McConnell hosts fundraiser for Paul

Kentucky GOP Senate nominee Rand Paul railed against the Washington establishment in his primary campaign, but the Tea Party’s favorite Kentucky candidate will benefit from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s fundraising gravitas in Washington later this month.

McConnell will host a fundraising reception and dinner for Paul on June 24 at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by POLITICO and confirmed by a GOP official. Tickets to the McConnell-Paul event are pricey: Guests must pay a minimum of $1,000 to attend the reception and $4,000 to attend the dinner.

This is the first time McConnell has raised funds for Paul at the NRSC after backing his primary opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, in the contentious GOP race on May 18. McConnell often clashed with Paul throughout his primary campaign, and the now-nominee refused to say at the time whether he would vote for him for GOP leader in the next Congress.

A request for comment to the Paul campaign was not immediately returned.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38330.html

about hte guests? (sad attempt at humor)

progressive Republican who voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The fucking Kentucky Republicans now are so far to the right Sen Cooper is turning in his grave. What perversion in his youth made Mitchie a complete shit? Cooper to Paul is a philosophical sea change. When Mitchie raises money in Lexington the regular people cannot come & our cops restrict the street. I will piss on his grave.

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"Over the past few weeks we have seen Rand Paul cozy up to the same Washington handlers he railed against in the primary," "They've put him on a short leash and are now hosting fundraisers on behalf of his campaign."
Paul has two Kentucky fundraisers planned later this month - June 29 in Lexington and the next day in Louisville. The events will be co-hosted by Kentucky's two Republican senators - McConnell and Jim Bunning - and Kentucky's four Republican congressmen.


Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/06/10/1300894/mcconnell-to-host-washington-fundraiser.html#ixzz0qXtmyN3w................. Again they will try to keep protesters away in Lexington, probably will be in Chevy Chase with PUBLIC streets blocked by the police dept. that I pay for.