Posted on 05/08/2008 11:14:22 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
WASHINGTON — In a heated phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last month, Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan by the movie mogul to finance a revote of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Michigan, according to three officials who were briefed on the contents of the conversation.
The three officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the private phone conversation, said Weinstein, a top supporter of Clinton’s presidential campaign, appeared determined to buy Clinton more time in her battle against Sen. Barack Obama by pushing for the revote and pressing Pelosi to back off her previous comments that superdelegates should support the candidate who’s leading in pledged delegates in early June.
Weinstein, a co-founder of Miramax Films who now runs the Weinstein Company, called CNN Thursday to vehemently deny that he issued any threats. “Never, ever was the thought about denying funding to Democrats,” he said....."
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Translation: "I didn't think it. I merely said it."
Does Weinstein work for Rush?
“Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan by the movie mogul”
But isn’t this meddling by rich businessmen in the political process? I thought only Republicans and George Soros did that.
It is bad for Hillary that this has gone public.
A Hollyweird-Rat Party Rift!!! This is absolutely priceless. Can we order the sequel NOW?
Ok where are the Linda Bloodworth-Harry Thomasses these days? We need them involved too.
So, like, where else is Harvey Weinstein gonna go if Pelosi, et al., don't give in to his snit?
Is he going to become a Republican, or maybe join the Constitution Party?
/s/
LOL, Nancy is getting a taste of her own kind. Re-vote until they get the outcome they want.
That ought to make her facelift sag...
Speaker Pelosi ought to tell this arrogant Clinton suck-up producer of filth and degradation to stuff it. She’s runs her business and she will interfere in his if he tells her what to do. Maybe she’s got a testicle lock-box, bigger than Hillary’s.
Pelosi doesn’t sweat Harvey Weinstein or Hillary Clinton. She is a power in her own right.
Yeah, we need them to get ready to run the travel office when Hillary and Bubba settle in to the White House.
Nothing hurts the Clintons, if it is poor taste. Her "base" doesn't know the difference of good and bad taste, and her detractors haven't the ammunition to do her in.
It sure looks that way...
He is lying. Blackmail and intimidation is what those people do.
In a heated phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last month, Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan by the movie mogul to finance a revote of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Michigan.Guess she caved, eh? At least as far as the delegations getting seated...
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