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134. He needs her to protect the TPP and get the TPIP through.

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Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:56 PM

Mar 2016

His future wealth relies on it.

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Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton [View all] Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 OP

LOL-so all us $27 folks is who he's talking to? jalan48 Mar 2016 #1

At 33k a plate obviously not working class people. RATM435 Mar 2016 #107

All Sources Anonymous noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #178

Ok-I am interested in the three guesses though. jalan48 Mar 2016 #179

Smart man. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2

He needs to go back to working on his TPPee ViseGrip Mar 2016 #3

and nominating middle of the road (with unknown women's reproductive health rights positions) bbgrunt Mar 2016 #76

As opposed to the far-lefty who'd certainly be approved Orrex Mar 2016 #81

News flash: George W. Bush won both his campaigns. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #4

Right. elleng Mar 2016 #50

The word "won" is... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #112

give me a break.... markj757 Mar 2016 #139

I understand his point, that authenticity doesn't automatically make you a good chief executive. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #150

Agreed elljay Mar 2016 #160

I posted this response.... markj757 Mar 2016 #168

I do hope you are correct elljay Mar 2016 #173

um, no ellennelle Mar 2016 #152

Great job. Compare Bernie to Bush. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #5

I couldn't agree more. Amimnoch Mar 2016 #6

+1 SunSeeker Mar 2016 #48

Anonymous sources, confirmed by yet another anonymous source? ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #7

NYT - haahaa - 840high Mar 2016 #23

Their previous hit piece on Sen. Sanders was a work of art. n/t ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #29

Yeah I noticed that also but then I asked my neighbor and he said it happened that way! yellowcanine Mar 2016 #63

My sister-in-law's hairdresser's cousin's next-door neighbor confirmed it, too. ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #115

You know the NYT is pathetic, now I'm completely jaded with these rags NYT, WPO, etc. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #159

Corporate America and governments —at all levels — hate them more than you do, SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #170

Who praised GWB for his authenticity? Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #8

Well, he was an authentic moron. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #37

Stop complimenting the guy. SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #92

Yeah, those damned Centrists! Nitram Mar 2016 #90

Tweety snort Mar 2016 #110

People wanted to have a beer with him, remember? n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #154

"He played down the importance of authenticity" mac56 Mar 2016 #9

Oh the irony ... Skwmom Mar 2016 #22

He was so publicly simplistic that he was sold as real--as authentic pandr32 Mar 2016 #24

Exactly. Why waste time with justice, when you only need the appearance of justice. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #165

PS, what did Obama do to stop the media corruption in this process. ViseGrip Mar 2016 #10

Blew it big time with me. nt Duval Mar 2016 #141

Obama is correct scheming daemons Mar 2016 #11

So, you speak for Bernie Sanders? chervilant Mar 2016 #57

Actaully... fullautohotdog Mar 2016 #66

I'm sure you meant chervilant Mar 2016 #129

she's further ahead after the same states now, as Obama was in 2008 CreekDog Mar 2016 #158

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #161

He had more 127 delegates more than Clinton in 2008 CreekDog Mar 2016 #167

the caucuses are not the "popular vote" or are you trying to say an apple is an orange? CreekDog Mar 2016 #174

Yeah, it is. chervilant Mar 2016 #169

Stuff your "deepest sympathies" CreekDog Mar 2016 #175

My response chervilant Mar 2016 #183

No... Obama was ahead in pledged delegates at this point in 2008 scheming daemons Mar 2016 #69

Aaaaaaand.... H. Clinton did not end her campaign until JUNE 7. tabasco Mar 2016 #130

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #162

Aaaaaaand... Bernie shouldn't end his campaign until the June 7th primaries either scheming daemons Mar 2016 #181

IIRC, Obama got a great deal chervilant Mar 2016 #132

I seriously doubt that you know what Bernie is thinking. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #91

source: three un-named people at the donor event. grasswire Mar 2016 #12

so you think they are lying? Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #74

Not at all. Everyone knows that rich people don't lie! imagine2015 Mar 2016 #83

We also know Old Codger Mar 2016 #98

He needs her to protect the TPP and get the TPIP through. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #134

And don't forget TiSA (Trade in tomg2 Mar 2016 #146

From what I gather TiSA is worse than TPP n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #155

NYT had this story BEFORE the Five For Five Rout, apparently. MADem Mar 2016 #13

Yes, this was after Michigan, and BEFORE anyone knew how this Tuesday was going to turn out. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #26

I think they didn't want to publish anything helpful to Clinton, so they held it. MADem Mar 2016 #97

I don't think they have an aversion to publishing things that are helpful to Clinton. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #109

My point is, that they didn't want to make her path easy ahead of the 5 state primary contests. MADem Mar 2016 #118

Not disparage. Nothing like comparing Bernie to Bush. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #34

? MADem Mar 2016 #99

It was stated in the article. Skwmom Mar 2016 #119

How you took THAT leap, I've no idea. MADem Mar 2016 #138

Rout? It's not winner take all, I assume you know. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #79

It was supposed to be Two For Her, Three For Him, the way I read it. MADem Mar 2016 #87

Bernie supporters publicly tell party Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #14

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #124

so? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #15

Says the guy who was in the same position this time in 2008 as Bernie Sanders is in now. O, Gene Debs Mar 2016 #16

^^^^^^^^^^ yep ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hiraeth Mar 2016 #18

Bingo!! Roland99 Mar 2016 #27

No. He was in exactly the OPPOSITE position as Bernie -- Obama was AHEAD pnwmom Mar 2016 #59

Wrong. Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #61

Nope. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #94

that is precisely false, he was in the position Clinton is in now, leading in pledged delegates geek tragedy Mar 2016 #103

Dude... BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #108

with all due respect Mr. President, Hiraeth Mar 2016 #17

I am in Bernie's army until he tells me that he no longer needs me. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #93

+1 with enthusiasm! nt Duval Mar 2016 #128

The Wise Man speaks. chapdrum Mar 2016 #19

I'd prefer the President start work on ridding this problem... appalachiablue Mar 2016 #20

Thanks for the statistics... KansDem Mar 2016 #25

Simply the most successful RNC chair of all time. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #38

This ^^^^ LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #78

SHE'S (R)ADIOACTIVE TOXIC!! appalachiablue Mar 2016 #39

Coincidentally, this occurred on Obama's watch -as we well know! yallerdawg Mar 2016 #42

It is what it is, her record that is. Gender has nix to do with it... appalachiablue Mar 2016 #45

Between the man and the woman... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #54

Um, Obama has another job to do. He has to do her job, too? dorkzilla Mar 2016 #67

That's right, don't blame the man... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #70

Blame whose job it is. dorkzilla Mar 2016 #75

Hillary, Is that you? juxtaposed Mar 2016 #104

DWS is the queen in his three-dimensional chess game. earthshine Mar 2016 #71

Are you forgetting Kahn's Eugenics Wars? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #95

The eugenics wars were not about corporate facism. earthshine Mar 2016 #142

Are these the same donors that gave us TPP? ejbr Mar 2016 #21

Attendees paid as much as $33,400 a ticket. Skwmom Mar 2016 #28

of course ejbr Mar 2016 #49

"But he played down the importance of authenticity" - yeah because voters never respond to THAT. phantom power Mar 2016 #30

Yes ejbr Mar 2016 #51

These people have a tremendous investment in LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #88

I don't believe this Wibly Mar 2016 #31

If this story is false, the White House will quickly disavow it.....right? brooklynite Mar 2016 #36

Only if it is published beyond DU Wibly Mar 2016 #85

This is from the New York Times... brooklynite Mar 2016 #102

NYT that had to do a correction on a Bernie story that they published and then edited... KoKo Mar 2016 #137

This story just disavowed by The White House. Raster Mar 2016 #180

President Obama has a great fundraising machine Gothmog Mar 2016 #32

hahahahahaha fredamae Mar 2016 #33

They don't get how fed up people are. n.t Skwmom Mar 2016 #35

Yep-Add to that- the Massive numbers fredamae Mar 2016 #40

He is just trying to protect his legacy the TPP Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #41

The Prez called Krugman Cryptoad Mar 2016 #43

I'm Thinking That During And After The Bush Presidency That The American People...... global1 Mar 2016 #44

Yup Old Codger Mar 2016 #100

+10000! n/t ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #126

Good. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #46

way to support democracy, Mr. President Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #47

BINGO,! We have a winner! floriduck Mar 2016 #52

Looks like the BSers are still in denial calguy Mar 2016 #53

oh I thought this was a call to donate to her legal defense fund. ;) boomer55 Mar 2016 #55

Two things pengu Mar 2016 #56

Billy boy was so mad that she lost last time that Obama probably said okay bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #58

Time to call the WH to make sure Obama does not start pushing that filth about Nancy and Ron. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #60

Is DU censoring anti hillary posts. RATM435 Mar 2016 #62

I wonder how many $27 donors sulphurdunn Mar 2016 #64

None, this was a $33,4000 a plate dinner. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #77

Hmm. davidthegnome Mar 2016 #65

Stellar post. Please consider making it an OP. n/t reflection Mar 2016 #157

Get in line! Do as you are told! Vote for who we say! SoapBox Mar 2016 #68

Jesus, please save us from corporate Democrats!! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #72

Obama addressed a fund raising dinner of Texas millionaires. Only $33,400 a ticket for the meal. imagine2015 Mar 2016 #73

Good thing they don't need my money then! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #82

They don't need you. They have Wall Street and big business running the show. imagine2015 Mar 2016 #163

From this really small donor: No thank you, I'll stick with Bernie. LoisB Mar 2016 #80

I worked to get President Obama into office ... but ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #84

Authenticity ---> George & Hillary, best friends forever Petrushka Mar 2016 #166

A perfect example of everything that's wrong in politics nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #86

I've become very inhibited when I write a DU post. ladjf Mar 2016 #105

Agreed with everything you've said my friend. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #113

There's been a rule change that will make it easier for you to express yourself. MADem Mar 2016 #133

Oh yes, I got locked out of the hillary group for saying IMO clinton wasn't the best ladjf Mar 2016 #140

I got locked out of the Sanders group for giving people a link to a CNN video that showed MADem Mar 2016 #148

Well, it seems like a bad trend. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #149

I hope it will be part of the post-primary tweaks the admins make, to stop putting that stuff MADem Mar 2016 #153

Some endorsement LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #89

The only electoral relevance of "authenticity" in this context Kall Mar 2016 #101

It seems pretty likely those Texas millionaires were already united for Clinton. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #96

I think they like to spread it around between candidates LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #114

My donations will continue until Bernie is the nominee. PADemD Mar 2016 #106

Ditto.... HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #123

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #136

I remember when I believed that this guy was authentic. frylock Mar 2016 #111

TNYT is not always reliable. mahannah Mar 2016 #116

Give me a break! Thespian2 Mar 2016 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author Herman4747 Mar 2016 #120

If Hillary needs money, she can get it from Goldman Sachs... Herman4747 Mar 2016 #121

President Obama Polls Better Against McCain in 2008 Billsmile Mar 2016 #122

WHAT??? In Two Small Paragraphs Talks Up Clinton About Authenticity, Then ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #125

F@#k that lastone Mar 2016 #127

Bernie's Role DownriverDem Mar 2016 #135

I've been hearing this same crap lastone Mar 2016 #156

Well Kall Mar 2016 #131

With half the delegates still to be determined and donations pouring in to Bernie? Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #143

Closed Primaries DownriverDem Mar 2016 #147

Good DownriverDem Mar 2016 #144

Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end? magical thyme Mar 2016 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #164

Sure has changed over the years PatrynXX Mar 2016 #151

this article is from the Clinton Times greymouse Mar 2016 #171

Time to send Bernie another donation nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #172

The White House, through Josh Earnest, has denied this. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #176

You should make this an OP, if you haven't already. enlightenment Mar 2016 #182

All Sources Anonymous noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #177