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Obama lunches with campaign contest winners
AP ^ | 01/06/2012 | Unattributed

Posted on 01/06/2012 12:27:59 PM PST by Silentgypsy

In a sort of power lunch for the not-so-powerful, President Barack Obama broke bread Friday with four winners of a contest for people who give to his campaign in small amounts.

The suggested donation to enter the drawing: $3.

The winners, including a teacher and an Afghanistan war veteran, gathered at a restaurant in Washington. The Obama re-election campaign has offered the meals with the president, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to boost online contributions.

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TOPICS: Local News; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: campaign; lunch; obama; supporters
Who paid for their transportation to the restaurant?
1 posted on 01/06/2012 12:28:06 PM PST by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

“In a sort of power lunch for the not-so-powerful”

...powerful enough to vote in that sorry sack of crow excrement that’s in the WH right now.


2 posted on 01/06/2012 12:31:21 PM PST by albie
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To: Silentgypsy

Isn’t this an illegal lottery?


3 posted on 01/06/2012 12:32:51 PM PST by GreenHornet
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A teacher and a vet....

What?? No Union Leader?? No hard working illegal Mexican??

4 posted on 01/06/2012 12:33:31 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Who woulda thunk they would all be government employees? What are the odds of that in a lottery?


5 posted on 01/06/2012 12:40:28 PM PST by nobamanomore
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To: nobamanomore

Yeh...A postal worker and a firefighter, too.


6 posted on 01/06/2012 12:49:50 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: GreenHornet

Lunch with Il Douche usually costs about $35k. Are they going to have to pay taxes on the value like people who catch baseballs in MLB stadiums do?


7 posted on 01/06/2012 12:54:16 PM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Silentgypsy

Second prize was two lunches....


8 posted on 01/06/2012 12:56:04 PM PST by bagman
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To: GreenHornet
Isn’t this an illegal lottery?

That assumes lunch with Barry has some intrinsic value. Raffling a useless item is probably legal.

9 posted on 01/06/2012 1:03:24 PM PST by Cyber Liberty ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." --Winston Churchill)
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To: Silentgypsy

Why doesn’t the sorry POS have them eat lunch at the White House and make it a real treat for them?

He could have it catered and pay for it with some of those 3 dollar donations.

Eating with a skinny Muslim at Ben’s Chili Bowl is no treat.


10 posted on 01/06/2012 1:23:04 PM PST by Venturer
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To: bagman

lol


11 posted on 01/06/2012 1:24:47 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Silentgypsy

...and for dessert: Pepto Bismol followed by a shower in Lysol......


12 posted on 01/06/2012 1:26:32 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Mortrey

Great tagline!


13 posted on 01/06/2012 5:16:39 PM PST by Silentgypsy (If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
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To: Venturer

I agree. It would make him look good too.


14 posted on 01/06/2012 6:44:48 PM PST by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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