Obama Campaign Picks Donors for Dinner

[jefferson_dem]

Obama Campaign Picks Donors for Dinner
Thursday June 21, 2007 10:46 PM
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By JIM KUHNHENN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - They are not wealthy. Their home states are politically symbolic. Their occupations or their circumstances suggest salt of the earth.

Four contributors to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, chosen from among thousands of donors, will sit down for dinner with the Illinois senator next month at a Washington D.C., restaurant.

The two men and two women were announced as winners of a small donor solicitation campaign that was as much about raising money as it was about building a vast network of supporters from across the country who supplied biographical data and gave reasons for their support.

There's Michael Griffith, a miner from Nevada; Margaret Thomas-Jordan, a Louisiana mother of two whose husband is serving a 15-month tour in Iraq; Haile Rivera, a community activist and mentor from the Bronx in New York; and Jennifer Lasko, a Florida firefighter and paramedic who was a registered Republican until 2000.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6726798,00.html

[rinsd]

1. That's a pretty neat idea.

Good for Obama. :thumbsup:

[glowing]

2. Oh, I'm so glad the little people have a chance to meet the stars..

On the other hand, at least he's meeting with real people, and not hiding behind body guards and hand picked right-wing, fanatical neo-cons.

[eweaver155]

3. He is doing a great job with meeting with the people

to see what they want to happen when he gets elected. This is a great idea. This is what the government is supposed to be about.

[illinoisprogressive]

4. I think it is wonderful for the average person to have dinner with him