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Did celebrities have to be paid to endorse Kamala?

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Posted By: DW626, 11/10/2024 10:29:49 AM

“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” —Ronald Reagan Even those of us who were appalled by Kamala Harris’s campaign, the ever more embarrassing interviews during which she could not answer the simplest of questions unless they were what she ate for breakfast, did not realize that employing celebrity endorsers cost millions of dollars. Most of us probably assumed that those who graced her rally stages or interviewed her for television or podcasts did so because they actually supported her.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: NancyD 11/10/2024 11:06:44 AM (No. 1831031)
Since it cost Harris 1 Million dollars for Oprah to put on that FAKE townhall is horrible! Equally, both of them are as fake as a 3 dollar bill. I think Oprah sold her "fame and dignaty" and didn't do it for free (due to conviction of her beliefs) is unreal and tells me who doesn't have intregity.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Strike3 11/10/2024 11:07:18 AM (No. 1831032)
Uh, yeah. That's where her last $20 million went. You could tie a pork chop around her neck and dogs would ignore her but our hollywood celebrities are a special kind of (insert bad word here).
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Reply 3 - Posted by: itsonlyme 11/10/2024 11:19:59 AM (No. 1831046)
Many pukes in the MSM should have asked her a tough question - what's your favorite color?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: downnout 11/10/2024 11:22:28 AM (No. 1831050)
Well, now we know who the prostitutes are and we know their prices.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: earlybird 11/10/2024 11:36:19 AM (No. 1831064)
I'd say "yes". Oprah was paid $1million to interview her and we know what those "interviews" were all about. The "endorsing" celebrities were paid to perform to hopefully draw crowds. $1billion went into lots of pockets to prop her up.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: jalo1951 11/10/2024 11:49:17 AM (No. 1831071)
Seriously? These people needed to be paid. They are multi $ millionaires some bordering on billions and they needed to be paid!!! Paid endorsements are not endorsements. It is just a business transaction. Her first mistake was thinking that we care what these people think. We don't.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Mushroom 11/10/2024 12:33:07 PM (No. 1831108)
I get it that they need to be paid, it's what they do for a living. I just wish they were required to disclose it. Some are famous for being famous. This includes those on the Republican side. I would like to know who was paid an appearance fee.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: padiva 11/10/2024 12:47:14 PM (No. 1831113)
Good question, #7. How much were Lee Greenwood and the 'New York, New York' singer paid to perform at Madison Square Garden on October 27th?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Highlander 11/10/2024 12:57:17 PM (No. 1831119)
The street walkers have more integrity than these Hollywood pros. At least the hookers are honest about what they’re selling. Actors are all about pretend.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: snakeoil 11/10/2024 1:34:46 PM (No. 1831138)
Being a naïve fool I assumed that all of these celebrates were loyal to Giggles because they thought she was a combination of Boudica, Joan of Arc and Wonder Woman. Turns out they were for rent. Giggle should demand a refund.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: seamusm 11/10/2024 2:22:24 PM (No. 1831166)
Well they weren't gonna be stupid for free. Duhhh.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 11/10/2024 2:30:52 PM (No. 1831170)
When you think about it, the dems threated the Presidential campaign like they were making a movie. They wrote a script and hired actors. Their "critics" were the propaganda media who rated it 5 stars. The problem is, it was all fake. The American People might like a movie as a diversion but that's not their life. Their life is real, warts and all. In the end, the Media critics gave the Kamala movie 5 stars but the Audience rating was a 2, at best. Unfortunately, a significant number of dems think the movie setting is real. They kind of live their lives that way and when it all collapsed, they were left traumatized. Get over yourselves kiddies, the Kamala show was never real to begin with. Didn't you have a clue when Brat and Joy were the memes of her campaign. That's not a REAL thing. It's an entertainment. I feel a bit sorry for them because the coddled world they lived in is collapsing. You can blame the dems for that as well.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 11/10/2024 2:57:10 PM (No. 1831192)
Like the old "tie a pork chop around her neck to make the dog play with her".
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Reply 14 - Posted by: paral04 11/10/2024 6:44:19 PM (No. 1831310)
We all dodged a bullet. She sure can't handle money. She went through $2 Billion to buy celebrities and is stiffing her hard earning campaign workers. Thank God she didn't get elected. Can you imagine what the expenses would look like?
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Reply 15 - Posted by: udanja99 11/10/2024 8:03:17 PM (No. 1831354)
Look up the word “greed” in the dictionary and there will be a photo of Oprah next to the definition.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Oldenoughtoknowbetter 11/10/2024 8:34:08 PM (No. 1831371)
And where are all of these 'celebrities' today? Joy? Compassion? True interest in race and gender? Or, running over the people who worked or believed at these venues on the way to their bank?
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Heraclitus 11/10/2024 8:52:10 PM (No. 1831384)
#s7, 8 Possibly the election commission would consider a performance by professional an "in kind contribution" or gift. So to avoid tangling with the commission, set a price and then pay the performer. Just guessing.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 11/10/2024 9:01:43 PM (No. 1831391)
Yes, probably.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Lawsy0 11/10/2024 9:11:28 PM (No. 1831395)
Did celebrities have to be threatened to endorse Kamala?
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Reply 20 - Posted by: mifla 11/11/2024 4:39:58 AM (No. 1831496)
For two million, Oprah would have endorsed Trump.
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