By Mike Dorning
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Hillary Clinton wants to make eye contact with you at the next presidential debate.
That is, if you are a lucky campaign donor.
“One of my favorite moments in any debate -- like the one we had last night -- is when I look out into the audience and make eye contact with someone I know,” Clinton wrote in an e-mail sent out to supporters this morning. “Sometimes it's a friend, or a family member. Often it is someone I just met who shared their story with me.”
“Next Thursday, I want you to be that person,” She continued. “Would you come to an upcoming debate and be there for me in the audience?”
The campaign already has seen plenty of pitches to rouse interest from small-dollar Internet donors: Among them, box seats for a baseball game with Mitt Romney’s son Tagg, a pie recipe from John Edwards’ mother, and dinner with Barack Obama.
Now add the lure of a presidential debate, with eye contact from Hillary Clinton included.
“Enter before midnight Saturday,” the pitch continued, “and you and a friend could join me at the January 31 debate in Los Angeles.”
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Comments
News flash, no not more pot stirring by the media, Thompson is done.
Posted by: bill r. | January 22, 2008 2:34 PM
Why is this masquerading as news here at The Swamp? Where's the post about Fred Thompson quitting the campaign? I'll start the number of days until he endorses McCain count at 10.
Posted by: Jeff | January 22, 2008 2:54 PM
Jeff,
I'm pulling for your guy, old man McCain, in Florida.
http://www.zazzle.com/mccain_is_bush_s_poodle_button-145560363583173418
Posted by: John E | January 22, 2008 3:17 PM
This is just a ploy to get the greatest amount of applause. It will make her look like she's more popular than she really is.
Posted by: Blue in AZ | January 22, 2008 3:28 PM
I'm campaigning for your guy, too, John E. I likes me a good Reagan fan.
Posted by: Jeff | January 22, 2008 3:37 PM
all votes for hillary are hate crimes against the united states of america
Posted by: tom | January 22, 2008 4:42 PM
blue is right
hiLIARry was BOOED LOUDLY last night - she hates that more than most candidates would - and she was BOOED louder than most candidates ever are in public - she can't control the crowd like she did with the clinton employees pretending to be bigots in the new hampshire crowds - the truth hurts once again - so it is time for another cover up - this time to a cover up of the well known fact that AMERICA HATES hiLIARy
now she will stack the audience like she planted the question in the audience in IOWA - remember that severe display of dishonesty in which she got CAUGHT !!!
hiLIARy
hiLIARy
hiLIARy
make sure everyone knows the truth
the truth is the clintons hate truth - they utterly can't stand it - never could
Posted by: tom | January 22, 2008 5:16 PM
Posted by: tom | January 22, 2008 5:16 PM
Obamasheeple,
More than anything, they can't stand having their irrelevant arguments over looked.
She was booed
She was booed louder
Can't control the crowds at a controled event?
Now she will attack the audience??
HAHAHA.
Posted by: tom's mom | January 22, 2008 5:35 PM
"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL SPEAKS"
I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER! DON'T MAKE ME STOP THIS CAR!
CAN I GET AN AMEN! AMEN! HALLAR, BECAUSE I'M THE SHOT CALLER.
ALL WOMEN ARE CREATED EQUAL!
I DID BECAUSE I COULD. I WILL BECAUSE I CAN. THANK YOU ROE V WADE. THANK YOU 22ND AMENDMENT. THANK YOU DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, AND LBJ'S WIFE FOR MAKING HIM STEP UP AND BE A MAN.
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG!
I KNOW A GIRL FROM ARKANSAS. AM I RIGHT OR WRONG. YOU RIGHT.
Posted by: Roger Morris | January 22, 2008 5:41 PM
Does the phrase "looking daggers" mean anything to you, Hillary?
Here's a clue - The Swamp on Clinton lies:
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/clintons_are_lying_about_obama.html
And I thought the expression 'shameless hussy' was out of date....
Posted by: Tom J | January 22, 2008 8:02 PM
Is it true that people turn into stone when they make eye contact with her?
Posted by: Ben R. | January 22, 2008 8:36 PM
Lame, considering there is a free lottery at the CA Democratic Party website: http://www.cadem.org/debate You are probably more likely to get tickets on the free lottery than by giving to her campaign, since Clinton is only giving away two tickets.
Posted by: calwatch | January 22, 2008 10:59 PM
Funny, how you put Obama last on this list when he was the FIRST to come out of the box with this sort of fundraising with his 'Dinner with Barack'. Then they all followed suit, as usual, even Bill Clinton with 'send in a donation and eat popcorn from a bowl with me and watch Hillary in the debate' and they are still following the leader Obama, like in the last debate, when sitting, after Obama made a statement Hillary would throw her hands up in the air and say, oowe, oowe, I wanna say something too, and she would continue where Barack left off. Edwards did that too, just like now where he advertises on his website he has an Edwards store and says every purchase goes to their fundraising totals, when none of them did this before until they saw Barack Obama was doing this. And of course with the 'change' thing, he's driving all of 'em crazy as they've tried to steal his change platform and make it into their own, even the Republicans. Obama, the true leader!
Posted by: RuthieM | January 23, 2008 3:54 PM