Salesman pays $32K to lobby Obama for 2 minutes

[steve2470]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/06/01/barack-obama-lobby-electric-cars/2378091/

A Los Angeles car salesman and electric car advocate is shelling $32,400 out of his retirement savings so he can make a pitch directly to President Obama at a "private, off-the-record" Democratic fundraiser next week.

Paul Scott, 60, says he isn't a rich guy. He's a $50,000-a-year Nissan salesman who plans to rub elbows with 24 bigwigs in a private luncheon that he says will put a crimp in his retirement plans.

But he says the goal is worthwhile. He wants to make a few points to Obama about on how to better support electric cars -- a cause that Obama already embraces -- and thought the private audience would be a fine way to do it.

So when a solicitation came for the fundraiser, Scott says he was told that he'd get a chance sometime over the luncheon to offer his advice directly to the President. "That was something I had to confirm before I wrote the check," Scott says. At least two minutes, probably no more than four, he says he was told.

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Mixed feelings about this. I'm glad the Democratic Party got a contribution though.

[Chan790]

1. Well, someone was going to pay it for the opportunity to twist Obama's ear.

Better him than some lobbyist from Monsanto or JP Morgan.

[steve2470]

2. excellent point nt

[silvershadow]

3. you bet. I love this guy for doing this. He didn't have to. Will it be effective? Who knows? n

[Hestia]

4. Why don't we crowd source several people to do the same thing?

I wondered if something like this could be done, and now that we know his price, we should be able to get several people in there.