Shocking Huffington Post Headline: 'Obama Begs Donors: Send More $$$'

News Buster.org ^ | July 1, 2012 | Noel Sheppard

[Kaslin]

Here's a headline you likely never expected to see at the perilously liberal Huffington Post: "Obama Begs Donors: Send More $$$."

The sub-headline below the picture was just as shocking: "Phones Donors From Air Force One... Call Caught On Tape... Issues Warning: GOP Will 'Run Congress And The White House.'"

The link directed readers to a Daily Beast article titled, "President Obama Asks Campaign Donors to Send Him More Money."

Author Lloyd Grove teased, "President Obama sounded weary and maybe a tad worried late Friday during a rambling conference call with campaign donors whom he repeatedly begged to send money—and send it now."

This certainly wasn't what one would have expected from a President that supposedly won a tremendous victory the previous day having his landmark healthcare legislation declared constitutional by the Supreme Court.

Yet as many conservative commentators pointed out including yours truly, this wasn't close to the conquest his fans in the media claimed.

Judging by his pleas in this audio tape sent to the Daily Beast by an Obama donor, the President and his campaign know it:

The majority on this call maxed out to my campaign last time. I really need you to do the same this time,” the president said in a highly unusual (and presumably legal) fundraising pitch from Air Force One on his way back to Washington from Colorado Springs, where he’d been assessing the terrible damage caused by uncontained wildfires. A special phone on the government aircraft is dedicated to political calls that are paid for by the campaign.

I’m asking you to meet or exceed what you did in 2008,”  he continued. “Because we’re going to have to deal with these super PACs in a serious way. And if we don’t, frankly I think the political [scene] is going to be changed permanently. Because the special interests that are financing my opponent’s campaign are just going to consolidate themselves. They’re gonna run Congress and the White House.”

Maybe this call took place after Americans for Prosperity and American Crossroads each created and started running ads Friday pummeling the President for his signature healthcare legislation now being a tax on the citizens, something he promised the people wasn't the case before it was passed.

“In 2008 everything was new and exciting about our campaign,” said the President. “And now I’m the incumbent president. I’ve got gray hair. People have seen disappointment because folks had a vision of change happening immediately. And it turns out change is hard, especially when you’ve got an obstructionist Republican Congress.”

The President then complained about being out-fundraised by Mitt Romney last month, and that the GOP Super PACs are likely to continue to give the former Massachusetts governor the edge.

Those on the call were warned he couldn't wait for contributions later in the year because ad time could already be gobbled up in key markets.

“We are going to see more money spent on negative ads through these super PACs and anonymous outside groups than ever before," Obama said. "And if things continue as they have so far, I’ll be the first sitting president in modern history to be outspent in his reelection campaign.”

Does that sound to you like a man the media claimed was dancing in the White House in the midst of a post-ObamaTax ruling victory lap?

[Popman]

I seem to remember the libs making a big kurfuffle about Bush making phone calls in the WH for donations and they had a cow...

Is not AF1 the defacto oval office in the air?

[NormsRevenge]

Drudge has this .. power outages

DC TO BE DARK FOR DAYS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/power-outages-could-last-for-days/2012/07/01/gJQA3JVjFW_story.html
link to WaPo article

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ObaMacarEN:2012
The Regime Shifts Gears

[Kaslin]

You think that arrogant pos cares?

[Popman]

I seem to remember the libs making a big kurfuffle about Bush making phone calls in the WH for donations and they had a cow...

Is not AF1 the defacto oval office in the air?

[TheShaz]

Despite what happened last week, Obama ia in big, big trouble.

I hope so. All I can see is Liberals Spiking the football, proclaiming the Nov election is over before it began.

I was feeling allot better this time last week, Obama was getting bad news hit him followed by more bad news, hitting him over and over. The Supreme Court decision seems to be a shot in his arm.

The only thing I see and sense is news like this where is is begging over the top for more donations. I guess the size of the opposing Super PAC's are starting to look scary to him.

I am trying to calm myself - this is the "dead zone" its not until after the Conventions that most Americans even think of politics.

[a fool in paradise]

The Left hounded Tom DeLay out of office over campaign funding “irregularities” while this POS accepts millions in foreign funny money, sells illegal lottery tickets to have dinner with Bammy, and has his Senate seat up for sale.

[MEG33]

Looks like free advertising by Huff Po for the Obamanation’s campaign fund.

[Kaslin]

Did you register at the white hit to get on their e-mail list?

[KGeorge]

Oh I can see that happening. Sorta like union dues.

[thulldud]

Isn’t that a illegal campaign violation of using his WORKPLACE to do CAMPAIGNING?

Remember "No controlling legal authority"?

Now, pass the iced tea....

[Night Hides Not]

Here's a pic of a staffer working the fund raising phone on AF1:

[Kaslin]

I seen the headline and read the article

[NormsRevenge]

'Obama Begs Donors: Send More $$$' .. or your insurance lapses.

[pallis]

I get several calls a day from the Romney campaign. I’m starting to think it’s a Democrat scam.

[dennisw]

Time for Obama to head West and hit up the gays and the Hollweirdos again. Word is out that Obama likes hanging with his homos.

[ari-freedom]

“This just tells me the left would be just as happy to have either one of them in the White House”

Romney in the WH also means GOP takes more control of House Senate and other down ticket races.

[tflabo]

Despite what happened last week, Obama ia in big, big trouble.

Caution: we now have about 45% of so-called Americans either hard leftists, illegals, Unions, LSM, Hollyweirdos, GLBT, feminists, entitlement moochers, fawning sheeples, lunatics and morons locked up in to voting for their Dem overlords in the DC asylum. Gonna be a hard battle to win in Nov.

[NoGrayZone]

"The President then complained about being out-fundraised by Mitt Romney last month,"

barry is either whining and crying, or out playing golf.

Gee, what a great pres__ent we have!!

[NoGrayZone]

The “beggar” in “chief”. November CANNOT come quick enough!

[Arrowhead1952]

Isn’t that a illegal campaign violation of using his WORKPLACE to do CAMPAIGNING?

Like that matters to the POS living in the white hut?? He has done many things a white president would have been impeached for, but if it were tried, the Republicans would be racist.