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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Biden.

Strib carrying an AP feed:

At the North Carolina home of former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, Biden told about 140 donors that Trump has coddled dictators including "that thug Putin," a reference to the Russian president, and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, "a pure unadulterated butcher."

CSIS:

Erskine Bowles [...] began his financial service career at Morgan Stanley in New York as an associate in the corporate finance group. He left Morgan Stanley to form a middle-market investment bank, Bowles, Hollowell, Conner, which became the preeminent mergers and acquisition firm in the middle market. He would later form a venture capital firm, Kitty Hawk Capital; cofound a middle-market private equity firm, Carousel Capital; and serve as a partner in the New York private equity firm of Forstmann Little. During his business career, he has also served on the boards of various companies, including Morgan Stanley, First Union Corporation, Merck, VF, Cousins Properties, Norfolk Southern Corporation, General Motors, Belk, Urban Institute, Tri Alpha Energy and Facebook. In 1991, Mr. Bowles joined the administration of President Bill Clinton as administrator of the Small Business Administration. In 1993, he was brought to the White House to serve as President Clinton’s deputy chief of staff and later as chief of staff. [...]

Middle class Joe, he calls himself. How many of the 140 attendees do you figure were "middle class?" What was the entry fee? There is a lot more that could have been reported. The item could have said "former Clinton White House Chief of Staff and former investment banker." Presumably such detail was viewed by the AP as irrelevant. To me? To you? To Bernie? To the attendees?

Go figure.

UPDATE: Charlotte Observer in advance of the fundraiser noted, "Costs for attending the Charlotte fundraiser range from $1,000 to $2,800." Hoi polloi not welcome? Think of it. If all the people in the nation willing to pay a grand or three to be in the same room with Joe Biden were to show up at the polls, it would be a landslide.

FURTHER UPDATE: Today's email, an item that speaks for itself - but is it a spoof - it can't be real, can it:


He fell short around fifteen years ago and should throw in the towel. Patronizing his better.