Posted on 08/20/2008 4:32:26 AM PDT by stan_sipple
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama used his own name and heritage to make a point about change at a fundraiser that raised a record $7.8 million for his campaign in San Francisco Sunday.Others wrote checks for as much as $14,000 for the special Asian-Pacific Islander VIP reception filled with CEOs, executives and spouses - a few in elegant saris - that included a meeting and individual picture with Obama.Obama told the group - which included many Indian and Pakistani immigrants - that he is not only familiar with their cultures - but also proud of his lifelong association with them. "Not only do I think I'm a desi, but I'm a desi," he said, using a colloquial term that describes South Asian immigrants. The remark was greeted with laughs. "I'm a homeboy.""I've also had an orientation toward Asia and a recognition ... that over time we are going to see ... more economic growth" and an economic partnership with the United States that is strategic.But "the only way we are going to move beyond these current challenges ... is not to try to prevent further immigration and integration of our communities," but "to recognize that you are the future."
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"I'm a desi. I'm a homeboy." (sure you are, Obama)
Whatever a particular group needs to hear to write checks, Obama delivers.
Obomba gets Big Bucks from SanFranSicko, and now McCain ahead with LIKELY voters by 5% (Reuters/CNN)... cause and effect? Hope SanFranSickee gives more to Obama!!
San Francisco? So far left it is hardly part of America anymore. So you would think the people there would be poor and working class. After all, only the Republicans are rich enough to cough up these big bucks.
I love sarcasm.
Maybe somebody should inform American blacks that the Black Messiah says he’s really a “desi.”
What a smarmy, creepy opportunist he is.
What happens to the millions that he doesnt spend after he looses?
Pretty lucrative job, this running for president thing.
What I would like top know is how many of these people are citizens and allowed to vote “LEGALLY”.
Oh, he’s a desi and Asia is the future. Ummkay.
How proud he is of Pakistan...
I would love the donor list.
Heck, how many of them are allowed to DONATE legally? The guy is doing a great job of going after the foreign “vote,” which is pretty appropriate, since he is essentially a foreigner himself.
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