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    Media take aim at Romney's donors

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Welcome back while the Washington Post Michael -- -- looks at the media's take on the presidential backers and finds.

It isn't exactly fair and bounced a phrase I just invented Dana yet the media made sure we knew how rich those admits Hamptons fund raiser -- By zeroing in on their wheels the -- they drove.

Cars probably and probably native Faberge Eggs and -- Eap elicit the Mercedes Bentley is -- -- -- red Ferrari spider.

The LA times added a line of range rovers BMW's ports -- and one gleaming cherry red Ferrari.

In New York Times.

Leaving Bentley courses and Mercedes-Benz.

It is mind you the time CEO Janet Robinson just got a 24 million dollar severance.

Bet she won't spend that on a -- But some other coverage and the same President Obama tends star studded fund raisers as -- -- notes you won't see the press focusing on -- streets transport here's why.

Political reporters by larger starry eyed school girls whose -- sweats and hearts.

Letter in the presence of spoke up there.

If a star says earth good people bad they get a gold star from the AP.

But rich Republicans are easy targets because the rich in the media and -- -- but the rich and famous celeb gets a pass.

The media does it end the -- they just want to be like them.

I get it.

Davis like that around me -- thing.

Important to put -- -- Do you think they're biased towards Republicans or either just got guide over celebrities.

Both.

Yeah I kind of mutually exclusive yeah but it's not even about them being being rich I think it's about that connected vs the not connected right it's just it's not even political beliefs.

And -- as you pointed out look at that fund raiser where they had Sarah Jessica Parker's -- in the city yet they're townhouse in the west village is over twenty million or something like that.

The money.

The the Martha's Vineyard vacations at the obamas take the 500 dollar Landon sneakers Michelle Obama wears the trips to Spain.

It's -- hypocrisy at the highest level and the media just let's it go time and time and time.

It's easy what do you think about the first Arnold they quoted to go and Obama -- -- they've quoted weren't going to Romney's and she said I don't think the common person is getting its.

I was glad to go to one of those he aren't as Europe silent while everybody has an economy version that you hear now that lady -- -- -- -- count people don't get what you get which a lot of free stuff from your ritual may have but.

If you leave that aside.

The Coke Brothers made their money by trading urgently -- -- so.

-- -- -- wow do you think this is a tough.

-- -- -- opening beat -- -- bankers all the time you know Obama got the most money from JPMorgan.

The big banking industry I don't think -- -- getting and that.

Cache poisoning I got another email from -- Obama thank you sir appreciate -- Right now -- says -- personally I know last.

We're getting -- raise their first I'm going to be the first sitting president if this continues not just.

-- super pacs -- outside groups guess what president you know we found out today in the Wall Street Journal.

Four billion dollars four point four billion dollars -- coming from the union so.

You're not getting out raised and super pacs are out raising on the Republican side if you add in the unions you're beating the doors -- put everybody -- the Coke Brothers.

Principal about it all you right -- -- -- -- And I got them -- wrote he's got -- what was your -- -- A -- wanna move I want talked acting and I -- -- go do you balance document that Denise Rich.

Big liberal big supporter Bill Clinton.

Is leaving the United States -- announcing their citizenship to save ten to tens of millions of dollars -- US tax dollars so she's going to Austria.

Which is I think they have wallabies kangaroos I might be wrong but you.

-- it great how you see a big liberal who favors taxes for everybody except for herself.

-- that Lessig a little trip down memory lane yeah.

Of her husband ex husband Marc Rich got the big pardons from Clinton after she agreed to today -- that.

Big expansion of the of the library yeah benefited from America in the most amazing way and I'm leaving.

Quickly point nines and -- won't get your but Bob there is a man who actually did trade with Iranians illegally that's why he was in Switzerland because.

He was told never come back here -- be -- it is -- -- made a brilliant all of this I don't know.

-- -- -- -- -- You're talking about a Republican but sadly that's the real deal -- Obama so heinous act as co-founder paying more tax problem is patriotic right well let that well -- -- pay more taxes patriotic 18100 people.

Announced that it -- I can't tell us ahead in most of I think you file a reply I guess I have a teachers to I've got to let -- -- good interest but what does that Ira let other.

That's a very if you know however it what do you do you call the I can't believe music video you -- -- -- what happens between the -- -- -- what.

-- about the guy from FaceBook we talked about that -- you called him a traitor I did I -- and I think I think to do this has been trader absolutely free you know good can I can't do there anyway should look at.

It's -- so that's what it's about.

Nothing can -- I think anybody you do renounce their citizenship to dodge taxes as a little -- dot as the future taxes and the good news is there's an exit tax associates if you want to do that -- -- it is but just.

Yeah I'm Italian today's -- -- -- what does it protects in this respect does -- got a bit of money at the same type accent I.

It -- like a sand out of Debbie Wasserman -- on her again and by the way Danny -- that what 4000 words trying to figure out what he didn't realize -- didn't break any law that because you won't tell -- all right but just to fundraisers Salt Lake City that you don't -- he's he's a bit what he's about as transparent as are transparent president who -- Coming up or -- of the results of an O -- out of the -- in that pot under because all over again.