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Ruby the Liberal

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18. "We might not outraise Mitt Romney"

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 11:01 PM

Jun 2012

Oh for the day when Q2 fundraising totals have no bearing on the actual election of our leadership.

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Holy Crap! We really need to help our President. [View all] jillan Jun 2012 OP

I'm on a fixed income. graywarrior Jun 2012 #1

Your link goes to this--it is bad. MADem Jun 2012 #2

Thanks for letting me know - hopefully it's corrected. jillan Jun 2012 #3

DB refers to a "rambling conference call" and says it has the recording--but doesn't provide it pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #4

My detector is shrieking--Obama does NOT "ramble." MADem Jun 2012 #7

Fox News Fooled by The Onion Email: freshwest Jun 2012 #25

Thankyou, freshwest pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #26

I got this from Huffington Post. Their link to me to that other site... jillan Jun 2012 #27

I know, Huffpo has been getting some bad press, too. freshwest Jun 2012 #34

I don't think the OP did anything squirrelly deliberately, either--it just didn't smell right to me. MADem Jul 2012 #45

So true, MADem, as evidenced by a first-hand Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #52

Me, too. But I checked Twitter; the deadline deal is there. Then checked BarackObama.com, and it's Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #16

That's par for the course, not an "anxious conference call from Air Force One" pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #24

Yeah, I doubt that rambling call story is true. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #29

The call for donations is TRUE but the spin of the writer was biased to make Obama sound whiny freshwest Jul 2012 #47

Even if the story is not completely accurate, the need is still the same. Gopers have the Kochheads jillan Jun 2012 #22

The need is REAL, the spin making Obama look whiney is objectionable. Sorry if I fouled the thread.. freshwest Jul 2012 #48

Your BS detector is spot-on, pinboy. PBO never "rambles" as Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #53

Thankis for that link, Surya Gayatri pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #56

I saw that, here's another way in: NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #8

The replacement links are working--the original one had something wonky going on w/it. nt MADem Jun 2012 #12

Right. Received this from President Obama: elleng Jun 2012 #5

Thanks Ellen! jillan Jun 2012 #6

Hope not. elleng Jun 2012 #10

I don't know what else we can do - we tried. jillan Jun 2012 #13

Yes we did. elleng Jun 2012 #14

No, it's not. Sorry if it seemed otherwise. Elleng supplied me with a link earlier. freshwest Jul 2012 #49

Done! I didn't believe it, since I haven't rec'd an email, but I checked Twitter & barackobama.com, Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #15

Great. Thanks. elleng Jun 2012 #17

"We might not outraise Mitt Romney" Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #18

IF ONLY we had ONLY public financing for elections! elleng Jun 2012 #20

I set up a monthly recurring donation ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #9

GREAT! elleng Jun 2012 #11

Done. RagAss Jun 2012 #19

Great. Thanks. elleng Jun 2012 #21

Next week I'm joining the campaign... Sarah Ibarruri Jun 2012 #23

**** This story is BOGUS **** pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #28

It DOESN'T MATTER! The deadline is real. It's the last day of the quarter. jillan Jun 2012 #30

No one is taking issue with the need to raise funds for our campaign pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #32

lol, seriously quinnox Jun 2012 #36

Then tell it to Huffington Post. That is where I read this. Question their ethics. NOT mine. jillan Jun 2012 #37

huh? why, when you are the one that said this in post #30 quinnox Jul 2012 #39

How about you take responsibility for your critical thinking skills and your post? n/t mattclearing Jul 2012 #43

Do you have a link to the HUFFPO article? nt MADem Jul 2012 #46

Huffingtonpost.com jillan Jul 2012 #58

Lloyd Grove wrote that garbage. Here's the full link to the story: MADem Jul 2012 #60

I know, right? Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #44

I don't doubt Obama needs fundraising, but this article, eh... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #31

He was also coming back from that inferno in Colorado. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #38

Yup...if this 'call' happened at all. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #41

There was a conference call--but it was NOTHING like the characterization of this writer pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #55

I sent something about an hour ago. one_voice Jun 2012 #33

Thanks got one in before the witching hour......... Historic NY Jun 2012 #35

Clooney is having another emilyg Jul 2012 #40

Forgive me, but this story sounds like "holy crap"! I'm a monthly contributor, and occasionally.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #42

Here's hoping Iwillnevergiveup Jul 2012 #50

Here's a first-hand witness' comment on the Daily Beast article... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #51

Obama was crisp, clear, and sounded like a regular guy... MADem Jul 2012 #54

I wonder why Huffington Post still has it as their front page story. jillan Jul 2012 #59

Because they're right leaning, and have been ever since they made the deal with AOL. MADem Jul 2012 #61

I noticed that they have turned right, but this is the first time I have seen a story that was false jillan Jul 2012 #62

It's not really their story, though--it's the Daily Beast's. MADem Jul 2012 #63

It was amazing!!!!!!!!!!! GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #64

Aside from this last sentence, which admittedly Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #65

I live overseas. Exchange rates kill me Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2012 #57