Sources: Clinton supporter pressures Pelosi

[mudesi]

Source: CNN

Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off contributions to congressional Democrats unless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi embraced his plan to finance revotes in Florida and Michigan, three officials familiar with their conversation said.

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They said Weinstein, a top supporter of Clinton's presidential campaign, appeared determined to buy Clinton more time in her battle against Sen. Barack Obama by pushing for the revote. He was also pressing Pelosi to back off her previous comments that superdelegates should support the candidate who's leading in pledged delegates in early June, the sources said.

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But the three officials briefed on the call insisted Weinstein went further by suggesting that if Pelosi did not consider his proposal on the revote, he would help slow the flow of donations to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which works to elect House Democrats.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/08/weinstein.pelosi/index.html

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Not surprising.

[Avalux]

1. Harvey Weinstein needs to be publicly called out for trying to blackmail Pelosi.

WTF is wrong with these people? They certainly don't have any allegiance to the Democratic Party; just the Clintons.

[still_one]

5. just like lany davis. There should be no doubt what kind of people the Clintons are /nt

[havocmom]

8. And Hillary dares to call Obama an elitist! Screw her and the misconceptions she rode in on!

She, born in middle class comfort, raised in nice suburb... Now her powerful pal is threatening the Speaker of the US House of Represent ives? Obama is not the elitist is this race and most honest people can see that!

Win at any cost Clinton; we do NOT need more of those kinds of ethics!

Time for her supporters to step up, take a hard look at her campaign tactics and invite her to deal with reality.

If what Wright said about society in general is held against Obama, threats made to an elected DEM leader by a well heeled HRC supporter DEFINITELY need to be held against her campaign.

HRC's campaign wants to change rules that don't go her way? Time to take that campaign DOWN. Thug tactics have gone on long enough with cheney/bush. We don't want that shit anymore.

Take them DOWN for the thugs they have resorted to becoming.

[knixphan]

16. seconded.

[roguevalley]

22. he's a loud mouth. they don't get it that the internet trumps them. then

again, Hillary doesn't get the internet or she wouldn't say what she says half the time. dinosaurs.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. A big Hollywood elitist for Hillary?

:wow:

[tridim]

3. Fuck Clinton and her blackmail.

Go to hell Hillary.

[still_one]

4. weinstein, who owns lions gate, can go to hell. He is obviously threatening the Democratic party

by telling Pelosi she should take a position for the candidates

weinstein, you jerk, this isn't mayor daily's Chicago from the 50's an 60's. There are a hell of a lot of influential Hollywood Democrats who support the Democratic party

[mbperrin]

7. No, BHO is from Mayor Daley's 21st century machine...

so that's all as pure as the driven snow....

[Donnachaidh]

15. ahh, but have we found out WHO is the driver yet?

Or are we going to be as criminally naive as his supporters are now?

[mbperrin]

6. Imagine the nerve! A contributor with a want list!

No one ever heard of that before!!!!

After all, they should just pay and shut up! That's the good old fashioned way....

Anyone who needs a sarcasm smilie hear just proved their IQ...

[sasquatch]

9. Yeah sure, we'll get back to on that Harvey

[ToughLuck]

10. So we will have to wait and see Pelosi show more of her inept decision making ability?

Fuck that guy, some democracy..I want what I want because I have a lot of money asshole!

[Mme. Defarge]

11. This says it all ...

when it comes to the Clintons' true motives:

"Another person familiar with the phone call said what might have upset Pelosi is that Weinstein also suggested that if Democratic leaders "did not fix" the Florida and Michigan problem, powerful Democrats may abandon the eventual party nominee in favor of Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, in November."

[ToughLuck]

13. If thats true, I hope there is more disclosed on this story and more confirmed.

Disgusting blackmail..but what will Pelosi..cave? Like she did with impeachment?

[thewiseguy]

12. Hey Harvey, take your money and shove it up your ass.

[xyouth]

14. Hey Harvey, Wrong party! The other neo fascists are supporting McCain.

Is there any doubt that Hillary's interests are the corporations?

[DeSwiss]

17. Stuff it Harvey!!!

These Hillary moneybags think they can buy everything! Thanks for all your support to the Democratic Party.

- Asshole.

K&R!!!

[WyldRogue]

18. Ok...

... some of you are responding like H.W. will ACTUALLY come here to read YOUR comments. The way you hit back at H.W. is to NOT support anything related to him and his company. Hit him in the pocketbook and you'll see a change of attitude.

So take your energy and focus it where you know it'll hurt H.W. instead of posting a 'f*ck you' on a forum board that will never be read by the 'object/subject' of your disgust.

As of now, any and all Miramax Films/LionsGate produced movies will not be bought (DVD, movie tickets) in protest of his trying to subjugate the voice of the American voter.

I urge all of you to do your part by boycotting anything related to his company. Eventually, he'll take notice and will change his tune rather quickly (after all, if he doesn't make money, how is he going to be able to afford paying on his multi-million dollar mansion and his high-priced lifestyle he's grown accustomed to?)

And Harvey will truly know what the 'Power of the People' really means.

Good luck and God Bless!


Obama '08

[ToughLuck]

26. Don't worry, my fuck you to him is a formal one..boycotting is my right and I will use it.

[OneBlueSky]

19. the American way . . . if you can't win the nomination, just buy it . . . n/t

.

[Sadie5]

20. Needs to be called out??

Why? O has been buying votes from day 1. He has instituted the Democrat for a day program in which the people are asked to change their registration for the primary, then change back for the GE. MI and FLA deserve to be counted. Whats the matter, afraid that O will lose if the votes are counted fairly and squarely??

[Pastiche423]

25. Oh please

Give the lies a rest.

[Sadie5]

27. This is how it appears

O is afraid to count MI and Fla because he will lose.

[Pastiche423]

28. That is mathematically impossible

[OneBlueSky]

29. not necessarily . . . they can always use the BushCo approach and change the math . . .

if BushCo doesn't like that 1 + 1 = 2, they just change the mathematical system that supports it . . . problem solved . . .

[ubba]

21. I might cut off my support for his movies... n/t

[brindis_desala]

23. Need anymore proof our pols are bought and paid for?

Pony up boys, nomination to the highest bidder. This democracy is SO over...

[loves_dulcinea]

24. Lion's Gate boycott n/t

[LeFleur1]

30. How Would You Classify Obama's Vist to the House?

The House of Representatives, that is, many of whom are Superdeletates.

Is that pressure? Is that campaigning, which I believe is against the rules?
Oh Wait. The rules are different for him.

[Freedom Train]

31. Good. It's obvious that Ms. "Offtabler" needs to be strong-armed

if she's to be of any use at all.