Cashmere Mittens For Every Iowa, SC & NH Voter

[Catchawave]

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/11/cashmere_mitten.html


November 26, 2007
Cashmere Mittens For Every Iowa, SC & NH Voter
OPRAH WINFREY TO TOUR EARLY STATES WITH BARACK OBAMA

CHICAGO, IL – The Obama for America campaign today announced that Oprah Winfrey will join Barack Obama for a tour through three early voting states on December 8th and 9th. Winfrey and Obama will hold two events in Iowa, one in South Carolina, and one in New Hampshire. All events will be free and open to the public.

TOUR SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY DECEMBER 8TH
DES MOINES, IA
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9TH
COLUMBIA, SC
MANCHESTER, NH

Locations and times for the events will be announced in the coming days. Those interested in attending can sign up online today to ensure that they receive the event details when they are announced.

(JENNIFER SKALKA)




Posted at 10:24 AM

[cali]

1. huh? what's with the cashmere mittens thing?

[noamnety]

3. It's an Oprah thing

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40759

[MADem]

17. That ONION piece is funny as hell!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

Hand-picked by Winfrey and her staff, the men range in age from 29 to 63 and were described by assistant producer Sally Heffernan-Ross as "great catches" with semi-professional to professional careers and stable personalities.

"Everybody gets a man! Everybody gets a man!" said Winfrey, almost drowned out by cries of disbelief as 276 men, one for every member of the studio audience, filed onto the Oprah set. ..."Oprah showed it can happen: You can get that man of your dreams, or at least of your minimal expectations," Heffernan-Ross said.

The men, dressed in fresh chinos and polo shirts and bearing single red roses and gift baskets from Bath & Body Works, emerged moments after audience members were instructed to reach beneath their chairs, where they found inlaid boxes containing keys.

The keys, Winfrey explained, unlocked the doors to the men's individual domiciles.

"He's yours! He's completely yours!" Winfrey said to one speechless young woman who appeared stunned by what was going on around her. Assuring "no months of awkward dating" or "questions over who's going to make the first move," Winfrey said her man giveaway had totally eliminated the guesswork of romance.

The men Winfrey gave away are guaranteed to enjoy snuggling, to find the few extra pounds gained over time "cute," and to have read at least three books by the poet Maya Angelou...."Don't worry, ladies, they won't be going anywhere," Winfrey said. "Kiss him! Give his behind a little squeeze! It's okay—he's your man!"

[asdjrocky]

2. Fabulous.

[benny05]

4. never had any n/t

[asdjrocky]

5. You get a car!

You get a car!


And Obama gets a car!

[ilovesunshine]

8. OMG!

BWAHAHAHA!!

[bunnies]

6. awesome! I do need new mittens!

:bounce:

on edit: Though I do really like the tree I got from the Edwards campaign.

[asdjrocky]

10. You got a tree?

All I got was this autographed placard.


Keep working!

[bunnies]

13. Yep. A baby white spruce tree.

From the Edwards NH campaign called Granite Roots for Edwards. Canvassers came around and gave them out a month or so ago. Tied to it was a fantastically worded flier in the vein of 'a forest starts with a single tree' and of course, care instructions. I thought it was brilliant. They should do it in every state imho. I love my Edwards tree.

[asdjrocky]

16. That is so cool!

Must be one of the reasons he has support from, Friends of the Earth Action 100,000 strong.


My pick for 08!

[MGKrebs]

19. OMG! Friends of the Earth Action is a PAC!!!

I don't understand...

It must be very difficult keeping all this straight. Accepting help and support but not money? How about in-kind contributions? Where does one draw the line? Can one accept help and support from defense industry PAC's but not money?

[bunnies]

21. I thought so too.

And for me, its the most effective campaign advertisement yet. Of course, I also have dozens of houseplants so maybe Im partial to this kind of thing. I think they only passed out 8000 of them. I was just lucky enough to get one. I cant imagine environmental groups supporting anyone else.

[Catchawave]

24. I'd rather have a tree too !

What a nice symbolic gesture by Granite Roots for Edwards! I wonder if these can be ordered? But I may be too far south for a white spruce.

Hmmm, I could do Virginia Roots for Edwards and hand out baby dogwoods !

[pioneer111]

7. LOL Love the headline - Cashmere Mittens

Should be interesting events. I like Oprah but she won't get me to switch from Edwards.

Celebrities do make a difference for some, but we will see how Oprah affects voters in the early states. I would go to see her myself.

[Catchawave]

11. I'd go see her too !

I like Oprah, but she won't change my vote either, unless I get a car :evilgrin:

[rucky]

9. Mittens?! I thought she was endorsing Obama?

[Debi]

12. !!

:spray:

[Catchawave]

14. .

:spray:

[asdjrocky]

25. .

:spray:

[Catchawave]

27. ..

:toast:

[Drunken Irishman]

18. I was thinking the same thing.

[MADem]

20. Add me to the "Mittsy Shittsy" first thought crowd! nt

[Skip Intro]

15. WOW - I guess I'll vote for Obama after all!!!!!!!

:sarcasm:

[Didereaux]

22. Oprah, Americas Corporate Whore!

Stand back everyone! She's gotten so full of herself the last couple of years, she'll explode any minute now.

[ClarkUSA]

29. No, that title goes to Hillary Clinton.

After all, her coffers are bursting with the most lobbyists' monies received out of all candidates, Republican or Democratic.

"Lobbyists are people, too." ~ Hillary Clinton, Yearly Kos 2007

[KoKo]

23. Oprah Buying Votes? Say it isn't so.....

;(

[Catchawave]

28. Is she doing "shows" ?

Not that I don't trust bloggyland, snork, heard it through the grapevine, she's taking her SHOW on the road. Bad Oprah Bad.

[calteacherguy]

26. I expect a 2-5% boost from this. nt