Romney camp plans three-day donor retreat around New York debate

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Mitt Romney's campaign has planned a string of activities for donors around the debates, including a three-day "victory retreat' at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan overlapping with the Oct. 16 debate at Hofstra University, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by POLITICO.

The schedule of events can be viewed here. But it includes a dinner at the Intrepid Museum on the West Side of Manhattan, a debate watch party at Roseland Ballroom, and panels including a campaign strategy briefing and one on the final three weeks of the race.

The event, first reported by CNN, appears to be patterned on the Utah retreat the campaign held over the summer. There are other, smaller events planned around the other debates, including debate watch parties and invitations to the national finance "victory green room."

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ROMNEY VICTORY FALL RETREAT
NEW YORK CITY OCTOBER 15 – 17

AGENDA:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15

2:00pm – 8:00pm Registration
Waldorf Astoria

7:00pm – 9:30pm Gala Reception/Dinner
(T) Intrepid Museum

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

7:00am – 8:00pm Registration
Waldorf Astoria

8:00am – 9:00am Continental Breakfast
Waldorf Astoria

9:00am – 10:30am Session 1: Campaign and Strategy Briefing
Waldorf Astoria

10:30am – 11:15am Session II: Issues Facing America
Waldorf Astoria

11:15am – 12:00pm Session III: Media Panel – The Final Three Weeks
Waldorf Astoria – Grand Ballroom – 3rd Floor

12:15pm – 1:30pm Luncheon
Waldorf Astoria

7:30pm – 11:00pm Debate Watch Party
(T) Roseland Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17

7:30am – 9:00am Farewell Breakfast
Waldorf Astoria
Guests Depart

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/romney-camp-plans-threeday-donor-retreat-around-new-136368.html

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Yep, that'll make him more appealing to the middle class voters...

[musette_sf]

1. 7:30pm – 11:00pm Debate Watch Party (T) Roseland Ballroom

[K8-EEE]

15. LOL!! DUZY!

[budkin]

2. Waldorf Astoria? CROFL!

The working people's hotel of choice!

[Paulie]

3. Could have stayed in. Holid...

Oh never mind.

[Ken Burch]

4. You'd think he would notice that the term "Victory Retreat" is a mite contradictory.

n/t.

[Cha]

7. OxyMorons!

[highplainsdem]

14. +1,000,000. My first thought when I read that.

[regnaD kciN]

5. Somehow, the terms "Romney" and "retreat"...

...just seem to belong together, don't they?

[JHB]

6. He's only doing it to punish himself...

[DreamGypsy]

8. The Victory Fall Retreat of the House of Romney... by E.A. Poe

...As Romney predicted, America soon dies. At least we think so. All we know is that Mitt tells the narrator she’s dead, and that she appears to be dead when he looks at her. Of course, because of her catalepsy, she might just look like she’s dead, post-seizure. Keep that in mind. At Mitt ’s request, the narrator helps him to entomb her body in one of the vaults underneath the mansion. While they do so, the narrator discovers that the two of them were twins and that they shared some sort of supernatural, probably extrasensory, bond.

About a week later, on a dark and stormy night, the narrator and Romney find themselves unable to sleep. They decide to pass away the scary night by reading a book. As the narrator reads the text aloud, all the sounds from the fictional story can be heard resounding from below the mansion. It doesn’t take long for Romney to freak out; he jumps up and declares that they buried America alive and that now she is coming back. Sure enough, the doors blow open and there stands a trembling, bloody America. She throws herself at Romney, who falls to the floor and, after "violent" agony, dies along with his sister. The narrator flees; outside he watches the House of Romney crack in two and sink into the dark, dank pool that lies before it.

Pretty cool, huh? And it'll only cost you a $1 million.

[Indpndnt]

9. Retreat is an excellent choice of words. The first debate is October 3rd.

By the time this one in the OP rolls around, the potential donors will be in full retreat due to Willard's hilarious performance in the first debate.

Good luck with that, Willard.

[TXDemoGal]

10. I bet the catering staff will be background checked

and frisked for this one!

[judesedit]

11. They can't get votes by any ethical means. They have to buy, bribe, lie, cheat and steal their way

They must be getting scared, because they are doing it right out in the open now. Pathetic bunch of bastards, aren't they? Not this time, scum.

[BeyondGeography]

12. When he dies, Romney will ask to be buried with his money

It's his answer for everything.

Listen to the May fundraiser tape. A woman asks him what she should tell Latinos, women and younger people who say they won't vote for him, he said the best thing she could do is raise money. Not joking.

[tjdee]

13. Why raise money in CA and NYC?

I guess he can use the money where he likes, but boy golly does he waste time in these states.

[hisownpetard]

16. Romney's going to a "Victory Retreat" after the debate?

Wow. Hope they let him in to Obama headquarters!

[Myrina]

17. I swear, at this point, money and partying with his cronies is all it's about ....

Issues? Platform? Nah, Mitt's just on a really awesome 9-month-long road-tour to raise money and schmooze with the other upper-crusters.

[xxqqqzme]

18. Is he ever going to actually

campaign for president or is he just going to raise money until November 5th?

[beac]

19. Nice touch having the dinner on the Intrepid...

Multi-deferment Mittens will BE served in a museum honoring those who DID serve.