Top Clinton Donors Meet with McCain Camp

[Ichingcarpenter]

The Wall Street Journal reports that Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and senior adviser to Sen. John McCain, met with a group of 25 prominent supporters and fundraisers for Sen. Hillary Clinton at a private home in Westchester County, NY. The group included several so-called "Hillraisers," each of whom have raised in excess of $100,000 for Clinton's failed primary campaign. The meeting was repeatedly sought by the Hillary supporters and is at least the second such meeting between backers of Clinton and the McCain campaign.

An organizer of the meeting, Amy Siskind, said that the pro-Hillary groups represented pledged to help deliver, "hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of votes," to McCain if the groups find areas of agreement between themselves and his campaign.


http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/07/17/top-clinton-donors-meet-with-mccain-camp/
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/16/mccain-surrogate-fiorina-meets-with-clinton-supporters/

[Captain Hilts]

1. It's kinda like being a superdelegate. Whoever buys the best liquor and prostitutes, wins! nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Some of these Hillraisers had dubious backgrounds to begin with

So it doesn't surprise me.

[KittyWampus]

12. It'd be interesting to know what industries these fundraisers work for.

[Ichingcarpenter]

17. I'm sure the Rothchild banking interests are involved.

plus the guy that owns Telemundo.

[Captain Hilts]

21. You forgot the Bildebergers if you're going in for conspiracy theories.

Too bad David Rockefeller is dead.

[KittyWampus]

26. the one woman's last name is Rothschild. But I think she personally is telecommunications

[Ichingcarpenter]

45. She sold the majority of her banking interests before it was hit

She has huge interests in India.

[NYC_SKP]

48. Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild--and she called Obama an "Elitist"

LOL

Big Hillraiser, she's been making the MSM rounds about the 18 million (will that ever end?) voters and her new site together4us (yet another site).

It's a crying shame, cryingshame!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HillRaiser

:hi:

[nc4bo]

33. You make a good observation here. nt

[NYC_SKP]

51. Norman Hsu, convicted slimeball. These people are so wealthy that it

..doesn't even matter to them who wins, a McCain win would make them wealthier so why shouldn't they support him?

Hmmm, maybe they only loved Hillary Clinton for the influence their money would have bought them.

Ya think?

Seriously, for all her "progressive" bs, do you really think Bill and Hill are friends of the working class?

It's easy to tax to death everyone to install a sorry socialized health plan that perpetuates the existing broken system when you've got 100+ million and all your wealthy friends.

[Captain Hilts]

52. Bill Clinton actually reversed regressive taxes to make them more progressive.

Changing the 24 year slide that preceded him.

Yes, the Clintons care about the working class. Why do you think Hillary Clinton won all the Big Blue States that vote Democratic in presidential elections?

[NYC_SKP]

58. Oh, let's see, name recognition, she's not black, successful smearing of

her opponent.

The real question is how did she manage to lose so magnificently against a skinny black dude named Hussein Obama?

Winning the big blue states. Really.

[SwampG8r]

81. SNAP!!

[Cha]

82. They may be that wealthy but

they have no soul. What a bunch of hypocritical losers.

[NYC_SKP]

83. That is a fact. Only a small number of the megawealthy have souls.

Some number of the wealthy raise the living standards of those beneath them, but very few.

Screw the Hillblazers.

[PatGund]

76. Well, if Lady Lynn is there......

If Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Lady Rothschild is there, then there will be at least ONE Bildeberger there. (She was introduced to her future husband by Henry Kissenger at a Bildeberger conference.)

[Captain Hilts]

56. Yes, it would. nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. It's baffling how anyone could ever trust the Clintons!

They are trying to undermine and destroy Obama behind the scenes. I don't trust them!

[highplainsdem]

8. BS. These are pissed-off Clinton supporters, disregarding what HRC and Bill have said.

But because the primary race was so close, HRC should be on the ticket, and Obama ignores all the millions of votes she got at great risk to what should be a Democratic victory in the GE.

[MarjorieG]

24. Stories like this are to extort a VP spot. How many votes on name ID?

The GOP are swimming in money and don't need ours.

Hillary could stop this if she wanted. But as in 2004, the Clintons' need outweighed electing Kerry, and we're held hostage eight years now. How many more?

Am curious what industries, though, which would think their bread buttered better by Hill and Bill.

[ruggerson]

44. That's why her office spoke out about this

type of idiocy.



"A spokesperson for Sen. Clinton implicitly distanced the candidate from Lieberman's effort, telling the Huffington Post: "Senator Clinton fully supports Senator Obama. She continues to urge all of her supporters to get behind him. ... She continues to do everything she can to rally folks behind him. We don't support any effort that doesn't."



It's terribly sad that the truth doesn't match your bullshit.

[MarjorieG]

47. Brinkley and Woodward's book described 2004 maneuvering.

I also know from the 2004 campaign.

The above statement doesn't tell me she made phone calls, or implored her very close NY network, etc. If not pushing for the VP with this, what are they doing?

[Captain Hilts]

61. Woodward's a right-wing shill. nt

[MarjorieG]

72. True, but Carville never denied.

I think both Obama and the Clintons are political animals, always maximizing their chances. Just when I think of the last four years, Katrina, the war, and if we'd had a concerted effort by all the Dems (not sitting and waiting for Clinton), we'd have had an amazing John Kerry. The Clinton team undermined it then, during and soon after, to better their chances. That went beyond politics in its consequences for me.

They supported Bush's war, defending his motives during 2004. Sorry...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

88. PLEASE! That's a page straight out of the Rovian playbook!

She allows her surrogates, three of which are now shills for Faux Noise (Lanny Davis, Harold Wolfson, Gerri Ferraro), to go out, bash and trash Obama while she sits back allowing them to do her dirty work and claims to be above the fray. The Clintons learned from Rove watching him bury McSame in South Carolina in 2000 while Bush stood back and allowed it. They watched as Bud Day and the Shitboat Liars sullied John Kerry's military record while The Deserter claimed ignorance. And now McSame is doing the same, allowing the smears to continue while claiming to admonish them.

Yes, Hillary and Bill could work harder to shut their surrogates up, convince the PUMA's that McSame doesn't have their best interests at heart, and work with her so-called 18 million voters and big monied interests to help alleviate her debt. But no...that's Obama's job? This man has shown her nothing but deference and respect. And what does she do for him? Strong arm her donors to not give to him and continue to allow her crazy-ass supporters to continue their divisive tactics against the Democratic nominee who won FAIR AND SQUARE!!

[high density]

64. Obama has millions of those votes.

He's running on a platform of changing Washington. Unless his definition of change includes a trip back to 1990s, I don't think the Clintons are going to be on the ticket.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

87. How is Obama ignoring her voters. Looks like it's the other way around...

The disrespect is coming from one direction and it ain't from Obama's!

[ruggerson]

9. It's baffling how anyone could confuse the Clintons with these renegade idiots

Do you confuse Jesse Jackson, and the idiotic things that he says, with the Obamas? Or is your "confusion" only limited to the Clintons?

[KittyWampus]

14. I don't think we know enough about the fundraisers & their relationship (or lack of one) w/Clinton

and that's coming from me, someone who doesn't give the Clintons' much lee-way.

[Captain Hilts]

38. They've taken more hits and thrown more punches for the Democratic Party than most folks.

Even when the Democratic congress didn't defend President Clinton OR his attempts at progressive policies in 1993.

[Phx_Dem]

67. I'm with you.

I don't trust them either. I don't necessarily think what they are saying in public is what they are saying in private.

[AZSlacker]

3. Get on board the "straight talk" express folks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q8obHEULLg&feature=related

[ellacott]

4. Areas of agreement

I guess they'll disregard all of the areas of disagreement, particularly those areas that deal with women's issues. It's so ironic that they would support a person who has said many sexist and misogynistic things because they were upset with the sexists, misogynistic things directed at Hillary.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Its not about sexism its about corporate control

Don't fool yourself,

[ellacott]

39. good point

[Captain Hilts]

53. Agree. nt

[highplainsdem]

6. The sooner Obama asks HRC to be his running mate, the better.

The primary race was very close, and it's extremely important that he not create the impression that he thinks he can ignore Clinton and her supporters.

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. This is about corporate control over the next government

These aren't the 'common folks' these are the multimillionaires.

[lojasmo]

15. Evidently, you, like those supporters....

Want Obama to lose.

[highplainsdem]

25. No, I want the party to win, and though I would have preferred a Clinton/Obama ticket to an

Obama/Clinton ticket, it's been obvious for quite a while that the best chance for party unity, so we can beat McCain in November, is a unity ticket. Clinton clearly realized that months ago. Obama is hurting his own chances, and our party's, by not acknowledging just how much support Clinton has and asking her to be his running mate.

[AllentownJake]

27. I would have supported a Clinton Presidency

However I never would have been in favor of an Obama Vice Presidency.

I'm not interested in having my pick for President neutered for 4-8 years in the most useless office the government has.

I don't understand why former Hillary supporters are so pro an idea where their candidate can be marginalized and put aside.

[AllentownJake]

23. Nope

These people obviously aren't doing the wait and see.

They paid for their spot at the table and their reservation has been cancelled. They know they won't be getting a new spot under an Obama administration.

These are either DLC slime trying to lose the election to retake control at or these are people who bought access in the 1990s and want that access back and have little regard for the party or policies in power.

[Inuca]

40. These idiots make such an occurence

less and less likely.

[dionysus]

41. isn't going to happen...

[JackORoses]

66. not ever going to happen, highplainsdude

in fact, shit like this even makes it less likely if that is possible.

[Phx_Dem]

69. That's the last thing he should do.

Giving in to the demands of Hillary's anti-party and troublemaking supporters would only make him look weak. And there is still the problem of Bill. This kind of behavior from some of Hillary's TOP supporters makes some people at least wonder if the Clinton's aren't behind it. That type of anti-party behavior should never be rewarded.

[madura]

86. if he gives into this blackmail i will think much less of him.

what the fuck does he need her for?
have you seen the california numbers? looks like california is still as blue as blue with obama as the nominiee and not turning red as Hillary and her posse threatened.

fuck this is maddening.

she would be a thorn as vp, her and her husband both. stick her anywhere but not vp, no fucking way no how. not with the way she disrespected Obama during the campaign - what she think we have short memories - as short as the repugs for all the shit they pull over and over and get away with it.

[ErinBerin84]

10. let those 25 people go, free as the wind., I say.

If they think McCain is a better fit for their values and policies, so be it. Sorry, I'll have to see the millions of votes they will deliver before I believe it.

[rox63]

13. If they are willing to back McCain

Were they ever really Dems to begin with?

[AllentownJake]

18. No

I'd like to take a look at their donation history and see if any other politian got donations other than those in the Clinton circle. These were never democratic donors these were people part of the Clinton power brokering machine of the 1990s or since.

[pollo poco]

80. nope

They are the super rich illuminati overlords who are used to deciding whether the blue team or the red team wins.
It was the blue team's turn, but we threw a wrench into their usual smooth works by supporting the wrong team captain.
So, off to the red team they go.

I don't think they are under Hillary's control at all. Quite the opposite- they intend to control her.
Nor are they angry feminists! This cabal transcends such pedestrian concerns.

They are used to choosing, and they're pissed. They've been snubbed by voters donating $68.00 at a time.

They are punishing the blue team for not delivering the right candidate.

Nothing to do with politics- straight ahead ROI. (for you French speakers- pun intended)

[madfloridian]

16. These are the ones, I bet. The ones who threatened Dean about FL

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/2375

[Diamonique]

19. When are they gonna stop calling these people "Clinton supporters"?

[madfloridian]

20. Those large donors were, I think.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/2375

[Diamonique]

22. Yeah, but they certainly aren't anymore.

[olkaz]

62. Why aren't they?

They clearly don't support Obama, and Hillary only suspended her campaign.

I think "Hillary Supporter" is still perfectly apt.

[TexasObserver]

28. Once again, Hillary is hurt by her inability to rein her backers.

This is bad for Hillary. She's perceived as either (1) incapable of leading her own core supporters, or (2) not stopping it when she could stop it.

No one believes they would do this if Hillary had called the leaders of this group and said "please stop this nonsense, you're making ME look bad!"

[AllentownJake]

32. I think she has

and they don't care. These are people looking to buy a seat at the table. It has nothing to do with her or Obama it has to do with access to the Presidency.

[TexasObserver]

35. If that were true, we would have heard about it.

And Hillary would have put out a statement about doing so. Her silence implies she has NOT done so.

[AllentownJake]

36. Would you put out a statement that you

have limited to no control over the 18 million people who voted for you and the people who donated to you while your trying to get things from the party and the nominee...essentially admitting your a paper tiger to be ignored?

[TexasObserver]

42. Yes, I would, if I wanted to have a future in that party.

There is no upside for Hillary failing to make a public, personal statement.

Unless she does more to put a stop to it, most Democrats will rightly conclude she isn't acting because she doesn't really want to stop it.

[AllentownJake]

46. I don't think these people were ever for Hillary

they were for themselves. I'd love to be able to track if these 25 take their GE contribution back.

[Barack_America]

57. That's exactly it.

Bill's business deals were not just about speaking engagements. Their "supporters" were banking on another tour through the White House.

[AllentownJake]

63. and why they asking for a sit down

with McCain. Has nothing to do with Hillary's issues she brought up in the campaign. They want assurances their work on his behalf would be rewarded.

So much for the Maverik...looks like we got Mr. Keating 5 back.

[Thrill]

29. These people aren't Democrats. No one who believes in Hillary, could support McCain

In an election so important. The truth is these people are showing their true colors. They're racist. No matter how people try to hide it. No one with core Democratic values would support McCain after Bush in this election.

[Captain Hilts]

54. True. nt

[zulchzulu]

30. Fuck 'em. McLame is going to get his ass kicked... they can do whatever they want

If they want to try to raise money for somebody is at opposite ends of their presumed political opinions, then they can waste their time and money on the futile venture.

We'll know who they are.

[Diamonique]

34. They should be paying off Clinton's campaign debt instead of looking to donate to McCain.

[Ichingcarpenter]

37. I'm sure the names will come out.

It will be interesting to see what economic segments
of the business communities they were lobbying for.

[MarjorieG]

49. And why they were for the Clintons?

[still_one]

31. A so-called Clinton supporter who doesn't support gender or civil rights

these supporters don't care for healthcare, jobs, medicare, Iraq, the environment.

The only thing they care about is how to maximize their profits

They were never TRUE Democrats

[Hutzpa]

43. What would be interesting is when

we have a President Obama they will swear the day and damn
the hour... lets all watch this space ladies and gentlemen...

[PatGund]

78. I confess......

I'm looking forward to looking at the various "no deal" and "PUMA" sites both the day after Sen. Obama wins and the day after President Obama takes the oath of office.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth is going to be fun to watch

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

50. Good!

This means that they weren't able to buy Obama the way they had bought Hillary. Let them throw millions towards McCain - that money will do them as good as Romney's $45M did him. Obama's going to be president, and is going to be beholden to the $68 donations he is getting now of millions of people. It seems like CHANGE is in the wind.

[ellenfl]

55. sounds like the moles who were trying to get hill elected

at the behest of their republicon masters are returning to the fold.

i hope hillary renounces them. yeah, like that's gonna happen! imo, hillary should be very front and center with her support of obama . . . but she is not.

ellen fl

[AllentownJake]

73. There is only so much she can do

She has publicly endorsed him and introduced him to her top fundraisers and asked them to support him.

These people have probably invested alot into a Clinton Presidency. Like Kristi said above this includes Bill's speaking fees and library donations as well. They weren't in it for her healthcare plan.

I don't criticise her for not doing enough for Obama right now. I criticise her for associating with these people in the first place.

[MrsT]

59. Either these people have a collective IQ of 75 or

they never truly supported the policies of Sen. Clinton to begin with.

[AllentownJake]

65. ding ding ding

we have a winner.

[olkaz]

68. I think it's the IQ, honestly.

Why would they have supported Clinton at all then?

I don't think that they understood Democratic policies while they were supporting her.

[NYC_SKP]

70. Its about money and influence.

By and large, these types of donors are buying influence and many send money to candidates in both parties to hedge their bets.

I think you're spot on with respect to how little they care about progressive policies.

:hi:

[SwampG8r]

85. mrs t?omg !i love that bloody mary mix ...you go girl!

[olkaz]

60. We need names of the 25, so we never let them try to convince of us anything again.

I'm so disgusted with these people I could just spit.

All I can see in my head is a crying, sweating, screetching PUMA, strapped in C4, screaming that it'll do it. There's nothing left except to somehow prove (while self-injuring) that we should be held hostage to their will. It's the mindset of a confused and angry teenager.

"If I can't have my way, they'll ALL pay! All of them!"

I hold conservatives in higher regard than these breathing piles of human excrement.

[BklynChick]

71. that's absolutely disgusting

[seasat]

74. These are folks that think their money can influence policy.

They think that by giving massive bundled contributions they can get favorable legislation. It doesn't work with Obama since his fund raising model brings in 52 million dollars at an average of $68 per person. Their influence would be muted if they bundled contributions for him. McCain needs big donors and has proven that he'll sell his soul for a buck.

[okieinpain]

75. man I really don't get the whole clinton vs. obama thing. I would

vote for either one of them. there are things I don't like about hillary and there are things I don't like about obama. but to me if you're a true progressive dem you would vote for whoever the party sends to the mike.

[Median Democrat]

77. First Clue: ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Consider the source. Like Fox News, the Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp. Eamine who is quoted, and what they actually are saying versus what is a paraphrase or characterization.

Second clue, look at some of the folks quoted as being big money Hillary supporters. Glasscock, for example, is only listed as a $500.00 contributor to Hillary. Sizable yes, but not exactly "big money."

[JackORoses]

79. Let them do it, Obama will still defeat the Old Man

and it will go down in history that Clintonites got in bed with Repukes in 2008

[NattPang]

84. Are we supposed to care?

Because to be honest,
I don't.