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Fewer than 100 show up in SF to protest Clooney's downticket Dem fundraiser
http://sfist.com/2016/04/16/video_fridays_pot-banging_protest_o.phpThey had hoped 1600 pan bangers for Bernie would show up, but there weren't even 100. As a side note, the weather was really beautiful here yesterday, and the beaches and parks were filled with people.
As KRON 4 reports, protesters chanted "We are the 99 percent!" As one Sanders supporter, Heidi Knodle, shouted, "Votes for sale only $353,000, including dinner. Get big money out of politics.”
According to the Chronicle, "Other signs compared Clinton to fabled French queen Marie Antoinette of 'Let them eat cake' fame."
It's unclear whether the #DineWithThe99 potluck actually took place outside Pishevar's home or not, but Hoodline says, "After some time protesting outside of Pishevar's home, the group continued marching down Jones and over to Jackson Street, with police following on motorcycles."
As we noted earlier, this was one of two fundraisers the Clooneys are hosting for Hillary, with the second one tonight in Los Angeles at the Clooney home, which will be attended by Steven Spielberg, wife Kate Capshaw, and big-time Obama supporters Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg.
The events are for the "joint fundraising committee" known as the Hillary Victory Fund, which is separate from the campaign and therefore can accept bigger donations than the $2,700 limit. An early Victory Fund event hosted by Sting in December raised $8 million in one night, as Politico noted. Funds from these fundraisers also go to other Democratic candidates in smaller races.,
According to the Chronicle, "Other signs compared Clinton to fabled French queen Marie Antoinette of 'Let them eat cake' fame."
It's unclear whether the #DineWithThe99 potluck actually took place outside Pishevar's home or not, but Hoodline says, "After some time protesting outside of Pishevar's home, the group continued marching down Jones and over to Jackson Street, with police following on motorcycles."
As we noted earlier, this was one of two fundraisers the Clooneys are hosting for Hillary, with the second one tonight in Los Angeles at the Clooney home, which will be attended by Steven Spielberg, wife Kate Capshaw, and big-time Obama supporters Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg.
The events are for the "joint fundraising committee" known as the Hillary Victory Fund, which is separate from the campaign and therefore can accept bigger donations than the $2,700 limit. An early Victory Fund event hosted by Sting in December raised $8 million in one night, as Politico noted. Funds from these fundraisers also go to other Democratic candidates in smaller races.,
Truly heavy sigh.
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