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Offline djones520

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Pretty Penny
« on: October 23, 2008, 10:11:16 AM »
Elitist?  Nooooo...

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If you want to cover Barack Obama's election night rally in Chicago you are free to do so, but it will cost you.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports positions at the event could cost between $715 for radio correspondents to a whopping $1,870 for a riser position complete with long-distance phone lines and Internet. The cheapest place a reporter can stand on a riser with a view goes for $880.

Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun-Times writes, "This is an outrageous pay-to-play plan that caters to national elite outlets with deep pockets."

And while there will be a general media section that is free, Sweet calls it "unappealing" and "second class," adding it will be "outdoors, unassigned and may have obstructed views."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443664,00.html
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Offline Chris

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Re: Pretty Penny
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 10:13:37 AM »
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The Chicago Sun-Times reports positions at the event could cost between $715 for radio correspondents to a whopping $1,870 for a riser position complete with long-distance phone lines and Internet. The cheapest place a reporter can stand on a riser with a view goes for $880.

Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun-Times writes, "This is an outrageous pay-to-play plan that caters to national elite outlets with deep pockets."

Cry me a river you leftist douchebags.  You supported him, you live with it.
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Offline lars1701c

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Re: Pretty Penny
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2008, 06:18:22 PM »
You know what will be the icing on the cake? If he loses and they shelled out all that money to see him concede (while everyone around them is rioting)  :-)  :lmao:
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