But now, it's people who have contributed to the Democratic Party who seem to matter every bit as much as those who have contributed to the country. The numbers are very disturbing. Chuck Lewis is the director of the Center for Public Integrity, which documented how the White House used overnight stays in the Lincoln bedroom also as a way to reward wealthy contributors. They'll do anything they can to make money from the accoutrements of power, that being the White House. This is a state dinner.
State dinners are different.
And the idea that we're packing this with fat cats who have written checks to the Democratic Party is incredibly offensive. One big contributor, Florida's stock trader Meyer Berman, has been invited to two state dinners this year. Right behind him in the receiving line at the Moroccan state dinner was an even bigger contributor. Daniel Abraham, the chairman of the Slim Fast company, who says he has been active in promoting peace in the Mideast. He has also given more than a million dollars to the Democrats this year.