GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

Run time: 01:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep51AA28mXM   Posted on YouTube: April 24, 2010 By YouTube Member: queenmeg2010 Views on YouTube: 259   Posted on DU: April 24, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 569

 
Whitman ends California tour with Romney, McCain
Associated Press Writer
Published Saturday, Apr. 24, 2010


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman wrapped up a week of fundraising with help from some big GOP names while facing protests about the amount of money she is spending on her quest for California's highest office.

Whitman's political mentor, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, joined her at a donors-only luncheon in Sacramento, where tickets started at $1,000 and went up to $25,900.

In the evening, Whitman ended her weeklong fundraising tour at a gala Friday in Redwood City with Romney, former Republican presidential nominee John McCain, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State George Shultz.

Both events attracted about 100 protesters organized by the California Nurses Association.

The union says the billionaire candidate, who already has given her campaign $59 million from her personal fortune, wants to buy her way into office and crown herself queen of California. Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, has said she is willing to spend $150 million on her campaign.

Whitman has said she is "trying to run a smart, strategic campaign" that involves spending whatever it takes to win the governor's race. She argued to GOP convention delegates recently that she is the only Republican with the resources to win in California, where Democrats enjoy a 14-point registration edge.

The nurses union and other labor groups support Attorney General Jerry Brown, the Democrats' presumed nominee, whose campaign is benefiting from independent groups funded in large part by labor unions.

Outside the exclusive Sutter Club near the state Capitol, where the luncheon was held, an actress from Los Angeles who was recruited to play "Queen Meg" wore a red velvet crown, emerged in royal costume from a Rolls Royce and handed out Monopoly money.

"California can no longer afford democracy, but I can afford California," she said, waving a wand as she stood in the club's entryway.

Many of the protesters wore blond wigs similar to Whitman's hair style and held signs designed to look like Whitman's campaign posters but showing piles of money and a crown: "Queen Meg: Rich enough to rule! 2010," read one.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/24/2703350/whitman-ends-california-tour-with.html

I abject in the highest possible manner to the comparison of our Sovereign to Meg Whitman....

That being said, K&R, :)