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Post by deziloooooo on Jan 4, 2011 16:46:47 GMT -5
I know, it applies to all parties but still..they did make a big deal about it.. Just sworn in and they are learning to play the game.... abcnews.go.com/Blotter/elected-cost-cutters-gop-freshmen-party-fatcats-tonight/story?id=12537584&nwltr=blotter_featureMore------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elected As Cost Cutters, GOP Freshmen Will Party With Fatcats Tonight Tea Party Populists Will Be Among Republicans At Private High Roller Gala 7 comments By MATTHEW MOSK Jan. 4, 2011 PrintRSSFont Size: Share:EmailTwitterFacebookMoreFarkTechnoratiGoogleLiveMy SpaceNewsvineRedditDeliciousMixxYahooThey were elected on a promise to bring a frugal, belt-tightening agenda to a Congress known for profligate spending. But as the new, Republican House majority got set to take command, a dozen GOP freshmen were headed to the luxurious W Hotel for a gala fundraiser that commanded $50,000 for VIP guests. A fundraising event for a dozen freshmen Republican members of Congress will feature a private performance by country star Leann Rimes. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images) More PhotosThe event scheduled for tonight – which is closed to the press -- will be held at a hotel that describes its own accommodations as "over the top," and will include a private concert by country music star Leann Rimes. The invite, sent to lobbyists, wealthy donors and political action committees, comes from America's New Majority, a group of newly minted Republican congressmen that includes a half-dozen of the victorious Tea Party members. Tickets are $2,500 per person, and a book of eight tickets and a VIP suite will set a donor back $50,000, according to the invite. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PARTY INVITATION A sure sign the event is cutting against the GOP message of austerity was the frosty response from incoming House Speaker John Boehner, who tops the list of "invited guests." "The speaker designate is not planning to attend," Boehner Press Secretary Michael Steel told ABC News. EmailsSign Up For Blotter Alerts! E-mail address: More Newsletters » Subscribe RSS Feeds Podcasts Mobile California freshman Rep. Jeff Denham was identified by Politico as the "man behind the event," and behind America's New Majority, a leadership fundraising committee. A spokesman for Denham told the web publication the congressman views fundraising as a crucial element in securing the GOP majority beyond this term. ABC News left messages for Denham, but has not heard back. Members of the Tea Party who are joining congress face an unusual challenge -- juggling the anti-Washington message that helped bolster their movement, while trying to work effectively inside a Beltway where the blending of money, interest groups, and politicians is commonplace. Hammond and Associates, the Republican fundraising consultant that is putting on the event, makes that point clear on its web site, which states plainly: "Money is the life-blood of every political campaign |
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Jan 4, 2011 16:48:14 GMT -5
Isn't that from Mama Mia?
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Post by deziloooooo on Jan 4, 2011 16:54:12 GMT -5
nope ..Caberet..Lisa Manelli..did it in the Movie..Joel Grey was the MC..one of the classics
Money makes the world go around
The world go around
The world go around
Money makes the world go around
It makes the world go 'round.
A mark, a yen, a buck, or a pound
A buck or a pound
A buck or a pound
Is all that makes the world go around,
That clinking clanking sound
Can make the world go 'round.
Money money money money money money
Money money money money money money
Money money money money money money
Money money
If you happen To be rich,
And you feel like a
Night's enetertainment
You can pay for a
Gay escapade.
If you happen To be rich,
And alone, and you
Need a companion
You can ring-ting-A-ling
for the maid.
If you happen To be rich
And you find you are
Left by your lover,
Though you moan and you groan
Quite a lot,
You can take it On the chin,
Call a cab, And begin
To recover
On your fourteen-Carat yacht.
Money makes the world go around,
The world go around,
The world go around,
Money makes the world go around,
Of that we can be sure.
(....) on being poor.
Money money money- money money money
Money money money- Money money money
Money money money money money money
Money money money money money money
Money money money money money money
If you haven't any coal in the stove
And you freeze in the winter
And you curse on the wind
At your fate
When you haven't any shoes
On your feet
And your coat's thin as paper
And you look thirty pounds
Underweight.
When you go to get a word of advice
From the fat little pastor
He will tell you to love evermore.
But when hunger comes a rap,
Rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat at the window...
At the window...
Who's there?
Hunger!
Ooh, hunger!
See how love flies out the door...For
Money makes The world...
...Go around
The world...
...Go around
The world...
...Go around
Money makes the
The world...
...Go around
That clinking
Clanking sound of
Money money money money money money
Money money money money money money
Get a little,
Money money
Get a little,
Money money
Money money
Money money
Money money
Money money
Mark, a yen, a buck
Get a little
Or a pound
Get a little
That clinking clanking
Get a little
Get a little
Clinking sound
Money money
Money money...
Is all that makes
The world go 'round
Money money
Money money
It makes the world go round!
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Post by deziloooooo on Jan 4, 2011 16:56:43 GMT -5
I just threw this up for the fun of it..a political Diss..harmless piece, laugh with it, at it, around it ..however you want, nothing seriouse..though in a way , shows all of em..kinda hypicritical
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Jan 4, 2011 16:59:31 GMT -5
The musical, Mama Mia, has a song by a similar name sung by Abba.
Holding $1000+ per plate fund raisers is done by both parties. Nothing shocking here.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2011 17:19:38 GMT -5
The musical, Mama Mia, has a song by a similar name sung by Abba. Holding $1000+ per plate fund raisers is done by both parties. Nothing shocking here. You are always talking about Mama Mia! It was a terrible show!!!!!  |
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Jan 4, 2011 17:44:34 GMT -5
The musical, Mama Mia, has a song by a similar name sung by Abba. Holding $1000+ per plate fund raisers is done by both parties. Nothing shocking here. You are always talking about Mama Mia! It was a terrible show!!!!! That is because it was. Singing was great, choreography superb( a touch of Fosse here and there), the grand finale was insane. |
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Post by billisonboard on Jan 4, 2011 23:58:33 GMT -5
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Post by verrip1 on Jan 5, 2011 0:08:50 GMT -5
Cabernet? Stubby Kaye? Turhan Bey? Alice Faye? Joel McCrae?
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Post by deziloooooo on Jan 5, 2011 0:52:21 GMT -5
LOL...loved it Billons...thanks.
{This site, what a improvement}
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Post by billisonboard on Jan 5, 2011 0:53:54 GMT -5
Isn't it!!!
I posted three Gerry Rafferty songs on the Songs thread. May he rest in peace.
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Post by jkapp on Jan 5, 2011 13:12:03 GMT -5
>>A fundraising event for a dozen freshmen Republican members of Congress will feature a private performance by country star Leann Rimes.<< Ugh...you'd have to pay me $50,000 to sit through a set of Leann Rimes' music too  |
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