Gimme … gimme … gimme!
Via Keith Koffler:
First Lady Michelle Obama asked donors Wednesday to “max out” on their contributions, a demand that could amount to nearly $46,000 per person.
Mrs. Obama made the offhand request for tens of thousands of dollars during a fundraiser at the opulent 583 Park in New York City. Numerous celebrities were in attendance, including Chris Rock, Sigourney Weaver, Cynthia Nixon, Blair Underwood, Cherry Jones, Sam Waterston, Geena Davis, and James Earl Jones. […]
From the transcript of the remarks:
We need you to keep on writing those checks. (Laughter.) If you haven’t maxed out, max out! (Laughter.) If you’ve got friends who haven’t maxed out, get them to max out. (Applause.) Get them. Find them. We still have time.