Forget appliances and lingerie for wedding gifts: DONATE TO OBAMA!!

[MCWAY]

NO, this is not a joke. This is indeed how desperate the Obama team has become for campaign cash.

Obama campaign says political donation is the perfect wedding gift


 

Skip the china, go for the donations.  That's a suggestion made by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.  The campaign has started an "Obama event registry" to let engaged supporters of the president ask friends and family for donations to his re-election bid instead of presents.

A blog post www.barackobama.com/news/entry/the-obama-event-registry asks anyone with an upcoming birthday, wedding, or anniversary to "support the President on your big day" by asking for donation money "in lieu of a gift."

The site provides suggested language for couples to use when soliciting campaign cash. "For my big day, I'd like to show my support for a cause I believe in - re-electing President Obama," it reads. "That's why I'm asking my friends and family to donate to the Obama campaign. Thanks for chipping in!"

 

See the registry here: http://www.barackobama.com/obama-event-registry/ .

Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/political/obama-campaign-donation-is-the-perfect-wedding-gift#ixzz1yoyWpdWc

[Soul Crusher]

 

[Soul Crusher]

Obama is a grifter.

[avxo]

That's a pretty smart political play, actually... People who might not otherwise donate to Obama might end up giving a little because everyone feels obligated to bring a gift at a wedding, and a donation is (a) likely to be cheaper than a wedding gift and (b) saves people the trouble of having to actually do any sort of shopping.

Whether it's gonna work is a whole 'nother question.

[Soul Crusher]

That's a pretty smart political play, actually... People who might not otherwise donate to Obama might end up giving a little because everyone feels obligated to bring a gift at a wedding, and a donation is (a) likely to be cheaper than a wedding gift and (b) saves people the trouble of having to actually do any sort of shopping.

Whether it's gonna work is a whole 'nother question.

I would NEVER do that and would seriously question my affiliation with anyone who would request such a thing. 

I already got rid of a few obama drones from my life, thankfully, and if i found out someone asked for this, i would get rid of them too.

Obama is fostering a cult of personality.     

[Dos Equis]

Bwahahahaha!   

[MCWAY]

That's a pretty smart political play, actually... People who might not otherwise donate to Obama might end up giving a little because everyone feels obligated to bring a gift at a wedding, and a donation is (a) likely to be cheaper than a wedding gift and (b) saves people the trouble of having to actually do any sort of shopping.

Whether it's gonna work is a whole 'nother question.

It doesn't sound as if you're married. I've been married nearly 10 years. Trust me; the LAST thing on my mind or that of my guests was campaign donations for ANYONE.

This sounds to me as if (as I stated in another thread), Obama is hurting for cash.

[avxo]

It doesn't sound as if you're married. I've been married nearly 10 years. Trust me; the LAST thing on my mind or that of my guests was campaign donations for ANYONE.

I'm not - and I have no intention of being married anytime soon. I enjoy the bachelor lifestyle way too much

But my point was that if I were invited to a wedding, and the couple said "please donate rather than giving a gift" I would have felt a certain amount of pressure to at least consider donating. I don't know if I would or not: it would depend greatly on where the donation would go and how the positions of the organization getting a donation squared with my positions, but for people who are either on the fence about Obama, or just not interested enough, this could be the "gentle nudge" needed to get them over the edge to donate. And in that sense, I think it's a smart political play.

This sounds to me as if (as I stated in another thread), Obama is hurting for cash.

Perhaps, although I doubt that is the case. We will know, soon enough - June 30th is the reporting deadline.