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jmg257

(11,996 posts)
11. And pass up TWO chances to be influenced? There are 2 gatherings of the glamorous
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 12:11 PM
Apr 2016

"It will cost more than four times the average income in San Francisco to have 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 with one of Hollywood’s most glamorous couples."


In context...

"U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will head to the Vatican next week to take part in a small scholarly conference revisiting an encyclical from Pope John Paul II confronting economic issues."



yyyyyyeeessssssss! RazBerryBeret Apr 2016 #1
I think maybe Hillary is going for the patent on that noise yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #2
Watch for a charity event with her - helping at a food bank or soup kitchen riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #3
some people aren't fooled though Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #4
Hmmm.... That reminds me... Fumesucker Apr 2016 #5
The crease in that shirt and on that apron, the watch and dry hands. . . . pdsimdars Apr 2016 #44
Or handing out sandwiches to homeless children? CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #7
Ouch BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #8
Nailed !!! pdsimdars Apr 2016 #45
I agree that's her only way out, but she won't take it? Barack_America Apr 2016 #9
Throw a handful of change at poor children like John D. Rockefeller QC Apr 2016 #10
Or Baby Doc Duvalier--saw him do this once in Haiti nt 2cannan Apr 2016 #38
reading to children? Handing out sandwiches to the homeless? AlbertCat Apr 2016 #25
They'll probably convert the event in to a soup line, watch. Kittycat Apr 2016 #30
That's a great idea! kstewart33 Apr 2016 #35
The optics are gonna suck if she bails, too. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #6
Mark Knopfler wrote a blues song just for millionaires, sometimes it does suck to be them... Fumesucker Apr 2016 #13
Why in the world would she bail? kstewart33 Apr 2016 #34
And pass up TWO chances to be influenced? There are 2 gatherings of the glamorous jmg257 Apr 2016 #11
For that money, it should be a great dinner. kstewart33 Apr 2016 #33
The Clintons used to care about optics BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #12
The first vacation the Clintons took after he became President was to Springdale, Arkansas Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #23
Once they got a taste of the money at the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #27
I'm pretty sure Hillary wasn't too crazy about going to Springdale Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #28
the First Family went to Jackson Hole, Wyo. AlbertCat Apr 2016 #26
Here they are at Disney in the 1980s (pretty cute pic especially of Chelsea) 2cannan Apr 2016 #39
Yep...I was horrified when Pres. Obama attended Clooney's fundraiser in 2012. The Optics!!! Henhouse Apr 2016 #14
Obama didn't give off this kind of vibe in 2012 Fumesucker Apr 2016 #15
I know. Bernie is one of the cool kids. Hillary isn't. She's such a dork. Henhouse Apr 2016 #16
That's what happens when you try to be someone or something you aren't Fumesucker Apr 2016 #17
And she pushes commuters out of the way to get a photo-op in a subway car Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #24
Smarter than talking about tokens. nt kstewart33 Apr 2016 #32
... Lordquinton Apr 2016 #19
That is hilarious. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #21
crank that up to 11! Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #18
She won't cancel... She needs the money.... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #20
Led Zeppelin mr blur Apr 2016 #22
Optics are fine like Clooney. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #29
I think the optics are kinda great. kstewart33 Apr 2016 #31
I wouldn't know which knife to eat my peas with... Fumesucker Apr 2016 #40
Me, I wouldn't tralala Apr 2016 #42
She doesn't need to worry. The corporate media will ignore both events, since Marr Apr 2016 #36
Say what you will about George and Amal Clooney, but their optics are very far from awful. DanTex Apr 2016 #37
Congratulations, you picked up the second level of my joke Fumesucker Apr 2016 #41
You think she cares about "optics" when there's money to be had? That's funny. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #43
True. This proves it. Kittycat Apr 2016 #46
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