WY last night: "media photos of Cheney and Romney together were not permitted"
$30,000 apiece bought 200 Romney donors entree to a country-club reception hosted by Dick Cheney. Included was the chance to have a picture taken with Romney in front of a cheesy blue background. The press was invited, but prohibited from taking any photographs with Romney and Cheney in the same frame.
Have you ever heard of such an outrageous press restriction at a fundraiser?
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
From http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-bush-cheney-20120713,0,4823252.story :
"Dick Cheney hosts fundraiser for Romney
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times. July 13, 2012
WILSON, Wyo. „ On the campaign trail over the last year, there are two names that Mitt Romney almost never mentions: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. That approach got tricky on Thursday as Romney brought his campaign to Cheney's home near Jackson Hole, where the former Massachusetts governor mingled with deep-pocketed donors at a country club with views of the towering Grand Tetons in the distance. The private reception for more than 200 donors was followed by a smaller, more intimate dinner at Cheney's house....
Because of the unpopularity of Bush and Cheney, Romney has kept his distance--never appearing publicly with either man during his 2012 campaign.... any perception of closeness with Romney could be harmful as the unofficial Republican nominee seeks to draw in independent and moderate voters. (A pool of reporters was allowed into the country club event, but media photos of Cheney and Romney together were not permitted.)
Romney arrived shortly after 5 p.m. and greeted Cheney on the back porch of the clubhouse with a handshake. Donors, who had flown in from around the country, waited to take pictures with Romney in front of a blue background with the U.S. flag and the flag of Wyoming. The events were expected to raise more than $4 million. ...
... many of Romney's aides worked in the Bush administration as well as in the upper ranks of the Republican National Committee, including advisors Ed Gillespie, Kevin Madden, Dan Senor and rumored potential vice presidential nominee Rob Portman. Top Romney strategists Stuart Stevens and Russ Schriefer also advised Bush...."
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