Clinton throws glitzy $1M birthday bash

CNN: October 26, 2007
Clinton throws glitzy $1M birthday bash

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Some people may be wary of turning 60 years old, but judging by Hillary Clinton’s star-studded birthday party, the Democratic presidential frontrunner is embracing the milestone with open arms. Rocker Elvis Costello, musical band The Wallflowers, and comedian Billy Crystal headlined Clinton's birthday bash Thursday night in New York's Beacon Theater.

Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea were there, as was New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and New York Rep. Charlie Rangel. Clinton’s actual birthday is Friday. The former president introduced his wife on stage, declaring, "she still looks very beautiful."

The presidential candidate entered the room to loud cheers and said, "I feel very blessed, especially tonight, to be here with my family…and all of you, who I consider a big extended family."...

The event doubled as a $1.5 million fundraising haul with the most expensive tickets going for the Federal Election Commission maximum of $2,300. The show's "cheap seats" in the balcony cost $100.

Clinton's event Thursday night was the second birthday/fundraiser she has thrown this week. On Sunday, Hollywood director Rob Reiner threw Clinton a lavish party at his home in Los Angeles and even sang "Happy Birthday, Mrs. President."...

Video at link: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/26/clinton-throws-glitzy-1m-birthday-bash/

And Happy Birthday to my fellow Scorpios!

:hug: Happy Birthday scorpios.

:hug:

But now that you mention it, at least he wasn't partying while part of the country was on fire.

Let them eat ashes, eh, Hillary?

patting yourself on the back over that one.

it about where you and Saracat pull this bullshit out of.

Ashes of desperation.

and eating birthday cake while New Orleans drowned. She could have cancelled out of respect for a national disaster and its victims since she wants to represent this country as President.But raising MONEY " is soo much more important.

Do tell, o' wise one.

What did Hillary do? And this isn't about campaigning, it is about "celebrating" !

One Corp. is his online community.

I mean when you pulled that out of your ass?

Or is your outrage complete bullshit?

This isn't campaigning, it is celebrating. Big difference.

So Edwards organized a relief effort? How so?

My understanding is that his One Corp. is an online community that gathers local volunteers. He wouldn't have to "send" them anywhere.

even a better statement of the kind of candidate Edwards is and the people who support him. What is Hillary doing for anyone? This just reminds me of Bush and his eating cake and playing the guitar while NO drowned.This is in poor taste. Link below http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:fN5zkjiMPN0J:dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/24/32838/425+John+Edwards+california+Fires&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us

And the kos post doesn't even imply that, it touts his web page with links to help out.....which is EXACTLY like Hillary's page.

I appreciate the efforts of One Corp. All volunteers and donations are appreciated but you have some serious hatred towards Hillary that blows up over nothing.

work to elect Hillary?

The world should stop because there are fires in CA - yes, catastrophic fires but birthdays, anniversaries, births of grandchildren - all should stop to show the "proper respect".

Is that really your argument?

you'd still have a stick up your ass about something.

He recruited volunteers personally, manned the phones to arrange transportation and housing for them? Located firefighting equipment and got it to SoCal?

Or did he send an email and post the Red Cross # on his website?

One of the benefits of team sports is that youngsters learn to lose gracefully. Perhaps we should organize a softball or volleyball team.

but unattractively indulgent nonetheless.

You are so predictable. :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3642199&mesg_id=3642199

:rofl:

:puke:

Don't you want to play anymore?

San Diego is EASY to get too.

You and "one corp" can be on the ground helping out in no time.

While Rob Reiner sang "Happy Birthday" to her in Brentwood, just miles away, Malibu was burning. Maybe she thought all the smoke was from a barbeque fundraiser for Obama.

...is the kind of stupid remark I expect to show up here shortly.

The California fires are being used to bash her by one of the predictable ones.

DSB

I'm just sayin'!

Since the fires started, I've been stabbing myself in the eye with a fork to make sure I don't have fun while people are suffering.

/sarcasm

Here's John Edwards website - http://johnedwards.com/california-wildfires/info/#

Here is Hillary's - http://www.hillaryclinton.com/hq/california/

You know Hillary copied that from Edwards!!

:sarcasm:

If she links to same one I provided, I think I may hurl.

Nothing like a little faux outrage to get things started...

but managed to throw a huge birthday fundraiser for herself? And her celebrity friends were way too important to cancel? Sheesh.She ought to be ashamed. And you aren't defending her very well.I guess that is because there is no defense.She did throw a huge tasteless bash while California burned.

You're #1 in your classroom on that.

Why don't you go support Edwards for change instead of posting your knee JERK remarks about Hillary as you do 90% of the time.

Because her posse showed up...

it was a fund raiser...golly.....bush has had many birthday bashes and guess what you and I paid for them...so lighten up...just another chance to bash the girl, but then HIS candidates don't need much of a an excuse do they.

Oh by the way the big party shindig Oprah threw for Obama. I think all the Obama's were bragging about it. Sure don't take long for them to start bashing the GIRL for what some of HIS supporters did.

DSB

Thousand and thousands of tickets had been sold...Busy entertainers had volunteered their time, etcetera...

"celebration".This reminds me of Marie Antoinette.This is just poor taste.

Sixtieth Birthday...

Bashing her for celebrating her birthday is as bad as bashing her for living, both of which I am one hundred positive are offensive to you..

It still looks tacky. You really can't blast Bush for any of his indulgences during disasters and give Hillary a "pass" particularly as she hasn't don anything for California but issue a statement.

How did her sixtieth birthday party that has been planned for several months distract people from their efforts to stop the fires in Southern California?

wants to lead.That is not leadership.

I like the plug for his new campaign swing and appeal for donations on the Help page too.

http://johnedwards.com/california-wildfires/info/#

The clock is ticking!

Don't worry, I'll cut and paste all your typical Hillary bashings and post them for you.

On second thought, one doesn't need to cut and paste. You just close your mind and pretend your back in the 4th grade and it flows like a river of bullshit.

I don't need YOU to lecture me about what's going on here.

Just like you're on an airliner on the way to San Diego.

And why are you wasting time bitching about "a stupid birthday party"?

NAWWW!

And that is my perogative.You disagree.Fine.Whatever.

I am in San Diego.

Tuesday was canned goods and sleeping bags at the Q. Wed was can openers (I know duh).

Since Monday, I have had two houseguests who were allowed back to their homes yesterday.

What did you do? Send a Clinton hating email to your family here?

How's is going down there?

My boss had to evacuate and a lot of my co-workers in SD were on stand by.

It looks better here in LA today. But the week of smoke had taken it's toll on me. I feel like crap today.

But that's OK. Hillary send a private jet for me last night to take me to "the party". :sarcasm:

They are letting quite a few people go home including most of the folks that were at Qualcomm.

They are moving those whose homes are gone or areas are still in danger to the DelMar racetrack so the Chargers can play here on Sunday.

I think that most of the danger has passed. But there is so much to begin doing now in terms of settling displaced folks. In the fire of 2003, a friend lost hims home. Took him nearly 2 years before he and his family were able to move in his rebuilt place.

"But the week of smoke had taken it's toll on me. I feel like crap today"

I hear ya. I am looking forward to breathing fresh air sometime next week.

I'm just glad they did not take chances and evac'ed people en masse. With the speed at which these fires moved, the death toll could have been much worse.

I take back what I said about less smoke.

No wonder I feel like crap.

I am sure your efforts are appreciated.

That will aid Hillary...opposition so consumed with bitterness they just cannot help but go overboard...constant caterwauling and irrational nit picking that it just increases sympathy for her...

I just spit up the glass of water I was drinking on that one...

organize help efforts isn't it?

In AZ while NOLA drowned? Why is it always different when it is Hillary? I would think this is in poor taste no matter what candidate did it.

He controls the federal government...Senator Clinton is a senator and her control extends no further than her staff...

Your logic is flawed...

She should be conducting herself as a good POTUS and display dignity compassion and concern, not throw extravegant parties. Odd you are using Bush's argument BTW.He blamed his staff as well.

Time's a'wastin'!

Or does your Hillary bashing take up all your day?

could care less about them and which could be counted on in a disaster.

WOW! That was a quick save ...... I mean line of shit .... opps ! NAW! Too easy.

and shining your halo?

DSB

DSB

Well you know.

The root of all evil.

Satan's secretary.

It's ALL good!

Are they ok?

There was no danger to those areas. Just this horrible smoke.

The president can affect national emergencies because he controls the levers of governnment...A senator does not...

She is Nero.Fiddling while Rome burns. Thats the image.

Nero was the Emperor...He could affect events...

Your logic is flawed (REDUX)

How can HRC affects events beyond what she has already done, which is to ask folks to help the survivors?

Was she supposed to go to Socal and grab a hose?

And don't you have a plane to catch to Cali like you said up thread?

Part of being intellectually honest is that you criticize the same conduct, no matter who is the person engaging in said conduct. Lots of folks took Condi to task for window shopping when she should have been paying attention to business. Hillary spending $1 million on a birthday party -- while certainly her right to do so -- is the act of a super-rich person with entitlement mentality, and shows a certain disdain for the little people out there in the world who have to work and scrape by.

She used her birthday to raise money for her campaign...

Your logic is flawed.

Pay no attention to those fires out there.Don't look behind that curtain. Just celebrate "my" Birthday by sending me cash. That "our girl" alright. Nothing gets in the way of the Hillary "cash machine".

Elvis Costello, Billy Crystal, the Wallflowers, and Elvis Costello was there... I can't imagine the level of planning an event like that takes...

Don't worry, I'm sure Larry The Cable Guy will be available for John Edwards' birthday party...

because it was inappropriate with regard to the nation.That would have taken even more effort than canceling this party.This was a political fundraiser.So what.I guess you think big names are way more important than the little folks who are losing their homes. Perhaps Hillary would have thrown a bash during Katrina as well.One couldn't cancel in spite of the poor image.Think of the poor celebrities!

The nation was in arguably as bad shape as it is now...

How would Hillary Clinton canceling her birthday party alleviated the suffering caused by the fires in Southern California?


Riddle me that one...

I didn't say her cancelling would allieviate the suffering in California.I stated her huge "celebration was in bad taste. She should have reschedualed or possibly scaled down.It does appear that she is fiddling while Rome burns.JMHO.

She used her birthday to raise money for her campaign...

Your logic is flawed.

This is ridiculous.

I must have been AWOL for that roast...

Do a search or an advanced one...

God bless him, he made a lot of money...

That would make me as big a jerk as flaming somebody for , say, having a birthday party...

and other things.Hillary should not be above reproach and some here act as though she is.

Again do a search...


My mission here is simple; to defend DEMOCRATS from gratuitous attacks...

I have never accused you of doing anything of that nature. But many others have.I am referring to those that do.

I also didn't participate in the Obama Bashathon...

more. I just can't do it. Well, under certain conditions I guess I could defend her but not often.And I do feel this party was disgusting.Whatever.That is my opinion.

:party: :toast: :bounce:

I hope the day is nice.

Bill had like four or five.

Then again, the Big Dog's parties are probably a lot more fun.

Here's a clip of Bill playing the sax at one of his many 60th birthday parties. Don't miss the brief shot of Hilly and Chelsea dancing:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cIkR2Bq0wSo