Where George Clooney comes in (Obama Spam)

Obama spam email | 4/27/2012 | Moochelle Obama

[FreeAtlanta]

[dear pawns] --

We're up against a critical fundraising deadline this coming Monday, and we need your help.

We know you're working hard for this campaign, but we also want you to have some fun -- and that's where George Clooney comes in.

If you chip in between now and Monday, you'll be automatically entered for the chance to join Barack at George Clooney's house on May 10th.

Don't miss out -- make a donation of $3 or whatever you can:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Barack-and-George

Thanks, and good luck,

Michelle

[disclaimer, way down at the bottom of the email (many spaces deleted for formatting. It is obvious, they don't want any no purchase entries....]

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by April 30, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here or click here to enter without contributing. Two winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama and George Clooney on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $3,200). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

[FreeAtlanta]

The continuing saga of the Obama spam and the pimping of the hooker George Clooney.

[ssschev]

I didn’t know George swallowed...the kool-aid.

[saintgermaine]

I gladly would pay for not being invited........

[stockpirate]

I think this is illegal.....

[Bullish]

Clooney’s been guzzling the kool-aid a long, long time.

[Beagle8U]

What would it take to crash the site?

What would happen if say 50,000 - 100,000 people went to the site, clicked on the donate link, and then did nothing but left that window running in the background while you went about your day on other sites?

Could it be like listening to the online radio and reading other web pages at the same time.

I'm no puter geek, but it seems like that would tie up the servers with nonactivity activity.

[FreeAtlanta]

You would have to refresh the page occasionally. Most sessions are 10 minutes, but it is up to the host. They can have it less than a minute.

It probably isn’t worth wasting any time on it. What is better is to inform people what they are up to and to get your local election boards to look at it.

I am also concerned with the excessive campaigning he is doing around the country under the shallow disguise of “official business.”