Local news reports in Tampa: Dean is meeting Obama and Hillary staff today.

[Sancho]

Both candidates will be in Florida on Wednesday. Dean is trying to negotiate a solution to the Florida delegates.

Closed door meetings.


:pals:


PS: I'm voting for the Democratic candidate!

[stop the bleeding]

1. What source? I have baynews9. TYIA

:beer:

[Sancho]

3. It was on Fox news at 10 PM.

They interviewed staff that said that they met, but no details.

[AllentownJake]

2. Good news

[chascarrillo]

4. Two words of advice for Howard: poison taster.

[thunder rising]

7. Poison taster or taste your poison!!

[mmonk]

5. Time to come together for solutions.

[democrattotheend]

6. Interesting

Wonder what will come out of it. Probably trying to work something out about seating Florida before Obama campaigns there.

[Perry Logan]

8. We need some more Spackle down here.

[madfloridian]

9. Here is more on the meeting, fundraiser....Bill McBride, Frank Sanchez hosting.

"A potential compromise involves recognizing at least half of the delegation, while losing half as a penalty. As another sign the national party is reaching out to Florida, DNC chairman Dean will attend a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser and dinner with state Democrats at the Mise en Place restaurant in Tampa on Monday night.

The event is being hosted by Tampa lawyer Bill McBride, a Clinton supporter, and Frank Sanchez, a Tampa businessman and adviser to Obama. Some Democrats said Dean's appearance is an indication that the event is not just a fundraiser for the national party.

"It's more of a let's all sit down and begin the healing process so that we can all come together in November to defeat John McCain," said Ana Cruz, a Democratic consultant in Tampa who is supporting Clinton. "It's really an opportunity for folks to kind of vent a little bit and tell the chairman how we feel and then move forward."

Sanchez said there is no specific agenda for the gathering but he said he would be "surprised" if the delegate issue does not come up.

"I view this as just the beginning of getting our party together," he said."

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080517/NEWS/805170524/0/FRONTPAGE

[populistdriven]

10. Who is Hillary?

Is she that former presidential candidate? Bless her heart.

Remember how competitive of a race it was?

[pompano]

11. A what?

A $1000.00 per plate diner? What in the hell could a person eat off a plate worth a $1000.00?

Thats 2 months worth of groceries for some folks?

I don't want anyone to get hungry, God forbid! :shrug:

[Johnny__Motown]

12. Chicken... the $1000.00 a plate functions are almost always chicken (or so I have heard)

[pompano]

13. An ol' chicken box....

for a $1000.00? Thats insane. Even with all the fixin's...thats obscene.

Surely, this is a typo? I can't even fathom a $1000.00 per plate for ol'chicken. Heck!

[Sancho]

14. For $500 more, you get banquet bullets with your chicken!

little green peas...


:9

[ruby slippers]

15. for 250.00 you can go see Obama in Maitland Wed. night.....

he doesn't expect 1000.00 unless you want a posed picture with him.....he is for the "little people" and includes them all for bargain prices. No high flying there....