Posted on 08/30/2015 4:12:29 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Local real-estate broker Charley Valera had a once-in-a-lifetime experience on Friday night, when he attended a private fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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The event itself was also impressive, Valera said. Each guest was given a glass of champagne as they entered, and there was an open bar with drinks named things like a "Trump-tini."
The food, he said, included braised beef and lobster hors d'oeuvres made by accomplished Boston chef Anthony Ambrose. Everything Valera tried was "incredible," he said.
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"He [Trump] was definitely a crowd-pleaser," he said. "He was talking with people in the audience, he jokes, he relates with people. He talked for probably 35 to 40 minutes, with no notes."
Valera said Trump mocked numerous politicians during his speech, including Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.
Alcorn said she doesn't consider herself to be either a Democrat or a Republican, but thought Trump "made some great points."
He was extremely confident, and repeatedly referred to himself as "a winner."
"It does take something to get up in front of 1,000 people, not stumble over your words, not repeat yourself," said Valera, "and still get your message across."
Trump's message itself, Valera said, resonated with him.
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fundraiser? I thought Trump didn’t need money
It was 100 a ticket. They needed some way to secure the event as well. Ticket holders were lucky to have the coveted tickets and people were willing to pay a lot more to snag one of those tickets which makes them priceless.
When asked about that by the press, Trump said that the entrance fee would be used to cover the cost of the event and Trump was reimbursing Boch for any shortfall.
That said, Trump's website is taking small donations.
Boch spent the cover on the porta potties alone! Air conditioned with hot and cold running water and attendants.
My favorite cocktail is a dirty olive martini, but I have wondered about the pickle martini with a crispy dill.
The pickle martinis are all the rage at the NYC UES raw wood-paneled bars the “in” crowd frequent.
And the very idea of lobster hors d’oeuvres makes my mouth water. I would have parked myself at that table and eaten at least $100’s worth.
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You and I would have been trying to elbow each other outta the way.
Ha! What a loser... Doesn’t know how to use a Teleprompter! /sarc
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Good one!
Patton Trivia Alert!
George Patton was wounded in WW1 when a German machine gun round hit him in the leg.
The round travelled north and exited at the buttocks, taking a nice chunk of the future generals flesh with it.
Patton would later use it to his advantage by sometimes laughingly referring to himself as “a half assed general”.
The only problem with Big Balls is that they are Yuggge Balls, not merely big. He He ;-)
How about this operation: Why Trump wants to help the vets!
On July 28, 1932, Patton received orders from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur to disperse the World War I veterans seeking cash payments for their veterans’ bonus certificates who had occupied Washington, D.C., for two months. Charging down Pennsylvania Avenue and through the streets of the national capital, Patton led 600 cavalry troops on horseback who fired tear gas into the “Bonus Marchers,” trampled civilian observers including Connecticut Senator Hiram Bingham and beat protestors with the flats of their swords.
I knew that one.
The government owed the bonuses to the veterans but gave them nothing.
I blame the President who ordered it, not the officers who carried it out.
Did you know:
In 1915, while on Gen Jack Pershings staff in Mexico, Patton led a patrol to look for corn for the horses of the US army.
As the patrol approached a farm, Patton left half his patrol to guard the road approaching the farm.
When he entered the farm he surprised one of the top aids of Pancho Vila, the reason for the American military incursion into Mexico.
During the shootout, he shot one of the bandits. He had to stop firing at one point to reload his pistol. In all, two Mexican bandits were killed.
Patton returned to headquarters with the dead bandits strapped to the hood of the car he was driving.
General Pershing thereafter called him George “Bandito” Patton.
After that action Patton started wearing two pistols.
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