Fred Thompson Schedules Fundraiser In Southern California

You know, where those deadly wildfires are raging right now...

From Campaign Spot reader Nick:

Several of my family members in southern CA received invitations today in the mail for a group of high-dollar Fred Thompson fundraising events across southern California--taking place on Monday and Tuesday of next week! None can ever recall getting initially solicited for events this close to the event date.

Seems like a serious lack of advance planning.

Not the campaign's fault, but the first event will almost surely have to be canceled--it's scheduled for next Monday in Rancho Santa Fe, which is currently evacuated and the scene of part of one of the large fires.

I wonder if instead of the fundraiser, Thompson--or any other candidate, really--ought to tour one of the scorched areas (once the fires are out), write a big personal check to a relief fund on the spot, and offer words of encouragement for people who have just been through hell. Responding to disasters is one of the duties of a president; once the immediate danger has passed, the candidates might as well start demonstrating this ability as well.

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I hope Jerri's not planning a campfire motif for the fundraiser or worse yet an event around real campfires. It's the sort of marshmellow mentality that most Republicans associate with disaster management.

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SandyH on October 24, 2007 at 10:22 PM

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