Posted on 09/25/2011 3:44:52 PM PDT by Baladas
SEATTLE -- President Barack Obama charged Sunday that the GOP vision of government would "fundamentally cripple America," as he tried out his newly combative message on the liberal West Coast.
Aiming to renew the ardor of Democratic loyalists who have grown increasingly disenchanted with him, the president mixed frontal attacks on Republicans with words of encouragement intended to buck up the faithful as the 2012 campaign revs up.
"From the moment I took office what we've seen is a constant ideological pushback against any kind of sensible reforms that would make our economy work better and give people more opportunity," the president said at an intimate brunch fundraiser at the Medina, Wash., home of former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley.
About 65 guests were paying $35,800 per couple to listen to Obama at the first of seven fundraisers he was holding from Seattle to Hollywood to San Diego on Sunday and Monday. The three-day West Coast swing, ending Tuesday in Denver, offered him the chance to try to reassure some of his most liberal and deep-pocketed supporters.
The trip comes as Obama has shifted from focusing on compromise with Republicans on Capitol Hill to calling out House Speaker John Boehner and others by name. The president has criticized them as obstructionists while demanding their help in passing his $447 billion jobs bill.
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Of course he’s gonna bash the GOP. That’s all he’s got. Sure can’t talk about his record.
Only 65 guests at one of these maximum fundraisers is not a good sign for Barry Obama.
Did Boner fly out especially to tell Obama, “Bash me! Bash me! Here I am! Bash me!”
What is the maximum an individual can contribute to a presidential candidate?
Is he going to put on his best surfer dude accent for LA? The man came absolutely unhinged during his black caucus speech yesterday.
The Republicans (at least the CONSERVATIVE Republicans) have set as their agenda, to cripple the Obama version of America, which is antithetical to the paradigm as the “shining city on the hill”, so beloved of Ronaldus Magnus.
In the end, there can be only one. The remains of the other will have to take up residence in some other neighborhood, or maybe on another planet.
Bush = 5% unemployment. Obamalamadingdong = 9.7% unemployment.
Why, I believe that is $2500, but of course they're not donating to a candidate. They're paying $35k for a plate of rubber chicken and overcooked carrots.
Food inflation is a real killer these days.
What? Obama dines with millionaires and billionaires.
Is this another “Official” campaign fund-raiser paid for by Taxpayers?
LOL! It would be just about as authentic as his black accent. More so, in fact; after all, they do surf in Hawaii, but so far as I know, "y'all" is unheard of either in Hawaii or Indonesia.
What a creepy phoney.
What are these sensible reforms this sack of dung speaks of.
I have not seen one.
All I see is a Muslim pissing away money hand over fist.
Greed
Envy
Fear
That is all he has in his platform.
When Clinton came through in '98, a prime location for freeping was sidewalk opposite the west gate on Miramar Road.
The gate is west of Carroll Rd, east of Distribution Ave. There's a strip mall on the north side with Santanas Grill. Was a Wendy's in the Clinton era.
I'm sure Obama will be eyeing the golf course on base longingly as he leaves.
My, how times have changed.
65 guests at $35,800 per couple = 32.5 x 35800= $1,163,500
How much did the trip cost in terms of fuel for AF1 and the limousines, along with Secret Service OT? And then what were the law enforcement and traffic control costs in Seattle and King County?
I doubt if it pencils out as anything other than the taxpayers donating more than the fat cats.
Who’s money paid for yet another campaign speech? Funny Mooooochelle didn’t fly another plane or two out there as well.
God knows how I loath those people!
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