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TeamJordan23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:05 AM
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Will Obama help Clinton retire her debt?
What do you think about this Obama supporters?

From Politico:

Though these are techically loans, these are very difficult to repay, as they must be paid from primary funds. There's some speculation this morning that Obama could help Clinton retire debt, possibly including the campaign's debt to her.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clinton_loaned_campaign_64_million.html
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:06 AM
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1. are you fuckin serious? lol. firstly, is she going to help build coffer that
her staying in put unnecessary strain on obama that could have been used against repugs????
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flor de jasmim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:07 AM
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2. Rewarding the corporatist - I hope he doesn't
That is, if he allowed vendors to send their original bills to him (no interest, no mark-ups) and his campaign paid them directly, maybe... but fork over money to the campaign? I sure hope not. Oh, and nothing for Mark Penn & group--let her pay that out of her own pocket.
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yourguide Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:09 AM
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5. I agree...
pay the vendors...dont pay HRC or Mark Penn for smearing him.
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lojasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:09 AM
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3. For staying in and smearing him?
I sure hope not.
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terrell9584 Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:18 AM
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9. If you want her to not mess this up
That might be the price that she asks, and she would have every right to ask it. Wouldn't be the first time it happened in this campaign. She got Vilsack's endorsement because she agreed to pay off his campaign debts. It's also how many former Democrats in the South were converted to the GOP, the elephants offered to pay off their debts, and because they were in deep straits and they took it.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:36 AM
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15. there's no guarantee if paid she would quit endorsing McCain. nt
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lojasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 10:06 AM
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18. A right to blackmail?
Well, that's very Clintonesque. I suppose i wouldn't put it past her.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:09 AM
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4. I don't think many of Obama's donors meant them for that. nt
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:13 AM
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6. Give them $1 for every $10 they raise for the DCCC/DSCC/DNC.
Let them start pulling their own weight.
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:14 AM
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7. Hold your horses, not as controversial as you think
and this happens quite often. Normally the frontrunner will send a couple e-mails out to his donors asking for money to help the other candidate. It's not like he's just going to readily sign over the money that he's raised.
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reflection Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:14 AM
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8. Given her vast wealth I find this suggestion
insulting and ridiculous. She can retire her own debt. Obama needs the funds for the GE contest and he's already wasted enough money on Hillary thus far.
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Life Long Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:21 AM
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10. When there is suspicion she wants the 2012 run by taking out Obama?
Say what you want, but one moment of being nice doesn't erase that suspicion.

Hey we've been telling her to get out of the race long ago. Does she think she can attack Obama while running up a tab and then turn around and ask Obama nicely to pay her debt?

This money is Obama's supporters money. What about her using Bill's money?
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Sundoggy Donating Member (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:23 AM
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11. I'll settle for just helping her retire n/t
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:28 AM
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12. That's like giving the neighbor kid money because he finally stopped chucking rocks at your house.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:35 AM
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13. there ya go. nt
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:36 AM
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14. doesn't she have a bunch of GE cash she can use?
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Medusa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:36 AM
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16. I won't donate another dime to him if he bails her out.
She's got money, let her spend her own to bail her campaign out.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:40 AM
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17. that will PISS ME OFF mightily.
Why should the dollars that small donors have scraped together go to the millionairess CLinton so she can settle her mismanaged campaign finances and pay the likes of MARK PENN.

Hell, no!
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