If one cruises the Internet long enough, you can find just about anything.
Including this – which is…
…spellbinding.
Archive | June, 2012
The begging goes on
28 Jun
One of the toughest things for a politician to do is raise money.
Once you get through the true-blue supporters, you basically have to badger and beg for a few bucks.
Barack Obama does it by flooding email boxes with $3 chances to have dinner with the President.
As we have said before, it really just a way to get your information into a donation database so they can keep those pitches and phone calls coming.
When it’s all added up, the presidential race could cost each side almost a billion dollars.
Scary, isn’t it?
Politicians at the local level have the same problem.
Maybe it’ll top out at $10-million for the US Senate race, but that’s still a lot of money in a state with just over a million people.
So, how do you keep those pitches coming and sound different each time?
Find something to rally the troops with a call to action.
To wit:
Our favorite dart board – Mazie Hirono.
Little green men exist
27 Jun
We are not above making fun of the American people.
Shall we?
With all the junk going on in this country, National Geographic decided to take a poll about…
aliens.
So – what do the American people say?
Thirty-six percent believe aliens exist.
Ten percent of those say, “I saw one”.
Forty-eight percent aren’t sure.
That’s the spirit.
Take a stand.
More than three-quarters say the government knows about aliens and has been keeping it a secret.
And more than half say there are really ”Men in Black” who threaten those who say they saw a UFO.
Here’s our favorite:
If aliens did attack Earth, 21% would call the Hulk in to deal with it, 12% would call Batman, and 8% would call Spider-Man.
Finally, nearly 65% think Barack Obama would be better than Mitt Romney to handle an alien invasion.
We sense a change in the Obama campaign’s message.
Getting down and tacky
22 JunWe’ve always had a problem with President Obama’s constant “Send us $3″ email pitches.
The idea behind it is not so much getting the money, it’s getting your name on the campaign’s donor list so they can get after you for the big bucks.
But, there are people willing to cough up a couple of bucks to have a chance at dinner with him, so have a good time.
But this is over the top.
Just when you thought the Obama campaign couldn’t get any more desperate, they come up with this: the Obama Event Registry. (Click to look at it)
They’re asking supporters who are getting married, having a birthday, or celebrating an anniversary to tell gift-givers to go instead to Obama’s re-election website and donate in the couple’s name.
Yup, let your friends know how important this election is to you by registering with Obama 2012 and ask them to donate in lieu of a gift.
Here is why this one really sucks.
Young couples have been the folks hardest hit by the economy.
The unemployment rate among the young is at all-time highs.
When you click through to the Obama Event Registry, the campaign tells you just why you should send Obama money rather than having someone stick some money in an envelope to help pay for the wedding.
“Instead of another gift card you’ll forget to use, ask your friends and family for something that will go a little further: a donation to Obama for America. Register your next celebration—whether it’s a birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, wedding, or anniversary—with the Obama campaign. It’s a great way to show your support for a cause that’s important to you on your big day.”
Good grief.
Late night political humor
20 Jun
“The White House softball team played the pro-marijuana lobbyists’ team and lost 25-3. Still no word yet on which side President Obama played for.” – Jay Leno
“Mitt Romney said Obama is ignoring the real issues with illegals, which is that they keep blowing the grass clippings into his pool.” – Bill Maher
“Republicans Yesterday launched a new Spanish-language website to attract Latino voters, featuring smiling, happy Latino children — except it turned out they weren’t Latino children, they were Asian. Even worse, when you go to the button to click onto the home page, it says, ‘Enter around back.’” – Bill Maher
“President Obama is going to a fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker’s house. It will be a formal, sit-down dinner for 200 in her shoe closet.” – Conan O’Brien
“Tonight was the premiere of a new version of the TV show ‘Dallas’ with Larry Hagman. … The original “Dallas” series started in 1978. Back then, America was very different. We had an ineffective, one-term president. Gas prices were through the roof. We were in a stand-off with Iran. I’m glad those dark days are over.” – Craig Ferguson
“China has sent their first woman into outer space. Which at first seems like a feminist breakthrough until you realize she didn’t want to go.” – Jay Leno
“Happy birthday to Donald Trump, who is 66 years old today. The first thing he did this morning – he demanded to see his own birth certificate.” – David Letterman
