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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:00 AM Original message |
Serious questions about the "Unity Dinner" |
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Melodybe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. It was $1000 to get in. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thanks. I'll edit my original post... :D |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. There was an event afterward at a DC nightclub with $50 admission... |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. there are many fundraisers including free events that people can attend |
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AngryYoungMan (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Oh, come on |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Be Realistic |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I AM being realistic. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. john kerry campaigned for paul wellstone |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:38 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. so did Dennis Kucinich, but that doesn't make him Paul, either |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. paul wellstone voted for doma |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. and Dennis Kucinich voted against abortion rights for years |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You keep talking and keep saying nothing |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:01 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. what image did kucinich send by voting against women's rights ? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:07 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. The same one Al Gore sent up until 1988 |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. yes, i know al gore was anti choice at one point as kucinich was |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 04:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
68. That characterization is overbroad |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. You can watch it on C-SPAN. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. Yeah, I have cable |
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billybob537 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. One of the smartest |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. There are different kinds of fundraisers |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Repukes |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. So Democrats should act like Republicans, then? |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. middle class tends to support war on drugs |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Stop being so naive |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:05 AM Original message |
Who's naive here? |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
63. This is a false correlation ... |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:14 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Please check it again-- I never said we don't NEED money |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Good points, but I disagree on one point |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. It's not pretty, but it's the world we live in! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. *cough* |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:13 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I hope it's more than lip service... |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:24 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. As regards Suharto he was brutal. The difference between Carter |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:33 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I agree-- Carter has done the best he can |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Well I've not seen Kerry cozy up to dictators |
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NWHarkness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
11. The message it sends? We intend to win |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. I bet the food is better |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 09:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
57. Spicier and less white, at least! nt |
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WitchWay (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. Yep |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. LOL |
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WitchWay (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Then get ready to really be craked up |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. i reserve the right to laugh at anybody |
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WitchWay (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. No Thank you to Aristocratic Rule! |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:43 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. and I laugh again |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 09:53 AM Response to Reply #32 |
58. Wish I'd said that. |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
19. Nobody is saying that money wins elections |
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vetwife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Food at an event like this |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 05:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
73. Obscene |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. I agree, we should still raise money |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
26. another reason we need publicly financed campaigns... |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
28. You could have gotten ten people to sponsor you at 100 bucks each |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. kind of like the idaho vacation |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
65. I don't have friends who can spare $100 to "sponsor" me. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Hear hear |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Last night |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 05:08 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Really? |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
37. Sorry, you need to face reality...NOW. |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:25 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. you shouldn't be posting this about Kerry... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. All I'm saying is that others I know see the Enemy |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:42 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. either-or never convinced me... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:55 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. We must join forces or fail |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:05 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Then first try this by following your advice sir! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 10:00 AM Response to Reply #46 |
59. I'm guessing you are young. |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 11:27 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Who's demanding the purge? |
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molly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 06:09 AM Response to Reply #37 |
54. I agree |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. FYI, |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 05:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. FYI |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Too late, I've already brought new voters into this party |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 07:40 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. You propose we should not have any big ticket fundraisers? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 12:11 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. So Howard Dean's $40 mil was raised with big ticket fundraisers? |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 01:30 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Don't kid yourself. Plenty of people maxed out on their contributions |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 01:43 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. You just keep repeating the same things |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
48. Above all, candidates need votes |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 10:04 AM Response to Reply #48 |
60. Sadly, ads get votes. And Bush has $100 million more of them. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 04:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. See post #10 n/t |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
51. This has to be one of the all time most idiotic posts I've ever read. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
52. There were free events around the country - democratic meet-ups |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
53. just my 2 cents about the $1000 plate and being hypocritical... |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
55. No, the issue is not now, but the future |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm a voter of modest means and I love it. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
62. Much ado about nuthin ... |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 06:26 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. To the person who started this thread - GROW UP! |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 07:26 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Dude, I AM grown up. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 12:02 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. Ooooo 34! You're sooooo old! |
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arewethereyet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-26-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
79. Clinton made up for the BBQ with Lincoln Bedroom invites |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 01:57 AM Response to Reply #79 |
85. Rush Limbaugh slept in the Lincoln Bedroom under Bush Sr. |
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mbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
82. I don't know about $1000 dinners, but as a member of my local |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-27-04 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
86. The Democrats need to raise |
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