Obama to House/Senate Dems Regarding Campaign Funds: You’re On Your Own
**Written by Doug Powers
What happened to “spread the wealth around”?
From Politico:
President Barack Obama has a bleak message for House and Senate Democrats this year when it comes to campaign cash: You’re on your own.
Democratic congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, have privately sought as much as $30 million combined from Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee — a replay of the financial help they received from Obama in 2008 and 2010.
But that’s not going to happen, top Obama aides Jim Messina and David Plouffe told Reid and Pelosi in back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the high-level talks. It was a stark admission from a presidential campaign once expected to rake in as much as $1 billion of just how closely it is watching its own bottom line.
Messina and Plouffe told the two Hill leaders that there would be no cash transfers to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from OFA or the DNC, at least not before Election Day, the sources said.
According to Politico, Obama will have similar campaign moratoriums on his participation in fundraisers for, and appearances with, congressional Democrats. That may not be entirely unwelcome news for some.
I hear they’ve even canceled plans for a “Joe Biden dunk tank” fundraiser at the rallies of various swing-district Dems. Bummer.
In other fundraising news, Team Obama has called in some reinforcements:
Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to make joint appearances with President Barack Obama at a series of fundraisers, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The 42nd and the 44th presidents will appear together at events in the coming months in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, according to one of the people. The New York fundraiser is aimed at donors in the financial services industry [a nice way of saying "Wall Street bankers" without saying it - DP], said the person, who like the others spoke on the condition of anonymity because they hadn’t been authorized to talk about the events.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Idiots, they really thought teh won would “share his wealth” with their peon selves? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Morons….they STILL think they’re important. He’s going to poop on them as he does the rest of us.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *inhale*
You can’t see the eyes of the demon, until him come callin’
–King Willie
Barry will not spare the price of one tie fighter if it takes away from construction on his re-election Death Star.
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Did you see how fast Sheriff Joe Biden bailed out of the dunk (dunce?) tank fundraiser?
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It happened about a millisecond after FLYOVERMAN offered to provide the free dunk tank. With real live Great Whites to “liven up” the event! And all this time I believed that Biden would think that it was just another band. Maybe he is really smarter than I think.
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John Bibb
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Oh, man! I was so looking forward to that. I’d donate a dollar to them for the chance to dunk Plugs.
No, no, it’s “spread the birth control around.”
Obama: “Did someone say ‘joint’?”
Bill: “Free birth control for co-eds – why didn’t I think of that?”
Hey, had enough rain?
I wonder. It’s pretty clear that few of the Dems see any coattails to ride to re-election so cutting off the Obama money would make sense for “optics”. But couldn’t they get money from his PACS?
The way money is managed this year, even money and who is providing it is subject to interpretation. The same money will arrive in the same coffers but without the bothersome linkage.
Very encouraging to see that Obama doesn’t have enough campaign finances to share. Seems like a lot of his worshipers from 2008 have converted to another religion. Maybe they are giving all their money to Greenpeace now instead of Obama. Whatever, his halo is kinda tarnished, doncha know.
Rain?
1st off, how can low-life’s have high-level talks?
And speaking of Omaha, it’s now known of as ‘Obamaha‘
Don’t worry, Obama has plenty of money. Intrade still has him as a 2:1 favorite which reflects his 2:1 money advantage over Romney. No one else has any real money.
That shows that Obama isn’t a socialist. He’s a communist!
Think the media will ever figure out that he’s not their pal either?
It’s just his funny kind of capitalism. They give him the capital, and he keeps it.
And why should he change? Obama’s been saying it to hurting Americans since he assumed office.
Obama ignored Kentuckians trying to recover from a deadly ice storm a few years back and is doing the same after this horrific series of tornadoes.
A tyrant does not need congress. Just beware of the ides of March.
There is NO WAY in heck Clinton really wants to see another two-term Democrat president, free to compete with his own ignoble legacy and lucrative book sales and speaking engagements in just four years.
Monica Crowley brought this up on her weekend radio show.
Ha Ha Ha! The top demonuts just got Fluked!!! Ha Ha Ha!
Obowmao: Suckahs!
King Willy: Truly dread mon!
obama won’t send money to his own kin, what makes anybody think he would give them any money?
It’s getting crowded under the bus!
” I hear they’ve even canceled plans for a “Joe Biden dunk tank” fundraiser at the rallies of various swing-district Dems. Bummer.”
Gee, hold it in a red state and that blithering idiot will be under water so much more than the left did for the housing market that Bite Me would have to grow gills.
…but then, he’s already got a blowhole so maybe he would be safe.
Aw hell, lets risk it anyway.
It’s quite telling Bubba has joined the fray (for something substantial in return I’m sure) because Oblahblah is doing so poorly with women. It couldn’t just be a sandra Fluke….which explains that whole circus. Are women still swooning over that old lech?
Oh, now isn’t this ironic …
Obama shifts location of G-8 summit from hometown of Chicago to his Camp David retreat
Who’s BS meter isn’t pegged over this ?
On March 05, 2012 at 07:03 pm, paulie said:
Depends. Jake Tapper seems to have inklings given his whining the other day about Urkel going after reporters involving classified stuff.
The rest are just frogs waiting for the water temp to rise to a comfy level.
On March 05, 2012 at 07:22 pm, DBNinKY said:
You’d think some suck-up reporter would give him a heads-up over the bad optics. Instead, in his budget proposal to Congress, he cut the budget for information technology for the weather service so bad that most will be gone, reassigned or fired by October. The very people who make it possible to receive weather and he is cutting them.
Ah……. the captain throwing the rats off the sinking ship.
Oh yeah, this just took up the first 10 minutes of the 10pm news on local All Borerack Channel affiliate WLS. I’m surprised Mayor “tiny dancer” Rahmbo isn’t stomping his feet in protest over it–he’s missing his big chance to ingratiate himself with the G8 ahead of his 2016 Prezuhduncial run. On that weekend in May the Sox and Cubs will be playing the first half of the annual Crosstown Classic at Wrigley and don’t laugh because that’s a big event in this city and even though the remaining NATO summit is at McCormick place which is closer to Baraka’s Cominskey Park on the South Side, there’ll be a lotta hyped-up angry drunken baseball fans crawling all over the city to clash with the protestors who still plan to demonstrate the NATO part of the summit.
O?T:
Obama to Bibi: You’re on your own.
Hopefully, this will work to our advantage.
Having less money for the DNC, that’s usually a very good thing.
But I think it’d be great to see some glaring photos of Obama and democrats together.
Is this a concession that Team Obama doesn’t think the democrats have a chance to retake the House and hold the Senate? Given that the make up of the House is in flux due to redistricting by Republican state legislatures and the Senators up for reelection rode in on the “Hate Bush” wave this seems like a practical move. But this makes even more puzzling the Republican Elite’s love affair with Mitt Romney. They have been telling us that if Romney is not the nominee the Republicans will lose the House and not take back the Senate. What does it say about their expertise if the democrats are now conceding Congress?
This proves two things: 1.) Americans vote their wallets and Team Obama knows that his dismal record on the economy cannot be defended, even w/ a billion dollars and the MSM in their back pocket; 2.) Obama is thinking ahead to his legacy and wants a second term w/ Republicans in charge of both Houses so he, like Clinton before him, can claim the role of “sagacious centrist” merely by approving most everything they pass.
It won’t work, though. For despite the media’s happy economic talk and cooked polls, too many Americans are hurting financially to ever vote reelect a failed president like Obama.
Good! A colleague and I discussed this last fall, when we noticed how few people on the right were analyzing Clinton’s role in the 2012 election.
How much is media love for Obama and Dems in general worth, every election?
Look at whats happening with Romney now:
ABC’s “What Would You Do?” this weekend, featuring a Mormon young man verbally abusing and dumping his fiance because he “found out” that she had had premarital sex.
SNL–showcasing supposed “Romney sons” as a kind of “Stepford boys”.
Anybody notice that the new Batman movie’s villain is named “Bane”? Bain Capital, anyone?
And the NYPost ran an article yesterdayabout the Mormon practice of “baptizing” non-adherents…highlighting the “baptism” of Daniel Pearl–the Jewish-American victim of that horrendous videotaped execution by Muslim terrorists.
As Romney tightens the screws on the nomination, Obama’s unpaid (?) MSM and entertainment media is gearing up for the kneecapping of Mormonism.
So how much money does Obama really need?
Excellent point, Double-D! The priceless free media support Obama and the Dems receive negates the need for campaign cash.
Obummer humming Pink Floyd:
Money
Well, get back
I’m all right Jack
Keep your hands off of my stack
Money
It’s a hit
Don’t give me that do goody good bull$hit
I’m in the high-fidelity Air Force traveling set
I think I need a Jumbo jet
Money
It’s a crime
Share it fairly
But don’t take a slice of my pie
Heh.
Hey Dexter I like your change of words in Floyd’s “Money”.
Personally, I think Obungle is hanging on to the campaign ca$h for his future use as a legal fund for himself. He’ll need it.
The Campaigner-in-Chief will still be fundraising at DCCC and DSCC events. He’s spreading himself around – only his personal money-pot is not to be touched. I think his supporters call this a double Obammy-Whammy.
Lil’ Obowwow: damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
As soon as people know for sure Romney is the nominee, money will start pouring in from people who were just waiting to see where their money should go. I plan to support whoever gets the nomination with my money and my “talents”. I just didn’t want to waste it on someone who doesn’t make it.
Oh, and a comment about the press going after Mormonism…how stupid do they think the American People are? No need to answer. I also think there are a lot of supid people out there. But what does the Mormon religion have to do with anything? Do they want us to believe that Romney would get into office and mandate we all change to Mormon? Or, maybe Mitt would force all the churches to adopt Mormon practices that goes against their consciences? Nah, I think Obama has that covered. This is another attempt to obfuscate the issue of how horrible things are going with this doofus in office.
They WILL NOT WIN ON THE REAL ISSUES, AND THEY KNOW IT. Their solution? Mormon-bashing. Yeah, that’ll work.
DirkDiggler:
Sorry, pal. Bane has been a main Batman villain for decades. I recall back in the mid 90s that Bane broke Batman’s back, put him out of action for months. So him being in the new Batman movie is just a coincidence. No conspiracy there.
Okay, Rich Lowery’s article at National Review just sent chills up my spine:
Even having majorities in Congress, there is too much damage the Executive branch can do. We MUST win the Presidency! I don’t care if Arnold Ziffel is the candidate! We MUST support him!
Dexter Alarius:
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been saying for months!!
This article should be required reading for all the “If (insert candidate name) wins, I’m voting third party, or not voting at all” idiots.
Con Hispanic:
Yeah, maybe I’m overdoing it a bit, but just look at the other examples I posted from just one March weekend. Just because we’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t trying to kill us, eh?
In an earlier, pre-adult life, I was more of a Spiderman guy, but knew enough about Batman to know Bane, who was probably the best villain of the series.
No time for any of that stuff anymore, just THEOhioState football and regular “2-minutes-hate” political blog sessions. And chicken wings. Always chicken wings…
happyscrapper, Romney has plenty of other things to go after other than his mormon religion. He is your staid old white guy and a life long member of the 1 percent, who also is fond of socialized medicine. His wife has 2 cadillacs to show their humble lifestyle. He has no use for tea partiers or the GOP base. I don’t see this guy beating Obama.
And don’t forget the Romney advisor is Sununu who recommended one of those current liberal supreme court justices. Don’t count on Romney to do anything but grow the government.
Too bad Arnold isn’t running
YouTube pulled the clip of Arnold in a WWI pilots hat & goggles sitting in a bar and Foster Brooks comes in and orders a drink with him… It’s a classic and I would of posted it.
I witnessed the mainstream media’s effect on the average citizen this past weekend, and it is disconcerting at best. It is absolutely amazing how little the average citizen knows when their only source of news & information is their television set.
Ask the average citizen if he/she thinks he is “informed”. If they are like my sister, they will say yes. Then ask where they get their information. Most watch 1/2 hour MSM news like CBS, etc. in the evening and that is it. And they think they get all the news they need to be informed. People who THINK they are informed are worse than being totally UNINFORMED!
I actually worked with a lady who never watched ANY news, either world or local. She didn’t have a home computer and she didn’t read newspapers. She might as well be living in a cave. A dumber person I have never met.
Romeny is the least likely to win between Ginrich, Santorum, and Romney. He’s a ripe target for Obama and there is no real enthusiasm for him in the base.
The dilema is if Santorum or Gingrich is nominated the GOP, the elites, and the establishment Republicans will abandon them. They would rather lose than support a conservative of any degree.
If I have any more cheery news, I will get back with you,
Romney may be a very bad candidate for us. But he will be the one…count on it. Only a miracle will give the nomination to Santorum. Pray for that miracle. This country has had those miracles in the past…how else do you explain a bunch of rag-tag farmers defeating the mighty British Military in 1775? Miracles happen, but God is probably is bit peeved with this country right now. I pray He will still listen to us.
Famous last words while on a campaign trail:
Stop with the negative vibes, Moriarty!
On March 06, 2012 at 12:02 pm, Dexter Alarius said:
Awesome movie!
Big Joe to GOP candidates: The reason you can’t hear me is because you’re firing your mortars at your end, and they’re dropping here, on our end! No, 0bama’s not here! We’re here! Just lift your godd@mned barrage!
Right on ‘vet…Excellent movie!
Yes, but the GOP needs to start firing more than just paint rounds. Trap the Dem Tiger, find their weak spot, and hit them with armor piercing rounds.
I’ve often wondered; if there is a limit on the amount “a person” can contribute to a re-election campaign, and party, how can all those fundraiser/dinners charge $35,000 a head? And, it can’t go to Superpacs, because it would violate federal election law.
Heh…this makes me think of “no honor among thieves.” Obeyme is either keeping this money for himself, helping out cronies who are working for his reelection, or squirreling it away to eventually pay off those who may finally vet him. This is how Chicago thugs operate. Those Dem ijjitts in CONgress who supported this tyrant in office should have known this would happen–no sympathy from me.
On March 06, 2012 at 12:41 pm, Dexter Alarius said:
Every time a democrat speaks, it smells like someone fell into a dung heap.
Kinda reminds you of home doesn’t it ‘ol buddy?
That’s Obastard for ya! Now he’s even shafting his own party!?! What new?
Sounds like Obama wants all the money to himself so he can be a step closer of becoming a dictator. He does not want to have a three ring circus running past 2013. Send him back to Keyna before Electorial College have a chance to vote him in.
The lucky rats!
The American people to Barry: You’re on your own.
Begs the question of how many people/groups Obama and his loyal core in the Lazy Main Stream Media can continue to alienate and lose and still win re-election?
I am not amused by those (Neal Boortz comes to mind) who say Obama would wipe the floor with Santorum and would clean Romney’s clock in the general election. WHY is there little mention of Obama’s flaws and vulnerabilities? He has as many, if not more, points to attack as either Romney, Santorum or Gingrich.