The first lady was headlining a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, so her instruction to “write the biggest, fattest check” possible was par for the course. The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Mrs. Obama’s 20-minute speech covered obstructionist politics in Congress, campaign finance as well as health care, according to a pool report of the event.
Tickets for the fund-raiser started at $500 per person and ranged upwards to $10,000 and $20,000 per couple.
“It’s gotten so bad, they’re even trying to block the work that I do on childhood obesity and that’s really saying something,” Michelle Obama said, referring to Republicans. “I mean, for most folks in this country, making sure our kids get decent nutrition shouldn’t be that controversial.”
Michelle Obama encouraged the group to have a voice in politics. What was the best way to do that? “write the biggest, fattest check that you can possibly write.”
Aren’t liberals always advocating to get money out of politics?
RIP "Small Donor Revolution" MT @natashakorecki: Michelle Obama tells donors to "write the biggest, fattest check" http://t.co/1DSojy1Ywy”
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) July 25, 2014
@kenvogel @natashakorecki YOLO
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) July 25, 2014
Pay To Play Chicagoan's knew that already @natashakorecki @RossWeidner
— SnorkyJr (@SnorkyJr) July 25, 2014
@natashakorecki @karenhanretty Democrats are only against money in politics when the other side is writing the checks.
— Trump 2020 Buckeye (@NerkBuckeye) July 25, 2014
.@mgcat @natashakorecki Boy, is Harry Reid going to be mad at her……….oh wait, she wants money for liberals…..never mind, that's OK..
— Bill Roland (@univky1) July 25, 2014
@natashakorecki @guypbenson Wait a second, I thought money in politics was the problem? That damn Citizens United.
— The Bull (@sdonabedian7) July 25, 2014
@natashakorecki @guypbenson Hmmm. I thought the best way to influence politics was to VOTE, but that may be old fashioned.
— KnotGrumpy (@knotgrumpy) July 25, 2014
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