I gave the bare minimum $5.00 so will see how luck a college student can get.

James from Phoenix: Excellent job. Would you mind if I added a couple of issues?

1. Refuses to release documents from time spent as first lady in spite of claiming this time period as part of her 35 years experience.
2. Accepts money from the very lobbys who she alleges railroaded her first effort to reform healthcare.
3. Refused to make even the most minor edits on the same healthcare plan in spite of recommendations from recognized experts.
4. Says she has been fighting the "right winged machine" for 35 years but also wants us to believe her "experience" will bring the unity necessary to promote change.
5. Uses the tactics of triangulation to manipulate and confuse the voters, leaving them to believe she is close to the other candidates on issues, when indeed, she is not.
6. Uses portions of speeches previously given by Bill Richardson and Barack Obama.
7. And it can't be said enough…She voted for the war, and did so blindly, having not read all of the intelligence information available to her.

Whew. Glad to get that off my chest. Thank you

This "deal" offended me. I have met, like and support both Bill and Hillary. I am a registered Democrat and have contributed to both of their campaigns.

They can drop by my house for a FREE lunch anytime they want…doors open.

But I told them I'd be dammned if I'd pay for a lottery ticket to luch at their house. Or, anywhere else. I told her something else about prostitutes not even making a guy pay for a "chance at a meal". Get my drift. Whoever thought up this fund raising scheme should be fired.

First I got an email/letter from Hillary inviting me to donate for the opportunity to have lunch like girlfriends. Then, the letter was revised to say Bill was going to come along (I guess they realized she can't really draw the crowd without him). But then I thought to myself, "Where have I heard this idea before?". Oh yes, it must have been those dinners with Obama that I've heard about for months. I'm still waiting for Hillary to have an original idea, or release her healthcare plan.

A woman for president? Absolutely. This woman? Not a chance.

Obama had the idea first. Is this how Hillary would run the country, by copying everything from other people??? (slight sarcasm, but Obama did come up with it first)

Why are there vile comments about Hillary? James in Phoenix responded with just the tip of the iceburg.
My personal favorite: She hired former La Raza president to co-chair her campaign. This organization is dedicated to hate and empower Latinos.
Check out "Hillary Clinton La Raza" on internet.
She has truly sold out American citizens to obtain presidential power.

Good grief, people! The snarkiness on here is just rediculous. Everybody, whether you are running a company looking for sales or a campaign looking for contributions, is always looking for the "compelling ask." If the "let's have lunch" campaign gets a few people who have been thinking about contributing to actually pony up, then it has done it's job. Is it a gimmick? Of course. Is it "evil?" Of course not. For all of you trashing the idea, I'm guessing you would LOVE it if the candidate ~you~ support came up with it.

There are a lot of issues of actual substance to be debated in this upcoming election. Would we not be better served to focus on those?

I like Bill Clinton voted for him when he ran for president and admired his presidency…but even as a devote Clinton admirer I realize that Bill Clinton is not coming back in a pant suit and lipstick! I'm turning the page and moving on from that now.
Barack Obama Supporter

I've been reading this Ticker for months, and never did Obama's multiple dinner invites garner a mention here. And to the commenters who claim that CNN's Abbi Tatton mentions Obama in the video… 90% of the people who read the ticker don't click the video link, especially when text that one would assume is summarizing it, is placed directly to its right!

Then there's the issue of Hillary's campaign, which to this point had campaigned on the platform of EXPERIENCE, while Obama had been touting change. Come Labor Day, Hillary's motto was suddently EXPERIENCE + CHANGE. Clearly an attempt to steal the thunder from Obama.

Take a look inside yourself and trust the candidate who can deliver real change. OBAMA '08

The Clintons, as usual, are copying Obsms who has done this successfully twice. His dinners for selected donors were conspicuosly NOT mentiopned by CNN.

Gee, with all the cash Norman Hsu has given to Hillary, she probably has more for him than just lunch. Maybe that's why he missed his court date and forfeited his 2 million dollar bail. He was "occupied" with Hill.

Posted By Ray, Rochester, NY : September 7, 2007 2:15 pm

If what you are implying is what I think that you are suggesting, please get your mind off the gutter and show some modicum of respect for a former First Lady and a seating US senator!!

Well, I gave $25. It won't get me into the Lincoln bedroom - but maybe it'll give me a chance to ask Hillary why I'm a disabled veteran and not covered by any kind of healthcare.

Name "one" thing that Hillary Clinton has done that makes you spout out such vile comments? — Wynter, Loudon, NH

Voted for war.
Voted against troop funding.

The two faces of Hillary…

One question I would pose to the people putting comments out here…

Name "one" thing that Hillary Clinton has done that makes you spout out such vile comments? If you all just stopped and really thought about it, I am sure many of you would come up with nothing.

I just find it so disgusting that with all the real scandals that are revolving around Washington these days that people can still claim anything "FACTUALLY" negative against this woman. I mean… come on people!

Every little claim that has been thrown at this woman has come back as a witchhunt! I remember those eight years the Clintons spent in the White House and I remember all the millions the Republican Congress wasting chasing down every last detail of their lives trying to accuse them of something. No matter how small. And with all that wasted money they came up with an indescretion… on BILL. Not Hillary. And that indescretion was a marital matter, not a public "lets hang him" matter. You people make me sick with the level of hatred you have without a shred of fact among you.

Justice is Blind, but your steadfast belief in the rumors and falsehoods brought up by some slanderous congressmen make you all out as stupid.

Telling it like I see it,
Wynter

I guess since the heat is on the Clinton's fundraisers (who've fled the country: Hsu, Jinnah, etc)… Bill and Hillary have resorted to lunch-date lotto?

I wonder how many Buddhist monks will be donating this time?

Al Gore also wants to know if ice tea will be served in case hard money starts getting collected.

You people are pethedic! First, the comment from the "posted By Loyda, WDC" you can't give more than 4600.00 if you have to mortgage your home to have lunch, you have no business giving money!

Secondly, whats wrong with Hillary wanting to have lunch? I would much rather eat lunch with the "Clintons" than eat lunch with Obama. I wouldn't want fried chicken with a person who is already nasty! (hey, even the wife said Barack was stinky and snore-y)At least, I know the food would be good, the place would be beautiful and I would enjoy having lunch with Hillary and her husband…

Are they serving Chinese food with a side of stained blue dress?

So offering lunch to a contributor is both the kind of idea only an avaricious Sen. Clinton could come up with AND one she ruthlessly purloined from Sen. Obama? The reasons most people give for disliking Sen. Clinton are irrational, untrue, or both. As for CNN not covering this same tactic when Obama tried it, I believe I saw a video of the Senator with the lucky winners on this website. Anyhow, it was splashed all over the media. Really, Clinton-bashers: get a grip, it will only do you good.

Anthony, just like our president I believe you suffer from the same lack of intellectual curiousity… if you had listen to the piece on the video, they did mention Obama, you become surprise that a Clinton lunch would be more news worthy than an Obama Dinner, well , perhaps if Obama would have been a former President maybe you would understand… the earmarks you also are so concern about, have helped not only the military, but the people of the state of NY which are her constituents, she is effective! is that a crime? I thought that I want we need now in washington? look at the facts… if you don't like her personally then explain, but don't fabricate… we need a dialogue in this country not slogans… support your candidate and may the best person for this country win…

I just picture sitting down to lunch w/ the Clintons and not having ONE TRUE thing come out of their mouths the whole time. Not one true word.

Gee, with all the cash Norman Hsu has given to Hillary, she probably has more for him than just lunch. Maybe that's why he missed his court date and forfeited his 2 million dollar bail. He was "occupied" with Hill.

First of all, the word "cannot" is written as one word, not "can not", this is wrong, look it up in the dictionary.

Thank you

WOW, I swear Obama did this same thing twice already, where was CNN to report that, come on Hillary, not original at all.

I can only imagine what the article would have been if Obama did this after Hillary, knowing how bias CNN is to Obama it would have probably read "Obama tries to steal Hill's Glory." You guys are absolutely pathetic.

3 questions:

1. are they in town long enough for lunch????? wow!!!

2. how many times do I have to mortgage my house to be able to have lunch with them????

3. when are we - the future neighbor's - going to have the chance to hear her (and the rest of the candidates) in this area????

Antony from Dallas should put his listening ears on and tune in to Ms. Tatton's report. Bloggers should read below the headlines and grasp the text of the story. Ms. Tatton absolutely did report that this lunch offer was NOT a new idea and credited the Obama camapaign being out in front of the technique. CNN and the Clinton campaiign are not in bed together and anyone who listened to the story would know that in terms of this particular report. Stop the media bashing and get educated on the issues. None of this is a high school popularity contest!

Does a pardon come with that too?

How many IOU's come with that?

Does it include a stay in the Lincon bedroom??

I think CNN is pathetic or atleast sucked up by Clinton. This has been borrowed/STOLEN from the Barack Obama campaign.This is not an original idea by the Clintons and you fail to mention this.Barack did this as late as last week in Nashua, NH and I remember he held another one in Washington DC. This is disturbing considering I do not remember CNN highlighting this when Obama came up with the idea nor are you correctly stating that Obama (whose idea it was) has been using this for a while now. Is this just a slip up or just an intentional way of drawing attention to Clinton. Please..CNN..you can do better. This is truly yours Clinton News Network. I wonder why you have not reported on the breaking news about Hillary's Department of Defense earmarks that went to help a company not from NY (though the funds were supposed to go to a co. in NY) that was making military equipment and arms and how this might explain why she voted for the war in the first place even when she knew it was the wrong war. Hillary cannot find anything original for herself and all she has to do is copy ideas. So much for the experience. If she has all this experience, she could have done a better one. Oh…by the way, why is she refusing to disclose her department of defense earmarks? Hmm… I wonder why. Well from this article, it shows..Barack leads, Hillary follows.

Typical Hillary Clinton politics — you have to contribute money to be eligible for this. Just like the Lincoln bedroom and accepting money from Washington lobbyists — you pay her now and she might give you something in return. If Senator Clinton really cared, she would open it up to anyone, at least to any supporter, not just supporters who can afford to pay their way into the lunch lottery.

That said, I would love to have lunch with our former President, whom I admire. Think he be willing to leave his wife at home?

I can not think of two people, alive or dead, that I would rather have lunch with less.