On August 28th Barack Obama is scheduled to accept the nomination of the Democratic Party for the U.S. presidency at an outdoor event in Denver’s INVESCO Field (what used to be called was built on the site of the old Mile High Stadium). And the Democratic National Committee made a good deal of noise about making it a populist event by handing out tens of thousands of tickets — er, “Community Credentials” — to ordinary folks who wanted to be a part of history.
Today, CBS-TV4 in Denver is reporting that the Obama campaign has been secretly selling tickets to this event for $1,000 each. This despite the fact that the DNC’s website explicitly says:
Community Credentials are free. There is no charge and you do not have to donate to Obama For America or the Democratic Party in order to receive a Community Credential.
And the Obama campaign claims to be so overrun with requests for free tickets to this “open-to-the-public event” that it’s started a waiting list. But apparently they’ve got just enough set aside for people who are willing to turn their pockets inside out.
Judging from the reporting, it looks like the “secret” URL may still be active on the Obama website. A free Deceiver.com t-shirt goes to the first person who can find it if it’s still working. There’s an on-screen shot of the reporter typing the first part of the address; and judging from the syntax of previous Obama fundraising event web pages that match this basic structure (see one example here), we may be more than halfway there.
H/T: Hot Air
Correction: I’ve edited this post to correct my lack of knowledge about American football stadiums … er, stadia … er, whatever.
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Just more lies (hope) and deception (change) from the Obama campaign.
How sad people keep falling for this guy.
Let me guess. The people that are paying for tickets to a political convention, are the same ones that were paying $5000.00 for a Miley Cyrus concert last summer right?
But it’s for the children! Yay look at me ! I get to vote!
I was actually expecting more people to defend him in here…but it is early…
what a d-bag. (that campaigner that is, Obama obviously knew NOTHING about this and typically surrounds himself with only good people)
*giggles*
INVESCO Field at Mile High didn’t used to be called Mile High Stadium. That place was razed when they built the new stadium.
I stand corrected. Thank you sir!
So how much can I sell my vote for to someone who thinks there’s one good candidate and one bad one? I’m too cynical too think I have any good options, and just cynical enough to realize there’s some idealistic 16 yr old out there who want to vote but can’t.
So are you also irate when front row concert seats go for 3x the price of a nosebleed seat? So the Obama campaign is giving some tickets away but selling others for (presumably) the best seats in the house. And your problem with this is….what exactly? You don’t have a molehill here, much less a mountain.
Problem? That they HID it and told the press (and the rank-and-file) that tickets would all be free. If the Britney Spears tour advertised “general admission” tickets (all seats for $50) and then it came out that floor seats were reserved for a secret group of VIPs who were able to pay $1,000 to get their daughters up close and personal … dontcha think it would be seen as just a bit slimy?
That they’re advertised as being free. And the campaign is selling them in secret. Other than that, it’s all above board.
Change!
Bottom line: if Obama said *every ticket in the house* was free, you have a case. If he didn’t, you don’t. Saying “community credential” tickets are free while selling others is no more contradictory than advertising that “general admission tickets are $45″ while back stage passes go for $200.
You seem to be operating under Gore Rules, in which what you imagined that candidate said is more important than what they said in real life.
Wellllll….. Kinda.
“Community Credential” was just the Obama campaign’s euphemism for “ticket.” (It sounded more communal.)
And if there was nothing deceptive going on, why did they stop doing it the minute the media made an inquiry? I think they got caught with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar. If not, the natural response would have been: “Hey — we’re selling the premium seats. Nothing to see here. Move along.”
Well, Uberdah, it depends on what the definition of “is” is…
And how fast do big concerts sell out? Within minutes. Sorry, but I still don’t see a there there.
Ok. This is a bit ridiculous.
From what I understand, there were different sections of seating. The delegates were on the floor and the majority of the rest of the seats were for the community. There were obviously VIPS and celebrities in attendance and I don’t know if this is the case, but I for one would not be upset at all if those people that sat in the suites and private club areas paid for their tickets – after all, they are hardly “the public” and can afford to do so. In fact, it seems to be in accordance with the Democrats and their views that those who can afford to pay – do, while the regular American that is struggling with bills gets a helping hand. Whether you agree with that stance or not, it is far from hypocritical.
I know many people that sat in the community seats. I did. And I didn’t meet a single one who had to pay for their ticket.
Like someone mentioned before, the campaign only said that the Community Credentials/tickets were free – the tickets given to the general public. They probably didn’t publicize it because there must have been a very limited number of seats for purchase/donation that were sent to a specific invitation list that they knew would/could afford to pay.