I am SO pissed at Barack Obama ! Why, you say??? Because

[K Gardner]

The people below are having dinner with him and NONE OF THEM ARE ME !! I think this is discrimination of some sort, or sexism, or some kind of ism.. I'm pretty sure it's because Tennessee went for Clinton and now we're not eligible for dinner with the future President. Well, I'll show Barack Obama a thing or two.. they're extending the dinner lottery and by God, I'm DONATING AGAIN ! Pfft !

(gads, I surely hope I don't have to use a sarcasm tag on this)

In all seriousness, congrats to the LUCKY LUCKY voters below !

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGBcyN

Ben Cherry is a retired school superintendent and commercial fisherman now living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ben served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America and supported schools that served the native populations of Northern Alaska. He'd like to talk to Barack about how understanding other nations and cultures can inform our foreign policy.


Alisha Cordell is an information technology project coordinator in Raleigh, North Carolina. Alisha is a single mother and grandmother struggling to make ends meet and hoping her family can afford health insurance and college. She'd like to talk to Barack about investments in education and healthcare that will make things easier for her children and grandchildren.


Paul Deery is an elementary school art teacher in Easton, Pennsylvania. Paul's never been involved in a political campaign before, but was inspired by Barack's call for change. He and his wife have two children around the same age as Barack's daughters, and Paul believes that Barack has a sincere commitment to facing the challenges of energy and education that will shape their future.


Raissa Dorff is a singer, actor, and waitress in New York City. Raissa is the youngest of twelve children raised just outside Philadelphia. She first became involved in politics as a volunteer for Senator John Kerry during the 2004 presidential race, and recently she's been traveling back to her home town to volunteer and help build support for Barack. With seventeen nieces and nephews, Raissa is concerned about education and ending the war in Iraq.


Bonnie Locchetta is an office manager in Rushville, Indiana. Bonnie's from a largely Republican small town and has not always supported Democrats. But she is inspired by Barack and has been actively organizing in her community with the help of her children. One of Bonnie's biggest concerns is finding a way to make sure her kids can afford college.


Each of these folks has a different story, and each will come to the table with their own ideas to share with Barack and with one another.

Along with more than a million supporters like you, Ben, Alisha, Paul, Raissa, and Bonnie are united by their commitment to this movement for change.

Take a minute to learn more about these folks and share a question you'd like them to ask Barack

[Lucky 13]

1. DAMN YOU BASTARDS!!!

That was MY dinner, MINE I TELL YOU!

:cry:

[K Gardner]

2. If I find out where they're going, I'll show up like a jealous girlfriend !

[Lucky 13]

3. Cause that won't get you a restraining order!

LOL. K, we need you on the outside and able to volunteer within 500 yards of Barack!

[K Gardner]

7. ROFL ! "Oh no.. its the lunatic again.. set up the 500-yard meter!"

[AtomicKitten]

4. Forkers! I'm just going to have to go ahead and donate some more money to Obama.

That'll fix his wagon for the grievous error of not putting my name on that list. ;)

[GrandmaJones7]

12. Why waste the money . . .

-when it could go to ONE candidate who WILL win and who has REAL experience and and who has MORE than just silly ideas that are not backed up by a plan or facts?

Its going to be Hillary - for the WIN!

[FrenchieCat]

20. Why piss on a thread, just because you can.? Does this make you a superior being or something?

GrandmaJones7

[dansolo]

23. Send your money to Hillary

Apparently Penn is still on the payroll.

[democrattotheend]

5. Bummer. Guess I did not win either.

And looking at the list of people, my theory is confirmed that these people were not picked out of a hat, but based on geography and personal story. But I don't think the campaign said the selection was going to be random, so that's ok.

[Lisa0825]

6. I read that email, and just thought about how happy and excited each

of them must have been when they got "'the call"!!! I think I would have been toonervous to give a decent quote!

[Cha]

8. Bon Appetite to all

the hungry guests!:9

[babylonsister]

9. Yea, I got an e-mail; thanks for playing, but you lost.

:eyes:

I'm glad you posted this; those lucky people must be thrilled! :D

[mopinko]

13. i call them dear loser letters.

i got a shoebox full of them. anybody who think it is fun to be an artist can read them.

[CoffeeCat]

10. Shame on your Barack Obama!!

Shame on you for not asking K Gardner, one of your most loyal supporters, to have dinner with you!!

Meet me at the Outback Steakhouse parking lot and we'll have a debate about this!!!

Show up alone! Don't bother bringing your celestial choirs!!

[SunsetDreams]

15. lmaoooo

[NoBushSpokenHere]

11. LOL K Gardner - I am jealous as well!

I was hoping it could be me! Well, congratulations to the winners anyhow! K Maybe next time???

[anamandujano]

14. Why aren't you pissed about this?

The white, race-baiting, hard-right Republican Illinois Senate Majority Leader James "Pate" Philip was replaced by Emil Jones Jr., a gravel-voiced, dark-skinned African-American known for chain-smoking cigarettes on the Senate floor.

Jones had served in the Illinois Legislature for three decades. He represented a district on the Chicago South Side not far from Obama's. He became Obama's ­kingmaker.

snip
Jones appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills.

"I took all the beatings and insults and endured all the racist comments over the years from nasty Republican committee chairmen," State Senator Rickey Hendon, the original sponsor of landmark racial profiling and videotaped confession legislation yanked away by Jones and given to Obama, complained to me at the time. "Barack didn't have to endure any of it, yet, in the end, he got all the credit.

"I don't consider it bill jacking," Hendon told me. "But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the one-yard line, and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."

http://dallasobserver.com/2008-02-28/news/obama-and-me/2

[anamandujano]

16. I'm waiting for an answer.

[CoffeeCat]

17. It's as if you've just...

...entered a room, where a group of people were laughing and
having a great time--and peed on someone's shoes and then
demand a comment about it.

You have really poor social skills.

[FrenchieCat]

21. And so? Like are you someone important?

anamandujano (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-07-08 08:21 PM
Response to Reply #14
16. I'm waiting for an answer.

[Warren Stupidity]

18. Where is my Pony Dammit!

[hfojvt]

19. I wouldn't worry

He's bound to call one of them 'sweetie' and ruin the whole thing.

Man, in 2000 or 1999, Gore came to my town in Iowa and I didn't even get to see him.

[dansolo]

22. Hmmm... North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

Maybe I'm just a little jealous, but isn't it a little strange that three of the people selected just happen to live in the next three primary states? I really hope that they didn't pick these people in order to get a little positive press from the local media in the three upcoming primaries.