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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDinner with Obama? Anyone done this?
If your name is on the "list", surely you've been approached about donating to the president's campaign with the chance that YOUR NAME will be drawn at random to have a meal in the company of the president. Not that I'm tempted by this come-on much, but we NEVER hear of someone being selcted and actualy sharing that dinner engagement - or have I just not been paying attentioon???
Does anyone know anyone who's been a winner in these drawings? I'd sure like to know if it's for real and whether or not one's allowed to speak candidly to the prez. I feel that since I've sent post cards and E-mails to the white house on numerous occassions - even if I WAS lucky enough to have my name drawn - they'd check me against their database and my win would be conveniently side-tracked. Surely they wouldn't want someone to ask the hard questions and then go spread the answers thereafter, right?
Again - anyone ever hear of (or BEEN A) winner in these tauntings?
monmouth
(21,078 posts)the dinner and had a great time. It was a very laid back, fun occasion. She talked about the "what'll I wear" nightmare she went through and all of the fun stuff when you get the news you have been selected. There are thousands of people on the "list." Not everyone can be a winner. I was waiting for George Clooney to call in person....It didn't happen...sigh.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)And yes, I guess you haven't been reading.
Beth Topinka, a science teacher from New Jersey, and Karen Blutcher, from Florida, were selected to attend the fundraiser after donating to the campaign online and will both bring their husbands as guests, a campaign official said.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/05/women-from-nj-fla-win-dinner-with-obama-and-clooney-123104.html
Also, 4 winners won dinner with Obama (face to face):
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7386312n
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)I suppose if I thought I'd had a "snowball's chance" I'd have tracked things closer. I DID give a few bucks, but mused that since I've been critical of Obama's handling of things, there'd be no chance of my being selcted. I like the intimate dinner with Obama and just a few others. There'd be slim chance I could ask very pointed and caustic questions at a table with 30-some others.
It's NOT like I don't feel luck can't fall my way now and then - I won $11 thousand in the state lottery on February 28th - it's just that I suspect there might be some vetting of winners who might be perceived as likely to press for definitive answers on progressive interests.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)questions with 30 other people around. Especially since they're buying your dinner...sigh.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Don't they announce the winner(s), and slap up a pic?
Here's a winner from FL not too long ago: http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-05-12/local-woman-wins-dinner-obama-george-clooney#.T9ThgNWufLw
Here is some video of a separate, less fancy event:
I'm sure I could find more if I kept looking...
greatauntoftriplets
(175,776 posts)And I agree with you -- "tauntings"?
Personally, I would love to win one of those dinners and have tried but not been chosen.
MADem
(135,425 posts)if it's held in a diner or a fancy venue!
DavidDvorkin
(19,515 posts)I'm sure we could scrounge something up.
There'd have to be lots of pictures that I could post on my blog and Facebook page.
magnifisense
(285 posts)Even brunch.
Tx4obama
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(36,974 posts)FLyellowdog
(4,276 posts)I used to babysit for the husband when he was just a kid. Real people...real winners.
Comrade_McKenzie
(2,526 posts)Put the name back if not acceptable... And draw again.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)"Tauntings" was maybe not a great choice. How about "Tempting"??? Tempting with the chance of sharing a table with Obama. "Vetting" may be wrong as well - although I'm "published", I'm not an english major - or minor, for that matter. I don't consider myself a Moran either.
The reason I asked this - and I don't follow the topic at all - was that I wondered about MY chances when I hand over twenty bucks. I"ve written some pretty strongly worded questions to the President on post cards. I have to wonder what lists my rants have landed me on. I've got several pointed questions I'd like to put to the president. but figure MY donations to the dinner drawings don't stand much of a chance because someone somewhere likely knows I wouldn't exactly be in awe when I was three of four feet from his ear. Would I be respectful? You bet. Still - I'd savor the chance to have him as audience for 30 minutes. And I'd share every morsel with DU if it ever came to pass.
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Raine
(30,548 posts)I wouldn't know what to wear (which would be bad enough) even worse I'd sit there like a dunce and be unable to open my mouth to say anything at all.