Pen camera
Posted on 05/14/2012 7:24:17 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
You have to turn off your cell phone on an airplane, but at least you get to keep it. That's not the case when high-flying donors pony up for first-class access to hear President Barack Obama at exclusive fundraisers -- his campaign takes the devices away. So much for live-tweeting or videotaping Obama's pitch.
The Washington Post's David Nakamura -- the "pool" print journalist representing his colleagues and reporting back to them on Obama's trip to New York -- noticed the practice as the president wooed group of about 60 wealthy contributors Monday at the home of Hamilton "Tony" James, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group, a large private equity firm. Each of the attendees had shelled out $35,800.
Here's how Nakamura described the scene:
Dozens of guests, men in suits and women in dresses and pant suits, were seated around elegant tables eating dinner in two adjoining rooms. They were sitting on gold colored dining chairs with green seat cushions, and the table cloths had a gold flowered design. Oil artwork in ornate gold frames hung on the wall. It appeared when we came in that staff had confiscated cell phones, which were stored in plastic bags.
"Plastic bags?" Yep.An Obama campaign aide described the practice as "standard operating procedure for the fundraisers at private residences." and noted that "guests get a photo from the photoline." The aide, who requested anonymity, said the rules are different at regular events (like rallies) or fundraisers in public venues.
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Spy pen.
Wasn’t there an article recently about cops that use some sort of scanner to download info from a cellphone...say during a traffic stop?
Think of all the cell phone numbers O’s digital campaign team can send texts to...once they’ve scanned the “hostage” phones...
Cell phones?
Or cameras?
So much for “the most transparent administration in history.”
SSSSHHHHH! When BHO speaks...everybody listen. No breathing, coughing or sneezing allowed. No photos, eating or drinking while he’s speaking.
I wonder how this jackass would feel if they took his teleprompters away. The jerk would stand there for one hour looking like a deer caught in headlights. What a useless piece of poop he is. Pathetic.
I guess I will cancel all my RVSPs to Obongo fund raisers until he lifts the ban...... that’l show’em!
Pocket-sized tape recorders work great!
He’s afraid of another “bitter clingers” moment being captured. That is to say, he’s afraid that he may be recorded expressing is real beliefs.
cant have racist jokes, drug use, and comments about the peasants showing up on Youtube and Facebook..
cant have racist jokes, drug use, and comments about the peasants showing up on Youtube and Facebook..
They don’t want anymore raw recordings or videos showing the idiot when he wanders away from the teleprompter program and starts his inane adlib mumblings.
Hidden vid sound cameras go for $100 to $300 now. Heck, they sneak them in North Korea.,
He doesn’t want a repeat of the “guns and religion” video.
You’re right, though I’m sure at this point what he is saying is much worse than the “bitter clingers” bit. He is probably talking about whatever he wanted Medvedev to talk to Putin about...
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I have a generic key fob camera/mic for $12 from them, works pretty well.
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