2016 Postmortem

Tanuki

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17. Let me guess....do all of Bernie's high rolling donors send their kids to public schools?

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 05:36 AM

Mar 2016

I'm not talking about the $27 donors Tad Devine likes to tout...or even the high profile Susan Sarandons or Daniel Craigs....I'm talking about the ones like this:
https://secure.berniesanders.com/page/contribute/los-angeles-fundraising-reception

Los Angeles Fundraiser with Bernie Sanders

On Wednesday, October 14, join Bernie Sanders for a fundraising reception at the home of Linda and Syd Leibovitch in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. Bernie looks forward to talking with you about his campaign for the presidency and his agenda for America. Rock group America will be playing a special performance at the event.

Online tickets for this event are sold out.

Support Levels for this Event:
Attendee: $250 per person
Guest: $500 per person
Supporter: $1000 per person
Maximum donor: $2700 per person*
Co-host: Raise $10,000 per person *
*level includes invitation to pre-event reception

A message from the host:

Please join me in supporting Bernie. I believe that every American has a responsibility to participate in our democracy and that’s why I’m supporting Bernie Sanders. He has consistently stood up against big money in politics and has been unwavering in his commitment to working people. Healthcare, education, clean water and air — these are but a few of our inalienable rights as Americans and rights that Bernie has consistently fought for. Join me as we ignite the revolution that catapults us to greatness.
- Linda

Host List:

Cindy Asner
Benjamin W. Decker
Sherry & Leo Frumkin
Frances Fisher
Peter Fitzer
Joe Green
Judith Lelend
Chris Kantrowitz
Mimi Kennedy
Nancy Koppleman
Jamie McGurk
Jerry & Jan Manpearl
Mark Rassi
Marianne Williamson

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Their Kids Don't Attend Public School [View all] amborin Mar 2016 OP

La Canada-Flintridge is a well-to-do area with good LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #1

yes, exactly! they are of and for the elite amborin Mar 2016 #5

School taxes are paid, even when the children don't attend, so how are fewer dollars synergie Mar 2016 #10

School taxes are collected from homeowners, true. LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #25

You do realize, don't you, that Sanders also has the same type of fundraiser with the same dollar Tanuki Mar 2016 #19

I've heard that Bill Clinton was so poor they grew up without indoor plumbing shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #45

obama's kids don't go to public school. stanford is not a public school either. virgin mary msongs Mar 2016 #2

All of that is true. But like I said, children kept LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #7

How? Do you think that the cities in which these poeple live don't collect school taxes and synergie Mar 2016 #18

The fact that they can afford a gated, private school stinks of elitism... Human101948 Mar 2016 #26

President Obama's daughters attend private school. nt cwydro Mar 2016 #28

And they are now part of the elite... Human101948 Mar 2016 #30

But schools receive that funding per pupil. kcr Mar 2016 #29

Having an event for their base. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #3

yes amborin Mar 2016 #4

By their "base" you mean, to raise money for Democrats? Like Bernie was supposed to do synergie Mar 2016 #16

How did "progressives" start despising the wealthy? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #6

guess you missed the point; but, otherwise, why are you defending restricting access to billion amborin Mar 2016 #8

So what was your point, and where is your proof that the poeple you refer to are billionaires? synergie Mar 2016 #15

Real ones don't make such silly and moronic assuptions about parents who choose synergie Mar 2016 #13

Well, I don't. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #22

^^^ Mathematically challenged PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #23

The Clintons both attended public school growing up. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #9

The OIP wasn't saying the Clinton's did, but that these random people who were synergie Mar 2016 #12

I get that this post is supposed to be a smear, since that's pretty much what I've come to expect synergie Mar 2016 #11

It's part of the Gish gallop approach to ... JoePhilly Mar 2016 #24

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Let me guess....do all of Bernie's high rolling donors send their kids to public schools? Tanuki Mar 2016 #17

OMG. This so flies in the face of everything BS supporters have preached to us Fla Dem Mar 2016 #36

Beautiful campus. I don't begrudge anyone having the resources to oasis Mar 2016 #20

There's no reason we should begrudge them for it. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #21

Maybe not begrudge, but people are too quick to dismiss public schools. kcr Mar 2016 #31

Hey kcr, I hear you and respect shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #37

I'm not. kcr Mar 2016 #40

Okay. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #41

I agree with you. I started with boys in private, different reasons, but supposedly higher academics seabeyond Mar 2016 #42

There are international baccalaureate (IB) katsy Mar 2016 #32

That sounds amazing shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #38

There is that, what Katsy suggested. I also found with my boys that keeping them in the seabeyond Mar 2016 #43

thanks for sharing shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #46

Excellent! katsy Mar 2016 #49

Not very big I'm rural katsy Mar 2016 #47

I had never heard IB schools before shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #39

They are what all our schools should be katsy Mar 2016 #48

I'm going off topic but, oasis Mar 2016 #33

And I bet this town votes for Bernie in June RandySF Mar 2016 #27

So, that has some relevance in what way? MineralMan Mar 2016 #34

So people who send their kids to a fancy school are hosting a Clinton fundraiser? gollygee Mar 2016 #35

They did fundraising for Obama too. Sorry. nt BreakfastClub Mar 2016 #44