Pay $40 for the Privilege of George Allen "Listening" to You!

By: Lowell
Published On: 8/23/2006 11:30:59 AM

Such a deal!  For just $40, you can pay for the privilege of having George Allen "listen" to you on his "listening tour" of Virginia.  Check this out:

The 8 local chambers in Fairfax County (Annandale, CFCC, Herndon, McLean, Mt. V-Lee, Reston, Springfield and Vienna) have been invited to participate in Senator George Allen's 2006 Listening Tour on Tuesday, August 22, 11:30am to 1:30pm.  The event will be a lunch at the Country Club of Fairfax (5110 Ox Road, Fairfax, 22030).  The per person cost is $40.

We would like to have an audience of 80 (minimum) to 120 (maximum).  The lunch is open to your Board, Executive Committee and key leaders from your small and mid-sized business members.

Listening only to those who can afford to buy access?  Sounds like the George Allen-Bush Republican way!

[UPDATE:  Note to I Pubus - I've actually been very busy, but I just wanted to tell you how much I care for your ever-thoughtful and well-reasoned commentary.  Also, obviously, the deal here was if you wanted to eat AND hear our great, bored-out-of-his-mind, macaca-spewing Senator, you had to pay $40.  If you just wanted to listen to Allen's profundity, you didn't have to pay, although this was not at all clear from the announcement ("The per person cost is $40" sure sounds like that's what it costs to get in).  Luckily, all has been cleared up now, and all is right with the world.  Phew.]

Comments



I went to this event (Ben - 8/23/2006 11:47:33 AM)
The $40 was for lunch.  And you could come for free without eating.


Wow, that's confusing (DanG - 8/23/2006 11:49:53 AM)
They should've mentioned that in the writing.  It's much more inviting if you don't feel like you have to donate money.

How was the turn-out, Ben?



I hope it was a good lunch for $40 (Lowell - 8/23/2006 12:00:17 PM)
And good listenin' too! :)


I went the free route (Ben - 8/23/2006 12:32:33 PM)
But the food looked good.


Not surprised to see that you (I.Publius - 8/23/2006 2:47:13 PM)
haven't posted a correction to your bald faced LIE on this title, Lowell.

Typical hypocrisy.



He's not lying (phriendlyjaime - 8/23/2006 3:00:39 PM)
If you want the whole shebang, you pay.  Duh.

BTW, love that you had to go anon over at NLS.  Typical hilarity.



Wow - there's NOTHING you won't spin, (I.Publius - 8/23/2006 3:05:22 PM)
is there?  Lowell was just flat-out wrong, and he lacks the courage or the personal character to simply say so.

That's really a shame.

By the way -- which particular "Anon" post(s) are you referring to at NLS?  I've read his blog a couple times, and posted under this name once or twice... but never otherwise.  Still, I'm very interested to see what brilliant comments you're attributing me.  :-)



Um... (phriendlyjaime - 8/23/2006 3:11:45 PM)
You posted a "couple" of times?  Riiiiiiiiiiight.

I think your bald faced lie would be that.  But, you do know that can be checked, right?



Seriously, (I.Publius - 8/23/2006 3:15:34 PM)
which Anon posts?  I really want to read what must be some truly incredible comments by an amazingly intelligent person.

I mean, you did confuse him/her with me, after all.

Nevermind.  I'll go check out NLS myself.  Haven't read it in about a week, but I should be able to see who you're talking about.