How "tacky" is this? Obama solicits $25 from supporters for negativity costs.

[Tellurian]

"While Obama's campaign has readily responded to Clinton's shots as "disingenuous attack politics," it also has sought to profit from them. Supporters on Monday were asked to donate $25 to the Obama campaign through a Web site address that features the words "cost of negativity." Obama's campaign also asked supporters to use the Internet to alert them to other attacks."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-dems_tuesdec04,0,1423617.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

[Buzz Clik]

1. It's not tacky. Nice try, though.

[Tellurian]

7. It's tacky.. to charges supporters for problems he created himself!

Obama never wants to take responsibility for his actions..

Blame the staff, operatives, now the supporters have to pay $25.00.

Better watch your femoral artery. He might be after that next.

[Buzz Clik]

10. What's Hillary's fund raising philosophy? Oh, yes: she's pro-corporate lobbying.

Because big corporations are made up of individuals or some such bullshit.

It's a slippery slope to bitch about fund raising when your candidate is leading the field in $$$. A wise Hillary fan would simply let it go.

[Cameron27]

14. Obama hasn't taken corporate money?

Edwards doesn't have bundled money that he won't release info about?

[Buzz Clik]

15. I didn't start the shit-fight. They're politicians running for office, and campaigns run on money.

Bottom line: They are all political whores.

[Tellurian]

18. We send money for postive fundraising...

and have fun doing it. Are you having fun yet?

[Buzz Clik]

20. You think I'm an Obama donor simply because I recognize that this thread is bullshit?

You're mistaken.

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[Hieronymus]

30. Aren't Oprah and Obama asking for a loyalty oath at their upcoming huge

rally?

[Tellurian]

2. How Presidential!

:crazy:

[AX10]

3. Obama is the desperate one.

Did he get this stupid idea from the "Chicago Boys"?

[Occam Bandage]

4. So...a politician asks supporters to donate, so he can fight his opponent's attack ads.

Wow, sounds like every fundraising letter I've ever gotten from anyone.

[Cameron27]

5. Edwards did the same thing with his Coulter cash,

but at least she's a RW nut. The cost of negativity hmmm, Obama is without sin apparently.

[Clintonista2]

6. Thanks for posting, I wonder if Rove suggested he do this? n/t.

[Mojambo]

8. It's fairly typical fundraising.

Of course if you're like Senator Clinton and getting boatloads of corporate and defense contractor cash then I guess it might seem like a quaint tactic.

[AtomicKitten]

9. It's called fundraising.

[Buzz Clik]

13. sssshhhh! In the case of Senator Clinton, those dollars were conceived immaculately.

Please.

[AtomicKitten]

19. ouch!

[zulchzulu]

27. Friggin' super walla walla BINGO!

Was this person born yesterday?

:shrug:

[seriousstan]

11. Shallow and transparent comes to mind.

[BeyondGeography]

12. I gave him double that

Tell your girl to stop attacking; she's costing me money.

[Tellurian]

17. hahaha!

BHO loves high rollers!

[jefferson_dem]

16. Thanks for the reminder. Donation on the way.

:hi:

News-pegged fund-raising are the latest, greatest trend. Where have you been?

[Joe the Revelator]

21. I just gave an extra donation for Tellurian

nt

[Tellurian]

23. Was it those dollar bills

with Obama's picture on them?

[Madam Mossfern]

24. I'm not an Obama person

but this thread has me considering donating to his campaign. Tellurian, you do Hillary no favors. Are you sure you're not an Obama agent?

[emilyg]

26. I'll match you for Clinton.

[Lord Helmet]

25. you're tacky for bitching about this

[Josiah1982]

28. tacky and silly

[MadBadger]

29. Hypocrite

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3795472

[shenmue]

31. It is a lot worse than tacky.

Everyone's afraid to criticize him. He's a big hypocrite, running a very much attack-oriented campaign and then telling his supporters to pick up the tab because things have, er, gotten negative.

The reason people prefer Sen. Clinton is because she's been in the Senate longer and has a better record.

[Perry Logan]

32. It's tacky if Hillary does it, cool when Obama does it. That's the deal.

[MethuenProgressive]

33. Edwards: "The mean lady called me a "fag" - so send me money!"

That was the Edwards response to Ann Coulter not long ago.
Obama isn't the only one who has been crying.

[VarnettaTuckpocket]

40. How are Hillary's valid criticisms supposed to compare to Coulter's mindless epithets?

Edwards did use it to fund-raise, but otherwise the situations are not analogous. Coulter's comment was highly offensive hate speech, that denigrated not only Edwards but the entire gay community as well.

[wyldwolf]

34. sounds like one of those odd charges on your cell phone bill

[zanne]

35. I'm a volunteer, and no one has asked me for any money. nt

[babylonsister]

36. So it's okay when Clinton does it, but not so much for anyone else?

That's about what I'd expect...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3795472&mesg_id=3795472

[Tellurian]

37. My candidate doesn't LIE.. sans problem..

[babylonsister]

38. What lie? Obama's fundraising, as did 'your candidate'. Because

you chose to construe it as something else doesn't make it so.

[Tellurian]

39. Check in here..

Obama has a problem getting his facts straight. When called on it, he runs to Axelrod to run a "negativity charges" online solicitation demanding $25 from his supporters to help him shroud his lies and misconceptions..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3795559

you have my sympathies, sister and I hope for your sake, deep pockets.

[babylonsister]

41. Reciprocal sympathies to you, too, and hope that sand in your

ears isn't too annoying.

[Tellurian]

42. Looking forward to your support after Hillary wins the nomination..

:cheers:

[LanternWaste]

43. Nope. Not tacky at all. Merely another vehicle to raise money

Nope. Not tacky at all. Merely another vehicle to raise money-- something every politician is forced to do in many varying ways. I imagine all of the candidate's finance managers are kicking themselves for not seeing it first.

Gaining additional contributions through the attacks of another candidate? Sounds smart to me-- but then again, as I've neither chosen on nor ruled out a candidate yet, I can still maintain some objectivity which appears to be lost to many of those already locked in on a candidate.