$2700 a plate Hillary "Victory Fund" fundraiser in China today, hosted by Goldman Sachs exec.

[Mika]

Hillary's "Victory Fund" doing a fundraiser hosted by former Goldman Sachs exec., Gary Gensler, who worked at Goldman Sachs as Co-head of Finance.
He is currently the chief financial officer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Did I mention that this fundraiser is in China?

April 15 2016
Dinner with Gary Gensler for Hillary Victory Fund (Hillary Clinton)
http://politicalpartytime.org/party/41223/

Strange. No coverage.

[think]

1. Gary Gensler is the person who helped write and promote the CFMA. Hillary supporters might want to

think about that....

[amborin]

20. yes, terrible role in the debacle

[bkkyosemite]

2. .............

[EndElectoral]

3. Jesus God!

[jillan]

4. She stopped at a nursing home this morning then is jetsetting over to CA to raise corp money.

[merrily]

5. Now that's just so preferable to attending a Vatican conference on economic justice! And China's so

much closer to NY than Italy, so she doesn't have to "waste" as much time away from the campaign as Bernie.

[yourpaljoey]

6. Once again, a Hill headline I thought was satire turns out to be a true story

Once again, the optics are terrible... and the timing ain't so great either

[jillan]

7. So looking forward to the compare and contrast memes that will be coming out soon.

One candidate at the Vatican talking about a moral economy while the
other one is attending fundraisers with the top 1%

They will be priceless!

[Kittycat]

21. Dine with the 99% events start tonight :)

Some people are hosting them privately, vs posting them publicly on Bernie's site - but they're going on all over throughout the weekend.

[corkhead]

8. No thank you, I will bring my own plate

[brooklynite]

9. Is your issue the price, or the location?

All of the attendees are American citizens; do they not have the right to participate in the political process?

[Mika]

11. No they aren't. Look at the invitation. Proof of citizenship OR GREEN CARD needed to donate. eom

[brooklynite]

13. GREEN CARD holders (US Residents) are allowed to contribute as well...

...are you prepared to say that no GREEN CARD holders have contributed to BErnie?

[Mika]

15. Fine. Was simply responding to your 'they're all US citizens' comment.

So, yes, Chinese venture capital CEOs can contribute as long as they purchased ... er ... obtained a green card.

Should Congress Let Wealthy Foreigners Buy Green Cards?

Each year, America grants green cards to 10,000 rich investors,
the vast majority of whom are Chinese.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/should-congress-let-wealthy-foreigners-buy-citizenship/406432/

[ViseGrip]

14. Is your issues who is paying for the Rome flight? How many hours of jet lag?

On and on. But real concerns...the money flowing in....doesn't bother you?

[brooklynite]

16. My issue with the Rome trip is that it's a poor tactical decision...

...and reflects poorly on the decision making he'll need to engage in if he's the nominee.

As for "the money flowing in" to the Clinton campaign? Both candidates have pledged to overturn CU; in the meantime, I don't want my candidate to unilaterally disarm.


BTW - How deep are your pockets? The amount that Sanders has raised in the past year is about 1/10 what he'll need to raise for a GE race in the next six month.

[lagomorph777]

10. My invitation must've been lost in the mail

I'm so disappointed!

[Lone_Wolf]

12. The Hillary Victory Fund seems sketchy... almost like it buys superdelegates...

Maybe I'm wrong?

snip...

"A joint fundraising committee between the Clinton campaign and the DNC—called the Hillary Victory Fund—raised $26.9 million as of December 31, 2015, much of which has gone directly to the DNC and other Democratic candidates across the country. Thirty-three state Democratic parties signed pacts with Ms. Clinton’s campaign, meaning she is essentially buying support from Democratic leaders around the country. In short, the Clinton campaign controls the money and decides which states receive it after the campaign and the DNC get their cut. According to Bloomberg, New Hampshire received $124,000, where six out of six superdelegates supported Ms. Clinton while over 60 percent of the primary vote favored Mr. Sanders. Nevada and South Carolina also have pacts with the Hillary Victory Fund, where Ms. Clinton has already won support from three of Nevada’s eight superdelegates and three out of South Carolina’s six superdelegates."

snip...

http://observer.com/2016/02/how-the-dnc-helps-clinton-buy-off-superdelegates/

[Mika]

19. Classic money laundering scheme.

[leeroysphitz]

17. I wish I had this kind of access and influence on a candidate...

Oh, wait. I do... With Bernie.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. Great

Ready to lead Open for business on day one.

[Mika]

22. Prior to day one. How many millions amassed since she retired as SoS?