Hillary is asking for $5 dollar donations...

[butterfly77]

I thought I heard her bragging about how good her donations are..

[Texas Hill Country]

1. and she is getting a ton of them.

[butterfly77]

3. She is also..

D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E...

[tridim]

14. That is, if you trust Terry McAwful's word

And if you do, you're not paying attention.

"donate $5" is code for "Hey corporations and lobbyists, you better start bundling cash for me or we'll never get to nuke Iran."

[susankh4]

44. I have it from an inside source that she rec'd over 10 mil in the 24 hours

after the PA primary was called for her.

All of us started asking friends to chip in whatever small amt. they could.

My Hillstar group raised over $500 this way...

Just sayin.

[anigbrowl]

67. Inside source? she had it splashed all over her web page

Who are you trying to impress? Ask your 'inside source' (which I suspect to be located in your gut, or possibly to be the same mass campaign emails that I get) what percentage o her funds were available for use in the primary.

[emilyg]

39. I gave.

[susankh4]

45. Me too!

[rug]

2. Are you sneering at people who can't afford to give a lot of money to political campaigns?

[butterfly77]

9. Did I mention hillary supporters?

she is
D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E!

[ronnykmarshall]

19. But when Obama and Dean (2004) talk of small donations ...

It's call "grass roots support", "empowering the little people". Make up your mind.

[stillcool]

95. Did Hillary not accept..

$5 donations before? I think the grass roots effort behind the Obama Campaign is about the number of donors, not the amount given. Although I myself have not given more than $20.00 at a time.

[MethuenProgressive]

42. It's the bitter O-leetists who complain about us peasants.

Arugula.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

53. As evidenced here, a large number of Sen. Obama supporters seem to be financially secure with a lot

of time on their hands.

Sen. Clinton's campaign spent about 1/3 of what his campaign spent and won. Throwing lots of money into a campaign and hoping thatalone will insure a win, demonstrates a lack of frugality, in a manner of speaking. His campaign seems to say that money is no object, spend, spend, spend, win or lose. I know that's not the message, but when she wins with much less financial investment, by being strategic and engaging one on one with voters, she looks good by comparison.

Those who balance working for a living and caring for family and poor health care access and are being hit badly by fuel/food prices with no financial safety net and are still trying to be involved in our communities, as well as grabbing some online time, seem to be gravitating toward Sen. Clinton.

Those who wear A & C and eat arugula (not that there's anything wrong with that) and have time to spend hours and hours and days and days of uninterrupted time online and who make fun of low income people are seeming to be a strong component of his supporters.

Vive Le Difference.

[emilyg]

54. Bravo!!!!

[butterfly77]

60. Is that what your crystal ball says?

or is that another one of hillary and bill's lies...

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

61. There's nothing wrong with arugula, Abercrombie & Fitch and being well off and

not having to work for living and thusly able to stay online all day, every day. Good for them, I say! And, I would venture a guess that Sen. Obama is just fine with that demographic strongly supporting him.

The making fun of low income people, though, is throughout this thread and requires no crystal ball.

[butterfly77]

71. There you go again,,,

is that what Hillary supporters do insinuate and speculate as they are doing by trying to say anyone who Obama associates with means that he has all of their beliefs. Did I tell you my income level, did I disparge people because they are donating to hillary. No, I was giving you a heads up that your candidate desperately needs your help...

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

74. Why, thanks for that concern!

:-) so sweet. :hi:

[SunsetDreams]

78. really is that why his average donation is $109?

Thank you so very much for generalizing us, if not stereotyping us.

[PatGund]

84. Wow.....

I'd comment more, but you know, I have to get to my part-time temp job, then make an interview for a job to replace the one that I lost last month. Oh, and do all this while getting a six year old ready for school, worry about keeping her fed and a roof over her head, that type of thing. The fun of being a 42 year old white male who's unemployed. Hardly "elitist"

I'm one of those who "balance working for a living and caring for family and poor health care access and are being hit badly by fuel/food prices with no financial safety net and are still trying to be involved in our communities, as well as grabbing some online time."

Which is why I support Sen. Obama. Because I feel Sen. Clinton would be more of the same.

[stillcool]

96. Too bad the Clinton Campaign..

is so bad at managing money. The grass roots campaign of Senator Obama is evident from the amount of donors, not the dollar figure of each donor. Why is Senator Clinton now asking for $5 donations. Did she not accept them before?

[butterfly77]

70. No,I was trying to help you out...

[Life Long Dem]

4. Hillary needs $5 dollars!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: 5 dollars please! :rofl: :rofl:

[zabet]

5. I hope you know that sounds elitist to look down of people who make

small donations. I hope you know that sounds hypocritical after all the bragging about Obama getting a lot of small individual donations.

[Texas Hill Country]

6. yup... arrogance... a trend it seems.

[butterfly77]

12. Eliitist...

how is that I was just trying to inform you that your candidate is
D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E-L-Y seeking your help :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MADem]

18. Don't spill your latte, toots! You might lose your balance looking down your nose like that!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[butterfly77]

28. I won't

I don't want to waste my $5 dollars, like you are on a loser :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MADem]

30. We'll see, Butterfly 77, we'll see!

[MADem]

17. BINGO!!!! You nailed it. The snide commentary, and of course, the little laughing rolling man...

They'd better be careful--they might spill their lattes, they're guffawing so much!!

It is VERY telling to see the denigration--and not in a good way, either.

[ronnykmarshall]

41. Shhhhh!

You'll wake the baby!

[MADem]

76. ...

:rofl:

THANK you for my guffaw of the day!

[susankh4]

47. Yes it does.

I have been consistantly donating $10 at a time. According to my business sales....

[anigbrowl]

68. I hope you know it sounds dishonest to put words in the OPs mouth.

Or maybe you just have some reading comprehension problems.

[Shae]

91. I don't see it that way.

To say, "Please give me $5 if that is all you can afford."

and she is sitting on $109 million.

If $5 is all you can afford, you probably need it more than she does.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Git Hillary's Patented, Guaranteed, Snake Oil Here! Only $5 a bottle!

Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, and the feeling that you wasted your money.

[SeaLyons]

8. I think she got that idea from Obama...

isn't that what he does on his website?

[ronnykmarshall]

20. B, but, but that's DIFFERENT!

That's grass roots support!

[Bigleaf]

37. No she got the idea from SUBWAY. 'Five dollars, Five dollars, to go on'

[cliffordu]

10. How mush IS a beer and a shot these days, anyhow??

[Life Long Dem]

11. Hey maybe Randi can use this in her comic act!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[marlakay]

13. i think she wants to be able to say how

many donors she has got not actual money.

[butterfly77]

15. Like I said...

D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E!

[ronnykmarshall]

24. Keep spinning that dear!

When Obama gets small donations people jump for joy and screech how "The People are reaching in their pockets and giving what they can for HOPE!". GLORY!! PRAISE!!!

Then we are treated to imagess of little children with lemonade stands selling cool refreshing beverages for Obama. *Music swells up, fades down.*

[Lannigan]

69. LOL!

Ronny - that image and the music swelling...

:rofl:

Doing a lot of that today.

[MADem]

16. They're pouring in, too! NT

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Really frosting a lot of asses too!

[MADem]

25. Well, sure--when their candidate has to spend three bucks for every one

just to not lose by twenty points, it's a good thing he has all those guppies willing to give up their Gametap and iPod Download money for him. When he starts asking for their World of Warcraft subscription cash, though, he might have to go back to the Crown Family of Chicago and get himself some more of that General Dynamics cash!

[dionysus]

27. remember when hillary won 11 primaries in a row?

oh wait....

luckily the time for you to act arrogant about a measly 12 delegate pickup will be short lived...

[MADem]

29. You seem testy. Have a drink!

:rofl:

[butterfly77]

31. Can I borrow $5 dollars?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MADem]

36. You're the rich people who look down your noses at the working class.

Of course, that's probably how you bums get your dough...ripping off the workers!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: indeed....!

[dionysus]

65. i highly doubt butterfly is rich, and neither am i....

[dionysus]

32. holy cow a latte, did you think that up all by yourself?

[MADem]

35. No, I keyed off of your vibe. NT

[Alexander]

64. Yes. Both functioning brain cells were used.

[PatGund]

85. No thanks....

I HATE coffee.

Which blows another hole into the myth of "latte-sipping Obama supporters I guess.

[ronnykmarshall]

22. Really frosting a lot of asses too!

[susankh4]

49. I heard 60K new donors!

Since PA.

[MADem]

75. Ain't it grand!

Go, Senator Clinton, go!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Which proves P.T. Barnum was right.

[book_worm]

26. I don't have any problem with that.

[shaniqua6392]

33. She raised 10 million dollars in the 24 hours after the primary on Tuesday.

Here is the link for all those skeptics out there. You know...The ones who were calling Terry McAuliffe a big fat liar when he said that yesterday. It appears that he was being truthful. 80,000 donors too. That is pretty awesome.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24295524/

[MethuenProgressive]

43. And there were 16 "outraged" threads about how that was a "lie"

It's the Dubama three step. Step 1: Hissyfit. Step 2: Ignore yesterday's hissyfit. Step 3: Repeat.

[butterfly77]

59. 6 million ...

its all over the net huffingtonpost

[shaniqua6392]

66. You should contact MSNBC and straighten them out.

They are saying it is 10 million. Huffington Post hates Clinton. I would not use them as an unbiased source.

[Vinca]

34. I wouldn't send her $5 if I hit the Powerball. nt

[emilyg]

55. With your bad karma - you won't.

[ronnykmarshall]

58. SNAP! SNAP!

In a circle!

[JackORoses]

38. Alms! Alms for the poor penniless Campaign!

[Name removed]

40. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[susankh4]

50. And white trash....

Thing is... even "white trash" has spending money. And they ain't wasting it on lattes. ;-)

[SoonerPride]

46. I'm going to donate 1 cent. It costs them more to process the credit card.

If all of Obama's supporters did that, they could bankrupt Hillary overnight.

:)

[emilyg]

56. The majority of Obama supporters are kind and smart.

You're not.

[Bigleaf]

48. Sung to the new Subway Jingle 'Five Dollars, Five Dollars, Five Dollars to go on'

[Mezzo]

51. so?

[invictus]

52. What percentage of Hillary's donations are from Republicans? 100%? n/t

[emilyg]

57. You think?

No, you don't think.

[xmas74]

62. I've donated to her campaign before

and I've never voted for a republican-not once.


Why make facts up? Not everyone is a republican operative. Not everyone is out to get you just because they chose not to vote for your candidate of choice.

Whatever happened to the days of the "big tent" party? According to our site here those days are long gone.

[xmas74]

63. edit-

(love the double post! Happens to us all sometimes!)

[SunsetDreams]

77. lol it's happened to me before too.

[xmas74]

87. Gotta love it when

DU belches!

[sandyj999]

72. She didn't ask me for the money I just donated.

I am a free-thinking woman and did it all on my own.

[blogslut]

73. It's about time

She finally caught up with what the Obama campaign has been doing all along - asking for small donations from supporters instead of soliciting large ones from corporate types and hitting up wealthy people for maximum one-shot funding.

[crankychatter]

79. but for a $10 donation you get a Super Delegate Rosary and a Kerchief soaked in Hillary's tears

put your hand on the RADEE-0

say "thank ya, jeezus"

[sandyj999]

80. I don't like the insinuation that I am stupid...................

for doing that. I have probably lived longer than you have although to some on this board I must be without any mental capacity. and you seem to be one of them. It is attitudes like yours that are dividing the Democratic party and when John McCain gets sworn in for President I hope that you are in the front row.

[crankychatter]

82. not accountable for anyone's lack of subtlety or humor

even mine...

I didn't say a word to you

If you're unaware, televangelists from the time of radio and tent revivals have pushed people that are poor, to make even tiny donations...

if all you have is five bucks to send to Clinton... pray for her and KEEP your money...

you're not stupid... she's unscrupulous... and predatory, get it?

btw, I make a joke about her unscrupulousness and desperation and now I'm electing john mccain?

I don't think so

[Blondbostonian]

83. IF you make decisions based on a message board then you are an idiot

This isn't the real world. It's the internet.

[sandyj999]

86. Don't I Know It!! n/t

[Tactical Progressive]

81. They're 'clinging' to their 'hope' that Hillary beats the Yuppie Messiah

They see Obama for the shallow, self-impressed poser that he is.
They see someone who lies, smears and race-baits at every turn, with the media's blessing and assistance.
They see the Clinton-hating cable 'news' whores give him hours of free attack TV against Hillary, every single day.

They're willing to give their hard-earned $5 to try to stop all of that, and it's starting to work.

So make fun of the poor people all you want. Obama and his team are probably doing it too.

[Beacool]

88. She knows that not all her supporters are part of the latte crowd.

She modestly asks for $5, but usually gets much more than that per donor. Instead of your snarky post, read the messages on her website, some are very heartwarming. Like the little girl that sent her weekly allowance or the single mother who brown bagged her lunches for 2 two weeks to afford to send a donation.

I'm soooo tired of the Obama supporters disparaging those who support Senator Clinton!!! SHE is the one who is getting the votes of the base of the party. Yes, those working class stiffs who built this country and who many of you like to treat with disdain.

[sandyj999]

89. As My Final Post on Here I will say Amen to that!

On this board which I refer to as the Obama board you can't be for anyone but him. You can say "undecided" but never that you support Hillary. And all the dissension on this board is the reason McCain may well be the next President.

[doggycat]

90. any donation counts

Any small donation counts and could make a candidate's coffers grow.

[Medusa]

92. I seriously doubt that her winning one primary has suddenly

unleashed an avalanche of donations. She's deeply in debt, not paying her bills and she needs the $$$. And I wouldn't, for one single second, believe the BS coming out of her campaign regarding totals unless they were substantiated by proof.

[Arkansas Granny]

98. I can believe it. With all the talk in the media calling for her to quit, the win

in Pennsylvania has been a big boost for her supporters. Whether they give $5.00 or max out on their contribution, the number of donations must be a bog boost for Hillary. There is still a lot of excitement in her campaign.

Any way you slice it and dice it, $10M in a 24 hour period is pretty impressive. There may not be any positive proof of this yet, but many in the media are reporting it as truth, although I don't know what their sources are.

[JimGinPA]

93. She's Probabaly Using The Names Of The $5 Donors To Funnel In Money From China & India...

I wouldn't put anything past them.

[ruby slippers]

94. I can't give my 5.00 to Hillary because.....I just gave it to

Democratic Underground for my slippers......

Better luck next time, Hil.....

(PS I am still under my max for Obama, though, so he gets my 5 next month)

[Orsino]

97. Exactly as she should have been doing.

The campaign doing the leg-work to collect the little money as well as the big is winning, and at this point may be more or less on auto-pilot with respect to small donations. The old dog may be trying to learn a new trick, but it's too late, I think. I don't believe that Clinton's campaign apparatus is flexible enough for this initiative to make a difference going forward.