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Atlantis75
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Sat 09/18/10 01:16 PM
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Blumenthal is a liar to start out with..lied about vietnam, and receiving funds..
Obama raises big money for Blumenthal in Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. President Barack Obama swooped almost literally into Republican Linda McMahon's backyard Thursday to raise money for Democrats and the wrestling maven's opponent at a big-money fundraiser in Connecticut's richest town. Obama joined state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal at a fundraiser in Stamford and then at a $30,000-per-person dinner at the 20-acre estate of affordable housing developer Rich Richman. Richman's palatial home is not only in the same neighborhood as McMahon, but it is also within the same gated Conyers Farm development in Greenwich's exclusive "back country" neighborhood. The minimum lot size at Conyers Farm is 10 acres under deed restrictions sought by former property owner and developer Peter Brant, the polo kingpin and paper-selling magnate who has generated his own headlines recently with a high-stakes, big-money divorce from Victoria's Secret model Stephanie Seymour. The star-studded dinner, which raised $1 million for the Democratic National Committee, included director Ron Howard, "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau and his wife, television journalist Jane Pauley. Blumenthal was seated toward the back of the vaulted-ceiling dining room in the $16 million mansion, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dannel Malloy was seated near the front. The crowd of about 50 people rose to a standing ovation when Obama entered the dining room, and he told them about the crucial nature of the Blumenthal vs. McMahon battle. "There are very few races that are more important to me than the race for United States Senate here," Obama said. At the earlier fundraiser at a Stamford hotel, Obama immediately talked about McMahon's plans to spend as much as $50 million in a campaign that includes a constant television and direct-mail advertising blitz. "Dick, she has more money than you - just in case there was any confusion," Obama said to Blumenthal as the crowd laughed. Obama then compared professional wrestling to the ongoing brawls in the U.S. Senate and said they weren't all that different - prompting more laughs from the crowd. Obama then turned more serious and said, "But the truth is, and Dick understands this, public service is not a game. At this moment, we are facing challenges we haven't seen since the Great Depression, and facing serious challenges requires serious leaders - leaders who are willing to take on the status quo, leaders who are willing to take on special interests, leaders who are willing to fight for our people and our future. And Dick Blumenthal is that leader. And that's why I need all of you to make him your next United States Senator. That's the choice in this election." McMahon fired back, directly at Obama, with an e-mail to her supporters. "Today, our opponent is chasing down Washington's seal of approval to help prop up his stalled campaign," McMahon said in an e-mail. "He's turning to the same people who failed to turn our economy around and who are heaping trillions in new debt on the backs of our children and grandchildren. ... It's time for something different in Washington, and together we will deliver it." Read more:http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/16/1623121/obama-raises-big-money-for-blumenthal.html#ixzz0zuiUYoF9 I am with McMahon on this..I don't care what party affiliation she has, Blumenthal is a waste of time and space and it's time to kick his liar a$$ out of the politics. recommended read: http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/blumenthal_and_the_liars_party.html |
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All's you have to do is make Obama mad enough and he will come campaign for you!
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All's you have to do is make Obama mad enough and he will come campaign for you! He's finally getting scared |
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He campaigned on change, and people are starting to cash in.
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