Quick, write down all the dumb ways there are to waste five bucks.
Never mind. Crumple up that list and throw it away because we’ve found the absolute dumbest. It cannot be topped.
CNSNews explains the losing proposition:
The Obama reelection campaign’s $5-per-chance dinner-with-the-president raffle is now a two-for-the-price-of-one deal.
The winners will not only get dinner with President Barack Obama but with Vice President Joe Biden, too.
In an email sent out June 15, President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign announced that in return for a $5 donation the president was offering supporters a chance to participate in a raffle to win a “casual” dinner with him at an unstated location. Four lucky contributors would win this prize.
It’s not a misprint, they did say the “winners” get to eat with Obama and Biden. Second prize is two dinners with them (it’s an old joke but so is Biden.)
Naturally, it’s all legal:
In order to comply with federal law, no donation is actually required to participate in the president’s campaign dinner raffle. While the e-mail prominently displays a donation form, a separate link to register for the contest without making a donation to the campaign is included in the email’s fine print.
We suspect those who enter without donating have as much chance of winning as Obama does of naming all 57 states.
Bill Clinton peddling nights in the Lincoln bedroom seems classy in comparison. Obama’s next fundraising plan will probably feature him hustling 3-card monte on the White House lawn. Kinda makes us nostalgic for 2008 when they simply accepted unverified credit card donations from the Middle East.
– Written by Bonfire of the Absurdities
Source: CNS News
This post was last modified on January 26, 2021
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What do you bet that the winner finds out at the last minute that Obama was called away and it's just dinner with Biden?
I'm betting that they'll lock the "winner" in a closet, while the Important People talk -- and given that it would only be a card-carrying donk who would win, the "winner" will be happy about it.
"Hey, look at me! I got locked into a closet while my hero spoke!"
Okay why is he being allowed to sell his office like this?
Well, after the Clintons turned the Lincoln Bedroom into a Super8 Motel in exchange for ChiComm payola and campaign donations (apologies to a very fine chain of motels), a precedent was set for the non-president.
He's not even original about selling his nation down the river.
It is pathetic. I am not sure if Bush did this, but if he did I am sure he got flak.
You know, He and Biden should just take those 'weiners' and put 'em where the sun don't shine!
Dinner with Obama and Biden... Mickey D's should package it, throw in an Obamacare waiver and call it the "Unhappy Meal."
With $1.00 procedes going towards the campaign.
Love the photo of Barry eating the food his wife tells us all to avoid.
For me it would be a case of negative returns on my investment. If I had to sit through a meal with bab-bam and plugs, I know I'd lose my lunch.
Lets see, only 5$ for the most invasive background check known to mankind, to meet up with and eat with the updated equivalent of dumb and dumber. How about I save the five bucks for the massive tax increase these Soros puppets are proposing.
Yes but think about that free TSA style patdown you'll get......
I would love to have dinner with President Obama and Vice President Biden. To meet with two of the great minds of the 21st century, indeed, is a dream of mine. But, alas, I am not sure I feel right about making the $5 payment on my meager six figure government salary. Obviously, I could afford it, but I don't think it's fair that while I slave away initialing a grant to study the effects of global warming on the size of cow turds, you Republicans are cruising around the country in your private jets.
I should receive some type of subsidy!
R. Coddington Fahrnsworth, genius, man of the people
Welcome back, Coddy. Where have you been the last few days?
Oh, Thanks so much. Terribly busy. I have been up to my nose in office supply catalogs looking over brand new office furniture. We're refurbishing our office again. I hate this time of year.
R.
I might join it and if I win, I will ruin their meals. According to my first wife, I am good at that.