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Obama’s mandatory volunteerism starts NOW!

By Michelle Malkin • August 13, 2008 09:11 AM

Obama worshipers may already be feeling a bit of buyers’ remorse.

Turns out that those who snapped up free tickets to his big convention speech at Invesco Field will have to volunteer for six hours. And they’re whining about it to the press.

ABC7 in Denver reports:

The Obama campaign has begun notifying people who got tickets for the big acceptance speech at Invesco Field the final night of the convention.

Many of those who received tickets told 7NEWS they have come with a caveat.

Those viewers said the campaign told them they must volunteer six hours for the campaign by Friday in order to get a ticket.

“I got a call that if I want the tickets I have to volunteer two shifts of three hours apiece — for one ticket. If I want two tickets, then it’s four shifts of two hours apiece,” said Berenice Christensen.

Another 7NEWS viewer sent an e-mail that said, “I received a call Monday saying I could ‘qualify’ for the tickets if I do 12 hours of volunteer work for the Obama campaign between now and Friday the 15th.”

The viewer e-mail goes on, “To work 40 hours at my job, get to and from work, get to and from the campaign office and complete the 12 hours in three days would be next to impossible.”

But I thought holier-than-thou Obama followers were so much more giving and compassionate and civic-minded than the rest of us?

Nope:

“My whole reason why I’m so mad about it is because Democrats need to act like Democrats,” said Heather Kreider, a working mother from Centennial.

“Democrats work for a living, and they have to work and take care of their families. And they say these are open to those in the community, so they shouldn’t ask people to drop everything in their lives for this,” Kreider said Tuesday.

Guess she won’t be making the Big O gesture with the rest of the cult.

The Soul-Fixer has his work cut out for him.

(Hat tip: Drunkablog and reader Thunderbird 1)

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Ed Morrissey jibes: “Obama didn’t require Germans in Berlin to work for him in order to cheer him at the Tiergarten. Why does Obama treat Germans better than Americans?”

Har.

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#405376

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pm, Misscheryl said:

Obama’s followers better hurry up and do their community service. He’ll be back from Hawaii soon an he’ll want an accounting of how they spent their time.
#405378

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

From the DNC web site

Interesting:

Q: Do I need to volunteer with the Obama For America campaign to receive a Community Credential?

A: As part of the application process, individuals applying for credentials will have the opportunity to request more information from the Colorado Campaign for Change regarding volunteering and outreach opportunities both before and after the Convention. While volunteering is not a prerequisite for recipients, Coloradans who volunteer with the Campaign for Change will have the opportunity to receive all-star seating for Barack Obama’s speech.

Q: Do I have to donate to the Obama Campaign or the Democratic Party in order to receive a Community Credential?

A: Community Credentials are free. There is no charge and you do not have to donate to Obama For America or the Democratic Party in order to receive a Community Credential.

So, to prove lgm is an idiot once again, the tickets are free. They are NOT supposed to come with a price. I am not shocked that people are being lied to by The Obummer. I suppose you, lgm, should be.
#405382

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

P.S. Now that this is pointed out, someone might want to do a screen capture.
#405415

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:37 pm, AlohaGuy said:

Those viewers said the campaign told them they must volunteer six hours for the campaign by Friday in order to get a ticket.

What do you mean there’s no such thing as a free lunch?
#405418

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:40 pm, AlohaGuy said:

He’ll be back from Hawaii soon an he’ll want an accounting of how they spent their time.

He’s here painting crosswalks near retirement homes, and helping re-stock foodbank shelves, with an occasional visit to Tripler Army Medical Center to chat with wounded vets. Oh wait, he’s not.
#405453

On August 13th, 2008 at 1:59 pm, Grunt said:

Comrades, you must sacrifice for the greater good.
#405463

On August 13th, 2008 at 2:01 pm, vickisoup said:

“Suck it up, Comrades!”
#405465

On August 13th, 2008 at 2:02 pm, rjbjrirish said:

I guess this is The Chosen One’s version of “Arbeit macht frei”!
#405467

On August 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm, Misscheryl said:

AlohaGuy – you crack me up!!!
#405491

On August 13th, 2008 at 2:14 pm, Bess said:

Oh, I get it –it’s the old mao style volunteering–you can volunteer to work or volunteer for the firing squad.
#405541

On August 13th, 2008 at 2:34 pm, in_awe said:

What’s the big deal here? All the authoritarian regimes favored by liberals have compulsary volunteerism: Stalin, Mao, Castro…and don’t forget Pol Pot. Everybody is merely “giving back” to their community.

Thank goodness we are getting ready to be lead by “Our Dear Community Leader”. I can’t wait to voluntarily mount his portrait on my living room wall as required by government edict.

I’m also ready to join my neighborhood purity of thought brigade – you know, its for the kids.
#405624

On August 13th, 2008 at 3:02 pm, gandolphxx said:

Democraps work, who would have thunk it.
#405674

On August 13th, 2008 at 3:22 pm, Little Ma said:

On August 13, 2008 at 10:29 am, sonofdy said: “Remember the hitler youth??? well…”

My God! I had no idea! I’m going to send that link to everyone I know who has kids. The only thing left off the list is: “At the end of every week, please turn in your list of suspected Republican dissidents to your group chairman/chairwoman, who can be identified by his/her brown shirt.”

On August 13, 2008 at 2:02 pm, rjbjrirish said: “I guess this is The Chosen One’s version of “Arbeit macht frei!”

Jawohl!
#405717

On August 13th, 2008 at 3:33 pm, Erik W said:

And for another 6 hours in the rice fields, you get the priviledge of using convention restrooms.
#405742

On August 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm, Hanover Fiste said:

I guess they will be short a few O-holes at the convention.
#405825

On August 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm, volt200 said:

Judge Smails (AKA Obama) “Danny (AKA his supporters), I’m having a party this weekend. How would you like to come over and mow my lawn?
#406031

On August 13th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, gco said:

On August 13th, 2008 at 10:13 am, mytake said:
this will weed out anyone who hasn’t had a big swig of kool-aid in that whole stadium. yikes!!!!!

Weed out, indeed. Is this weed-out technique the kind of thing that is taught at Community Organizer school? If it works, then that crowd will be the truest of true believers, and they’ll make the Olympics opening ceremony look like a salute to individualism.
#406213

On August 13th, 2008 at 8:02 pm, CO2 Producer said:

(points finger) Haw haw!

The ABC article goes on to say that the Obama campaign insists that those who have to volunteer for tickets chose the option to do so in order to get “all-star seating” at Invesco Field.

If you choose not to volunteer, you retain your place in line for what is called a “community credential,” according to the campaign.

Sounds like another way of saying “waiting list.”

In other words, to obtain a better view of the Savior’s countenance, disciples must spread the Good News of Him beforehand.
#406331

On August 13th, 2008 at 9:42 pm, PatriotRider said:

My momma always said, “Nothin’ in life is ever free”. Suck it up or don’t go. Just do me a favor and shut up about it.
#406414

On August 13th, 2008 at 10:53 pm, Bruce said:

He would see that these goals are met by, among other things, attaching strings to federal education dollars. If you don’t make the kids report for duty, he’s essentially telling schools and college kids, you’ll lose money you can’t afford to lose. In short, he’ll make service compulsory by merely compelling schools to make it compulsory.

Actually, this would be one of the best things that could happen – keep our kids out of the leftist re-education camps known as “public schools”

Ok, why didn’t I get a copy of the memo that says republicans don’t have to work for a living!?

Obviously, because all of us nasty Republicans are RICH. Didn’t you know that?
#406680

On August 14th, 2008 at 9:47 am, NJ-Aviator said:

“Democrats work for a living…

This must be sarcasm… there’s no other explanation.

Brushman… your client is is denial. Like most libs we encounter. Give them the facts and they grasping for straws and calling what you’re saying.. a “hoax”

But this whole issue of making tickets conditional on spending time in an Obama Work Kamp seems sort of shaky to me. Maybe it’s technically legal, but something about it doesn’t seem right, as far as political contributions go.
#406682

On August 14th, 2008 at 9:48 am, NJ-Aviator said:

oops..

“is IN denial”

and

“and START callling”
#407707

On August 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm, newton said:

“mandatory volunteerism” = involuntary servitude.
#408083

On August 14th, 2008 at 11:28 pm, Kairee_Anne said:

The Obama campaign said that as a show of “crossing the aisle” they would be giving tickets to registered Republicans as well as Democrats. I sign up for one of those tickets but now am being asked to volunteer! Like I’m going to help! Maybe I should have said yes and sabotaged from within…

Just found out that I didn’t get a ticket and am on the wait list. Not holding my breath…