Obama raises more than $1.2 million in Philadelphia (Comcast's David Cohen)

The Washington Post ^ | 06/30/2011 | Perry Bacon Jr.

[CharlyFord]

PHILADELPHIA — President Obama raised more than $1.2 million at two campaign fundraisers here Thursday night, the last events of his money-raising blitz in this early stage of the 2012 campaign.

Campaign officials said about 800 people, each giving at least $100, attended the first event, at a Hyatt hotel. Later in the evening, Comcast’s executive vice president, David L. Cohen, hosted about 120 people in his home for a dinner, each of the attendees giving at least $10,000 for Obama’s reelection campaign.

Among the attendees were Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D). Dinner was arranged by restaurateur Stephen Starr, whose popular eateries include Morimoto and Buddakan.

Cohen, a longtime Democratic operative, has successfully sheparded the regulatory review of Comcast’s merger with NBC Universal earlier this year.

[CharlyFord]

David L. Cohen is Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation. This is one of the reason's I canceled my Comcast cable TV service and depend on the Internet for info and entertainment.

I object to a "longtime Democratic operative" have a major influence over my world.

[EBH]

Send that wasted money to the treasury.

[WOBBLY BOB]

adding Comcrap “do not call” list.

[Venturer]

Why wasn’t he in Washington doing his job, like he was claiminghe does.

What did that trip to philadelphia cost the American taxpayers in transportation and security?

What did it cost Philadelphia in extra cops on duty?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Comcrap is old-school Philly Democat. Deep ties to Fast Eddie Rendell.

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

Dumped comcrap long ago. -ve encouraged hundreds to avoid it.

[fantom]

Good points . I know a million two is a lot of money , more than that has been raised on the Internet by other candidates .

[liberalh8ter]

Wait, doesn't Obamao find corporate political activity to be detrimental to U.S. politics? Didn't Obamao scold Alito, telling him that the SCOTUS decision would “open the floodgates” to foreign political activism? Let's see, Comcast International Holdings, a division of Comcast has holdings in Ireland, U.K., Brazil and Obamao’s favorite, Venezuela. Is this the kind of foreign political activism Obamao warned Alito would happen? /s

[He Rides A White Horse]

Hardly surprising. Philly is a corrupt Democrat machine that would give Tammany Hall a run for its money.

[eaglestar]

Why would anyone possibly want to give away their own money to then turn around and have to give more of it away in Obama taxes?

[newzjunkey]

"I've been here!" - Barack 'd**k' Obama

He seems to only touch down in DC long enough to refuel. /s

[crosshairs]

Hardly surprising. Philly is a corrupt Democrat machine that would give Tammany Hall a run for its money.

And 95.5% of Americans would say, "Tammy who?".

[andy58-in-nh]

Isn’t he one of those “millionaires and billionaires” that Obama is always going on about?

[Sacajaweau]

Thought you couldn’t give more than $2,000????

[andy58-in-nh]

Why would anyone possibly want to give away their own money to then turn around and have to give more of it away in Obama taxes?

It's an "investment" - in freedom from competition by means of a government protection racket. You know: fascism. Besides, Cohen knows very well that he won't personally pay more if income tax rates go up. That's what he pays his accountant for.

[New Jersey Realist]

What amazes me is that it is the rich people who give him the money and it is the rich people who he condemns. What is missing from this picture?

[Venturer]

Every one of those sorry Democrat sonsof beaches who gave expect to receive what they gave plus interest back, if Obama is elected again.

You can bet your bippy on that.

[bossmechanic]

(headline)
Gee - is that how much his criminal mobs took - in the city of love?

[He Rides A White Horse]

And 95.5% of Americans would say, "Tammy who?".

You're probably right. Hopefully they'll get the picture that it isn't a compliment at the very least.

[Fu-fu2]

Like it is done in Chicago. The Dems have their own brand of crony capitalism. Those who pay in will benefit.