What does this editorialist have against our black president?
In election, 'a seat at the table' costs $5,000
Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- President Obama appeared at two recent fundraisers with some serious sticker shock.
About 200 people ponied up at least $5,000 per ticket for an event hosted by Ricky Martin. That was followed by a function at a private home where 60 people spent $38,500 each to get through the door.
Just last week, Obama -- with George Clooney -- raised $15 million in one night. This makes me wonder how in the hell our political process became so distorted that Obama needs this much money to run for re-election.
Let's take away the $200 million war chests that Obama has been able to amass in both 2008 and 2012, and force him and future candidates to find a way to persuade the country to vote for them without relying on their ability to outspend their opponent.
But I guess those messy details are easy to overlook in a country with an 8.1% unemployment rate, whose leaders still find it appropriate to hold fundraisers for rich people.
Why would you label the complaint racist? There was nothing remotely racist in it. It is no more than many have been saying about the election process now that corporations have personhood. The amount of money that must be raised to run a presidential campaign is obscene. We will never get one side to back off raising millions if the other side doesn't. We desperately need election finance reform.
Hard to remember what you have never seen....but nice try. You want to blame me for what others may have posted, fine.....it just shows how much you cannot remember individuals and lump all liberals into the same pot. Your thread title is dishonest, pure and simple.
