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brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:03 AM Oct 2019

Beto O'Rourke jokes about threatening kitten to attract more donors

ABC News

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.'"
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Beto O'Rourke jokes about threatening kitten to attract more donors (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP
Beto's parents must've been Michael O'Donoghue fans. blm Oct 2019 #1
I don't think the kitteh has to worry. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #2
Awww so sweet. I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2019 #3
 

blm

(113,005 posts)
1. Beto's parents must've been Michael O'Donoghue fans.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:06 AM
Oct 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,576 posts)
2. I don't think the kitteh has to worry.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:07 AM
Oct 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,462 posts)
3. Awww so sweet.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:44 AM
Oct 2019

Real men love cats.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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