Ante Upped on ‘Win Dinner With President Obama’ Contest

By Doug Powers  •  June 27, 2011 01:55 PM

**Written by Doug Powers

A while back I got an email urging me to donate at least $5 to President Obama’s re-election campaign, and if so I’d be registered to win a dinner with him — which isn’t bad since that’s something that usually costs in the $38,500 range. Sure, the dinner is a fundraiser, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t **take place at the White House (**Important: Put your profession down as “Wall Street banker” or “tech exec”).

Against all instinct, I held off, and thank goodness, because the deal has now been sweetened. I just got this teaser email:

Doug –

I just got an unexpected update about the “Dinner with Barack” contest we kicked off last week that I think you’ll want to hear.

The President wanted to tell you the news himself, so he recorded a short video with the new details.

I can’t tell you anything more than that — but let’s just say if you haven’t yet thrown your name in the hat for this thing, I have a feeling this announcement might change that.

Who is the deal sweetener? Lady Gaga? J-Lo? Tom Hanks?

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The Conductor of the Train to the Future? I’ve, uh, got other plans that night…

If they’d have said the First Lady would also be attending and serving French fries and fat cakes she brought back from her “promoting healthy eating” tour of Botswana, Obama’s campaign might have my check by now.

**Written by Doug Powers

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  1. #1
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:01 pm, No-Hands McGee said:

    Doug, you’re really putting out hard hitting post after hard hitting post today. Keep up the good work buddy!

  2. #2
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:03 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Check the fine print – it’s probably potluck. Is it on Karl Marx’s birthday – they can serve Red velvet cake.

  3. #3
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:04 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Winner: dinner with Obama and Biden.
    Loser: dinner with Obama, Biden, and the entire administration.

  4. #4
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:04 pm, Hangfire said:

    Gag me with a spoon trowel.

  5. #5
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:05 pm, Hangfire said:

    I wouldn’t dine with Barry Soetoro if it was all the Krispy Kreme you could eat.

  6. #6
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:05 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Can I bring a guest? Netanyahu perhaps.

  7. #7
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:07 pm, txvet2 said:

    I think having to look at that bunch would ruin my appetite.

  8. #8
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:08 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Doug Powers said:

    Who is the deal sweetener? Lady Gaga? J-Lo? Tom Hanks?

    Hanks has enough money he can afford to live in an alternate universe where the pResident is still cool.

  9. #9
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:09 pm, txvet2 said:

    Now if I could get an offer for dinner with Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin and our hostess, I’d be already writing the check.

  10. #10
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:10 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    What’s with this “donate” rubbish? Why isn’t this mandatory like everything else they do? $5 for dinner with the clowns, $10 buys you an out.

  11. #11
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:12 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    AlohaGuy said:

    $5 for dinner with the clowns, $10 buys you an out.

    Right, ‘second’ prize is TWO weeks in Cleveland! To be honest, I don’t which of these two clowns I’m most eager to get RID of!?

  12. #12
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:12 pm, John Deaux said:

    Hey, if I win, maybe I can use the Dalai Lama’s exit.

    Seriously, can you imagine a scenario where a conservative won? I’d gladly pay $5 to spend an evening telling those two what I think of their policies.

  13. #13
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:14 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Dinner is actually a cookout at the William Ayers residence. It promises to be a night to remember; a real blast.

  14. #14
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:14 pm, SarahInTexas said:

    So, first they want me to pay them to put my name in the hat.

    Then, they want me to fly to D.C.if I win, which means being groped by the TSA thugs.

    Then I’ll be in D.C., surrounded by our overlords and their pals.

    And on top of all that nonsense, they want me to hang out with Biden and Obama?

    Why do I think I’d be better off spending the money on a lotto ticket?

  15. #15
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Should we all register as “R. W. Clinger?”

  16. #16
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, J S Ragman said:

    Whoa! Pottery Barn is having a bedroom sale? Cool.

  17. #17
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:23 pm, PatriotGal2257 said:

    I think I’ll pass. I’d rather put that $5 with the other couple fivers I have and buy a can of coffee.

  18. #18
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:25 pm, letget said:

    Dear bho and biden, my check is in the mail every April 15! That otta do for you from our house. That is all you slugs are going to get.
    L

  19. #19
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:33 pm, RedDog said:

    I’d sooner have dinner with Dracula. All he wants is my blood.

  20. #20
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:34 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    We’ll cover your airfare and meals

    ….a night in the Lincoln Bedroom will be available for an additional charge donation.*

    *Not including bed linens, bathtowels, or pillows, each available seperately depending on level of donation. (Kindly refer to winner’s notification for complete details. All major credit cards, debit cards or cash are accepted, cash in large denominations preferable).

  21. #21
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:36 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Should we all register as “R. W. Clinger?”

    Or T. Bagger?

  22. #22
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:36 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Dinner w/BHO $5, bring a story and your ideas to give the government.

    Lunch w/Warren Buffet $2.6 million, receive ideas from a successful entrepreneur.

    Value

  23. #23
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:37 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Does Obummer have a new book coming out, “To Serve the American People”?

    Are you sure it doesn’t say “If you win the drawing, the President and Vice President will have you for dinner”?

  24. #24
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:38 pm, doriangrey said:

    How about instead of having a fundraiser for the Crook-In-Chief, we investigate the Secretary of State for her connections to Al Qaeda?

    Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton, and Al Qeada, the scrubbing begins.

  25. #25
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:40 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:34 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    All major credit cards, untraceable prepaid debit cards or cash are accepted, cash in large denominations preferable).

  26. #26
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:40 pm, uniclone said:

    Guess some earmuffs will be necessary if the VP is going to be there. Cause this IS a big f’in deal!

  27. #27
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:41 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Does Obummer have a new book coming out, “To Serve the American People”?

    If so, I sure hope he’s not drawing on a certain Twilight Zone episode for inspiration.

  28. #28
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:43 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    All major credit cards, untraceable prepaid debit cards or cash are accepted, cash in large denominations preferable).

    Much better, and more accurate.

  29. #29
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:48 pm, Paratus said:

    If the deal sweetner is J-Lo and MO will be there that’s a lota junk in two trunks. What room would hold all that stuff?
    On a more serious note does the winner get a copy of the birth certificate?

  30. #30
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:49 pm, sidewinder said:

    RedDog #18 It has taken me this long to stop laughing and start breathing again. Good one.

  31. #31
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:49 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:36 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Should we all register as “R. W. Clinger?”

    Or T. Bagger?

    P.R. Oletarian?

  32. #32
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:49 pm, thejim said:

    Sounds like the old joke; Care to buy a lottery ticket for the homeless? Helll No, with my luck I might win one of them.

  33. #33
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:56 pm, rambler said:

    Serving wieners?

  34. #34
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:01 pm, FrankNitti said:

    that’s not worth the cost of a stamp (was .44$)

  35. #35
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:03 pm, babiesgrandma said:

    Hangfire said:
    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:36 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Should we all register as “R. W. Clinger?”
    Or T. Bagger?
    P.R. Oletarian?

    How about I. M. Bitter?

  36. #36
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:04 pm, Gorebot said:

    And all this time I thought Ed McMahon died a few years back.

    Nice to know I “still could be a winner”.

  37. #37
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:07 pm, stuckinIL4now said:

    If not french fries and fatcakes, what’s on the menu? Burgers and beers followed by ice cream cones and slurpees for dessert? Leftovers from the super bowl party? Or just more waffles and porkulus?

  38. #38
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:09 pm, Hal_inTX said:

    If you win this, you’ll have to pay taxes on it as if it were income.

  39. #39
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:11 pm, Hannibal said:

    Who is the deal sweetener? Lady Gaga?

    Lady Gaga is at this moment in Japan. She is reporting that “Japan is safe and beautiful” even though news reports are stating that “radioactivity is showing up in the urine of the population”. On a lighter note Gaga has twittered to her fans:

    @ my fans : I just luv Japanese men. Did you know their penises glow in the dark?

  40. #40
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:12 pm, headbodyandtail said:

    Are you sure it doesn’t say “If you win the drawing, the President and Vice President will have you for dinner”?

    Dinner would be fava beans and a nice cianthi.

  41. #41
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:12 pm, Fuzzy said:

    The leader of the free world is holding a raffle for dinner with him? Seriously? This is incredibly embarrassing. Is he going on Dancing with the Stars next?

  42. #42
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:18 pm, Darthnoob said:

    This is a tough call. Dinner with the president . . . or buy a gallon of gas?

    I’ll go with the gas. Having gas makes me smile.

  43. #43
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:19 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    The leader of the free world is holding a raffle for dinner with him? Seriously?

    I believe his new campaign manager is Vince the Sham-Wow guy.
    “Can your candidate do this? You know those Kenyans make good stuff.”

  44. #44
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:11 pm, Hannibal said:

    @ my fans : I just luv Japanese men. Did you know their penises glow in the dark?

    Japanese men have multiple penises?

  45. #45
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:21 pm, Darthnoob said:

    On his Facebook page Obumble made the mistake of posting “What would you ask the president over dinner?”

    I think my comment was the longest in facebook’s history.

  46. #46
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:24 pm, Darthnoob said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm, passingruffian said:

    Japanese men have multiple penises?

    Godzilla vs The . . . nvm

  47. #47
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Flyoverman said:
    Dinner is actually a cookout at the William Ayers residence. It promises to be a night to remember; a real blast.

    Literally! Bring ear plugs. Great comments all, I mean for a buncha’ conservatives w/ no sense of humor and all?

  48. #48
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm, Darthnoob said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:11 pm, Hannibal said:

    @ my fans : I just luv Japanese men. Did you know their penises glow in the dark?

    Does hers glow now too?

  49. #49
    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:57 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm, Darthnoob said:
    Does hers glow now too?

    Oh, my God!!! The radiation has caused blindness in Japan?????

  50. #50
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:02 pm, Hangfire said:

    A loaf of bread,
    A jug of wine,
    And thou Lady Gaga

  51. #51
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:03 pm, walterc said:

    Doesn’t this constitute illegal gambling? I’m no lawyer, but my understanding is that to avoid being considered gambling, contestants in this “contest” have to be given instructions on entering the contest without being obligated to “purchase” anything. So there should be some fine print somewhere that to enter without making a contribution, I need to send a self addressed stamped envelope to some po box in timbuckto requesting an entry form. I think publishers clearing house has all the details spelled out by some court on the proper procedures.

    Because I’d really like to enter, but I don’t have 5 bucks since losing my job at the factory.

  52. #52
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:07 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Ante Upped on ‘Win Dinner With President Obama’ Contest

    I’d rather split a mocha with John Wayne Gacy or Jeffrey Dahmer! :roll:

  53. #53
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:10 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:18 pm, Darthnoob said:
    Having gas makes me smile.

    Nobody else really likes an SBD.

  54. #54
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:12 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “Don’t ya know it’s bad etiquette to reach in front of a person when said person is trying to snag a morsel of food?”
    - Moe (VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY, 1938)

  55. #55
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:13 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “I’m just crazy about Spanish food… especially corned beef and cabbage.”
    - Curly (THREE SAPPY PEOPLE, 1939)

  56. #56
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:14 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “I’ll bet he eats soup wid’ a knife.”
    - Moe (WHAT’S THE MATADOR?, 1942)

  57. #57
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:17 pm, madshark said:

    Did anyone notice on the form the following statement that you had to affirm in order to contribute to the campaign? “I am a United States citizen or a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States.”

    Gee whiz. BHO can’t contribute to his own campaign.

  58. #58
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:19 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:07 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:
    I’d rather split a mocha with John Wayne Gacy or Jeffrey Dahmer!

    I’d rather be a donkey fluffer in Ensenada.

  59. #59
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:23 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    :shock: Eyeores BFF!

  60. #60
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, Truesoldier said:

    We’ll cover your airfare and meals

    Why do I have a feeling that the meal will consist of what passes for a new and improved MObama school lunch program meal and the airfare will be on this airline.

  61. #61
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:19 pm, Hangfire said:

    Is that considered good duty or bad duty for a Navy guy?

  62. #62
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:32 pm, Lan Astaslem said:

    hmmm… Hang with me on this. Looking at the video, it’s clear that Obama is in the Map Room (ground floor of the White House). You know, where Roberts re-administered the oath of office, and where BHO met with the Dalai Lama, rather than in the Oval Office where most dignitaries are greeted. (Kind of goes along with getting kicked out the back door among the trash, I guess.) Anywhoo… From page 130 of the Federal Campaign Election Laws:

    § 607. Place of solicitation1
    (a) Prohibition.
    (1) In general. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election from a person who is located in a room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States. It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person.

    I don’t see any wiggle-room here, does anyone else?? $5k and up to 3 years in jail. There is a caveat in Section (b), but the way I read it, it only refers to the receipt of contributions, not the solicitation of them. But then again, I’m a ChemE, not an attorney, so feel free to correct me if I’m wrong!

  63. #63
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:35 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:
    Is that considered good duty or bad duty for a Navy guy?

    Oh, bad.

    The donkeys are smaller on Guam.

  64. #64
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:46 pm, RobM1981 said:

    Sounds more like a sentence than a prize.

    “Son, you’ve been found guilty of stealing that car. You either get 18 months in county prison, or dinner with Obama.”

    “I’ll take the 18, Sir. The company is better…”

  65. #65
    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:48 pm, madshark said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 3:18 pm, Darthnoob said:
    I’ll go with the gas. Having gas makes me smile.

    It only makes me smile when I can blame it on the dog or someone else standing nearby.

  66. #66
    On June 27th, 2011 at 5:05 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:32 pm, Lan Astaslem said:

    Looks like section b only applies to staff members collecting contributions not to the solicitation of donations.

    (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by persons on the staff of a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress or Executive Office of the President, provided, that such contributions have not been solicited in any manner which directs the contributor to mail or deliver a contribution to any room, building, or other facility referred to in subsection (a), and provided that such contributions are transferred
    within seven days of receipt to a political committee within the meaning
    of section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

  67. #67
    On June 27th, 2011 at 5:05 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 4:48 pm, madshark said:
    It only makes me smile when I can blame it on the dog or someone else standing nearby.

    I’m 56 and can still hit the high notes.

  68. #68
    On June 27th, 2011 at 5:44 pm, cicerokid said:

    Second place wins two dinners with him.

  69. #69
    On June 27th, 2011 at 6:11 pm, Barred said:

    No purchase, payment or contribution necessary to enter or win. So everybody head on over to BarackObama.com/dinner and sign up.
    That is, if you want them to know who you are, where you live, etc.

  70. #70
    On June 27th, 2011 at 7:41 pm, Lan Astaslem said:

    On June 27, 2011 at 05:05 PM, Truesoldier said:
    Looks like section b only applies to staff members collecting contributions not to the solicitation of donations.

    Exactly! So doesn’t that make BHO guilty of Campaign Finance laws just by filming this in the White House??

    Not that the rules apply to him anyway…

  71. #71
    On June 27th, 2011 at 7:56 pm, davebrown said:

    How about a cake walk at the county fair for 25 cents? I never won that either.

  72. #72
    On June 27th, 2011 at 8:38 pm, Green eyed Lady said:

    I ask you, Doug, isn’t this the same kind of thing Barry tried to pull in 2008?

    http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/obama_raffle_no_gambling.html
    2008:
    DENVER, Colo. — The cities hosting the Democratic and Republican national conventions buzzed this week with a mini-controversy over whether Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was running an illegal raffle that offered contributors a chance to meet him backstage before his acceptance speech.
    The Obama camp put a quick stop to it – but not without generating some headlines in the process.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/27/dreams-do-come-true-dinner-with-barack-fundraising-gimmick-now-to-include-joe-biden/

    How about we start a $5 Impeachment Campaign to Save Our Beloved Republic?

    Sign me up

  73. #73
    On June 27th, 2011 at 9:27 pm, Lan Astaslem said:

    Booyah! Real Clear Politics must read MM’s comments, because they picked up on the Campaign Finance violation (link on Drudge). I’m sure he’ll have some explanation though…

  74. #74
    On June 27th, 2011 at 9:36 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Integrity is never for sale. Nuff said.

  75. #75
    On June 27th, 2011 at 9:38 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Another friend of Joe Biden…

    Van Jones ended by questioning the patriotism of the Tea Party movement. With a nod to Vice President Joe Biden, he discussed the patriotism of paying higher taxes and took to calling his fellow progressives the “deeper patriots,” as if patriotism is determined by how much of other people’s money you can spend.

    George Washington on questioning patriotism:

    Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labour to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men & citizens.

    …guard against the Impostures of pretended patriotism

  76. #76
    On June 27th, 2011 at 9:58 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Van Jones ended by questioning the patriotism of the Tea Party movement.

    I don’t recall Van Jones being in the field with us, chewing the same dirt with us, going unbathed with us, eating cold MRE’s and C’s with us, missing family events like us, being shaking from the cold and wet while being bone tired with us, etc. etc. etc.

    He questions my patriotism? He questions your patriotism. He can take a flying “flip” in a rolling doughnut.

  77. #77
    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:11 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    I’d go down in history as the projectile vomitter. :lol:

  78. #78
    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:18 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:11 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    I’d go down in history as the projectile vomitter.

    You do not show up till sunset. Your detractors are going to accuse you of being from Transylvania.

  79. #79
    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:22 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:18 pm, Flyoverman said:

    What can I say, I’m a capitalist and it was 103°F when I got home and I lounged in the pool ;)

  80. #80
    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:39 pm, Flyoverman said:

    A pool? Obviously you are unpatriotic and not paying the taxes you should.

  81. #81
    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:51 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    On June 27th, 2011 at 10:39 pm, Flyoverman said:

    It’s no cement pond ;)

  82. #82
    On June 28th, 2011 at 2:32 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Double Red Alert
    Posted by Ann Barnhardt – June 24, AD 2011 9:01 AM MST

    Two HUGE intel leads in my email box this morning from way-back contacts that I’ve had for years, that are actually somewhat connected concepts.

    1. File this one under “Now It All Makes Sense”. A Missouri farming and ranching contact just got off a conference call wherein he was informed that the federal government is sending out letters to all of the flooded out farmers in the Missouri River flood plain and bottoms notifying them that the Army Corps of Engineers will offer to BUY THEIR LAND.

    Intentionally flood massive acreage of highly productive farmground. Destroy people’s communities and homes. Catch them while they are desperate and afraid and then swoop in and buy the ground cheap. Those evil sons of bitches.

    2. Speaking of evil sons of bitches, George Soros appears to be “investing” in farmground through the same puppet company that he used to get into the grain elevator and fertilizer business. The company is called Ospraie Capital Management and is buying up farmground in a joint venture with Teays River Investments as a partner. Here is that announcement:

    Click Here

    Okay. Here’s the connection. This Ospraie outfit was a hedge fund specializing in commodities that was started and run by some cocky child who didn’t know how to trade bear markets and got his butt kicked into next week in the grain market of 2008. He also lost a fortune trying to trade RARE EARTH METALS. In fact, it was so bad that he had to shut his fund down because he had promised his investors that he would give them all of their investment money back if the fund lost more than 30% in one year. Whoopsie.

    But it appears that Soros swooped in and saved the day because this Ospraie is the “co-investor” with Soros that bought the remnants of ConAgra’s trading operation and renamed it . . . Gavilon. In the industry, it is widely acknowledged that Ospraie IS Soros. That three-page article citation is here:

    http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/companies/ospraie_demos.fortune/index.htm

    As you probably remember, Gavilon just recently bought both DeBruce Grain out of Kansas City and the biggest grain elevator company in the Pacific Northwest, thus making Soros (who is the money behind Gavilon through both his own Soros Fund Management AND his de facto control of Ospraie) the third-largest grain company in the U.S. with 280 million bushels of storage capacity, behind only Archer Daniels Midland (542 million bushels storage capacity) and Cargill (344 million bushels storage capacity). That citation is here:

    http://www.world-grain.com/News/News%20Home/Features/2010/12/A%20powerful%20signal.aspx?p=1

    Bottom line: Soros, through Ospraie, is buying up farmground. Please also note that the hotlink citation above is dated June 26, 2009. My contact says this has been going on for two years – and also remember what I told you about farmground prices inflating wildly, especially in Illinois. I have personally confirmed farmground in Illinois selling for $13,000 per acre within the last month, whereas that same kind of ground in Illinois was going for $5500 per acre the day Obama was inaugurated.

    Spread the word.

  83. #83
    On June 28th, 2011 at 8:18 am, stillontheroad said:

    Ante Upped on ‘Win Dinner With President Obama’ Contest
    Yep, Sock Puppet will give the winner his half eaten waffle and then try to converse in Austrian.

  84. #84
    On June 28th, 2011 at 11:23 am, Rjulio said:

    I’d rather go to the zoo and eat with the monkeys. Better company and better manners. Not to mention that the monkeys will be able to carry a more intelligent conversation than these two morons.

  85. #85
    On June 28th, 2011 at 11:47 am, sport02 said:

    Did they ask for a credit card number or socical security number? They might be trying to steal your identity.

  86. #86
    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:16 pm, MacEamonn said:

    Did it mention anywhere in the fine print about this being ‘Dutch Treat’?

  87. #87
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:10 pm, Blackstone said:

    Doug –

    I just got an unexpected update about the “Dinner with Barack” contest we kicked off last week that I think you’ll want to hear.

    They seem to be doing a lot of unexpecting lately.

  88. #88
    On June 28th, 2011 at 4:23 pm, RobM1981 said:

    Drudge just put up some other prizes. Spend time with a White House Chef!

    I’m waiting for “win a free ride to Iowa on Air Force One!”

  89. #89
    On June 28th, 2011 at 5:25 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Nah, I don’t wanna participate for a number of reasons, but among them, Lady Obama standing over me at the table counting calories and screaming about nutrition. Gag me.

  90. #90
    On June 29th, 2011 at 11:25 am, StewartIII said:

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