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July 21, 2008
Bag To Be Given Out At DNC Convention ~ No Not Michelle
This is the welcome bag that every delegate and member of the media will receive upon arrival at the Democratic National Convention next month in Denver.
Big Corporation bag given out at the DNC convention (to be filled with goodies)
Salon.com
The financier and lobbyist Steve Farber, the Chief Fundraiser for the Democratic National Convention:
Mr. Farber's vast contact list could prove crucial in raising the millions of dollars needed by the Denver host committee to showcase Senator Barack Obama and the Democratic Party in August in Denver.
"Steve Farber is involved with a lot of high-level candidates and ones who have won," said Floyd Ciruli, head of Ciruli Associates, a Denver political consulting firm. "He's famous for hiring ex-politicians, their children and ex-judges. He's very good at making connections with people who have access to politicians" . . . .
As a result of Mr. Farber's efforts, dozens of organizations have signed up as corporate sponsors of the Denver convention, including six that are lobbying clients of his firm:
United Health Group, AT&T, Comcast, the National Association of Home Builders, Western Union and Google.
In return for these donations, which can go up to $1 million or more, sponsors are promised prominent display space for corporate marketing and access to elected officials and Democratic leaders at a large number of parties and receptions.
"Farber has a dual role," said Steve Weissman, a policy analyst at the Campaign Finance Institute who has studied convention finances. "He is a businessman and a community activist, and yet he is connected to a law firm that is one of the biggest in Washington. When any of Steve Farber's clients have a problem, federal elected officials will feel obligated to listen to him if he approaches them later on federal policy interests."
Although he is a Democrat, Mr. Farber's firm draws political talent from both sides of the aisle. Its lobbyists include Jim Nicholson, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee; former Senator Hank Brown, Republican of Colorado; and Judy Black, wife of Charlie Black, Senator John McCain's chief adviser, and a major bundler of donations for Mr. McCain.
But then there's this: "In raising money for the convention, Mr. Farber said he was not selling access to the many politicians attending the event, but promoting regional pride and the chance to participate in a historical event." Everyone can decide for themselves which scenario they find more plausible.
Wild Thing's comment........
The rest of the article says it is made from recycled material from Coca-Cola. YUK, look what they did with the American Flag, they turned it into an Obama Nation flag and it is grotesque!
LOL Funny how big business supports the DNC when the Democrats hate big business and the rich. What phonies they are.
HERE is the list of corporate sponsors for the Dems Denver convention below:
http://www.denverconvention2008.com/index.cfm?page=sponsorlist
Posted by Wild Thing at July 21, 2008 02:50 AM
Comments
Oh that's flat out ugly! Why black? What's wrong with red, white or blue?
These people are a joke ...
Posted by: Jo at July 21, 2008 06:55 AM
Yeah that is UGLY! UGLY AND STUPID--!!! I HOPE OBAMA CARRIES ONE- WHAT A GREAT PHOTO THAT WOULD MAKE!!!
I wonder why they did not make it Green??? They are all about a green convention-- I wonder how long these ugga bags take to decompose?
What kind of stuff is going to be inside? I can imagine some nasty products for waterproof hair and ashen skin!! LMAO!!!!!
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 21, 2008 10:54 AM
It is political manipulators like Steve Farber that I hate. They buy dishonest and weak politicians and use that influence to both profit financially and to screw over people they don't like. I don't care which party it is, I don't like those powerful interests behind the scenes. This is the same kind of power that is leading our country away from nationalism and toward globalism.
Posted by: TomR at July 21, 2008 11:12 AM
Red, White and Blue what a novel idea... Oh wait that would be patriotic and jingoistic and no democrat is ever accused of being loyal to the United States.
But black describes the whole attitude of the democrat party, bleak, black and miserable. Sort of like their candidate, he's Black (at least half of him is), he perception of the country is bleak and the SoB is miserable, but then again If I were married to the natty he is I guess I would be miserable too.
Posted by: Mark at July 21, 2008 04:27 PM
Jo, LOL yes it really is ugly.
And with all the ads on it they can't even use it later when they get home. hahaha
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 21, 2008 11:27 PM
Cheryl, Hahahahahha that would hilarious. Obama carrying one on stage.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 21, 2008 11:28 PM
Tom, I agree so much, I have never liked this guy or people like him and for exactly that reason too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 21, 2008 11:30 PM
Mark, "bleak, black and miserable"....yes like Michelle Obama's speechs of depressive we are so hopeless and helpless.
Nicholas said kind of the same thing about Michelle. How awful to be around that all the time even for a little while would be horrible.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 21, 2008 11:34 PM
