Frank Rich Whines About 'Sugar Daddies: The Old, White, Rich Men Who Are Buying This Election'
Sunday must have been reverse racism day for past and current New York Times employees.
After David Brooks and Helene Cooper expressed concern about there possibly being two "white guys" on the Republican presidential ticket, former Times columnist turned New York magazine flame thrower Frank Rick wrote "Sugar Daddies: The Old, White, Rich Men Who Are Buying This Election":
Sugar daddies—whom I’ll define here as private donors or their privately held companies writing checks totaling $1 million or more (sometimes much more) in this election cycle—are largely a Republican phenomenon, most of them one degree of separation from Karl Rove and his unofficial partners in erecting a moneyed shadow GOP, David and Charles Koch. At last look, there were 25 known sugar daddies on the right (or more, if you want to count separately the spouses and children who pitch in).
So what's the real reason Rich is angry?
While Obama has his own super-PAC–“social welfare” nonprofit combo, the proceeds totaled only a pathetic $6.7 million last year. A paltry $100,000 contribution is all it takes for a Democratic donor to get priority access to the White House, according to the New York Times. George Soros is on the sidelines, and Obama so far has claimed only two sugar daddies of his own: Bill Maher and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg.
If Obama was raising money like he did in 2008, you think Rich would be carping and whining about old, white, rich men buying this election?
He's just frustrated that at this point in the campaign the old, white, rich men are bankrolling the white guys his former colleagues Brooks and Cooper are so afraid of.
But since these New Yorkers are looking at things in reverse, why don't we do the same?
Imagine for a moment that some of America's wealthiest African-Americans - Oprah Winfrey, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Robert Johnson, Tiger Woods, Magic Johnson, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Sheila Johnson, and Tyler Perry - created a Super PAC to get Obama reelected.
Would Rich be writing an article about rich black people buying this election?
Hardly.
And what would happen if any conservative commentator said or wrote such a thing?
It wouldn't be pretty, would it?
Maybe more importantly, why is it that liberals don't understand that racism won't end in this country until they stop using race to divide us?
I know, I know. That, too, is a rhetorical question for without the race card, the Democratic Party would lose every national election.
Folks like Brooks, Cooper, and Rich know this - and that's why they keep playing it.
- Noel Sheppard's blog
- Login to post comments
Comments
Who are they?
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:57am.
"Sugar daddies—whom I’ll define here as private donors or their privately held companies writing checks totaling $1 million or more (sometimes much more) in this election cycle."
It's interesting that he never bother to name any of these "sugar daddies," with the single exception of the Koch brothers and Bill Maher. No mention of million dollar donation to Obama's campaign by the SEIU COPE Union. I guess unions don't count.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
But, he's right ....
Submitted by texastommy on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:51am.
Corzine is raising a butt load of money for the chosen one.
And Soros. He's giving a few trillion dollars, I think.
And the old rich white guys in Hollywood are giving, too.
So, his point is valid.
Little Billy Ayers is also a
Submitted by celator on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:04am.
Little Billy Ayers is also a old white rich guy who has been screwing the country his entire life, so we need to add him to the list.
When doesn't Frank Rich
Submitted by rockyracoon on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:57am.
When doesn't Frank Rich whine? This question applies to all NYTs pundits as well.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
When doesn't Frank Rich.......
Submitted by Herbster on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:15am.
Frank got his tutu all in a twist.......again.
Oh, yeah...right....
Submitted by c5then on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:04am.
As opposed to any of the other elections of the past 100 years...
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
Jaw hits floor.
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:24am.
Rich has the unmitigated GALL to say this when Obama is outraising Romney 10-1???
Funny thing about all of this...
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:00am.
is that Obama won't share any money raised with the DNC or other candidates. Could that be because he can keep what he doesn't use in his campaign? He's one greedy SOB in my opinion.
He will keep it
Submitted by gwalt on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:21am.
I still don't believe Obama will go all the way to November. There is a reason he is not sharing his boatload of money. If he doesn't run, he gets to keep it.
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
Sounds more like Rich is jealous they are not HIS sugar daddies.
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:50am.
Obama's fundraising is basically the same as last-time. Remove all of the normal safeguards against credit card fraud, and the donors are Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and others probably using the same pre-loaded debit cards that all but untraceable. 10 to 1, as MB points out, is a huge advantage and we're still technically in primary season.
Maybe Frankie was hoping one of the rich "Sugar Daddies" would keep him to a lifestyle he has become accustomed to as a drama-critic-turned-POTUS-sycophant.
Alinsky play book
Submitted by oldfart on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:56am.
Blame the other guy for what you are doing!!
"Folks like Brooks, Cooper, and Rich know this - and...
Submitted by Conservator on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:11am.
..that's why they keep playing it."
While I agree with Noel, if Democrats and lefty MSM continue to play the "race card hand," the 2012 shellacking that's targeting them now will make the 2010 shellacking appear like it was a BIG WIN.
What a TOOL!
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 12:20pm.
The dimocraps have been buying elections (or trying to) for decades. Why do you thing they're all about unions and giveaway social programs. Why do you think they're borrowing our country into bankruptcy? Why are union bosses, supportive CEOs, and media talking heads given czar jobs or cabinet posts in dimocrat administrations? Why is legislation supporting specific businesses whose CEOs adamantly support dims fast-tracked through congress? Why are organizations, such as ACORN and the NBPP ignored when they commit crimes such as voter intimidation and fraud on behalf of dims?
Don't talk to me about buying elections, you a$$hat! Look to your own party first.
"Old fat white guys"?
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:33am.
Union bosses don't like being made fun of like that. Besides, they ain't gonna "buy" it. What's the point of being head of a criminal communist organization if you can't steal an election or two?
All of the usual MSM suspects
Submitted by billb on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:55am.
All of the usual MSM suspects are now in full racist mode! Voters who voted for Obama in '08, but will NOT vote for him this time, will now officially be labeled racists.
Rich's Headline is Spot On and Absolutely True
Submitted by andrew - des moines on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 12:56pm.
Its only the supporting story that delves into misinformation. "Sugar Daddies: The Old, White, Rich Men Who Are Buying This Election" is a perfect description of the Russian oligarchs and politicians that donate to the Obama campaign through credit card transactions with origin tracing disabled.
I guess he prefers the old,
Submitted by NC Cop on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 1:00pm.
I guess he prefers the old, rich white men who STEAL elections. Way to go Frank.
They forget
Submitted by nolefan2 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 4:41pm.
all of the black celebrities who are funneling money into Obama's campaign coffers. And, as for the white men on the Republican ticket, what about Herman Cain? Where were they when he was running? I didn't hear any of them cheering for him to win the nomination. As it so happens, he was my choice. I am not happy with the one we seem to be stuck with.
"Sugar Daddies" is code word for "Legal Pedophile"
Submitted by gopcongress on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:16pm.
"Sugar Daddies" is code word for "Barely Legal Pedophile." That is the gist I'm getting from this story.
"The news and truth are not the same thing." -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER