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Buttigieg backers defend ‘wine cave’ fundraiser
AP ^ | December 20, 2019 | TERENCE CHEA

Posted on 12/21/2019 9:26:52 AM PST by yesthatjallen

The California winemakers who hosted a dinner at a “wine cave” for Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg are defending the fundraising event.

Buttigieg’s political rivals used the recent fundraiser to criticize the South Bend, Indiana, mayor for soliciting campaign contributions from wealthy donors at Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate.

Craig and Kathryn Hall, who own the Hall Rutherford winery in Napa Valley, said Friday that they took issue with how their wine cave has been portrayed in the media.

“It seems someone’s intentionally trying to create a different image than the reality. And that’s unfortunate,” Craig Hall said.

A dispute over big-dollar donors and fundraising between Buttigieg and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren erupted on the presidential debate stage Thursday.

Warren described a lavish Buttigieg fundraiser featuring $900 bottles of wine and crystal chandeliers, saying that, unlike the South Bend mayor, “I do not sell access to my time.”

“Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States,” she charged.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; US: Indiana; US: Massachusetts; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; buttigieg; craighall; elizabethwarren; fauxahontas; fundraiser; genderdysphoria; hallrutherford; homosexualagenda; indiana; kathrynhall; massachusetts; mikepence; napavalley; petebuttigieg; slingingbull; southbend; vermont; winecave
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“It seems someone’s intentionally trying to create a different image than the reality. And that’s unfortunate,” Craig Hall said.

That someone would be Elizabeth Warren.

Democrats in general don't seem to have a problem with this kind of elitist fundraising.

1 posted on 12/21/2019 9:26:52 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

At least we learned not buy Hall wines.


2 posted on 12/21/2019 9:29:05 AM PST by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Wait until Lieawatha brings up Buttgiggles Bath House Fundraisers.


3 posted on 12/21/2019 9:29:47 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: yesthatjallen

““Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States,” she charged. “

But shes ok that multi millionaires at Harvard can pick the President.
Just not self sufficient average Americans.


4 posted on 12/21/2019 9:30:56 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
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To: yesthatjallen

He should do a Two Buck Chuck fundraiser at Trader Joes.


5 posted on 12/21/2019 9:30:59 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: yesthatjallen

There are absurd things said sometimes, in campaigns and these debates. This series of exchanges about the wine cave fundraiser, and fundraising from wealthy donors in general, is right up there among the dumbest things these Democrats could talk about.


6 posted on 12/21/2019 9:31:01 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: yesthatjallen

In Democrat circles, billionaire bats are a natural hazard in wine caves. Candidates enter at your own risk.Fortunately, multi millionaire Indian guide Senator Warren is available to negotiate the labyrinth for them and keep them safe from these predators looking to rub wings with their moonbat progressive Democrat political class cousins.


7 posted on 12/21/2019 9:31:38 AM PST by chuckee
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To: samadams2000

At 900 a bottle, that was not a tough call to make.


8 posted on 12/21/2019 9:32:09 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Youth, speed and energy can always be overcome with experience and treachery.)
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To: chuckee

Well said.


9 posted on 12/21/2019 9:34:23 AM PST by Tax-chick ("We should find strength and pride in being an idol-smashing people." ~ Bari Weiss)
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To: yesthatjallen

Butt caves...


10 posted on 12/21/2019 9:37:11 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: yesthatjallen

Isn’t the ‘cheese shop’ equivalent to wine caves.


11 posted on 12/21/2019 9:38:43 AM PST by Track9 (When the products of liberalism meet you face to face, itÂ’s best to have a loaded weapon.)
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To: Michael.SF.

Their wines range from $28.00 to $1,215.99 per bottle.

https://www.hallwines.com/shop-all-hall-wines


12 posted on 12/21/2019 9:43:49 AM PST by maggief
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Most winery's rent out facilities for events. I only object to commercial entrepreneurship when company profits are used for political propaganda.

I hope the winery made a tidy profit catering to the gay looser SJW. There is no way he will ever win, he knows it. This is the only legal way to spend his campaign contributions on himself.

LET'S PARTY DUDES!!!



13 posted on 12/21/2019 9:45:05 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: yesthatjallen
Warrens frantically trying to distinguish herself, (again)....it's not working, (again)

.....'Hey!...Over here...I'm over here!!!'


14 posted on 12/21/2019 9:47:04 AM PST by caww
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To: yesthatjallen

The press for some reason is try to take Buttiegigieigeg out of the race. This “wine cave” business was stupid. Buttiegigereige actually had a great response to it...he said he was a literally the only one on the stage who was not a billionaire or a millionaire. THAT should have been the headline. But they want him out of the way. During the debate he was getting a lot of support from the audience.


15 posted on 12/21/2019 9:49:10 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Petty & they all sound like they are jealous no one had a wine cave fundraiser for them.

Let’s face it.....no matter what party you belong to you’re going to accept money from the rich & the not rich. You need the bucks. These two chicks are the modern day whiny & screechy teacher from yesteryear.


16 posted on 12/21/2019 9:49:39 AM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

The winner of that spat between Warren and Buttigieg was Amy Klobuchar.


17 posted on 12/21/2019 9:51:43 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: yesthatjallen

His city has a 25%+ poverty rate, one of the highest violent crime rates in the country for a town it’s size and an unemployment rate of 6.8% compared to it’s sister city (Mishawaka) with an unemployment rate of 3.6%. The city has lost 25% of it’s population high of 1968 and that with several annexations over the years.

The “mans” a disaster.


18 posted on 12/21/2019 9:52:22 AM PST by traderrob6
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Wait until Lieawatha brings up Buttgiggles Bath House Fundraisers.

I heard that at the last one they really packed 'em in.

19 posted on 12/21/2019 9:53:09 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: yesthatjallen

Ugh! Wine cave? That’s just disgusting considering homos like wine enemas!


20 posted on 12/21/2019 9:54:09 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfuAJcWl6DE Kill a Commie for Mommie)
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