Anyone know the total cash paid in by corporate sponsors of the inaugural soirees?

[MannyGoldstein]

Is there a list of the purchasers?

[DJ13]

1. You cant put a price on

........buying influence.

[msongs]

4. you can probably put a value on the rewards of the bought influence tho nt

[WinkyDink]

11. I'll ask one of the Bushes.

[SidDithers]

2. ...

Sid

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Dare I ask. I dare.

What's so funny?

[emulatorloo]

6. Your oh so predictable bullshit

Desperate grasping at straws is fun to watch. Especially from Fox News commentators and DU's "Manny Goldstein"

[MannyGoldstein]

13. So the following is false:

The Big Money Inauguration: Obama Kicks Off Second Term with Help of Unlimited Corporate Donations

That's good to know. Can you provide a link?

Thanks.

[emulatorloo]

18. I am not your research assistant

Nor am I a fan of Democracy Now or FireDogLake. Too fast and loose with the facts, too much BS spin, and too much presentation of speculation as fact.

[MannyGoldstein]

20. ExxonMobil will give $250K to inauguration

ExxonMobil will give $250K to inauguration

That's not actually happening, yes?

[alcibiades_mystery]

17. Do not give this one the satisfaction of a conversation

This is attention whoring at its most pathetic, and should inform people's reading of this poster's seemingly less foot-stamping efforts.

All he wants is some long back and forth. Don't give him that. Treat this one as you would treat anybody who comes to your party to take a shit on the floor. Shun.

[emulatorloo]

21. Understood.

[Summer Hathaway]

23. You know what?

You're absolutely right.

This jerk is now on shun for me. I hope others also follow your wise suggestion.

[Luminous Animal]

28. I double unshun him!

So there!

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. +1

It's beyond belief.

[emulatorloo]

10. You better believe it

Like clockwork, lol.

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. Please to enjoy:

http://www.google.com/search?q=anerucab&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=inauguration+contribution&oq=inauguration+contribution&gs_l=serp.3..0i5i30.1680411.1685384.2.1685853.25.13.0.6.6.3.930.3284.1j7j1j0j2j0j1.12.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.hBLSjfecE7I&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.cGE&fp=2f043918cef02ba6&biw=1215&bih=934

[emulatorloo]

16. Re the Open Secrets links : "the contributions listed are from employees of that company"

That is not money from those corps, it is individual donations from people who work there.

In otherwords, when I make a individual donation, I have to list my employer.

And that's how Open Secrets reports it in charts like that.

But it is my money.

[MannyGoldstein]

34. Thank you nt

[treestar]

8. The right is probably whining that the taxpayers paid for it

We all expect something for this. It affirms our country to have a big parade. Really those occur all the time, how expensive can it be? Big dinners occur all the time. The security is probably the most expensive part, and we can't begrudge any President that. Not even Bushitler.

[nolabear]

9. If so their product placement SUCKS.

Not an Apple Computer, not a cup of Coca Cola, not a gecko to be found.

[WinkyDink]

12. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, EVER!

[MannyGoldstein]

14. Didn't happen in 2009. nt

[WinkyDink]

19. Well, if you know so much, then you know how to answer your own query, n'cest-pas?

[jberryhill]

15. Billions and billions

In fact, global teams were dispatched to steal food from hungry children, resell the food, and sell the children into slavery - and that was just for the hors d'oeuvres.

[JaneyVee]

22. I know lobbyists groups were banned from donating, but corp's & unions were allowed unlimited.

[Luminous Animal]

24. Hmmm... few even want to consider the question or the implication.

On the other hand, DUers are the smartest people on the internet!

[MannyGoldstein]

25. Far more fun to fume at the messenger.

Cognitive dissonance is pretty painful.

[Luminous Animal]

26. Certainly less taxing intellectual-wise...

oops, gotta go. 2 Broke Girls is on.

[Oilwellian]

31. LOL n/t

[emulatorloo]

27. Far more fun to watch you pretend you are credible

and not the Karl Rove/Fox News-style prevaricator you have proven yourself to be time and time again.

[MannyGoldstein]

29. Well, it's true that one of us is making claims that are flatly refuted by the media

Over and over.

Let's leave it at that.

[emulatorloo]

33. Zzzzz

[MannyGoldstein]

37. Better Believe It!

Oh crap! I threatened myself!

Update: you totally changed your post! No fair!

[emulatorloo]

39. Ha ha

[MannyGoldstein]

47. This round's on Karl Rove

He gave me a little extra something in my paycheck this week.

[KittyWampus]

45. Messenger? You consider yourself a "messenger"? You don't post any information in the OP.

What "message" did you have in the OP?

[MannyGoldstein]

46. Google the word "implicit" nt

[KittyWampus]

49. So you have absolutely nothing to offer. Yet again.

[Hekate]

30. Can't we be allowed to have Just. One. Day.

[Autumn]

32. Here is an interesting link from Truthout

http://truth-out.org/news/item/14037-obama-inauguration-sponsors-spent-millions-influencing-government

where I found this one from The Center for Public Integrity

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/01/19/12057/bank-america-unions-among-newly-named-inauguration-sponsors

[ProSense]

35. Interesting

Obama has banned individual lobbyists from donating to his inaugural celebration, but he’s instituted no such prohibition for the corporations or labor unions that together employ several hundred lobbyists to influence government policy and legislation.

This policy is a marked departure from the practices of Obama’s 2009 inaugural committee, which banned corporate contributions altogether and limited individual donations to $50,000.

A bunch of corporations paid for the people's party?

And Obama isn't running again?

Cool!

[MannyGoldstein]

36. Thank you. nt

[reteachinwi]

38. Unions must know why

spending their money this way is important. I don't.

[Autumn]

42. I think Unions always contribute to Democratic causes.

The Union people I have known are all Democrats.

[ProSense]

40. What do you think

"Anyone know the total cash paid in by corporate sponsors of the inaugural soirees?"

...this means?

Obama Takes Oath for 2nd Term

President Barack Obama on Monday took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands massed along The Washington Mall. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Obama’s second inaugural was “eloquent in its simplicity and inspiring in its basic theme that we’re all in this together.

- more -

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=4A98D786-0BCD-47F9-B3F1-28A2371F4F57

Senator Sanders was at one of the balls. Should we check his pockets?

Do you think this was an event to sell out the people?

Inauguration Ticket Inquiries

Senator Kerry and Senator Warren will be holding a ticket lottery for Massachusetts residents interested in attending the Presidential Inauguration on Monday, January 21, 2013.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013


Senator Kerry and Senator Warren will be holding a ticket lottery for Massachusetts residents interested in attending the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC on Monday, January 21, 2013.

Residents should email [email protected] with their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of tickets they are requesting. Senator Kerry and Senator Warren's offices will notify lottery ticket recipients by Friday, January 11th.

http://www.warren.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=338203

[stevenleser]

41. Manny - Firedoglake called, they want their meme back.

Soon as you can.

Thanks.

[MannyGoldstein]

44. Ouch.

That hurt.

[KittyWampus]

43. If you really gave a shit why not do the research yourself? Are we your minions?

Transparent.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

48. Oddly, my local RW rag brought up the same question.

Weird, huh? It was right under the story about how all living previous Republican presidents "refused" to attend today. Of course they didn't mention one isn't allowed out in public by the GOP and the other is in bad health. That's just how they are though. I'm used to it by this point in time, having lived in a red state for so long.