In an unusual twist on presidential fundraising, supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are holding a date auction tomorrow night.
"Over 100 young professionals from all over the DC-Metro area will meet on Wednesday night for an event to change America... and possibly their love lives," organizer Jim McBride wrote in a press release announcing the event at MCCXXIII's "Spank" in Northwest Washington.
Organizers will "auction" off 20 dates at the fundraiser, billed as: "Bid on your crush for Obama."
"Barack Obama is the rare candidate that inspires young people to get involved and fun themes like a date auction are a great way to harness their enthusiasm toward supporting the campaign," said McBride, president of Arlington Young Democrats who founded a group for Democrat Jim Webb in Virginia last year during the Senate race. He said he plans to start "Generation Obama in DC" on Aug. 25 to mobilize young voters.
"We [to] need move on from this 'Obama Girl' hype and translate it into something meaningful that can help Obama win the nomination," McBride said in the release, which had typos and misspelled the word "environment."
-- Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (1)
For all the talk about clinton and her EXPERIENCE, gosh I wonder who makes these polls.
Rhetoric Vs Reality.
Clinton's experience: The best flip-flopper EVER, pay close attention to what she said to Keith and then tries to play games for polls. Where is integrity?.. she will go with anyone who will give her what she likes. She will forget when someone else can push her better. She never wanted troop withdrawl and now that Howard Wolfson told her to change the game, she did.. to fool voters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHY1rtmIovk
How can you even give her above 10% after watching this and how can you not go with Obama after watching this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4x_KnWEDjs
Come and join the new change. Goodbye to old ridicule and old school. Time to move on. The world has changed and we have to keep pace.
Its is however very funny that right wing nuts wants HRC as a fornt runner cos they know they can galvanize all support against her, even among democrats. However they cannot against BO. He is unbeatable and no wonder he beats them in head to head polls (which I think are also stupid). The saying "enemy of enemy is a friend is very much revealed int he fact that Romney, Newt are all with HRC. What a joke..
Posted by Paul Chacko | July 31, 2007 3:16 PM