Obama to media: pony up for election night access

Crain's ^ | October 21, 2008 | Gren Hinz

[VideoPaul]

(Crain’s) — The best-funded political campaign in American history says news organizations will have to pay—in some cases almost $2,000 each—if they want to cover Barack Obama’s election-night celebration in Chicago.

A memo sent to news organizations on Tuesday by the Obama campaign says credentials will cost $715 to $1,815, depending on whether electrical and phone lines are needed and whether an indoor or outdoor seat is requested for the event, which is expected to be held outside the evening of Nov. 4 in Grant Park.

[Raycpa]

If they charge regular folks to be there, they ought to charge the press.

[Brown Deer]

He is actually doing this to the media that has done their best to give the election to him?

[AnglePark]

Yep, you’re probably right. He’ll have Stormtroopers with real power, once they have enough funding.

[library user]

He is actually doing this to the media that has done their best to give the election to him?

Yup, and he still won't send his own blood any $$$; he's doin' just fine on $100 a year in a $20 hut.

[Brown Deer]

Are you saying that this man who lives in a multi-million dollar mansion in Chicago and made $4.2 million last year, is not spreading his own personal wealth among his own flesh and blood?

[Don Corleone]

Chicago style politics at it finest.

[libsmacker75]

So now SeeBS, MarxiStNBC, NY Slimes, etc. have to PAY for the privilege of spewing propaganda for the Islamo-Stalinist?

[popdonnelly]

Man, that is one ugly house. Big, but ugly. How do they heat that thing in the Chicago winters? Free heating oil from Chavez?

[popdonnelly]

The alphabet networks can pay as much as they want. I won’t be watching, and I’d like their advertisers to know that in advance.

[Merlinator]

Does this mean that Chrissy Mathews will have to pay to get that warm tingle up his leg??? His whore has just gotten a lot more expensive.

[NOBAMA in 08]

Obama HUSSEIN has an overgrown Jungle for a front yard!
At least, the Slob could trim or have trimmed his Hedges and the Tree s Pruned! But then the yard does look beter than the yards pictured in KENYA!! WONDER WHAT THE WHITEHOUSE WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER FOUR YEARS???

[greyfoxx39]

Let’s all chip in for access for JR and Kristinn!!!

[NOBAMA in 08]

hrissy will probably be given a Free Ride so to speak:-)
You know, that special tingle! Hi Ho SILVER!!! Ride Em!

[XEHRpa]

Wow, this is just like the PUSH shakedown, from the rainbow coalition.

[Vassar1989]

Does the package include: 1) UN-blue cuff-links, 2) a seat on the newly painted UN-blue Air Force One, and an autographed copy of The Audacity of Hope? If so, then sign me up. I will inviting all my Vassar buddies too. This cements his “rock star” persona.

[Loyolas Mattman]

The thing they are going to need the most is a gas mask if it goes down the way we’re hoping...

[CriticalJ]

Great. I love it. Just a taste of treatment coming their way.

[BellStar]

if this offends you? WELL EXCUUUUSSSSEEE ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2amXLa-iZGw

[dixiebelle]

I wish he would start his own country and get the heck out of ours. This gets more unbelievable every day.

[VideoPaul]

There is NOTING that can be built for $100 that a union can’t build for $10,000.