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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:40 PM
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BREAKING >>>>>>>>>>>>Extremely important news:
‘Obama Girl’ Didn’t Vote



So, did the “Obama Girl” actually vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday?
Actually, no.

Last summer, the amateur music video “I Got a Crush on Obama” was a Web hit, splashing a seductive performance by a 26-year-old model named Amber Lee Ettinger across millions of screens and prompting deep thoughts about candidates and sex appeal, the YouTube generation of voters, viral marketing and so forth.
On Tuesday night, City Room ran into Ms. Ettinger at an election-watching party in Greenwich Village and asked how things went at the polls.
“I didn’t get a chance to vote today because I’m not registered to vote in New York,” she said.
So where is Obama Girl registered to vote?
“New Jersey.”
Um, but didn’t New Jersey also hold a primary?
True. The problem, she explained, was that she was sick in New York City and was unable

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/obama-girl-didnt-vote/
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jlake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:42 PM
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1. That makes sense.
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:43 PM
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2. that reliable youth vote
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Blue_State_Elitist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:44 PM
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3. Yep.
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PresidentObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:50 PM
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5. Some of us are reliable. Like me :)
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:45 PM
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4. I'm going to give her a phone call.
And ask her if her refridgerator is running.
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