'I just attended an inauguration Clinton in 1993. It was a fascinating teaching in the transactional nature of American politics
'just had, and once at a presidential inauguration. (If any of my children to be president, I'll make an exception.)
That was in 1993, and had donated the maximum individual at $ 2,000, of 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign. The invitation was my reward.
An inauguration is a celebration of victory. But it is not only the victory of President. Everyone had a small victory. Or in fact, anyone who has a ticket has made a financial commitment has paid to have supported the president to win. These people spread around the podium, and cascading down the steps of the Capitol with prices as far as the eye can see, are an important part of President Obama more than $ 1 billion cost to get here for the second times.
In my case, I published a book in 1992 on the U.S. position in the world, I think, could benefit from Bill Clinton propaganda or, at best, on the other hand, Al Gore. I knew one of the top campaign financing, a man named Vic Vic Raiser memorable told me he could not guarantee anything - except that if you do the maximum contribution (called "surpassing "), it might make would
not
get my propaganda.
I balanced the prospective value of propaganda against $ 2,000, which was, at the time, a moderate fortune for me, and left. If you do, I suddenly understood the pleasure of corruption, bribery, even sweet. It feels very clean. It is a feeling of how the system works. The world seems. Logical and understandable when we know that the check
Vic Raisermy check folded in three and put it in your wallet.
It was a Friday. The next day he went to a fishing trip to Canada, via a small plane, which unfortunately crashed in the north, killing all aboard.
After the accident, I thought my check. Vic was my connection. No Vic, I was a fool who had contributed $ 2,000 without a way to get something in return. So I wanted to wait for my check was with her.
Unfortunately, given the financial abyss of a presidential race, Vic was tabled immediately.
- course, we went to Washington, all of us dream of our new political access and influence. We found a cheap hotel - offering a first packet extremely expensive - and I bought a suit Moe Ginsberg, men of specialty stores.
No better place than the opening to realize how democracy is a hierarchical issue.
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