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not take that bet.
But please.. can't someone MAKE IT STOP?
Enough already. Al Gore.. John Edwards.. press conference.. now.
Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism - Rocky Anderson
by librarianman on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:24:08 PM PDT
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somehow this ended up in another diary.
This is hilarious.
I used to work for Michael Kempner in the 90's.
His secretary had her own secretary. He was that kind of a guy.
Unless Michael sold the company for some outrageous profit, I just don't see how he is THAT loaded to think he is an overly important donor.
I think he was college roomates with the senator who was prior to Lautenburg. The bald dude. I so can't dig that far back in my brain. ah! Torricelli!
Anyways, when Torricelli was in the senate battle of his life in '96 the day before the election Michael sent out this threatening email to THE ENTIRE company (those of us in DC, Seattle, Chicago, wherehave you) that it was IMPERATIVE for the firm that everyone vote for Torricelli. ...or ELSE! da-da-dun!
ok then! delete! and on with my life.
Anyways, those were some fun days working for "Michael World Wide" (what we guessed the firms initials to really mean).
by MFL on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:32:34 PM PDT
In 1996, if someone had sent me an email like that, I would have immediately looked for and found another job (in 96 it was pretty easy in the IT field, and I would have had one in probably 2 hours), and then replied to the man: Fuck you, you do not control my vote.
1001000 -- it's code!
by slippytoad on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 04:15:42 PM PDT
The guy behind this, Michael Kempner, is an odd one. He runs a PR firm that has benefitted from Bill Clinton's friendship. It's a very cozy world that Mr. Kempner lives in.
So I just want to make sure that from here on out, any Google search for Michael Kempner of MWW Group will show this post, where we document that he is threatening to take his ball and whine all the way home if the fake delegates from the fake primaries of Florida and Michigan aren't seated. If Hillary Clinton can't beat Obama fair and square, Mr. Kempner believes she should be able to cheat her way home, or he's telling his big bucks Friends of Bill donors not to give money to Democrats any more.
What a whiney dude?
There, this post should make for some really nice PR next time someone tries to google MWW Group. If you could all promise to google some of these words and click on the link to this post (which may not show up for a day), that would help.
by ne plus ultra on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 04:20:12 PM PDT
turns up the fact that he's also a lobbyist.
He's not even a democrat who gives because he likes democratic causes. He's just a friggin' hired gun who gives money to get influence for his clients.
Isn't that rich, a lobbyist whining that he doesn't have enough influence over the party unless we seat fake delegates from fake primaries.
by ne plus ultra on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 04:22:34 PM PDT
Rules is rules, folks. Do not seat Michigan or Florida!
Personally, I like the idea of smaller states going first; it means the candidates have to get out and talk, not just flood the airwaves. It levels the field.
The problem is, of course, the elections are determined at the state level, so if the GOP decides to screw you over and make you have primaries early, you end up in the same boat, where the candidate with the money and name recognition gets the votes.
Al Gore.. John Edwards.. press conference.. now.
Hmmm. I would vote that ticket!
"People should not be afraid of their government; governments should be afraid of their people." --V
by MikeTheLiberal on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:54:34 PM PDT
wide narrow
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