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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Obama tickets come with a catch [Six hours' campaign work for a chance to get a ticket!] Some of those hoping to wrangle a seat for Barack Obama's speech were told this week they have to put in six hours of volunteer work for his campaign by Friday to have a shot at a ticket. And that ruffled at least a few feathers. "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. "It's not fair. It's elitist. And they need to practice what they're preaching," she added, Doing the volunteer work only makes someone eligible for a ticket and doesn't guarantee one, according to the phone message from the campaign. Obama's decision to move the last night of the Democratic National Convention to Invesco Field at Mile High, where he will speak to a crowd of more than 75,000, sparked a frenzy for tickets. Campaign organizers pledged that more than half those in the stadium would be Coloradans, but they have been vague about how they would decide who got tickets. Kreider was among more than 80,000 people who applied for tickets to Obama's Aug. 28 speech accepting his party's presidential nomination. As part of the application process, people were asked to check a box if they were willing to volunteer for the Obama campaign. Matt Chandler, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, said the only people who were asked to volunteer were those who said on their applications that they were willing to do the work. Those who don't volunteer will still have a chance at the tickets, Chandler said. "The vast majority of people who get credentials won't have to volunteer," he said. "The folks who might have accidentally hit the 'volunteer' tab, they don't have to worry. They're in the same place in line." People asked to volunteer are those in line for "all star" tickets that will put them closer to the stage and are being contacted first, said Stephanie Mueller, campaign spokeswoman. Applicants who didn't offer to volunteer will be contacted later this week, she said. But Kreider said she is certain she didn't hit the "volunteer" box on the online application. Still, Kreider got a message telling her that she had to do six hours of volunteer work by Friday if she wanted a chance at a ticket. Kreider said she will not do the work. "Absolutely not," she said. "Now it's pure principal. I was a Hillary Clinton supporter, and this is literally my first touch with the Obama campaign. And it's just disappointing." A man, who spoke to the Rocky on the condition that he not be named, said he got a message saying he had to do 12 hours of phone work or canvassing to have a chance at the two tickets he wants. Asked if he planned to do the work, he said "hell no" and called the campaign's conditions "blackmail."
Poster Comment: Maybe Michelle Obama had a point when she said "Barack will make you work" ...
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#1. To: mirage (#0)
Barf alert. I guess this gal hasn't heard about Limousine Liberals like George Soros and Steven Spielberg and Arthur Sulzberger etc etc.
No kidding....them or the elitists of Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco...
"A leader, for a change." - Jimmy Carter, 1976 campaign slogan. Sound familiar? Here it comes again!
OTOH, some folks efforts yield bigger dividends than do others.
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