Dean falls flat in the Hamptons (Plutocrats stay away from Howard-hosted fund-raiser.)

New York Magazine ^ | July 18-25 | Greg Sargent

[nickcarraway]

Where are the Hamptons Deaniacs? Some of New York’s wealthiest Dem contributors were no-shows at a $5,000-per-couple Amagansett DNC fund-raiser Howard Dean hosted at the home of Margo and Robert Alexander on July 9—prompting worries that the donor elite are shutting their wallets to protest Dean’s shoot-from-the-lip party leadership. Sources say big-shot supporters Hassan Nemazee, Robert Zimmerman, Carl Spielvogel, and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel played hooky. “Dean grew up in the Hamptons, and it was his first time back as chair, so he should have filled the room,” concedes a DNC official. “DNC staffers were really disappointed. It spoke to the lack of confidence in Dean among the donor leadership.” DNC spokesperson Karen Finney responds, “It was wonderfully successful and gave the governor a chance to really listen to what people had to say. Unfortunately, due to other plans, those folks couldn’t attend."—

[Digger]

Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

Yep, that's a dem name no doubt.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Beware of women with three names.

[oyez]

phy·lac·ter·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (f-lkt-r)
n. pl. phy·lac·ter·ies
Judaism. Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other to the left arm; traditionally worn by Jewish men during morning worship, except on the Sabbath and holidays.

[Yo-Yo]

I'm not very edumacated, so please tell me what a "Plutocrat" is.

[Ditto]

The Hamptons!!! I'll bet the room was just full of people of color. < / sarcasm >

[Cecily]

Technically she has four, since Barbara and Lee are a combo.

That name makes me picture Barbra Streisand at the end of "A Star is Born," where she proudly states, "I'm Esther Hoffman-Howard."

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

It was wonderfully successful and gave the governor a chance to really listen to what people had to say.

I don't see that listening is a big thing with the Guv'nor.

[kcvl]

Amb. Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

A busy Tuesday night in Manhattan - (more photos here)

A lot going on in Manhattan last night. Over at the Plaza the Aspen Institute held its 20th Annual Awards Dinner, paying tribute to their 2003 Leadership Honorees: Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the UN, Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton and Patty Stonesifer, president and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

William Mayer, chairman of the Aspen Institute was joined by Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Institute along with Frederick B. Whittemore, dinner chairman; the Honorable Ann Richards and Mort Zuckerman, Dinner co-chairs.

This black-tie dinner draws a very distinguished crowd. Queen Noor, Dr. Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under Mr. Clinton was there along with Mr. and Mrs. David Boies, Susan Braddock, Henry and Wendy Breck, Gov. Gaston Caperton, the Honorable Henry Catto and Mrs. Catto, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dawkins, Judy and Avery Corman, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crown (Mr. Crown is vice chairman of the Institute), Jack Valenti, Gail Hilson, Ambassador Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Zoe Baird, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D- Ca.), Senator Gary Hart, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Sugar Rautbord, Cathy Isaacson, Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Harley Baldwin, Barbara Goldsmith, Christopher Walling, Michael Kinsley, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Karmazin, Nancy Bass, proprietress of the Strand Bookstore; Tom Kranz, Connie Milstein, Ellie and George Munroe, Ann and Bill Nitze, Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacNeil, Nina Rosenwald, and Dr. and Mrs. Cliff Wharton were among the more than 200 guests for the evening.

Ann Richards serves as emcee of the Insitute’s dinner. This (wildly) popular lady who now makes a good part of her living giving speeches all over the nation, has become New York’s most prominent new (part-time) citizen (dividing her time between here and Austin and all points east, south, north and west). She was at the Library Lions last night, and somewhere in between she lost her voice. Although the show must go on, and it did; what was lost in the verbal delivery was compensated for by the bright eyes and warm smiling flashing.

The Aspen Institute Global Leadership Award (awarded this year to Kofi Annan) “reflects the expanding international scope of the Aspen Institute, bestowed upon a leader on the world stage who successfully promotes the ideals of global peace, intercultural understanding, and wide-spread human progress that are critical to the mission of the Aspen Institute.”

[Burlem]

Are the Alexanders friends of Hillary?

[Ann Archy]

Who IS that?

[nickcarraway]

A very wealthy, powerful person. Of course, time was such people were assumed to be Republicans...

[Burlem]

I have to laugh when I hear the democrats portray themselves as the party for the working Americans, you know.....not the rich.( rich don't work) how hypocritical

[Ditto]

Beware of women with three names.

Three? That looks like at least six to me.

Barbara Lee Diamon Stein Spiel Vogel

I think she should marry John Jacob Jingelhimer Schmidt, then she could be .......

never mind.

[billnaz]

Howie couldn't round up his reech-beech friends in the Hamptons to get some money out of them! All together now: Awwwwwww!

[T'wit]

>> Dean grew up in the Hamptons

Boy, does that explain a few things! He's probably from south of the highway, too.

[Mo1]

2003 Leadership Honorees: Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the UN, Robert E. Rubin,

Well ain't that special .. 2 of the biggest crooks

[kcvl]

[mplsconservative]

Bob Dylan.

[MizRiz9]

Izzy, I thought "Bob Zimmerman" went Christian a couple of years back. Looks like he has gone back to his Jewish roots.

[T'wit]

>> "Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel"

I did a double-take too. No offense to the lady, but what a lovely name for a princess :-)