Schweitzer holds fundraiser in Spokane
The Hardliner has intercepted an invitation for a Schweitzer fundraiser to be held in Spokane, WA later this week (see below). It's not out of the norm for the Gov to be shaking the money tree in foreign states, but what is interesting about this event is the fact that some of the guests don't exactly adhere to the image that Schweitzer likes to project.
Take for instance Don Barbieri, former President and CEO of WestCoast Hospitality - the parent company of Red Lion Hotels, which has locations in Montana. Then there's Debbie Reed, the president and CFO of PacifiCAD, a software company with an office in Helena. According to Schweitzer's Department of Revenue, out-of-state companies that do business in Montana are not paying their fair share of taxes. While there is no evidence to support this claim, perhaps the Gov will ask these CEO-types to write a check to DOR after they cut a check for his re-elect account.
In any event, the Gov has created a persona that strongly eschews the appearance of any corporate influence in his administration. That reputation is going to be hard to maintain if he keeps cashing in from corporate bigwigs like Barbieri and Reed.
You'll also notice the menu features "Smoked Lake Trout in Champagne Sauce." Now there's a new "Western" Democrat for you.
Carter
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For several years BS has tried to market himself as a different kind of Democrat. Guess we're learning the "sell-by date" on this package is looming. Keep these posts coming - Montanans need to get past the fancy packaging and come to grips with the ugly product inside.
Brian Schweitzer is the same kind of Democrat as Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi - hard core coastal liberal in a phony western costume.
Toad Hall brings about comparisons to our gov.
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Bring "You" appetite? Couldn't they at least have misspelled it "yer" appetite or "yourn" appetite or something, to better project a faux cowboy image?
Hmmm...I wonder if BS is a history buff? I would study what happened to Mark O'Keefe. My onlly advice to the Governor is keep holding the out of state fundraisers, it looks good on your campaign reports.
BS should be successful fundraising out-of-state because that's where he purchased things like his farm pick-up trucks. Now that he's sold the farm and bought the "blue collar" $2 million plus mansion on Georgetown Lake, maybe he'll buy his "blue collar" speed boats in Spokane.
How can he claim to be "for Montana" when he fundraises out of state, with his phony cowboy-rancher image??? It's posers like BS who give a false impression of the real ranching lifestyle.