Hillary Clinton Turns To Dinner Date To Retire Debt

Hillary Clinton left the primary race roughly $20 million in the hole. She's been looking to Barack Obama, t-shirt sales, and office furniture sales (among other measures) to retire her debt. Today, she announced a new scheme: a dinner contest. Supporters who donate at least $5 have the chance to dine with the Senator. Here is Clinton's email, blasted out Tuesday morning:

Summer is a time for simple pleasures: family vacations, baseball games, and dinner out under the stars. At least it is if you aren't running for president!

It sure is nice having a little more time on my hands, and I'd love to spend some of it with you. Would you like to join me for dinner?

During the campaign, I had the chance a few times to grab meals with supporters, but they were always rushed thanks to the frenetic pace of the campaign. This is my first chance to sit down and spend some real one-on-one time with you. If you enter today, we could be having dinner together soon!

Join me for dinner. Make a $5 contribution today.

My staff has been calling this my "retirement dinner" -- not because I'm retiring, of course, but because we're working on retiring the debt we owe to small vendors all over the country. Everyone who acts today will have the chance to join me -- along with a guest -- for a dinner to talk about whatever you'd like.

Let's go to dinner! Every little bit helps, and even $5 can make a real difference. Contribute $5 now, and you and I could be enjoying a summer dinner together soon!

Comments

[08politicaljunkie]

Get "what's his name" to pardon what is owed to him. Tell Mr. Penn to consider his dis"service" to your campaign a donation.

The money you lent yourself, consider it an investment, a lesson learned, and forget about it. You have plenty more. The choices you made were yours; accept the loss.

Pay off the vendors around the country. They should have been paid according to the terms that you agreed upon. I don't understand how you could say you were fighting for those "hard working Americans" when you, by not paying for their services, have hurt them. They should have been paid long ago -- before you, before Mark Penn, ...

[WFV]

'an investment, a lesson learned'..­...

Well said. Unfortunately, I am afraid no lessons were learned. Justifications were formulated, but lessons learned? Probably not.

[08politicaljunkie]

True. I read on another site that some Clinton backers are complaining that Barack Obama isn't working hard enough to retire Hillary's campaign debt. As if it's his fault. As if it's his obligation. [scoff]

[KNadine]

With all of this, why is the media still thinking Clinton by be Obama's VP?? It takes young people to call it straight. I heard this guy on the other night, not sure where he was from, but he said Clinton would bring all of her Psycho-drama to the ticket. I couldn't put it better myself. This is just sad. If her 18million voters would just send in $1, this could be over. Hello, H-E-L-L-O. Where are they??

[JackND]

I'm sorry, but I had to chuckle three or four times while I read that e-mail.

Mrs. C linton...I didn't support you for President. I don't have particularly high regard for you. But this is beneath you.

If you'd realized that it was over back when it was, you wouldn't have this problem. As soon as the superdelegates realized that they had a good chance to take back the White House without having to take back you and your husband; of course they were going to exercise that option. Your husband's presidency was a circus.

For what it's worth, I rate you better than your husband.

[LiberTLover]

Ahhh...who has to pick up the tab for the dinner?

[WFV]

Wow, this is really embarassing, isn't it?

And what is next? Pantsuit auctions? A bake sale?

Hope she can scrape together plane fare to get to Denver, so she can watch my candidate secure the nomination.

[08politicaljunkie]

I bet her pantsuits would bring in at least $5 ea. on eBay. Great idea!

[JennyJay]

Since her "supporters" are not "supporting" her these days (by not sending in a buck each), then that tells me that most of her supporters actually were Republicans, desperate for her to be the nominee.
Thank God - that plan didn't work.
She should sell some of the loot that she and Bubba stole from the white house when they left, or all those crooks they pardoned should chip in.

[Nofuzzydreams]

You are wrong! I have always voted for the Clintons and the Democrats. Since Hillary was denied her legitimate chance by an upstart who gamed the primary using the ridiculous caucus system, I will not vote for him and remember these words here; "Obama will lose to McCain because of the abuse he and his supporters metted out to the Clintons"

[debrouillard]

Your points dont add up. an Upstart and Gaming the system dont add up,sorry. Gaming a system is an insider game alone.

What you should have said is that the Upstart beat her by playing fair. The game rules were made by the Clintons,remember Harold Ickles? He is part of the Clinton machine that re-write the nomination rules. Obama is simply a smart guy.He proved that,no matter what the topic or subject is,smart guy is always gonna pass.

[seanosul]

Calling Democrats socialist, does not suggest that you are anything other than Republican.

[08politicaljunkie]

Well, you're one of $20,000,00­0.00. If you give her failed campaign your dollar, she'll only need $19,999,99­9.00 more.

[MrChris]

The fact that Ms. Clinton's PUMA supporters have not even begun to help her dig out of this financial hole is the most powerful evidence we have that they are simply a very LOUD but very SMALL group of people. They are getting waa-aay more press and visibility than their numbers warrant.

[mi]

like her or not, she is one smart, courageous woman.
I would put up a few dollars to have dinner with Hillary!

[susquehannastudio]

Don't the Clinton's have assets of over 100 million dollars ? Are we supposed to feel sorry for them having spent all that money promoting themselves? Chartered jets? A staff of hundreds? Skipping town leaving bills unpaid?

[Pulemerci]

A $20 million debt that needs to be paid. Is this the woman who was going to have health care for everyone yet she can't pay her own bills.

[KarateKid]

Ya know, her campaign made a lot of claims and boasts about their 18 million voters and all they have to do is contribute $1.50 each to retire that debt, but where are they, now that she needs them? With "friends" like that, who needs enemies?

[RJII]

PUMAS -- bwa haa haaaaa.

[genia]

Until this woman stands up and openly condemns these groups ....she needs to get out of my face.

You know she's being pressured to do this by members of the party....y­ou just know she is. The party is trying to united. Hillary's excuse for not standing up ..condemni­ng these supporters, asking them to cease to exist and call all her supporters to fall in line behind Obama is her problem paying off her debt. .
BS.......s­he's still up to her dirty tricks.

[4wehttam]

Funny how it doesn't say HOW MANY PEOPLE will be chosen to "dine" with her. Seems like ONE to me. Hey PUMA or should I say Operation Chaos.....­.donate $1each and she will be debt free. You won't have to worry about her anymore...­.like you ever did.

[alnc]

This why she not the Democratic nominee, nor will be the VP Pick!

[theMightyT]

Yet another idea lifted from the Obama campaign..­. he did this about a year ago didn't he?

Can't anyone come up with their own ideas? Why must everyone steal his?

[Carnacamarna]

Change. Yes We Can. --> Oh-so-original.