I get e-mail from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. I don't know why. I'm pretty sure my husband added my e-mail as a joke, but he won't 'fess up. Regardless, the NRSC e-mails are a thing of "something" (no way I would say "beauty").
Well, today's e-mail was from Senator Saxby Chambliss.
You can see the e-mail here.
Or, here for your viewing pleasure, below the fold:
Friend --
Last week, I asked you to support my runoff campaign, and we had a tremendous response.
Unfortunately, over the last week we learned that Barack Obama is sending his campaign staff to Georgia to help our liberal opponent:
"Obama is keeping 25 of his Georgia field offices open for Martin, leaving most of his in-state paid staff here and importing about 100 field operatives from Southern states to help Martin ..." (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 11/12/2008)
The resources we have on hand going into the next 12 days will directly impact my campaign's Get-Out-The-Vote operations. And, now that early voting is in full swing, there's no time to waste.
Please donate $35 today to boost our Get-Out-The-Vote program.
We're stretching every dollar and doing everything we can with what we have. But every day I see firsthand how much more we could do -- and how far your donation will go.
Thanks again for your support,
Senator Saxby Chambliss
P.S. Every liberal group in the country has me in their crosshairs because they know my opponent is a guaranteed vote for their far-left agenda. Please contribute $35 today to help my campaign Get-Out-The-Vote.
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Chambliss Victory Committee | 425 2nd Street NE | Washington, DC 20002
Any portion of your contribution allocated to the Georgia Republican Party, National Republican Senatorial Committee, or the Republican National Committee will be used in that committee's sole discretion and is not earmarked to any particular candidate.
The first $2,300 from any single individual's contribution shall go to Chambliss for Senate. The next $10,000 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the Georgia Republican Party. The next $28,500 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The final $27,000 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the Republican National Committee.
All contributions permissible under the FECA but that would cause a contributor to exceed any applicable Federal contribution limit to a specific committee, shall be reallocated to the other Committee to the extent permitted by the FECA. Any contribution that would otherwise cause a contributor to exceed any applicable Federal contribution limit that is not permissible under the FECA shall be refunded to the contributor. Any contributor may designate his or her contribution to a specific participating Committee, to the extent permissible by the FECA. Any contributor may make his or her contribution payable directly to any of the participating Committees listed in the Preamble to this Notice. Any such designated contribution that causes the contributor to exceed the contribution limit to the designated participating Committee shall not be reallocated by Chambliss Victory Committee absent the prior written p er mission of t he contributor as required by law.
Contributions to Chambliss Victory Committee are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. All funds received in response to this solicitation will be subject to federal contribution limits and prohibitions. Individuals should review their personal contribution histories to determine how this contribution may affect their federal individual biennial contribution limit for the 2007-2008 election cycle. Contributions from corporations, foreign nationals (without "green cards"), and federal contractors are prohibited. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of each individual who contributes over $200 in an election cycle (for contributions to Chambliss for Senate) or $200 in a calendar year (for contributions to the Georgia Republican Party, the National Republican Senatorial Committ ee, or the Repub lican National Committee).
My favorite bits?
- the P.S.:
P.S. Every liberal group in the country has me in their crosshairs because they know my opponent is a guaranteed vote for their far-left agenda. Please contribute $35 today to help my campaign Get-Out-The-Vote.
Ooohhh, the scary "far-left" agenda. You know, with the Lieberman brouhaha, you would think people would have figured out that the "far-left" don't have a lot of clout with the US Senate. And, a nice $35 contribution "ask" to boot. Nice.
- all the gobbledygook at the bottom, typos and all (don't they have people to read their missives before pressing the "send button?), along with this section:
The first $2,300 from any single individual's contribution shall go to Chambliss for Senate. The next $10,000 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the Georgia Republican Party. The next $28,500 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The final $27,000 from any single individual's contribution shall go to the Republican National Committee.
Thanks for spelling that out for me. Exactly how many people in the NRSC's e-mail distribution list need this reminder?
I have never seen this type of "official fundraising speak" in an e-mail from a Democrat. Have you?
So, to honor Jim Martin, the Democrat running for Chambliss's GA Senate seat, I want to promote Martin's ActBlue account.
Oh, heck, let's help Al Franken, too, at his ActBlue fundraiser account.
Thanks to "ladywithafan" for the idea of the poll below: