Meeting two presidents at the same time? Now, that's almost ridiculously cool.

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from Jim Messina, Obama Campaign Manager on the Obama blog: http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/two-tickets-to-meet-presidents-obama-and-clinton-in-new-york


Two tickets to meet Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York



Meeting the President of the United States is an incredible thing.

Meeting two presidents at the same time? Now, that's almost ridiculously cool.

If you pitch in $3 or whatever you can today, you'll be automatically entered to join President Obama and former President Clinton in New York City on June 4th—airfare and hotel taken care of.

These two presidents know better than anyone in the world that grassroots supporters are how you win elections. That's why President Obama always wants to be able to meet you at events like this, and why President Clinton jumped at the chance.

This promises to be one amazing evening. Imagine how great it would be to be a fly on the wall when Presidents Obama and Clinton get together. Now imagine getting to be part of the conversation.

Enter today and you could win two tickets to New York to be there with them.

Seriously, good luck.


http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/two-tickets-to-meet-presidents-obama-and-clinton-in-new-york

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1. These contests are what has me making monthly donations to Obama's reelection!

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2. would be much cooler

if it wasn't two DLC Presidents.

I'd be more exited about meeting Walter Mondale.

Although in actual fact I am sure I would be in awe of such celebrity royalty just like most people who have never met a President in their life. But both Clinton and Obama have spoken in Topeka and I did not pay $100 for a ticket.

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3. I read with interest, and some amusement,

Bruce Dixon's recent article regarding my campaign, and his suggestion that perhaps my positions on critical issues facing this country are somehow being corrupted by the influence of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Given that Bruce and I worked together back in 1992 to empower communities through organizing and the ballot box, I wish he'd taken the time to give me a call and check out his facts. To begin with, neither my staff nor I have had any direct contact with anybody at DLC since I began this campaign a year ago. I don't know who nominated me for the DLC list of 100 rising stars, nor did I expend any effort to be included on the list beyond filling out a three line questionnaire asking me to describe my current political office, my proudest accomplishment, and my cardinal rules of politics. Since my mother taught me not to reject a compliment when it's offered, I didn't object to the DLC's inclusion of my name on their list. I certainly did not view such inclusion as an endorsement on my part of the DLC platform.


In a highly publicized letter to Black Commentator, Obama expicitly denied any direct connection to the DLC
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19862.html