Subtle description that. They wouldn't want to imply any quid pro quo! Nosiree.
Our Arnold has too much money of his own to go around peddling it to just anybody.
As you can see, none of those donors is "just anybody."
Posted on 08/17/2005 9:48:10 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is embarking on a whirlwind, 17-event fundraising tour from here to Boston, tapping donors who have a stake in bills soon to arrive at his desk for signature or veto.
The events come at the end of the legislative session, when past governors and most legislators traditionally have raised money. But Schwarzenegger, who has raised $22 million so far this year, has criticized the practice.
The fundraisers offer contributors a chance to sit with Schwarzenegger at a Rolling Stones concert Sunday at Fenway Park in Boston, and to watch a pennant-race baseball game between the Angels and Oakland A's in Anaheim later this month.
In the quest for cash to finance his campaign for the special election he called, the governor plans to appear Friday at a Lake Tahoe fundraiser hosted by, among others, philanthropist and former junk bond king Michael Milken. From there, he is set to jet to New Jersey for a Saturday barbecue to boost his fortunes and those of New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester.
Schwarzenegger will be collecting campaign money from individuals and entities that have major Capitol lobby operations and are embroiled in legislative battles.
Mortgage lender Ameriquest Capital Corp., which had been among Gov. Gray Davis' largest donors, is donating a block of 40 tickets to the Stones' concert for the governor's donors. Ameriquest has been lobbying on at least eight bills in recent weeks; the company and its principals have donated more than $1.5 million to Schwarzenegger's campaigns.
Arte Moreno, owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, intends to co-host the baseball-game fundraiser later this month. He opposes a bill by Assemblyman Tom Umberg (D-Anaheim) that would force the Angels to revert to the team's previous name — the Anaheim Angels.
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Subtle description that. They wouldn't want to imply any quid pro quo! Nosiree.
Our Arnold has too much money of his own to go around peddling it to just anybody.
As you can see, none of those donors is "just anybody."
Arnold has evolved into the pure politician.
My, what a wonder a decade or two will do for one's legacy, huh?
If they mention Milken, I wonder who the "among others" refers to.
Sacramento-area developer Steven A. Gidaro is among the hosts of an event Thursday at the exclusive Sutter Club in Sacramento. Gidaro is giving $25,000, which entitles him to two tickets and preferred dinner seating.
Gidaro is part of a group of investors that owns 17,000 acres of farmland and open space near Sacramento. The group is battling legislation that would open the way for neighboring Yolo County to buy and preserve the land.
"There is nothing unusual about fundraisers at the end of session," said Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis), whose bill Gidaro is battling. "But Gidaro's involvement should raise eyebrows. He has one purpose and one purpose only — and that is to kill my bill."
Among Gidaro's consultants is Wilson — who is a Schwarzenegger fundraiser as well as political aide. Wilson said he had no idea what Schwarzenegger would do if Wolk's bill were to reach his desk, and he doubted that the governor was aware that he represents Gidaro.
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