obscene on both their parts..n/t

[KoKo]

12. Well..She IS running a contest to allow at least One Supporter to Attend for Free.

At the Clooney residence, co-hosts include Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg, top Democratic fundraisers and major supporters of Barack Obama in 2008. Other co-hosts include Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, longtime Clinton donors Haim and Cheryl Saban, and other high rollers to be announced at a later date. Clinton’s campaign is also running a contest to allow at least one supporter to attend the star-studded dinner for free.

The event marks Clinton’s third Victory Fund event. A fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall earlier this month featuring Katy Perry and Elton John raised big dollars for the Victory Fund. And last December Sting hosted an event for the Clintons, where ticket prices ranged from $33,400 for one person to $100,000 for a couple at the “event chair” level. The event raised $8 million in one night.

[RANGERMAN89]

52. That peasant

Better show class around the Queen and her rich Nobel friends or it will be the dungeon for them.

[progressoid]

14. ...

[SoCalMusicLover]

17. Or Instead....

You could pay $35.34 to have dinner with Bernie Sanders at the local Denny's.

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19. That might do some considerable damage to her image...

[grasswire]

34. I don't think that would cost thirty five bucks, even.

I'd love to have dinner with Bernie in a diner.

[SoCalMusicLover]

49. Bernie Would Cover The Cost Above $27

He's a cheap date.

[Fairgo]

42. "Moon over my Hammy" for everybody!

[AzDar]

18. Isn't The new Mrs. Clooney a Human Rights Attorney/Advocate? Oh, the Cognitive Dissonance...

[Segami]

21. Hmm,...

Must have been an interesting exchange going on in the Clooney homestead over this....I'm sure it was.

[thereismore]

28. Seriously fucked up. nt

[riversedge]

29. "Republicans quickly seized"--& Sanders fans followed like copycats to diss Hillary. Typical

[Segami]

33. Truth draws no party lines.....

I know its a hard pill to swallow when the queen is involved.

[grasswire]

36. what do you dispute?

The facts are what they are. You just don't like people talking about this kind of ugly stuff.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Clooney is hot but not *that* hot.

[Blue_In_AK]

61. Ha, that was my response, as well. :)

[Vinca]

44. PER COUPLE?

Jeez. For that kind of loot I expect more from George Clooney than a seat at the table. LOL.

[Buns_of_Fire]

63. It's a 2-for-1 discount. Like McDonalds.

Individual HappyHillaryMeals™ normally retail for $250,000. This is a bargain!

[cantbeserious]

51. Sickening - Just Sickening

eom

[Buns_of_Fire]

54. Damn. And here I just had the Gulfstreams overhauled this week,

the gold fixtures in the guest mansion replated, and I had to buy a new yacht since the ashtrays were dirty in the old one. My timing sucks. I had to decline. Damn, damn, damn...

[KoKo]

94. ......!

[cosmicone]

59. Hillary is a brilliant democrat like President Obama

Eating Bernie supporters' liver notwithstanding,

Hillary's campaign will only get $5400 maximum (less if the people have already donated to her campaign)

She is raising funds for OTHER DEMOCRATS -- which is good for the party.

[Blue_In_AK]

60. George is a handsome guy,

but not THAT handsome.

[seabeyond]

65. Good business woman. Knows what she is up against and what she has to do to be the winner.

[amborin]

79. she's up against ordinary Americans who prefer an honest candidate

[Logical]

82. LOL, you really are funny. nt

[hobbit709]

76. That's about $354K more than I would pay even without Hillary there.

[840high]

78. Jesus H - no end to money grubbing.

I wouldn't pay a nickel.

[longship]

81. Grifters gotta grift. Enough said? I hope so. nt

[bigwillq]

88. I wouldn't give Hillary 3 cents.

I'll pass.

[closeupready]

89. Fools and their money...

[brooklynite]

95. How much money will Bernie Sanders be raising for the Democratic Party?

Remember that whole "this isn't about me" message? The Revolution (TM) needs a lot more than just Bernie's election. Where's the money for Party organization, and support for Senate, House, Governor and State Legislature races going to come from?

[Orsino]

97. I don't think I'd want to sit that close to sausage being made. n/t

[casperthegm]

98. Is this really what our Founding Fathers envisioned?

You can't tell me that this kind of obscene flow of money into the campaign system is remotely close to how they envisioned. And how anyone can look at this and simply shrug, thinking "eh, we're just playing by the rules" is beyond me. How can this be ok with anyone?

[think]

99. Just like a corrupt bank Hillary's campaign looks for every loophole to win her campaign.

Hillary's entire career seems to be about looking how to game the law for maximum advantage.

From raising money from campaigns by bundling donation into a Victory Fund like stated above;
to coordinating with super pacs via loopholes; to giving speeches to corporations that collectively spend billions buying our government; Hillary has found a way to avoid breaking the letter of the law while leaving the spirit of the law in the dust.

Why anyone trusts her to not continue these shady tactics if president?