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From Each According to His Ability to Buy an Obama T-shirt…
From Each According to His Ability to Buy an Obama T-shirt…
So I got another e-mail from Barack Obama. I get 'em all the time. This one asked me for $30 to help replenish the funds of the Democratic National Committee, which apparently blew all its money exterminating the GOP. I know the campaign is over, but I'm missing the fray. I'm sort ...
I have the T-shirt of President-elect Obama and that other guy
I have the T-shirt of President-elect Obama and that other guy
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Now that the election and expensive campaigning are over and Barack Obama raised well in excess of... $610 million, he'd like some more money please. $30 more to be exact. At least. This money isn't for him per se. It seems that in addition to ... (more) I have the T-shirt of President-elect Obama and that ...
McCain T-shirt gets man cuffed, stuffed
worldnetdaily.com — A man wearing a McCain-Palin T-shirt during a Philadelphia celebration on election night was arrested, cuffed and... stuffed into a police cruiser, and supporters said it was for no more than wearing the endorsement of the GOP nominees for president and ... (more) McCain T-shirt gets man cuffed, stuffed
Man Arrested in Philly for Wearing a McCain T-Shirt
Man Arrested in Philly for Wearing a McCain T-Shirt
gatesofvienna.blogspot.com — The video below is very disturbing. A man wearing a McCain/Palin T-shirt wandered into a post-election celebration... in Philadelphia for Barack Obama, and was arrested. The ostensible charge was that he was drunk and disorderly, but watch the video and ... (more) Man Arrested in Philly for Wearing a McCain T-Shirt
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Clearing the Cache
techPresident — The occasional sharing of assorted links and other interesting bits: Microtargeting to the end: those Obama for DNC shirts had different price tags depending on your contribution history. Change.gov boasts a straight-from-the-campaign email signup box tucked away in a corner. Question, though: who gets to keep the addies -- campaign or White House? Submissions to DC's Apps for Democracy contest and a call from Sunlight's Ellen Miller to get yours in before tomorrow's deadline. Also from Ellen -- a call for the Obama ...

Daily Digest: Building the Digital Ship While Sailing
techPresident — ... How much that commemerative shirt will set you back depends, though. As Craig Stoltz of Web2.0...Really? is reporting, the price of the shirt seems to run from $30 to at least a hundred bucks, depending on how much you chipped in to the campaign in the past. ...

But Perhaps It Takes an Armchair Sociologist
Crooked Timber — Via TechPresident, this story about fundraising and t-shirts. So I got another e-mail from Barack Obama. I get ‘em all the time. This one asked me for $30 to help replenish the funds of the Democratic National Committee, which apparently blew all its money exterminating the GOP. … I know the campaign is over, but I’m missing the fray. Besides, the e-mail says, if I donate the $30 I’ll get this cool Limited Edition T-shirt. … Okay, it’s a hideous T-shirt, but still. Funny thing, though: It ...

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