Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Thanks DNC! Of Course I'll Pay Back Hillary's Debt!

An email sent out to the DNC mailing list:(h/t wb)
I wanted to pass along an exciting opportunity to stand up for an important leader in our party, Hillary Clinton.

When she ran for President, Hillary Clinton showed America just what kind of party we are -- one that believes in breaking new ground, with opportunities for everyone to reach our highest office. She blazed a trail for women across the country and represented the values and ideals of all Democrats.

Make a donation of $5 or more now to win one of these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

As someone who's been around political campaigns and candidates for quite some time, I can tell you that running for president isn't easy. It involves sacrifice, resilience, and an undying commitment to something larger than yourself.

And when President Obama and Hillary Clinton came together after a competitive primary and teamed up to take America in a new direction, they showed millions of Americans that Democrats will always unite to better our country.

Now, as she carries out the immense task of building alliances, confronting global threats, and securing America's position of leadership in the world, let's stand up and show our appreciation for her leadership and commitment to our party. I wanted to pass along an exciting opportunity to stand up for an important leader in our party, Hillary Clinton.

When she ran for President, Hillary Clinton showed America just what kind of party we are -- one that believes in breaking new ground, with opportunities for everyone to reach our highest office. She blazed a trail for women across the country and represented the values and ideals of all Democrats.

Now she needs our help. When Hillary agreed to join President Obama's administration, she made the decision to continue her lifelong commitment to serving our country. But with that commitment came the reality that she could no longer be personally involved in paying down the debt from her historic campaign.

If you stand up for Hillary Clinton now -- as she's done for this party -- you could win one of three exciting opportunities, including spending a day with former President Bill Clinton.

Make a donation of $5 or more now to win one of these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

Thank you,

Jen

Jen O'Malley Dillon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
Think Mark Penn isn't rich enough? Wanna help companies fight back against union organizing drives? Wanna give your money to the CEO of a company that does PR for Blackwater and AIG? Well the give your money to a multi-millionaire couple who could easily pay back the debt themselves!

Completely mind-blowing idea: Instead of one of making on of the prizes spending the day with Bill Clinton... have Bill Clinton do two or three public speeches that pay for the debt without asking small donors to do it for them! I know it's not as attractive an option as making other people foot the bill for your fuck ups, but when you've raked in 40 million dollars in speaking fees over the last several years, I think you can handle it.

Few things enrage me more than Barack and now the DNC lending their mailing lists to this effort. If people wanted to pay for Mark Penn's poll scamming, they would have signed up for Hillary's mailing list and gotten bullshit like this every couple of days. I know it was some grand gesture of hers to stop attempting to steal the election and acknowledge that she lost, but people shouldn't be rewarded because they stop acting like ass clowns. Oh wait, I think I'm sensing a trend.

The good news is that they tried this before with Obama's mailing list, and judging by the fact that they're asking again, I'm guessing it didn't work out so well. And why should it? Nothing has changed! Here's what I wrote back in June, after the first ask:
Unity, I'm all for it. It's usually not a big deal for someone to concede when they lose, but hey, some people are clearly a little more special than others and need a couple of weeks to figure that out. But your millions of dollars of debt you incurred because you spent money like a drunken sailor? No no no, I'm no you rapper, that shit is your mess to clean up. You honestly going to expect people to give their hard earned money to a multi-millionaire couple? To a campaign that race baited, tried to cheat, and gave 14 million dollars to a union busting asshole? From the bottom of my heart, you can go Cheney yourself.
Yep, none of that has changed. Just because Barack decided to turn his cabinet into an orgy of rewarding fuck ups, does it make it any more acceptable to use small donors to pay off a multimillionaire couple's debt?

No, it does not.

Any organization or person that lends their email lists to this cause loses all credibility, and should never be given money again. Take that DNC! Try running a functional organization without the 25 dollars I gave 2 years ago because Howard Dean had a plan!

2 comments:

  1. what, just because she pointlessly dragged out the primaries for months while going to republican-level extremes of mud-flinging and allowed mccain to spend all that same time going at obama making it into a stupid 2 on 1 battle that could have been stopped in an instant by her making the right (and obvious) decision to concede, you're somehow not excited to retroactively fund that?

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  2. enough said. my check is already in the mail. happy earth day madam secretary.

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