So Clooney agrees with Bernie but

[gabeana]

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Clinton-Fundraiser-George-Clooney-Agrees-With-7253010.php

“Yes, I think it’s an obscene amount of money,” Clooney said. “I think that, you know, we had some protesters last night when we pulled up in San Francisco and they’re right to protest. They’re absolutely right.”

go figure

[Autumn]

1. That makes Clooney an idiot. Yeah the protesters were all

"Hey, hey, ho, ho Hillary Clinton has got to go!" There needs to be protests like that at every big fundraiser.

[Segami]

3. I'll wait to hear what Clooney has to say tomorrow

but I think this is nothing more than self-directed damage control and preservation.......we'll see what he has to say tomorrow.

[pdsimdars]

4. So he's a male equivalent to the Weathervane?

[Segami]

6. He might be....

There is anger out there and I'm sure Clooney is more than aware of it.

[lostnfound]

12. I suspect it's persuasion by Amal that drove this

You gotta compromise in.a marriage, and maybe she convinced him that Hillary was viable or effective etc or inevitable.

[MattP]

2. Im sure Freedomworks will send you some reinforcements

For your noble effort at the defeat of the Democratic party

[JudyM]

5. He wants to be everybody's friend.

[uponit7771]

7. ... but doesn't think he's the man to make it stop happening and Clinton has better track record ...

... with campaign finance on a practical basis than Sanders does.

I can agree with someone and not think they're the person to lead on getting what we agreed on done.

[CorkySt.Clair]

8. But maybe if we're nice, and don't raise loads of cash

Maybe the Republicans will do the same for the GE.

[uponit7771]

10. +1, no practical plan from Sanders

[beedle]

9. Maybe he actually listened to what a Hillary speech

contains when it's not for public consumption ... and now regrets this decision to support Hillary?

Of course he could also be thinking "If that's the kind of crap someone paid $250K to listen to 'secret speeches', then it's pretty obvious they were paying for more than their 'quality'!'

[Adrahil]

11. Or maybe his understanding is more sophisticated than a campaign slogan.

Most of of us deplore huge amounts of money in politics. But that's the system we have. We cannot pretend that it does not exist.

And if Bernie can raise tens of millions $27 at a time, good for him. But whoever wind the nomination is going to huge, record amount of money to win in November. That's just the facts.

So, one can deplore the game and still feel compelled to play it.