Breaking: Obama asked top contributors to help Clinton on Debt

[Frustratedlady]

Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:

ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT SEN. BARACK OBAMA HAS ASKED HIS TOP CONTRIBUTORS TO HELP SEN. HILLARY CLINTON RETIRE HER $10 MILLION OUTSTANDING VENDOR DEBT.

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[Hutzpa]

1. **** Breaking: BULLSHIT!! *****

ABC News is full of shit....

:evilgrin:

[Pirate Smile]

4. He "asked" his "top" contributors. They can do it or not do it. All he did is ask.

BFD.

I assumed he would do this and I don't see anything wrong with it re the people with lots of $$$ to give which isn't most of Obama's contributors.

[backscatter712]

22. Pretty much the only thing he can do.

Even if Obama wanted to, he can't just give $21M to Clinton - like everyone else, he's limited to giving $2,300 (or whatever the limit is) just like everyone else.

So he asks his big donors - the ones that already gave their limit to Obama, and can't legally give him any more money, and asks them to give money to Clinton instead. Not unreasonable.

I still would like to see the small vendors & such that Clinton owes money to get paid.

[cbayer]

6. Nice edit and much appreciated.

Thanks.

[Hutzpa]

8. NP

was pissed at first read then realize it was ABC (All Bullshit Corporation)
decided to read it again..

Peace!!!

[MoonRiver]

20. I also just heard it on CNN.

Seems it is going to happen.

[Kdillard]

2. Not surprising.

Hopefully they will pony up so that the vendors can be paid. It seems like a fair deal and I am glad that she swallowed the 11 million dollar loan to her campaign. She has her priorites in order and it will be great this Friday to see her and Obama together.

[Faygo Kid]

3. OK. Cool. Maybe Bill can show a little enthusiasm now.

I wish he had issued no statement of "support" whatsoever if that was the best he could do today.

But OK, time to move on, whatever the Clintons do or don't do. Getting them out of debt is fine with me.

[cbayer]

7. I won't be satisfied until he writes a sax piece for Michelle

and performs it live on KO. Not a moment sooner.

[Faygo Kid]

10. Just be careful with that spelling. We are talking Bill here, after all.

As far as performing it on KO, I don't even want to go there.

[cbayer]

11. Not a wax!! You have a dirty mind.

:rofl:

[Faygo Kid]

18. Just good memories. At this point.

And damned glad for them.

[Evergreen Emerald]

25. The primary was ugly and

Obama said somethings that were pretty awful about Clinton and his presidency in an attempt to win. I think Obama needs to apologize to Clinton or make a statement that he was just playing politics when he attempted to suggest that the Clinton years were not as good as people remember them.

And of course calling Bill a racist was pretty ugly. It reminds me of when Michelle said she would have a hard time supporting Clinton.

Maybe Obama needs to earn his support.

[ZinZen]

26. Obama never called Bill a rascist

that is your subjective feel from what went on in the primaries. The most "awful" thing Obama said was to attack Clinton on policy issues. If you want to be bitter about this that is your choice.

[Evergreen Emerald]

27. Um...yes he did.

Bill worked for decades on issues of civil rights and issues that are important to people of color, Obama need to win, and so used his race to attack Bill and Hillary.

I do not blame Bill Clinton for being angry.

But, of course the primaries are over. Time for those on this board to get on board the unity train. Bill, however, is no longer a politician and does not need to openly support anyone.

[cbayer]

5. Fantastic news!

This is going to be an unstoppable campaign.

Here is link to the story:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/06/obama-asks-top.html

[Hutzpa]

12. Heres my take on that asswipe

never trust anything that comes out his mouth, he is a paid mouthpiece and say
anything for the highest bidder.

Journalism is not one of his best suits..... can't stand the fucker he is
a prick.

[cbayer]

14. Tell me how you really feel.

I am not really familiar with him, but he has certainly pissed you off and I will take that into consideration.

peace

[Adelante]

9. As long as it's the Fat Cats

Fine by me.

[DJ13]

13. "OUTSTANDING VENDOR DEBT"

Notice, Obama didnt say to help her with her PERSONAL debt?

Very good!

[democrattotheend]

19. I don't think she's asking for help with that either

She said to her donors that she considered it an investment in her campaign and is not asking donors to help pay that back.

[slinkerwink]

15. I'm glad to hear that he's helping the vendors out.

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[Cha]

17. Good! Time for Unity, New Hampshire

after the "filibuster" tomorrow!

[Ino]

21. I'll contribute...

to any Dem who runs against her from here on out.

[goldcanyonaz]

32. disgusting

[Hope And Change]

23. Obama Asks Donors to Raise Money For Clinton

June 24, 2008 10:04

Obama Asks Donors to Raise Money For Clinton

Posted by Jay Newton-Small

Barack Obama asked his finance committee this afternoon to help Senator Hillary Clinton retire her debt. On a conference call that lasted about 45 minutes Obama made a personal plea to his top donors, telling them he considered it a personal imperative now that Democrats are all “one big family,” a donor who was on the call recounted to TIME. The Illinois senator praised the historic campaign run by Clinton. “You could tell these two folks have come together because, quite frankly, they are the only two people who knew what it was like,” the donor said. No amount was mentioned on the call, though Clinton has an estimated $11.4 million in personal debts to the campaign and more than $10 million in outstanding vendor debts.*

Obama Finance Committee Chairwoman Penny Pritzker ended the call by noting that this kind of coming together as a party is the beauty of democracy. For many donors a few weeks ago it would have been hard to imagine helping Clinton essentially finance her final months of campaigning against Obama. But, in a testament to how far Democrats have come in uniting their party since Clinton suspended her campaign June 7, none of the four questions asked at the end of the call were acrimonious. Tomorrow evening Obama is expected to hold a meeting with Clinton’s top fundraisers in Washington.

Update:
One of the questions asked on the call was about Hillary's debt. It was made clear that Obama is only asking his donors to help with her vendor debts, not her personal debt to her campaign.


http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/06/obama_asks_donors_to_raise_mon.html

[briv1016]

24. $4,612,431.61 of her $10,347,340.52 "vendor debt" is owed Mark Penn

[JimGinPA]

28. More Donors Might Be Willing To If She Had Dropped Out 3 Or 4 Weeks Earlier...

When it was obvious she was not going to win, instead of watching her taking the low road.

[Alter Ego]

29. Well that was nice of him.

Not much he can really do beyond that--unless he gets ahold of Dubya's magic wand and magics Hillary's debt away.

[Max_powers94]

30. I am sorry but she done this to her self, When you have to spend your own money....

to run for president you already lost.

[dionysus]

31. I'm down with that if it's to help the vendors who got stiffed.

:patriot:

[1Hippiechick]

33. Simple math: 18M voters x 56 cents each = $10M

[Forkboy]

34. Does this mean Andrea Mitchell will stop whining now?

[demokatgurrl]

35. Brilliant job by ABC news-

even the smaller donors got e-mails from the Clinton campaign.
And, as a former Clinton supporter, I'd contribute if I didn't think a penny would go to Mark Penn.