Mayor V Wants Some PayPal Love for M Jax Funeral

If its good enough for Zuma Dogg it must be good enough for the City of Los Angeles.  Faced with mounting costs for the Michael Jackson spectacle currently underway at Staples Center, Rolling Stone reports that Mayor Villaraigosa is actually soliciting PayPal contributions on Twitter to recoup City expenses for the Jackson service.

The donations would help “the public safety resources needed to ensure his memorial remains safe, orderly and respectful,” the Mayor’s Office said. Fans are asked to give money to a Paypal account established to help raise funds (The link, posted on Villaraigosa’s Twitter, is currently down.) 

Poor Matt Szabo had to make this announcement to the press while trying to retain whatever dignity he could.

It appears the reaction from Staples Center owners and Michael Jackson tour promoters AEG allegedly was to tell City officials to essentially pound sand when it comes to AEG covering any of these costs.  This is the same AEG that has received millions in taxpayer subsidies from Los Angeles over the years and who stands to collect on a $17 million life insurance policy they took out on Jackson.

Reports are that newly seated City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is exploring legal options to recoup some of the expense from AEG.  Stay tuned.

Obama and Biden Go Through Cash Like Water And Need More

When Barack Obama broke his promise to play by the rules of campaign finance reform and - unlike John McCain - not accept public financing, it really was a bonanza for him as he was able to raise untold millions of dollars from special interests, Wall Street, trial lawyers, foreign countries, unions, etc. "The One" had a great last month in raising nearly enough money to buy several small corporations. 

As it stands it appears "The Messiah" has pissed through all his cash (in the first part of this month the Democrats spent more than they raised - yea, not a surprise - and are now taking out a $10 million loan).

I guess that's why Joe the Stumbler Biden is asking folks for a little more PayPal love.  It would be funny but I am sure there are little old ladies out there who are going to go without something to send a few bucks Barack's way.

Please stand by for Obamabots to flood the comment section.  That's okay, that costs Obama $8 an hour.

Friend --


Last night, Barack took to the airwaves to make the case for real change. He used the time to tell the stories of ordinary people who need real solutions to their problems.


The presentation reached its finale with Barack addressing the nation live from Florida -- I've included the video of that moment below.


But right now, I need to ask you for help.


We just learned that the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee had a $20 million cash advantage on October 15th. That means we can expect to see a fierce blitz of negativity in the final days -- so-called "robocalls," mail pieces, and TV ads filled with smears and false attacks.


We can't let our opponents' low-road tactics prevail. To stand up to this last-minute spending spree, we need to step up our efforts.


Watch Barack's speech and make your first donation of $5 or more before it's too late