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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Ed Rendell's colorful attack on Elizabeth Warren's fundraising
Black Women Views @blackwomenviews 1hWelp...looks like Biden's camp is taking the gloves off. Ed could've kept Obama's name out of it though...
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I like Elizabeth Warren. Too bad shes a hypocrite.
By Ed Rendell
September 11, 2019
Shortly after announcing her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in February, Warren said she would shun high-dollar fundraising events. That means no fancy receptions or big money fundraisers only with people who can write the big checks, Warren wrote in an email to supporters.
First, because she transferred $10.4 million from her Senate reelection campaign to her presidential campaign fund. More than $6 million came in contributions of $1,000 and up, as the New York Times recently noted...
Second, Warren attacked former vice president Joe Biden for holding a kickoff fundraiser in Philadelphia in April, which she criticized as a swanky private fund-raiser for wealthy donors in an email to supporters the next day.
Well, I helped organize that affair, and I thought her attack was extremely hypocritical because nearly 20 of us who attended the Biden fundraiser had also given her $2,000 or more in 2018 at closed-door fundraisers in swanky locations.
Warren didnt seem to have any trouble taking our money in 2018, but suddenly we were power brokers and influence peddlers in 2019. The year before, we were wonderful. I co-chaired one of the events for the senator and received a glowing, handwritten thank-you letter from her for my hard work.
It seemed odd to some of us who gave her money that Warren was experiencing an epiphany less than 12 months later. Its one thing to fashion a campaign that relies on grass-roots fundraising, but its another to go out of your way to characterize as power-brokers and influence-peddlers the very people whose support you have previously courted...
read more: https://beta.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-like-elizabeth-warren-too-bad-shes-a-hypocrite/2019/09/11/409d5ed0-d4d3-11e9-86ac-0f250cc91758_story.html#click=https://t.co/rUnaiDOgqf
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Ed Rendell's colorful attack on Elizabeth Warren's fundraising (Original Post)
bigtree
Sep 2019
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SCVDem
(5,103 posts)1. Shut up Ed!
You are filling air time with negativity.
Go away!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)2. The Obama piece is mind-numbingly stupid
Was that to create the perception that he wasn't just carrying water for Biden? Ed Rendell as Unyielding Man of Principle?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
bucolic_frolic
(43,137 posts)3. First caver on Bush v. Gore
Support the party, Ed. Not both parties, our party!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)4. Biden needs to denounce this tbh
My BIL was waffling between Biden and Warren, and he texted me earlier this tipped him over into Warren's camp.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)5. Go away Ed. nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
demmiblue
(36,841 posts)6. Good lord, Ed.
(The tweet is kind of stupid, as well.)
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)7. Here's one response from Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Warren Is a Hypocrite, Says Hypocrite Ed Rendell
Its a term he loves throwing around. (Not mine; subsentence to the article title.)
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/12/elizabeth-warren-ed-rendell-hypocrite/
Snippets:
People who live in glass houses ... !
Its a term he loves throwing around. (Not mine; subsentence to the article title.)
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/12/elizabeth-warren-ed-rendell-hypocrite/
Snippets:
But Warren can rest assured its nothing personal the hypocrite op-ed is Ed Rendells signature move of late.
...
Just last year, columnist Solomon Jones shined a light on Rendells own hypocrisy, wondering how Rendell could support safe-injection sites when he had such a strong record of incarcerating crack users back when he was district attorney of Philadelphia.
In 2010, after Obama appeared on The View, Rendell said that such appearances cheapened the office of the presidency. Thanks to Rendells ubiquitous appearances on a Philly-based NFL TV talk show, he was labeled a hypocrite for his remarks about Obama.
And Bob Brady, back when he was both a sitting congressman and the head of Phillys Democratic Party, said that Rendell was a hypocrite after Rendell blasted Brady for not doing enough to curb the power of Phillys ward leaders. He remarked that Rendell liked the power of the ward leaders when they were endorsing him for governor and mayor.
...
Just last year, columnist Solomon Jones shined a light on Rendells own hypocrisy, wondering how Rendell could support safe-injection sites when he had such a strong record of incarcerating crack users back when he was district attorney of Philadelphia.
In 2010, after Obama appeared on The View, Rendell said that such appearances cheapened the office of the presidency. Thanks to Rendells ubiquitous appearances on a Philly-based NFL TV talk show, he was labeled a hypocrite for his remarks about Obama.
And Bob Brady, back when he was both a sitting congressman and the head of Phillys Democratic Party, said that Rendell was a hypocrite after Rendell blasted Brady for not doing enough to curb the power of Phillys ward leaders. He remarked that Rendell liked the power of the ward leaders when they were endorsing him for governor and mayor.
People who live in glass houses ... !
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
snowybirdie
(5,225 posts)8. He's become irrelevant
His time has come and gone. Trying to make a splash in the hope the TV folks will call again. Bet it works.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)9. Tweeties buddy,
both need to go into a very deep retirement to never be seen or heard of again.
Enough of the DINO crap.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
elleng
(130,865 posts)10. Wish Biden had kept rendell out of it.
I know, Pennsylvania and all, but still . . .
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided