Where the Celebrity Elite Meet Condescension and Hypocrisy Incarnate

Los Angeles Times ^ | September 17, 2008 | Dan Morain and Michael Finnegan

[helpfulresearcher]

"He (Obama) urged his supporters to "keep steady" in the days ahead and never forget what his candidacy is about. In case they did, he offered a reminder: The campaign "is about those who will never see the inside of a building like this and don't resent the success that's represented in this room, but just want the simple chance to be able to find a job that pays a living wage.""

Obama's team also barred the entire press corps from hearing Streisand, who hugged Obama and walked offstage at the Regent Beverly Wilshire as the band played "Happy Days Are Here Again."

"Tickets to Tuesday's reception and dinner at the mansion went for $28,500 apiece; about 300 people attended. Entry to the hotel event cost $2,500; about 800 were in the audience."

[helpfulresearcher]

Obama begs the rich celebrities on behalf of the unresentful and humble poor who will never be allowed in their fine building and then he can't even share the music with the lowly unwashed peasants.

This is Condescension and Hypocrisy raised to new heights.

[Unam Sanctam]

The campaign "is about those who will never see the inside of a building like this and don't resent the success that's represented in this room, but just want the simple chance to be able to find a job that pays a living wage.""

In other words, them bitter clingers...

[NowApproachingMidnight]

I wonder how many token black guys were there?

[goldstategop]

We eat arugula.... every one else can just eat Ramen noodles!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[PetroniusMaximus]

“”keep steady” in the days ahead...”

I could be wrong, but this sounds like a man who knows he’s in trouble.

[N. Theknow]

I wonder how many token black guys were there?

Rule of thumb at these affairs is one server for every 10 attendees. Includes waiters, bartenders, horses doover servers, and valets.

Chefs are usually effiminate pan-handlers with one word French or Spanish names.

[JZelle]

You don’t like Emeril, do you?

[Freee-dame]

28,500 apiece; about 300 people attended. Entry to the hotel event cost $2,500; about 800 were in the audience

10.55 million dollars could house a lot of evacuees from hurricane Gustav or Ike. Chuck Norris opened his home / ranch in Texas to temporary shelter of evacuees. How many pro-Obama types even give money to people who need it, as opposed to causes that just employ dem voters, I wonder.

[andy58-in-nh]

Based on past experience, Obama might have been the only black man in attendance not parking the cars. Hypocrisy: thy name is Democrat.

[A_Former_Democrat]

I’m sure the help was all-minority.

[Argus]

Translation:

Don’t worry Democrat fat cats. You will continue to be insulated from my “tax reform” which will take more money out of the pockets of the middle class to buy the votes of the underclass with.

[Argus]

Translation:

Don’t worry Democrat fat cats. You will continue to be insulated from my “tax reform” which will take more money out of the pockets of the middle class to buy the votes of the underclass with.

[Argus]

Apologies for the double post. I’ve been getting a lot of “Page Not Found” results when posting.

[HIDEK6]

Obama's team also barred the entire press corps from hearing Streisand,

I wonder why.

[GnuHere]

And, “...this is a leap for the American people.”

I presume that’s a jab that we are bitter, religious, AND racist? Sorry, Barack. I am just not sophisticated enough to vote for you! Not a racist at all.