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Clinton Fundraiser Loses Money?
2003-11-04
A charity fund-raiser for Seattle Hebrew Academy and two local arts groups, which brought former President Clinton to town, was a financial bust — though not for the 42nd president.
Remember he gets his first!
The September event at Marion McCaw Hall cost organizers $290,000 but brought in just $288,000, according to organizers — a shortfall of $2,000 sponsors blamed on sluggish ticket sales.
This would be the Clinton Economic recovery plan.
It’s not known how much Clinton was paid, but he did charge for his Seattle appearance, according to his office. Neither his spokeswoman nor Foolproof Performing Arts, which produced the event, are talking about his fee. But in 2002, he charged no less than $100,000 for all but one of his speaking appearances, earning $9.5 million for the year, according to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s personal financial disclosure form filed in May. When organizers realized they would have about 800 unsold tickets to the Sept. 16 event, they gave them away to community groups. The Schultz Family Foundation, an event co-sponsor, salvaged the night for the Seattle Hebrew Academy — one of the three beneficiaries — by pledging $20,000 to the school beginning in 2004, according to the foundation.
The academy has raised $7 million of its $8.6 million goal to repair damage sustained during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.
Why didn’t the Fornicator-in-Chief give up a few grand?
But Clinton’s visit made no money for either the Seattle Center Academy or Foolproof Performing Arts. "There was a sense of history that night. But translating history into cold, hard cash is not always easy," said Marilyn Raichle, director of Foolproof, the event’s main organizer.
This is especially true when people are TIRED of hearing about the Clintons!
Think that might be why people didn't buy tickets?... Nah. That couldn't be it.
Although it didn’t raise money, the event gave many students a chance to see Clinton for free and raised awareness of Foolproof and its "American Voices" speaker series, Raichle said.
I don’t think Slick Willy showed up for free.
"Grandmaw, tell us again about the time you heard President Clinton speak in Seattle!"
A Seattle Center Academy spokeswoman said the school was happy to get 120 free tickets for young people to hear Clinton, despite the fund-raising failure.
I still wouldn’t go.
Doesn't sound like you did...
"Some events raise money, and some don’t. That’s just the way it works," the academy’s Sherrie Boyer said. Slow ticket sales were the biggest obstacle to breaking even, Raichle said. Foolproof sold 2,054 tickets, ranging from $35 to $2,500 for a private dinner with Clinton, who later spoke at the opera house for more than an hour about creating an integrated global community. That left hundreds of unsold tickets, which Foolproof gave away, mostly to students. Raichle blamed competing events and said many people chose to give to the charities privately rather than attend the speech. The event also had significant expenses, however. In addition to Clinton’s undisclosed fee, production costs as well as advertising and catering each cost between $20,000 and $30,000; other money paid for transportation, stagehands and security, graphic design and printing, Raichle said.
Wonder what lucky girl won that ‘private dinner’ with Clinton? Can it be that FINALLY we can move beyond Clinton and his sleazy regime? I grow tired of him and his shrew of a wife recounting how THEY would of/could of done everything differently. I have a dream the he and Dimmy Carter go live in Cuba, chase Chiquita’s on the beach, and build huts for the natives.
Posted by:Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)

#17  NMM - Ah, but Bill Clinton's whoredom has lost money in this case. And that's funny. My shorts are perfectly well arranged, thanks for your concern, though.
Posted by: eLarson   2003-11-4 9:59:32 PM  

#16  Altho for entertainment value BC was hard to beat.....

Hands up!
Who's funnier.
Little Bill
George I
Kiss my ass CBS
Jimmuah

I vote Jimmuah cause he carried the big paddle.

Posted by: Shipman   2003-11-4 8:27:04 PM  

#15  Man, I just love the way you Clinton-haters get your panties

Get it right NMM, I don't hate little Bill or his Arkansas Plan... I hold them both in contempt. He's too damn small to hate or fear.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-11-4 8:24:47 PM  

#14  Cyber Sarge, from the article, it sounds like he specializes in witness intmidation. I hope they have his client list. That the one lady went all the way to China was pretty shocking. The dead fish with a rose was kind of hokey mafia-wannabe> That said it would definitely get my attention.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-4 7:57:29 PM  

#13  Seattle is the liberal capital of the West Coast and still Clinton couldn't sell out all the seats...
Posted by: Yank   2003-11-4 5:29:02 PM  

#12  I'm sorry NMM, did you say something? :-)
Posted by: Frank G   2003-11-4 5:05:52 PM  

#11  Hope this becomes a trend for Clinton fund-raisers and speeches. Nothing will shut down the Clinton era faster than failing to provide the loot. See how many speaking gigs WonderBoy gets if he can't bring in the money.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-11-4 4:23:58 PM  

#10  Frank G, I doubt Hillary even has DNA that can be identified.
Posted by: Charles   2003-11-4 3:49:23 PM  

#9  SH, I hadn't seen that article. I wonder what he planned to do with the C-4 and how did he get it? You can't just go to the hardware store and pick that stuff up.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2003-11-4 3:34:00 PM  

#8  Man, I just love the way you Clinton-haters get your panties in a twist! What about the Reagans' and the Bushes making money on their speechifying? Newsflash--they are ALL whores! http://www.worldjewishreview.com/cols/pruden06192.asp
Posted by: Not Mike Moore   2003-11-4 3:33:15 PM  

#7  This would be the Clinton Economic recovery plan.

I'd say Clinton recovered rather nicely...
Posted by: Raj   2003-11-4 2:50:13 PM  

#6  that's cuz Bill handled it - Hillary's the one with the midas touch (and actually has no fingerprints either!)
Posted by: Frank G   2003-11-4 1:17:32 PM  

#5  BTW didn't they lose money on Whitewater also?
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-4 12:56:48 PM  

#4  Cyber Sarge, did you see the story on the detective that worked for Clinton being caught in the Steven Segal case with a bunch of C-4 and detonators. I read a short blurb about it in Newsmax today over breakfast. Linked this longer article. I used to watch the Rockford files regularly and can't remeber James Garner ever having a use for that much C-4. Maybe Pellicano works more like the A-team.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-4 12:55:44 PM  

#3  I grow tired of him and his shrew of a wife recounting how THEY would of/could of done everything differently.

They always say they would do something different, but my question is: why didn't they? He was President for eight years. These problems didn't spring fully formed out of the aether in 2001. The Clinton apologists are always happy to tell us how prescient Bill was. If he was so good, why didn't he take steps to solve the problems when they were small, before they blew up in our face?
Posted by: Scott   2003-11-4 12:44:43 PM  

#2  Although it didn’t raise money, the event gave many students a chance to see Clinton for free and raised awareness of Foolproof and its "American Voices" speaker series, Raichle said.

Heh, they couldn't pay me enough to go see the guy.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-11-4 12:23:38 PM  

#1  I would rather see them go to North Korea.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2003-11-4 12:23:16 PM  

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