Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech
Source: WaPo
President Trump is seeking to parlay his first State of the Union address on Tuesday into cash for his reelection campaign by offering supporters a chance to see their name flashed on the screen during a broadcast of the speech.
In a fundraising solicitation on Monday, Trump offered those willing to pay at least $35 the opportunity to see their name displayed during a live streaming of the address on his campaign website.
This is a movement, the solicitation says. Its not about just one of us. Its about ALL of us. Which is why your name deserves to be displayed during Tuesday nights speech.
The web page to which the solicitation links offers donors the opportunity to contribute as much as $2,700 the maximum amount allowed per election.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/01/29/names-of-campaign-donors-to-be-flashed-during-live-stream-of-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech/
rzemanfl
(29,581 posts)just...never mind...your summary stands.
dchill
(38,609 posts)FarPoint
(12,481 posts)The American people have been brainwashed by propaganda .... corporate control...We are now just Drones.
Reminds me of the social structure from the " Hunger Games".
mucifer
(23,609 posts)ewagner
(18,964 posts)kept looking for the Onion logo...
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Right?
kimbutgar
(21,270 posts)pbmus
(12,422 posts)jmowreader
(50,589 posts)...to donate in the name of "Impeach Trump," Donald's long-lost cousin from Pig's Knuckle, Arkansas.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)So many possible names and places ....
QC
(26,371 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)warning that this money WILL be used for lawyer fees for the tRump family. Don Jr. is already having his lawyer fees paid out of campaign contributions. Jared and Ivanka will need PLENTY. How come nobody asks why the tRump "merchandise" is made in sweatshops overseas, while Shithead is hollering "Bring jobs back"? Also, this blatant begging for $$$ shows that he is no billionaire.
jmowreader
(50,589 posts)I dont think hes one either, but theres an unwritten rule in the billionaire class: never spend your own money unless you absolutely have to. You let other people spend your money but they must return it with interest.
The real reason we know hes not a billionaire is he has personal liability in his buildings. When a real billionaire borrows money for one of his businesses, the investors will come after the business and leave the investor out of it. On Trumps projects theyll come after Trump.
My estimate of his real net worth after deducting the parts of his buildings he doesnt own? The Titanic isnt that far underwater.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,540 posts)Will he start chanting "lock her up" for the benefit of his base?
cilla4progress
(24,798 posts)Kidding me?
JoeOtterbein
(7,703 posts)marybourg
(12,648 posts)Not on broadcast or cable TV.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)dalton99a
(81,700 posts)underpants
(183,007 posts)for his Super PAC.
Glorfindel
(9,745 posts)How very, very far we have fallen.
Beartracks
(12,835 posts)=======
Turbineguy
(37,412 posts)a chance to go lower.
not fooled
(5,805 posts)Steyer bought time and was gonna scroll through the names of the kook brothers and their fellow daemons.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)Too bad he didn't have this idea himself.
diva77
(7,676 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 30, 2018, 01:01 AM - Edit history (1)
arrange for the SOTU sound to be muted while the donors names are read aloud. That would be an improvement.
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)groundloop
(11,532 posts)This is a story from the Onion, right? RIGHT !?!?!?!?
Please dear God, tell me we haven't sunk this far.
Oh, we have sunk this far?
Oh, SHIT !!!!!
Kablooie
(18,646 posts)Freethinker65
(10,105 posts)DBoon
(22,424 posts)But no, Trump is actually proud to have sold off to the highest bidder.
He is beyond shame.
Marthe48
(17,112 posts)n/t
olddad56
(5,732 posts)for names like Heywood Jablomi, Mike Hunt, Howie Litchersnatch, Jack Mehoff, etc.
They would look good flashing across the bottom of the screen.
orangecrush
(19,662 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,039 posts)At $35 per flash , every 2nd or 3rd name would be Vlad Putin for all his 'loans'
Me.
(35,454 posts)He's not in charge/control of their scrolls
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Thanks for the clarification.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Trump it seems. Oh they will get some no doubt
EarthFirst
(2,906 posts)What the fu*k is this clown show?!
lunasun
(21,646 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)Somehow reminds me of a carnival barker hawking cheap carnival prizes.
edbermac
(15,950 posts)Большое спасибо - Леонид Ковальский, Мария Тиммерман, Наталья Аничкина, Олег Строев, Павел Лапшин, Руслан Нуриев, Светлана Стасова, Татьяна Терентьева, Ульяна Бушуева, Руфина Фролова, Михаил Тихонов, Цаплин Кузнецов, Вячеслав Чистович, Шура Шишкина, Леонид Ковальский...
TeamPooka
(24,292 posts)of his speech where they might hear something bad about him.
Silo-ing his voters is a key tactic for him.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)get all the names!
SunSeeker
(51,796 posts)Cha
(298,018 posts)would be stupid enough to go for it?
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)C Moon
(12,226 posts)I guess what "it" meant by that was draining the swamp of those who believe in our constitution.
Turbineguy
(37,412 posts)Overtime and Danger Bonus adds up fast.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)DFW
(54,502 posts)The President shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient, and he shall conduct fundraising for his own partisan purposes while his address is being broadcast.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)he is a fucking moron.
woodsprite
(11,940 posts)debsy
(530 posts)The only way to stop them is to hit them in their pocketbooks. The boycott needs to be extensive. So far, https://grabyourwallet.org has 472 companies listed, including Amazon, Home Depot, AARP. It is going to be inconvenient but I, for one, am going to methodically ensure i do not give my money to any of these places. I am also going to contact the places I do shop and let them know why i am not spending my money there. I am also going to track down who supports the GOP minions and stop spending money at those companies as well. Nothing else is working.
MBS
(9,688 posts)I am inclined to do a blanket boycott, at least initially, only of companies or their CEOS who endorsed or donated to Trump, and, of course, especially those who continue to do so. For the others that I may otherwise patronize, I will start with letters asking them to stop carrying Trump-related products (Then I'll gauge my next actions by how they respond).
janterry
(4,429 posts)well, it sure tells us all we need to know about the state of our democracy.
it's up for sale
no_hypocrisy
(46,297 posts)boycott the *televised* SOTU and listen to it on the radio.
Deb
(3,742 posts)Something he should have tried during his inauguration. losers
DeminPennswoods
(15,294 posts)nt
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)I for one think it's wise to know who among our citizens support this treason.
sinkingfeeling
(51,493 posts)Nitram
(22,951 posts)What a cheap-ass glitz queen this president is. It's embarrassing.
MLAA
(17,369 posts)Next the daily press briefings will have corporate sponsors. Huck Sanders will say *Todays briefing is brought to you by Papa Johns pizza, the order a pie before you die from no insurance people*
djg21
(1,803 posts)If airtime is given by the networks, and is used for purposes of collecting campaign contributions, the airtime is an in-kind contribution and is subject to reporting. Its somewhat like the franking privilege which has been debated a lot over the years. https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RS22771.html
Its absolutely unsavory. But this country elected a failed businessman and marginally successful reality TV star as President, and his administration is no better than a stupid reality TV show. What were the dumbfucks thinking? (That is a purely rhetorical question). Maybe the sequel will have the administration naked and afraid in the Whitehouse. Its already afraid of Mueller and impeachment. Lock the fucker up!