Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBeto O'Rourke jokes about threatening kitten to attract more donors
Beto O'Rourke was asked on Saturday at an event in Austin, Texas, if he'd stay in the race if he didn't meet the elevated qualifications to appear on the debate stage alongside fellow Democrats in November.
He said that he would, joking, while at the Texas Tribune Festival, that hitting his fundraising goal could require a Facebook livestream and a kitten.
O'Rourke, the former representative, joked with the moderator Garrett Haake, an NBC correspondent, about theatrically snagging a few new donors.
"You know, it's kind of raising the ante or the bar for how we compete for those dollars," O'Rourke said. "I mean, I could maybe do a Facebook livestream with a kitten and, say, you know, 'Now, we don't want anything to happen to the kitten ... and so, you know, send your $5 or $10 or $15 in now. And, you know, Miss Whiskers is going to be fine.'"
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/beto-orourke-jokes-kitten-attract-donors/story?id=65927884
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Something else to like about him.
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betsuni
(25,136 posts)What a beautiful kittycat.
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What a cute kitty. I wonder if that's an English Blue.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)Then Beto needs to watch himself.
I actually had a Russian Blue named Blue when I was a teenager. He was a great cat.
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highplainsdem
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blm
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Years later someone actually did shoot that dog. https://www.interesly.com/dark-twisted-story-national-lampoon-cheeseface/
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MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)How sad.
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JI7
(89,182 posts)Link to tweet
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msongs
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)At least it's better than whining and crying about it.
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