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FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:10 PM Apr 2016

Clooney - Bernie Sanders 'Absolutely Right' to Criticize High Price Tag on His Clinton Fundraiser

George Clooney Says Bernie Sanders Is 'Absolutely Right' to Criticize the High Price Tag on His Clinton Fundraiser


George Clooney said this weekend that presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders was "absolutely right" to protest the amount of money involved in political fundraisers such as the one Clooney co-hosted Friday night in support of candidate Hillary Clinton – or the one he will co-host Saturday night, with wife Amal, at his home.

In a pre-taped interview for Meet the Press, Clooney was asked by host host Chuck Todd aabout the Friday fundraiser, in San Francisco, which reportedly cost $353,400 (in donations or raised funds) to sit at the head table, alongside with Clinton and the Clooneys.

"Do you look at it yourself and think, 'That's an obscene amount of money?' " Todd asked Clooney.

"Yes. I think it's an obscene amount of money," Clooney said. "I think that, you know, we had some protesters last night when we pulled up in San Francisco and they're right to protest. They're absolutely right. It is an obscene amount of money."


http://www.people.com/article/george-clooney-bernie-sanders-political-fundraising-hillary-clinton

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Clooney - Bernie Sanders 'Absolutely Right' to Criticize High Price Tag on His Clinton Fundraiser (Original Post) FreakinDJ Apr 2016 OP
I take it back watched the clip MattP Apr 2016 #1
NBC Holding The Rest Until Airtime corbettkroehler Apr 2016 #6
Man this is some bad optics going into Tuesday... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #2
some more bad optics: bernie "news" took over the front page of reddit's r/politics earlier! iAZZZo Apr 2016 #5
let's hope this "obscenity" comes to pass very soon iAZZZo Apr 2016 #3
It's $33,500.00 per ticket, total 10 at a table. Jitter65 Apr 2016 #4

MattP

(3,304 posts)
1. I take it back watched the clip
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:18 PM
Apr 2016

He said they are absolutely right to protest but it's kind of weak to release 44 seconds of a full interview

corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)
6. NBC Holding The Rest Until Airtime
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 08:20 PM
Apr 2016

This is a common practice in order to encourage you to watch the full broadcast with commercials.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
2. Man this is some bad optics going into Tuesday...
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:19 PM
Apr 2016

Much better to have talked about a Moral Economy at the request of the Pope and get a short meet and greet!

 

iAZZZo

(358 posts)
5. some more bad optics: bernie "news" took over the front page of reddit's r/politics earlier!
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 08:04 PM
Apr 2016

look at all those 10's of thousands of upvotes on the left side of the page even with all the reddit trolls downvoting!

yeah......... i know: "they don't vote" /s

 

iAZZZo

(358 posts)
3. let's hope this "obscenity" comes to pass very soon
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:35 PM
Apr 2016

though it reminds me of former nba player charles barkley's recent observation regarding the primaries/election:

"I feel bad for the American people. It’s going to have zero effect on my life who the president is. I’ll be rich either way.”
 

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
4. It's $33,500.00 per ticket, total 10 at a table.
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:42 PM
Apr 2016

Obscene...yes. Needed yes. You can't disarm in the face of the enemy...GOP

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