Posted on 05/27/2012 11:53:25 AM PDT by kcvl
Apparently, the Obama reelection campaign is afraid the president might say or do something regrettable.
More than 60 VIP donors who attended a fundraiser at the home Blackstone CEO Hamilton James on Monday night were told they had to place their phones in a plastic bag before being allowed admittance, ABC News reports.
While one campaign aide called the move “standard operating procedure,” Zeke Miller of Buzzfeed reports that several campaign veterans (including aides to Hillary Clinton, Rick Perry, and Jon Huntsman) have never “heard of the practice, which is common in secure White House spaces where there are concerns of espionage, but unknown in contexts in which only political secrets are discussed.”
And despite the fact that each donor paid $35,800 to attend the ultra-swanky event, it still wasn‘t enough to win the trust of the president’s campaign aides. Apparently, they’re terrified enough that the president will make an offhand, awkward remark (the type that people bitterly cling to) that they’re willing to confiscate the phones from some of his most powerful supporters.
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Somebody (wink wink) is getting to be TOO thin skinned.....
Remember the years 2008 - 2009?
Lots of screaming, fainting, young ‘hip crowd’ with camera phones were A-OK at the time?
Nowadays, the Obama events only attract old, bitter, die-hard Lefties (leftover hippie), sorry, no phones allowed.
So anyone wanting to catch Obama at his most vulnerable needs two phones. Easy.
Actually, this should probably happen more often. When people attend a private event, they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Paranoia strikes deep...
If you ARE The Man, who do you fear will come take you away?
Read my tagline.
And the Paranoia seems to be growing.
It is interesting that Mr. Obama no longer trusts his supporters. His staff will fall under suspicion next.
Thus the development of a paranoid narcissist, as has been foretold.
TWB
“If you can’t trust your fellow dhimmicrat, who can you trust?!” *snicker*
Not that I ever would, but HAD I paid $38k to listen to someone talk there would be no way they’d be telling me to turn in my phone!
Who knows what kind of tracking software or virus could have been loaded on the phone while it was out of people’s possession.
This man and his campaign become more bizarre daily.
Crony capitalist whores being treated like dirt.
The price of bribery is very high, for people who have absolutely no self-respect.
It’s all about ensuring NO ONE captures one of his infamous flubs and puts it on the internet. It appears he’s been taking lessons from Biden lately. He KNOWS he’s in serious jeopardy of losing his cushy job, The gaffs and screw-ups will continue and likely increase as the stress consumes him.
bttt
Unless you’re a public figure like the president.
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