Fundraiser dinners that cost 50 or 100 a plate are pretty common.
I certainly won't be going, lol....but this is normal.
It would be GREAT if she had a local fundraiser, too. Maybe someone should suggest that, or ask if she's tried.
Of course, if she were having a 40$ a plate fundraiser at, say, River Falls,
you'd simply be attacking her for expecting the struggling residents of Woonsocket to cough up money for her, lol.

No matter what she does, you'll find the lead lining =)
If she gave out free bottled water on a hot day, you'd point out that plastic bottles are unhealthy.

Btw, filming people going into a restaurant? How will you know which people are there for the fundraiser and which are just customers?

Unless you go inside, and it may not be legal to film the customers INside a restaurant without the permission of the owner or manager....
so, once again, I suggest you get legal advice!

Mr. Thomas who is your choice for district 49 and why?

That's a good question, DR.
It's constructive!

Go for it James, I look forward to your film on youtube!

Baldelli-Hunt voting yes on it?
...yeah. Virtually all of the reps did. In fact, among all Ri senators and reps,
only one opposed it.
Why the overwhelming response?

Well, it was a bill to create hundreds of jobs in RI,
and neither Curt Schilling nor his specific company were named in the bill,
and no time was allowed for debate.

During the 2010 session when it was voted on, RI desperately needed jobs growth, and banks were not lending. The bill made it seem like multiple businesses would have access to the loan from the total sum.
It was introduced at the last possible moment so that there would be no time to examine it closely. Look to the people who did this -- people like Steve Constantino, Helio Melio in the house, or then-gov. Carcieri who made the initial deal with Schilling--
rather than the reps who voted on it, thinking it was a job creation program that would help mutliple businesses with good bond ratings,
and thus, a good thing for our state's economy.

It passed UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate,
and with only ONE objection in the House.

This can all be found in files at www.politifact.com,
and video of the bill coming up on the house floor, as well as the original text of the bill, all bear this out.

Don't take my word for it. Do your own research.
I'm a deep reader, and never take this kind of smearing at face value, whether I like or dislike the target.

As fro the video at the restaurant, I mean, by all means, try it.

But, I don't see what you can do other than film inside the restaurant... I mean, how else could you really establish who was going to her fundraiser, and who was just taking the wife out for a romantic dinner, lol?
I'm not picking on you here, I'm serious.
If you think some of these people are slippery, then obviously, you should assume a loose, greasy trap won't hold them, lol.

Filming outside, 100% legal, but not solid proof.
Filming inside, I don't know.... Be careful. I really think you could get into trouble with that, especially if you posted it publicly, which would be the only purpose for doing it at all.

James I went back and read several of the last blogs you wrote and they all have the same theme -anti Lisa,Jon Brien and Phillips,but mostly Lisa. I did notice you were pro raising tax for people making over$ 250,000 and the 13.8 supplemental tax. I also noticed you mentioned you used to be a news editor.Are you getting paid to write these blogs? It seems like you(or who sponsors you) feel we can tax our way out of this.

DR, he's nothing more than a Obama following liberal that thinks the way out of of every problem facing this country is through higher taxes!

I've got a saying for him to contemplate;

"You're always a liberal until you get a real job and start to pay real taxes"

Then, all of a sudden, things have a whole new meaning..........

this!
Absolutely my thoughts.

Councilman Al Brien is a real estate agent.
He sells property for a living.
And Rep. Lisa Badelli-Hunt is....you guessed it.
A real estate agent.

I think it's worth looking into, but this could well be just a normal real estate transaction of some kind, where Al Brien made a nice profit.

And though it's completely legal to legitimately buy or sell anything from a convict (can you imagine if you had to prove no one you bought or sold anything from had ever been convicted of a crime? holy jimminy)
I'm not sure if he was a "convict" in the sense of "went to prison", looking at these files. It seems like he definitely paid some fines, or at least court costs...
Defendant Search can be hard to follow....

Wow...do you even know Al Brien?

But we were talking about Baldelli-Hunt, and I could find no evidence whatsoever that she was in any way involved. (I wasn't looking for Brien, sine he wasn't part of the conversation. He's an entirely different kettle of fish, and you won't find me talking much about him.)

Was he the third sponsor? Could you please link to the info?

I was interested enough to look into it when I had time today, with some web searches...Brien is indeed the third sponsor.
Several articles have him complaining that Helio Melio brough him on board and he had no idea what the actual behind-the-scenes plans were.

I don't know if I believe that, lol,
but it's possible.
The wording of the bill itself was very general and non-specific.

I don't really understand Marc's statement either.
It looks (to my uneducated eyes) like Al Brien purchased a property and sold it at a profit, and then later, Baldelli-Hunt sold it, too.
Maybe not, I don't know.
Anyone who is concerned something illegal might have happened, and knows more about real estate, should absolutely look into it!!
(of course, if something really illegal happened, I expect to see it reported to the authorities. If it's just used for the election, then it's probably trash accusations!)

But because they're both real estate agents, and both buy and sell property for a living, this doesn't seem that strange to me.
And I definitely don't see Al Brien buying anything "from himself" on that page, unless I'm missing something.

Though, I am interested in the abrupt topic jumps.
As soon as an accusation is answered, another is introduced, bam! It smacks of political sniping.

Frankly, that's what is drawing my attention and interest more than anything else.
I dislike political sniping, and like to do my own research to the best of my limited ability.
Even if it's a politician I don't like and plan to vote against,
I don't like wishy-washy accusations that jump rail every five minutes instead of being looked into. I prefer discussion with an attention span-- it tends to be more honest.