Comments on: The full pool report from Obama’s SF fundraiser

By: Josh Richman

Josh Richman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:29:27 +0000

Re #4: It’s my belief that local press is being excluded from these things because those of us who cover Bay Area issues and people are much likelier to recognize and identify individual contributors at the events. As you can see, this pool reporter had to ask one of the DNC folks who some of the notables in the room were, and was provided just one name.

In short, the DNC/Obama donors might want to be rich and influential, but they don’t want to be famous for it.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:48:46 +0000

“The Democratic National Committee and/or the Obama campaign pays for all costs attributable to political activity,”

And if you believe that, I have a couple of really nice bridges I’d like to show you.

By: John W

John W — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:44:56 +0000

Those were some pretty good remarks quoted by the pool reporter. No reason, political or otherwise, not to include local press.

By: Josh Richman

Josh Richman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:19:53 +0000

The Democratic National Committee and/or the Obama campaign pays for all costs attributable to political activity, which will be the bulk of this trip. There was an official, non-campaign event Monday in Las Vegas and there’s one today in Denver, so taxpayers will chip in for those parts of the trip.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:07 +0000

Are the taxpayers (you and I)paying for Air Force One, the fleet of limos etc. to fly him in here for two hours to scoop up the dough?

There wasn’t even a pretense of a legitimate presidential reason for this trip.

By: Jim B.

Jim B. — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:54:22 +0000

Why does every national politician treat California as little more than an ATM to raise cash to pay their over-priced political consultants and to pay for TV ads elsewhere? California has the 2nd highest unemployment rate in the country yet President Obama chooses not to even acknowledge it in his speech? He surrounds himself with plutocrats and fat-cat donors instead of the daily economic reality in which most Californians live. How about a meet-and-greet with real people in a place like Modesto or Riverside? And the exclusion of the local press from this event is ridiculous. This ain’t “change I can believe in,” but rather politics as usual. Why isn’t he following through on his campaign promise to change the dysfunctional culture of Washington, DC? If President Obama were really serious about removing the corrupting influence of money on the political process, he would call for a bare-bones, low-budget Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. He forces austerity upon the American people yet does not advocate austerity in his own political life.