http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fundraiser/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050565/posts Remarks at Pete Olson Fundraiser (Partial) July 18, 2008(View clip on YouTube) ... It's uncertain, there's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk, it got drunk, (it’s one of the reasons I asked you to turn off your tv cameras.) It got drunk and now it’s got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up, and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments. And then we got a housing issue, not in Houston, and evidently, not in Dallas, because Laura was over there trying to buy a house today. (laugher.. Crawford!)VOICE:  What about Crawford?... YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050565/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050200/posts Gores to host Obama fundraiser Nashville | July 24, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is preparing to host a Nashville fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, say officials. A spokeswoman for Gore, has confirmed that Al and Tipper Gore have agreed to the event although a date and location have not been set, nor even whether Obama himself would attend, The Tennessean, a Nashville newspaper, reported Wednesday. Wade Munday, a spokesman for the Tennessee Democratic Party, said we would certainly welcome the senator with open arms should he arrive in Nashville before the October... Web India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050200/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:08:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049765/posts When he talks about why the economy is ailing, President Bush often turns to euphemism, citing “challenges in the housing and financial markets.” But Mr. Bush offered a far blunter assessment last week at a closed Republican fund-raiser in Houston: “Wall Street got drunk.” Despite the president’s request that those present turn their cameras off, his comments were captured on videotape that made its way into the hands of Miya Shay, a reporter at the Houston television affiliate of ABC. The video, which also included the newsy tidbit that Laura Bush had begun shopping for houses in Dallas, was broadcast... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049765/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046963/posts ASHLAND, Neb. - Presidential candidate John McCain may have differences with Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, but he made it clear Wednesday that he respects his fellow Republican's views on the Iraq war. McCain said that Hagel's criticism of the war, unlike Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's, amounts to an "informed decision" because of the time Hagel has spent in Iraq and studying the issue, McCain said. This was McCain's first campaign trip to Nebraska. The Arizona senator, here to raise money for his presidential bid, praised Hagel and declined to talk about speculation that his Republican colleague and fellow Vietnam... Omaha World Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046963/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:33:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042950/posts A San Francisco engineer testified Tuesday in Sacramento federal court that political fundraiser Julie Lee asked him to adopt fraudulent documents to satisfy auditors looking into Lee's use of state grant money. James Li described for a jury how Lee, in the summer of 2004, brought him "a bundle of documents in an envelope and asked me to review them and be prepared to answer questions from state controller auditors." Among the documents, Li told the jury, was a backdated invoice that purported to be from his firm seeking payment of $621,300 from Lee's nonprofit San Francisco Neighbors Resource Center... Sac Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042950/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:15:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039226/posts The criminal case that brought former California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's political career to an abrupt halt more than three years ago is scheduled for trial today, as federal prosecutors attempt to prove mail fraud and witness tampering charges against his onetime fundraiser Julie Lee. While the case dashed the lofty aspirations of Shelley - once considered a potential senator, mayor or governor - and took a long time to get to trial, the allegations against Lee are straightforward. Prosecutors have charged her with four counts of mail fraud and three counts of witness tampering for fraudulently obtaining state... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039226/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:24:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035948/posts I spent 15 minutes on the phone with Sen. John McCain this afternoon, while he made his way from his airplane at the John Wayne airport, got into his SUV and headed off. Among his stops: a Newport Beach fundraiser co-hosted predominantly by New Majority members, with an estimated $1 million expected to be brought in for the presumptive GOP nominee. McCain has been talking about his energy policy in the past two days, including during a meeting today with Arnold Schwarzenegger. We went over that, his admiration for the California governor, immigration, Latino voters and some other things -... totalbuzz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035948/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:37:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035458/posts The D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com invites all Freepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this Thursday evening, June 26, as we freep the Obama-Clinton fundraiser at the Mayflower hotel in Washington, D.C.The main theme of the freep is 'Drill here. Drill now!' The other theme is highlighting Obama's Code Pink connection.When: 5:30 p.m. to 8 or 9 p.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008.Where: The Mayflower, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.The nearest Metro station is Farragut North on the Red line.As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect. Briefly, they are: No violence, no profanity,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035458/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:03:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032639/posts Obama fundraiser attracts criticism from GOP, raises questions on ethicsBy Alexander Bolton Posted: 06/17/08 06:42 PM [ET] An event Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) headlined last week has prompted head-scratching among Illinois ethics experts and drawn sharp rebuke from Republicans because one of the main organizers participated in Antoin “Tony” Rezko’s old fundraising network. John W. Rogers Jr., the chairman of Ariel Investments who gave $22,500 in contributions to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) through Rezko, hosted a top-dollar special reception with Obama Thursday to raise money for the Democratic White House Victory Fund. Rogers has also pledged to raise over... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032639/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:54:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032484/posts Hillary Clinton will join Barack Obama for a joint appearance in Washington next week to persuade her donors to begin giving to the Democrats' nominee, the Daily News has learned. It's the first known plan to bring together the victor and vanquished from the Democrat primary race and put their pledges of unity for the fall campaign into action. Jonathan Mantz, Clinton's national finance director, sent top Clinton fundraisers an e-mail today inviting them to the event on June 26. "As we move forward, we invite you to join us for a National Finance Committee meeting with both Hillary Clinton... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032484/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031108/posts He [Obama] warned that the general election campaign could get ugly. “They’re going to try to scare people. They’re going to try to say that ‘that Obama is a scary guy,’” he said. A donor yelled out a deep accented “Don’t give in!” “I won’t but that sounded pretty scary. You’re a tough guy,” Obama said. “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said. “Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.” Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031108/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030696/posts Barack Obama said Thursday at a fundraiser in Chicago that the GOP is trying to make him and his wife Michelle appear "scary" and "too black." "They’re going to try to make me into a scary guy. They’re even trying to make Michelle into a scary person. Right?" Obama said at an event in the Hyde Park area, according to CNN. Obama said Republicans were trying to start a drumbeat questioning Obama's patriotism and whether he is "too black." "I don’t know, before I wasn’t black enough," Obama said. The Illinois senator then suggested Republicans might say, "'now he might... TheHill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030696/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:29:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030537/posts On a day when White House hopeful Barack Obama launched a website to fight internet rumors, he warned some of his most generous supporters in Chicago the attacks may get worse as the election approaches and he'll continue to need their money. “They're going to try to make me into a scary guy,” Obama told a crowd of about 90 supporters at an elegant private home in Lincoln Park. “They’re even trying to make Michelle into a scary person.” Obama thanked one of his supporters at the event, former advertising executive Rick Fizdale, for spelling out his nametag as “Rick... Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030537/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:31:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030503/posts The Chicago area Obama fund-raising elite gather Thursday at 5:45 p.m. at the home of Sara and James Hal for a high dollar fund-raising “special reception” with presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). The $28,500 per-person event benefits the Democratic White House Victory Fund. The hosts are the Illinois Finance Co-Chairs Jim Crown and John W. Rogers Jr. After that, Obama heads to the near West Side home of of Leah Missbach Day and F.K. Day for a 7:15 p.m. reception for his “Obama for America” warchest where donors are asked to give or raise $2,300. The co-hosts are... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030503/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:45:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027716/posts Barack Obama will be welcomed back to Hollywood on June 24 for his first fundraiser in L.A. since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. The event is likely to draw the largest congregation of celebrities and local heavy-hitters attending a political event since late January, when Obama met with Sen. Hillary Clinton at their initial one-on-one debate at the Kodak Theatre. That televised confrontation, which launched the final stretch of the long-fought Democratic nominating race, drew showbiz notables including Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pierce Brosnan, Stevie Wonder as well as a who's who of state and local... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027716/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:49:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027341/posts Barack Obama had some face time with top ultra-Orthodox Jewish community members during his fund-raising swing through Midtown, which came on the heels of Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision to leave the race. Obama chatted with three members of the Satmar sect, including representatives from rival factions, as they attended a campaign fund-raiser at a private home on Park Avenue. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027341/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:24:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026193/posts A day after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic party's presidential nomination, his one-time fundraiser was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday, a development the Republican party said raises serious concerns about his fitness for the White house. Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a Chicago real estate developer and one-time fundraiser for several politicians including Obama, was found guilty of fraud, attempted bribery and money laundering. Obama figured only briefly in the trial and had severed his connections with Rezko. But the Republican National Committee immediately issued a statement noting the verdict came right after Obama came "wheezing over the finish line" to... reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026193/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:54:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022707/posts President George W. Bush landed in Park City in Marine One around 5 p.m. this evening, where a small crowd of both supporters and protestors greeted him. The landing by Bush on ball fields adjacent to Park City Middle School drew the attention of local residents, who were gathering throughout the afternoon. What they saw was the landing of the iconic helicopter, as well as four other identical green U.S. Marine Corp. helicopters. They also got a wave from Bush before he climbed into a waiting SUV. The motorcade then quickly left, bound for the second fundraiser at Mitt Romney's... The Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022707/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 00:03:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022654/posts Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is getting flack from a pro-life group for supposedly holding a secret party at the governor's mansion with an infamous late-term abortion practitioner. Sebelius reportedly invited George Tiller and his abortion center staff for a party at Cedar Crest, the governor's mansion. Rumors of the party have circulated for months and first appeared in print when nationally syndicated columnist Bob Novak mentioned them in an article saying Sebelius' pro-abortion views would fit with those of Barack Obama.On Wednesday, Operation Rescue told LifeNews.com the rumors were true and produced pictures of the event... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022654/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 21:55:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007140/posts One of the things that both Dem campaigns are always nervous about is defectors. In particular, Clinton is more vulnerable to this problem since she's the candidate that is trailing. Well, NBC News has learned that a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, former Amb. to Chile Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon is leaving the campaign to join up Barack Obama's campaign. Officially dubbed a "Hillraiser," Guerra-Mondragon raised nearly $500,000 for Clinton's campaign, according to some estimates. He has been informing people inside Clintonworld this week in what's been described as some tough conversations. A formal announcement of a role for Guerra-Mondragon on Obama's... MSNBC.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007140/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:23:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007342/posts The question has lingered since it arose last week during the federal corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko: Why, just weeks after winning the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in 2004, would Barack Obama attend a party for a controversial Iraqi-born billionaire whom Rezko was trying to lure into an investment? In an interview Friday, Obama didn't deny the assertion by Stuart Levine, the government's star witness in the Rezko trial, about the party honoring Nadhmi Auchi, a British citizen who is appealing a fraud conviction in France. Obama said he didn't recall the event. The rest of this item is... Chicago Trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007342/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:56:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002247/posts Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's first Hollywood fundraiser was co-hosted by a supporter of the terrorists in Iraq. The Hollywood bibleVariety reported that Code Pink's Jodie Evans co-hosted the Obama event with her ex-husband Max Palevsky and Dreamworks partners Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in February 2007.In 2005 while attending the World Trbunal on Iraq in Istanbul, Evans gushed approvingly of the terrorists in Iraq in a statement originally published on the Code Pink website:"We must begin by really standing with the Iraqi people and defending their right to resist. I can remain myself against all forms... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002247/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:00:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001977/posts On April 6, 2008, Barack Obama visited the San Francisco region, zipping from event to event all day long, from one end of the Bay Area to the other. What? you might ask. How did I miss that? If only I had known, I would have gone to see him. Well, there's a reason you didn't know about it. Obama didn't want you to know about it. Because the events he was attending weren't for people like you. They were for people with lots and lots of money, who use that money to gain access and influence with politicians --... zombietime http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001977/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:32:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001348/posts As Gen. David Petraeus testified under the glare of the klieg lights before Congress this week, we were treated to a close-up of the character of not just the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, but also those attempting to sit in judgment of him. [snip] Among those who have attempted to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is that self-proclaimed champion of "hope," Sen. Barack Hussein Obama. [snip] Someone who hasn't been absent from the pews of the church of Obama-mania is a woman named Jodie Evans, who happens to work for the anti-American group Code Pink. Campaign... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001348/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001302/posts Presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign has been in full damage control mode since the senator's blunt remarks about the nature of small town Pennsylvania voters were secretly recorded by a Huffington Post blogger at a recent San Francisco fundraiser that was supposed to be off limits to the press. Obama, asked last Sunday why it was so hard for him to reach blue-collar voters, said that many had been overlooked economically and that "it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001302/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:47:53 GMT