Rudy replaced by Elvis Impersonator

From the Island Packet:

Liz Mead is miffed, but still determined to throw a fine party. And while Rudy Giuliani won’t be there as expected, Elvis will make an appearance.

Mead, a North Forest Beach resident, was scheduled to host a fundraiser for the Republican presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Wednesday morning at her beachfront home on Dune Lane on Hilton Head Island.

But the event was called off Sunday by Giuliani’s national campaign, which apologized to Mead for the inconvenience.

The apologies didn’t assuage Mead. She wouldn’t say how much she’d spent putting patriotic bunting on her home, painting, landscaping, cleaning, setting aside a rental home she owns to house her six dogs during the event and other preparation efforts, but she indicated it wasn’t cheap.

Mead wasn’t even a Giuliani backer. She agreed to host the $250-$500 per seat event at the request of a family friend.

“If you can’t make it to your own fundraiser, I’ll be damned if I can depend on him as a president,” she said.
Mead said she was embarrassed that she invited friends to pledge money to come to the event and now has to let them know it has been canceled less than 48 hours in advance.

Her preparations, however, won’t be wasted. She’s hired an Elvis Presley impersonator to entertain at a party starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“We’re having a huge party...,” Mead said. “And guess what? It isn’t a fundraiser; it’s free.”

Earlier this week…

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will stump in Loveland and Windsor next week.

He’ll spend the night in a Loveland hotel room on Friday night, then sip his Saturday morning coffee in a Loveland cafe shortly before meeting with local supporters at a Windsor country club.

State Rep. Don Marostica — a staunch supporter of the presidential bid of the former New York City mayor — said he had to make the commitment to host Giuliani’s campaign here on short notice.

“They called me last Friday (and) said you have 11 minutes to make a decision, or else we’re going to take him to Lincoln, Neb.,” Marostica said.

The Loveland representative immediately went to work to sell tickets to the event — $2,300 per couple for a seat at a 30-minute session at a private table with the candidate at 10 a.m., or $250 to $1,000 per couple for regular admission to the 10:30 a.m. brunch event at Water Valley Country Club.

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Posted by Kevin K. on 11/06/07 at 09:42 AM • Permalink
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