Obama sweeps through Silicon Valley to raise cash

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Source: San Jose Mercury News

ATHERTON -- President Barack Obama swept into Silicon Valley on Thursday to rake in money for fellow Democrats, telling his supporters not to lose faith about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this week to temporarily block his administration's efforts to fight climate change by regulating coal plant emissions.

In his first public remarks on the subject, Obama said that he expected his administration to prevail after the high court takes up the issue in earnest.

Although some legal observers had called Tuesday's 5-4 court decision to stay the regulations "stunning" and a possible setback to U.S. efforts to reduce global warming, Obama tried to calm the crowd of about 200 gathered at the Atherton home of Steve Westly, a former state controller who is mulling a run for California governor in 2018.

"Don't despair, people. This is a legal decision to simply say hold on until we have the opportunity to review the legality of it," the president said. "We're very confident that we're on strong legal footing here."

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_29505327

[msongs]

1. as a 6 month democrat president sanders will put a stop to all this fundraising for fellow dems nt

[SoLeftIAmRight]

2. We now know that if you have a good message...

the American people will support you.

TPP TPP TPP

[trillion]

3. I agree, lets keep chantting TPP TPP TPP

From Barack to Hillary. Actually, I think eveyone is wising up and we might not get that TPP. Wonder if Bernie can use his Veto power on that if he makes pres.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

5. Did you see this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141345269

[trillion]

9. Thank you! +10000

[Duckfan]

4. Campaign cash for Hillary

So she doesn't get tapped out from her current 700,000 donors.

[brooklynite]

7. You know the DNC can't give more than $5,000 to its nominee, right?

Of course you do.

Of course, I've heard rumors that there will be other people running for office in 2016.

[jwirr]

8. Yes, my first thought was "for who?". I hope Silicon Valley

donors are as smart as their internet users.

I donate to the individual not the organization because we have been screwed before.

[Geronimoe]

6. If they worked for the people

there would be plenty of money. Once you work for the 1 percenters, then you have to continually run to them for more money.