Comments on: Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1,000 http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 16:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Domain Hosting - Savoring late summer - Boston Globe | Internet Business Learning To Wealth http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-114095 Domain Hosting - Savoring late summer - Boston Globe | Internet Business Learning To Wealth Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:35:30 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-114095 [...] Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1,000 - The Moderate Voice(1) The Moderate Voice’s comments are hosted by Disqus (http://disqus.com). If your comment doesn’t appear immediately, please be patient since it is an off-site system. (2) All e-mail received from readers by The Moderate Voice is considered [...] [...] Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1,000 – The Moderate Voice(1) The Moderate Voice’s comments are hosted by Disqus (http://disqus.com). If your comment doesn’t appear immediately, please be patient since it is an off-site system. (2) All e-mail received from readers by The Moderate Voice is considered [...]

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-151702 DLS Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:12:41 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-151702 "Club seating," or "skybox seating," corporate-GOP-style! “Club seating,” or “skybox seating,” corporate-GOP-style!

]]> By: jchem http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-151701 jchem Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:10:54 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-151701 DLS--<br><br>"Two known Democratic supporters are outraged at their own party after being solicited to buy tickets to Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field next Thursday, CBS4 reports. The seats were distributed for free to the general public."<br><br>According to the link, they were passed out free to the public. But those with deep pockets were asked to cough up $1000 for them. According to the CBS4 link, some have called this "an underground fundraiser". I guess I'd be a bit ticked to know that I had to pay that kind of cash for tickets that were originally given away for free. Maybe the $1000 tickets provided better seats? DLS–

“Two known Democratic supporters are outraged at their own party after being solicited to buy tickets to Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field next Thursday, CBS4 reports. The seats were distributed for free to the general public.”

According to the link, they were passed out free to the public. But those with deep pockets were asked to cough up $1000 for them. According to the CBS4 link, some have called this “an underground fundraiser”. I guess I'd be a bit ticked to know that I had to pay that kind of cash for tickets that were originally given away for free. Maybe the $1000 tickets provided better seats?

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-151700 DLS Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:40:42 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-151700 Exactly what was meant to be said here? Were the tickets to the convention originally promised to people to be free of charge? If people aren't told that, they obviously don't have the right to expect it, as if it is some kind of handout or an entitlement. Exactly what was meant to be said here? Were the tickets to the convention originally promised to people to be free of charge? If people aren't told that, they obviously don't have the right to expect it, as if it is some kind of handout or an entitlement.

]]> By: Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1000 http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-114091 Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1000 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:25:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-114091 [...] Continue Reading [...] [...] Continue Reading [...]

]]> By: Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1000 http://themoderatevoice.com/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-114090 Obama Tix: When Free Costs $1000 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:16:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/denver-democratic-national-convention/21942/obama-tix-when-free-costs-1000/#comment-114090 [...] Original post by SHAUN MULLEN, TMV Columnist [...] [...] Original post by SHAUN MULLEN, TMV Columnist [...]

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