Donors To Clintons: We Gave At The Office

"In a campaign of surprises," writes Daniel Henninger in a recent Wall Street Journal column, "none has been more breathtaking than the falling away of Clinton supporters, loyalists [and] friends. Why?"

The answer, of course -- after all, this is the WSJ -- is "Money."

Henninger explains. "Once Barack proved conclusively that he could raise big-time cash, the Clintons' strongest tie to their machine began to unravel."

Not the clearest writer, what he seems to mean is that big-money Democrats no longer feel compelled to donate large sums to the Clintons. That's because Obama has found a way to draw money for the Democrats without bleeding them dry. "It is hard to overstate how fatigued Democratic donors in Manhattan and L.A. got during the Clinton presidency to have Bill and Hillary fly in, repeatedly, to sweep checking accounts."

Henninger continues: "Bill's 60th birthday gala (tickets $60,000 to 500K) was a Clinton fund-raiser." Also: "The Lincoln Bedroom rental was cheesy." It's one thing to give at the office. But Clinton got donors to give to the office.

Then there are elements of the Clinton donor base, which Henninger calls "something else." To wit: "The 1996 John Huang-Lippo-China fund-raising scandal pushed Clinton contributors toward a milieu most didn't need in their lives." Then, "Hillary's 2007 Norman Hsu fund-raising scandal was an unsettling rerun of what the donor base could expect from another Clinton presidency."

"Barack Obama's Web-based fund-raising apparatus," in contrast, is "respectable." When "Obama proved he could perform this most basic function in politics," without constantly hitting them up or soliciting from corrupt types, it was a "get-out-of-jail-free card for many Democrats."

Jail in this case meant being held hostage by the Clintons. You can imagine what life has been like for big-money Democrats. . .

"Oh, no, here they come again. Turns off the lights and draw the curtains."

"No more answering the phone without checking caller I.D. first. I don't care if he is a former president."

"You know how it is, Bill. My damn hedge fund was overweighted in mortgage-backed securities."

"Why can't they work the Internet like Obama? Are they too proud to take $25 donations?"

"Sorry, Chelsea. Didn't get your email. Must have got caught in the Spam filter." (Yeah, they've got the former first daughter in on the act. "Why? Why?" she pleaded over the phone to a superdelegate who'd switched from her mother to Obama.)

"Thanks to you, Hillary, I've got earmarks coming out of my ears. Any more pork and I'll puke." (See "The Queen of Pork" by Matt Taibbi in the recent Rolling Stone.)

Comments

[FreeSpeech200854]

Hillary and Bill facing fraud charges, and media not covering it. Hearing is this month.

Case Number: BC304174
PETER F PAUL VS WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
Hillary facing fraud charges
Filing Date: 10/14/2003
Case Type: Fraud (no contract) (General Jurisdiction)
Status: Pending

Future Hearings
04/25/2008 at 08:31 am in department 47 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012


Link
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilCaseSummary/index.asp?CaseType=Civil

[Liberoservative]

Is this case real? I have been searching all over for an update and there is nothing out there............. I would like to see if anyone has definitive evidence that there was actually a hearing done April 25, 2008. Please send a link.

I am a rabid Obamaniac and I feel that this past weekend has done so much damage to his campaign with the Indies and Repubs... for those of us who have already made up our minds, this past several days just made us admire him more.... but, maybe I am pie in the sky thinking...
Cuz, if you haven't made your mind up by now, you probably won't be voting this November,,,

[S1m0n]

It's working for Obama as long as Hillary Clintons is there as bogey-woman. What happens after remains to be seen.

[Liberoservative]

He heee!!
No, HIllary is the Chief White Woman in our nation!

*gag*

[Mrwilliams2u]

They Have definetly Strecthed everyone thin they're in debt and they're gonna leave all they're in debt if they let them. and I dont believe this raising 10 million in 24 hrs crap they've lied way to much it's just a nother ruse to distract from the failing campaign that has been run.

[OverIt]

What... no mention of the ongoing legal case in Los Angeles regarding campaign financing fraud, Paul v. Clinton?

[Gould123]

Of course not overit! Huffington hasn't put one article out their on Peter paul and his Fraud trial against the clintons! Nore have they put out a article what Britain and the Middle East are saying about Hillary and her claim to Obliverate Iran! You ought to hear what nations around the world are saying about Hillary Clinton! But you won't hear any of that here!

[fedupwiththis]

Do tell, what ARE they saying about Hills OCS?

[devadasi]

Exactly Gould123....why isn't Huffington printing anything about Clinton's obliterate Iran remark...what gives? And why aren't we getting news from abroad about how they're feeling about the election. I've spoken to a few of my friends in Europe and they tell me that everyone is talking about Obama. They love this guy. Which means that if Obama wins the election, you can bet your bottom dollar, that withn 24 hours half the world will fall in love with us again.