сколько стоит повстречаться с президентом

President Obama’s political team is fanning out across the country in pursuit of an ambitious goal: raising $50 million to convert his re-election campaign into a powerhouse national advocacy network, a sum that would rank the new group as one of Washington’s biggest lobbying operations.
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In private meetings and phone calls, Mr. Obama’s aides have made clear that the new organization will rely heavily on a small number of deep-pocketed donors.
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Giving or raising $500,000 or more puts donors on a national advisory board for Mr. Obama’s group and the privilege of attending quarterly meetings with the president, along with other meetings at the White House.

Это, если вы не поняли, те самые люди, которые регулярно плачутся нам, что богатеи скупили всю политику и ужасные лоббисты продвигают "специальные интересы" в ущерб простому люду. Когда вы в следующий раз об этом услышите - верьте им, они знают, о чём говорят. 

P.S. Угадайте, кто автор этой зажигательной речи:

And as people have looked away in disillusionment and frustration, we know what's filled the void. The cynics, and the lobbyists, and the special interests who've turned our government into a game only they can afford to play. They write the checks and you get stuck with the bills, they get the access while you get to write a letter, they think they own this government, but we're here today to take it back. The time for that politics is over. It's time to turn the page.

to secure these rights

At the town hall, Kerry urged Germans to be tolerant, noting that in America, ‘you have a right to be stupid.’

Which explains why he was talking about Kyrzakhstan - he was just exercising his Stupid Amendment rights to the fullest extent!