Prominent Clinton backer and DNC member to endorse McCain

[DemoTex]

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, will endorse John McCain for president on Wednesday, her spokesman tells CNN.

The announcement will take place at a news conference on Capitol Hill, just blocks away from the DNC headquarters. Forester will “campaign and help him through the election,” the spokesman said of her plans to help the Republican presidential nominee.

Forester was a major donor for Clinton earning her the title as a Hillraiser for helping to raise at least $100,000 for the New York Democratic senator’s failed presidential bid.

In an interview with CNN this summer, Forester did not hide her distaste for eventual Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. (More ..)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Ms. de Rothchild thinks Obama is an elitist?

:wtf:

[meegbear]

1. That's. Nice.

[Ian David]

2. That's it. I'm never buying Chateu Rothschild ever again. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I just poured mine down the sink.

:eyes:

[Ian David]

9. That's a waste. I fed mine to the dog. n/t

[polmaven]

17. And just how does one

deal with a hungover dog? :puke:

[d_b]

3. of course she does n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Another Republican mole reveals itself.

[marmar]

6. Who needs such trash?

Don't let the doorknob hit you, asshole. Sounds like you're more McCain's type anyway.

[DumptyHumpty]

11. Dig this

She lives in two houses and his married to an international banker name Sir. Rothchild. Yea, she's one of the unwashed regular folks..bullshit.

Blond bimbo.

[Solly Mack]

7. the petty lives of the insulated

[patrice]

8. Very Very Interesting. Many of us have been wondering what constituency her IWR vote was for. I wo

nder how many more of these there are in "our" party.

[codjh9]

10. Yeah, I guess a 25-yr. member of Congress married to a rich beer heiress is NOT elite, eh?

[TexasObserver]

12. Anyone with a royal title is in the wrong damn party, anyway

[firedupdem]

13. Racist Bitch! She can rot in hell! n/t

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[hamsterjill]

15. Lieberman

Has Lieberman called to congratulate her - as one traitor to another?

[rebel with a cause]

16. This is one stupid broad. (and I do not use this term lightly)

For her to call Obama an 'elitist' shows her stupidity. If she was to look up the definition of elitist in the dictionary, her picture would probably be there.

"Forester is the CEO of EL Rothschild, a holding company with businesses around the world. She is married to international banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. Forester is a member of the DNC’s Democrats Abroad chapter and splits her time living in London and New York."

Let us list the possible reasons for her not liking Obama.

1)she's a racist.
2) His stance on Lobbyist.
3) Her business interest.
4)she is a rich cat and doesn't like the idea that the tax cut will be taken away from the rich cats if Obama is elected.

I would say that all of the above are probably true.

[polmaven]

19. I think you may have hit the

nail squarely on its head!

[Bigleaf]

18. This is all you need to know about her:

http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/lady-lynn-forester-de-rothschild-thinks.html

Gee, John McCain suddenly befriending a "sparkly blond" worth $100 million. Haven't we read this story before?

This is the Hillary fundraiser who is now supporting McCain, and McCain is touting it as a sign of - a sign of - what exactly? The best person John McCain could find to deliver a middle class message to Americans was some rich "lady," literally, with a "de" in her name - not to mention a "Rothschild". I guess to the McCains, having a title and $100 million makes you middle class. Ben at Politico points out the irony of John McCain's latest celebrity endorsement:
Lynn Forester de Rothschild has said she thinks Democratic nominee Barack Obama is arrogant and has a problem connecting with average Americans.

Rothschild is a member of the DNC's Democrats Abroad chapter and splits her time living in London and New York.
And here's a great quote from her talking about why she's investing in India instead of America. Apparently all the Indians want to buy Estee Lauder and Starbucks. They're not quite at Chanel, yet, according to Lady de Rothschild, but a poor untouchable can dream.
On why she's investing in India: "You know, there are more billionaires in India than anyplace else. Let me put it this way: Every day in India, the entire nation of Great Britain is on the train, one way or another. So the numbers are pretty colossal. Seventy million people in India can afford anything they want. It's a small percent, but that's a reasonable number. Two hundred fifty million are middle-class, so you might not go for the Chanel glasses, but you sure could go for an Estée Lauder lipstick or a Starbucks coffee."
Speaking of our Lady of Rothschild's keen sense of what average Americans are like, how cool is it that her husband is named Evelyn? Imagine regular-guy Evelyn hitting the truck stops along Route 66 for John McCain. "Hi, I'm Evelyn, what's your name?" Oh the fun.

Oh, and here's a quote from Lady De that I don't think John McCain will be mentioning today:
I think if history is our guide, we've had stronger economies, more wealth creation, under Democratic presidents than we have under Republican presidents. So I don't understand why all my capitalist friends aren't Democrats.