Sat Jul 28, 2012, 05:20 PM

Mitt Romney Closes Israeli Fundraiser To Reporters

Source: huffingtonpost.com

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to raise campaign money in private while in Israel, so what he tells wealthy American supporters abroad will be kept quiet from voters at home.

Romney's campaign is barring reporters from a fundraiser at Jerusalem's King David Hotel and not saying why. At U.S. events, Romney's remarks to donors in communal spaces such as hotels are typically public.
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Some of Romney's wealthiest U.S. supporters plan to attend Monday's fundraiser. They include casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who's donated millions to a group backing Romney and is a leading backer of Republican Jewish groups in the U.S.

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Mitt Romney Closes Israeli Fundraiser To Reporters (Original post)	Grassy Knoll	Jul 2012	OP
More secret donations. Some democracy the US is ... n/t	RKP5637	Jul 2012	#1
Wonder what would happen if Obama held a fundraiser in Saudi Arabia or Quttar? nt	nanabugg	Jul 2012	#34
I can just imagine. That, would gridlock MSM and all of the spin machines right past	RKP5637	Jul 2012	#41
Of course, by then he'd confused all the Israelis by calling them "Gentiles".	Ken Burch	Jul 2012	#2
He may be baptizing them, too, for all we know.....	lastlib	Jul 2012	#7
This meeting isn't with Israelis	oberliner	Jul 2012	#14
That is an excellent distinction. eom	BlueMTexpat	Jul 2012	#47
Or So We Are Being Told	AndyTiedye	Jul 2012	#49
Wonder if he'll tell them which planet the Jewish people get when the White Horse triumphs. n/t	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#21
Have other	xxqqqzme	Jul 2012	#3
Used to be illegal	doohnibor	Jul 2012	#4
Thank you.	xxqqqzme	Jul 2012	#5
President Obama’s campaign has put on fundraising events in London, Zurich, Geneva, and Paris	oberliner	Jul 2012	#12
There are no foreigners involved here	oberliner	Jul 2012	#13
Pardon me if I don't take your word for it.	doohnibor	Jul 2012	#19
U.S. presidential campaigns cannot legally take money from foreign nationals	oberliner	Jul 2012	#22
How will we know who gives the money to Romney? Who knows the identity of the attendees	AlinPA	Jul 2012	#24
+1 n/t	southern_belle	Jul 2012	#45
That's probably why Ashcroft denied all FOIA requests on Bush campaign records.	sofa king	Jul 2012	#31
WTF?!?!?	lastlib	Jul 2012	#6
There are no foreigners involved here	oberliner	Jul 2012	#15
How do you know that?	AlinPA	Jul 2012	#25
There are two basic rules for raising money on foreign soil. One, you have to be an American to give	oberliner	Jul 2012	#27
How will we know who gives the money to Romney now?	AlinPA	Jul 2012	#28
I am pretty sure he has to report all his donations	oberliner	Jul 2012	#33
I wouldn't trust him to report all his donations. He's hiding his taxes from the public, so	AlinPA	Jul 2012	#46
His BIG money people are flying in from the US to make him look POPULAR there.	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#20
Is he running for President of the US or Preaident of the world?	Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel	Jul 2012	#8
of the world...	Ken Burch	Jul 2012	#11
Nay, the solar system. You left out Kolob. He's a BIG thinker. BIG.	freshwest	Jul 2012	#18
Obama does much better overseas than Romney	oberliner	Jul 2012	#35
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jul 2012	#9
Obama's campaign has held fundraisers overseas as well	oberliner	Jul 2012	#16
Interesting choice of venue	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#10
Most heads of state or international dignitaries stay there when visiting Israel	oberliner	Jul 2012	#17
a fellow Obie?	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#30
Yes indeed	oberliner	Jul 2012	#32
I wonder which organizations	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#37
Wasn't she a Connie?	oberliner	Jul 2012	#38
Nope	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#39
Where you there at the same time as her?	oberliner	Jul 2012	#40
Nah I'm '99	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#42
Fun times	oberliner	Jul 2012	#43
holy crap	HankyDub	Jul 2012	#44
Mitt .. "Ok, ok ... you put your money in THIS swiss bank account, it gets transferred to Bermuda ..	JoePhilly	Jul 2012	#23
Secret fundraising visits to foreign countries. Welcome to the world Reagan gave us. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Jul 2012	#26
What are the chances that the donors	Jessy169	Jul 2012	#29
He's a real nowhere man	applegrove	Jul 2012	#36
here's the invite	riverwalker	Jul 2012	#48
Pretty hard to cement his image as a world class leader if there's no press to document it .....	marble falls	Jul 2012	#50

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Sat Jul 28, 2012, 05:23 PM

RKP5637 (25,591 posts)

Mitt Romney Closes Israeli Fundraiser To Reporters

1. More secret donations. Some democracy the US is ... n/t

34. Wonder what would happen if Obama held a fundraiser in Saudi Arabia or Quttar? nt

41. I can just imagine. That, would gridlock MSM and all of the spin machines right past

2. Of course, by then he'd confused all the Israelis by calling them "Gentiles".

7. He may be baptizing them, too, for all we know.....

14. This meeting isn't with Israelis

47. That is an excellent distinction. eom

49. Or So We Are Being Told

21. Wonder if he'll tell them which planet the Jewish people get when the White Horse triumphs. n/t

3. Have other

4. Used to be illegal

5. Thank you.

12. President Obama’s campaign has put on fundraising events in London, Zurich, Geneva, and Paris

13. There are no foreigners involved here

19. Pardon me if I don't take your word for it.

22. U.S. presidential campaigns cannot legally take money from foreign nationals

24. How will we know who gives the money to Romney? Who knows the identity of the attendees

45. +1 n/t

31. That's probably why Ashcroft denied all FOIA requests on Bush campaign records.

6. WTF?!?!?

15. There are no foreigners involved here

25. How do you know that?

27. There are two basic rules for raising money on foreign soil. One, you have to be an American to give

28. How will we know who gives the money to Romney now?

33. I am pretty sure he has to report all his donations

46. I wouldn't trust him to report all his donations. He's hiding his taxes from the public, so

20. His BIG money people are flying in from the US to make him look POPULAR there.

8. Is he running for President of the US or Preaident of the world?

11. of the world...

18. Nay, the solar system. You left out Kolob. He's a BIG thinker. BIG.

35. Obama does much better overseas than Romney

16. Obama's campaign has held fundraisers overseas as well

10. Interesting choice of venue

17. Most heads of state or international dignitaries stay there when visiting Israel

30. a fellow Obie?

32. Yes indeed

37. I wonder which organizations

38. Wasn't she a Connie?

39. Nope

40. Where you there at the same time as her?

42. Nah I'm '99

43. Fun times

44. holy crap

23. Mitt .. "Ok, ok ... you put your money in THIS swiss bank account, it gets transferred to Bermuda ..

26. Secret fundraising visits to foreign countries. Welcome to the world Reagan gave us. n/t

29. What are the chances that the donors

36. He's a real nowhere man

48. here's the invite

50. Pretty hard to cement his image as a world class leader if there's no press to document it .....