DEMS SHUN PLAYBOY CROWD.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer At the Playboy Mansion, where the silicone outweighed the barbecued shrimp, the talk was on - what else - the Playboy Mansion. It certainly seemed like a suitable environment for a fund-raiser - or most any other event, for that matter. The elegant manor in Holmby Hills was softly lighted Saturday for an invitation-only ``Welcome to L.A.'' bash for several hundred Playboy writers, models and associates of the magazine. If there were any delegates or stray members of the Democratic Party, they were keeping an extremely low profile. However, some media figures in the crowd were happy to talk about the flap that led to U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. She currently represents the 47th Congressional District of California (map) in central Orange County. moving her Tuesday fund-raiser from the mansion to B.B. King's Blues Club at Universal City's CityWalk under pressure from the party. ``If the Democrats wanted to give me something to rip on night after night, they gave me an issue that moved to the top of the list,'' said Bill Maher William Maher, Jr., (pronounced: /mɑɹ/) (born January 20 1956) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. , host of ABC-TV's ``Politically Incorrect politically incorrect adj. Disregarding or unconcerned with political correctness. political incorrectness n. Adj. 1. .'' ``Of course there's nothing to be ashamed about being here. It's just hypocrisy.'' Although the bunnies were out in force Saturday, none were expected to show up for Sanchez's event in the Valley. ``The Playboy Mansion is not Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah Legendary cities of ancient Palestine. According to the Old Testament book of Genesis, the notorious cities were destroyed by “brimstone and fire” because of their wickedness. ,'' said Playboy's director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. , Bill Farley. ``It has been used by charities, for fund-raiser events, for all sorts of events. The DNC's action really amounts to a bunch of rich white guys picking on a Latina.'' Farley added that few politicians were on the guest list Saturday. Political commentator Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos (Greek: Αριάννα Στασινόπουλου) on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece) is an author and nationally syndicated columnist in the blasted the DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart for pressuring Sanchez. ``Here we are having the convention in the capital of poverty in America and the DNC is getting upset over the Playboy Mansion,'' she said. ``What goes against family values is their fund raising. That's immoral, far more immoral than having a party in this beautiful place.'' Local talk radio personality Michael Jackson called the DNC's stand ``stupidity and bungling bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. . It's almost as if they have a death wish. Loretta Sanchez wasn't here for the Democratic Party. She was here for a Hispanic voters' event. This is a gorgeous setting for any sort of party.'' As the band played Dixieland jazz and guests began moving toward the desert buffet, Bunnyhutch chief Hugh Hefner found a table with five of his models. ``The `D' in Democrat is supposed to represent diversity,'' Hefner said. ``The fact that higher-ups in the party would attack her in this way is just ridiculous. It really has to do with (presumptive pre·sump·tive adj. 1. Providing a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance. 2. Founded on probability or presumption. pre·sump presidential nominee Al) Gore trying to separate himself from the Clinton scandal. Nobody in America (likes) bullies. One expects more from them.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hugh Hefner, with girlfriend Sandy Bentley, speaks to reporters at the Playboy Mansion on Saturday night. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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