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In reply to the discussion: About Pete Buttigieg's wine cave dinner? I was there. [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)41. Would Bernie would have been OK if the fancy fete wasn't in a cave, but at a millionaire's house?
Last edited Wed Dec 25, 2019, 10:28 PM - Edit history (1)
Mr. Sanders was cheered at a fancy campaign fund-raiser at the Hollywood home of Syd Leibovitch, a high-end real estate agent, and his wife, Linda, on Wednesday night.
Tickets for the event sold for a minimum of $250. Those who spent the maximum, $2,700, or who raised $10,000, were invited to a pre-event reception, according to the invitation.
The 14 co-hosts included Cindy Asner, the former wife of the actor Ed Asner, the actress Mimi Kennedy, and Benjamin W. Decker, whose website notes that he was once called the legendary Hollywood P.R. maven by Forbes magazine, and used to produce celebrity-driven red-carpet movie premieres.
The fund-raiser at the Leibovitch home was the type of event that most politicians typically hold. According to a pool report, guests dressed in blazers, jeans and cocktail dresses were treated to valet parking, and aides estimated about $150,000 would be raised from roughly 300 people there. It was the ninth such event of his campaign, his aides said, according to the pool report."
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The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social justice.
Tickets for the event sold for a minimum of $250. Those who spent the maximum, $2,700, or who raised $10,000, were invited to a pre-event reception, according to the invitation.
The 14 co-hosts included Cindy Asner, the former wife of the actor Ed Asner, the actress Mimi Kennedy, and Benjamin W. Decker, whose website notes that he was once called the legendary Hollywood P.R. maven by Forbes magazine, and used to produce celebrity-driven red-carpet movie premieres.
The fund-raiser at the Leibovitch home was the type of event that most politicians typically hold. According to a pool report, guests dressed in blazers, jeans and cocktail dresses were treated to valet parking, and aides estimated about $150,000 would be raised from roughly 300 people there. It was the ninth such event of his campaign, his aides said, according to the pool report."
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The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social justice.
https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/15/bernie-sanders-has-fund-raiser-at-fancy-hollywood-home/
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they sure did ..... i don't think they QUITE told the truth. tsk tsk. Pete is awesome.
trueblue2007
Dec 2019
#40
The Democratic Party has evolved for the better over the years, which is great!
David__77
Dec 2019
#26
I am in the Napa Valley right now, and I still don't want to vote for any wine-cave-dinner-er.
paulkienitz
Dec 2019
#9
It's not about refusing the money, it's about throwing events full of "access".
paulkienitz
Dec 2019
#27
Nothing is stopping them from contributing, if they want to do so unconditionally.
paulkienitz
Dec 2019
#29
Whatever your thoughts are on Pete or the wine cave, money has corrupted our politics and government
dlk
Dec 2019
#12