Clinton's Money Troubles Could Jack Small Vendors

[ErnestoG]

Clinton's Money Troubles Could Jack Small Vendors

"It was just $2,492.63, a pittance, really, alongside million-dollar television buys and direct mail drops.

But with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination enduring a rough patch, Peter Semetis, the owner of a deli and catering business in Lower Manhattan, had been following the news and growing increasingly worried that he was not going to be paid for the assorted breakfast trays, coffee, tea and orange juice he had provided the campaign for an event in mid-December.

“I’m afraid of her dropping out of the campaign and me becoming a casualty,” Mr. Semetis said.

So on Thursday, he went to small claims court and filed suit. Mr. Semetis, 53, said he was hardly a political pundit but like others across the country, he had become caught up in the election in the last year and was able to offer some analysis. “There is potential for her to lose Texas,” he said — an assessment not at odds with the polls — “which would pretty much force her to quit."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/nyregion/23owe.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=small+vendors&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

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Uh oh. Consumer confidence in the Hillary Train is wavering. Badly.

[ErnestoG]

1. boot

[Kittycat]

2. She is so disgusting.

Pulling a fast one on the people she claims to be working for. I mean not just in the "campaigning" sense - but she represent NY, and here she is, screwing over one of her own. :(

[ErnestoG]

3. Yup, staying in four star hotels while her piggy bank runs out

and jacks the little guy.

Typical limousine behavior. Typical Hillary behavior.

[Debi]

4. Go to her FEC report to see where she also didn't pay her taxes or her staff

www.FEC.gov

[dkf]

5. What pisses me off is that she and Bill are loaded

Only the little guy is suffering. Not good.

[ErnestoG]

6. Of course they are! But what does a DLC limousine candidate care about that?

The "little people" are to be used for their political ambitions.

[lapfog_1]

7. Good luck collecting it.

Now that one small business owner has taken the campaign to court, the rest that she owes money to will follow fast (don't want to be left holding the bag on this one)... and her campaign will be on a cash only basis from now on.

Bet she can't even print new fliers for Ohio. Hence the vitriol in the attack today.

Oh, hey, I thought of an interesting bit of PR...

Obama can offer to pay off her small vendors (up to say $2500 each). Just make sure that the TV cameras are there. Because he cares for the small business owners who might be stuck, especially those in TX and Ohio. What's $2.5 M to him? Covers a thousand small vendors and worth it's weight in good PR.

[ErnestoG]

8. HA! Great idea. I'd love to see her get pissed off for that one.

"How DAAAAARE you offer to pay my bills???"

[democrattotheend]

9. Nah, it might come off as cocky

Bragging about how much money he has raised.