May 7, 2004
Mother's Day Campaign
This arrived last night in email* from the bushcheney04 campaign under Barbara Bush's name:
Dear Steve,Well, thanks for asking but NO.With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I've been thinking about how proud I am of our children.
And it's with a mother's pride that I'm writing you today to ask you to support our eldest, George W., and his re-election campaign with a donation of $1000, $500, $250, $100 or $50.
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You can read the whole thing in the extended entry.
Instead, I will use my potential donation to do something nice for my Mom and for Mrs Modulator.
Oh, one more thing. Though I don't agree with its other points I think this would have been a ok message if they had left out the solicitation paragraph. It seems just a wee inappropriate to me to try to leverage a nice thing like Mother's Day with the fund raising detritus.
*It came to the email address I use to subscribe to most things political.
Again, the entire solicitation message is in the extended entry and the text is unchanged from the original. The campaign apparently can not afford an editor.
Dear Steve,
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I've been thinking about how proud I am of our children.
And it's with a mother's pride that I'm writing you today to ask you to support our eldest, George W., and his re-election campaign with a donation of $1000, $500, $250, $100 or $50.
www.GeorgeWBush.com/Million/
George W. has been President during challenging times and he has met the tasks at hand with a steely determination and clarity of purpose. From fighting the War on Terrorism to defending the homeland, the President has shown steady and strong leadership.
He has worked with Congress to lower taxes three times so American workers and entrepreneurs can get the economy growing again; pass the No Child Left Behind Act to help every child learn to read; and provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit.
The President has accomplished a lot in the past three and half years but there is much more he would like to accomplish. He will continue to help strength our homeland defense and lay a strong groundwork to win the War on Terrorism. He has put forward plans to save Social Security, secure pension plans and enhance retirement security for all Americans. And he has a comprehensive energy plan to make America less dependent on foreign oil.
Earlier this week, our son's re-election team announced their "March to a Million" campaign. Never before has a presidential campaign received contributions from over one million supporters. With your help, we'll make history.
www.GeorgeWBush.com/Million/
This election is going to be a tough one. That is why I'm asking for your support. For months the President has been facing negative advertising from John Kerry and all sorts of pro-Kerry groups. I've been particularly disappointed in the personal attacks.
Your donation, no matter what the size, will help advertise the President's positive agenda for America and deliver his compassionate conservative message directly to the voters.
www.GeorgeWBush.com/Million/
America needs a strong leader like George W. Bush. He is the right man to lead America during these challenging times.
Thank you very much for your support today. I hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful Mother's Day.
Sincerely,
Barbara Bush
Posted by Steve on May 7, 2004
