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Give him your cell phones and your money
No cell phones for you at Obama fundraisers.
Via BuzzFeed Politics:
In the latest attempt to crack down on potentially embarrassing digital leaks from presidential fundraisers, President Barack Obama’s campaign has begun asking donors attending small fundraisers with the president to turn over their cell phones before entering.
Pool reporter David Nakamura of the Washington Post reported that at a $35,800 a head fundraiser at the home of Blackstone COO Hamilton “Tony” James in New York City Monday night, the 60 attendees were asked to place their phones in plastic bags by the door.
An Obama aide called the move it “standard operating procedure,” but veterans of a range of other campaigns said they’d never heard of the practice, which is common in secure White House spaces where there are concerns of espionage, but unknown in contexts in which only political secrets are discussed. The new prevalence of sophisticated audio and recording capacities in mobile devices owned by virtually anyone wealthy enough to write a check to a political campaign, however, has put a new pressure on campaigns concerned with staying on a public message.
RosalindJ
May 16th, 2012
Axel, JarJar Barrett & Bam. They are very, very afraid.
moarkdave
May 16th, 2012
They do not want you to take a free picture on your phone of you with Barry.
They probably have a photographer set up to professionally take your picture with Barry, for an additional $500.00
They may even give you a choice of backgrounds.
JMac
May 16th, 2012
@moarkdave: Yeah; Moscow, Pyongyang, or Beijing.
Wyatt, Insensitive Jerk
May 16th, 2012
Except when The One parachutes in and personally dispatches another terrorist – then cell phones will be permitted.
Hey, we’re gonna spike that football all the way to November.
Jerry Manderin
May 16th, 2012
What RosalindJ said.
PATH
May 16th, 2012
You couldn’t pay me $40K or whatever to be with O. But, giving up something I have just to be with him – I don’t think so……..
Cruisin' Cat
May 16th, 2012
The possibility of some attendee refusing to surrender their phone, and zero burning with indecision over whether to lose $35,800 or let them keep it, fills me with glee.
Blink
May 16th, 2012
This sort of thing is habit and SOP. The Obama WH also is not transparent on FOIA request. The least cooperative over six administrations according to Washington Lawyer Kathrine Meyer.
With J. Napolitano at DHS and E. Holder at DOJ, leading the obstruction and harassment of information seekers.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73939.html
scr_north
May 16th, 2012
Well, trust among the Progs seems to be in very short supply. Not a big surprise I guess.
unhung zero
May 17th, 2012
did they lock anybody up in the closet like they did a few years back. reporter or something, i think
StormN2012
May 17th, 2012
Communism is alive and well in the Obama regime.