Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, just sent me a very personal e-mail about his campiagn. I know it was sent only to me because he addressed the e-mail to "Jim." So now he has my attention. We are obviously very close and personal friends.
"I need your help today on a very important survey project," McCain wrote in this private e-mail directed only to me and nobody else. "Please take a moment right now to fill out your Victory 2008 Critical Issues Survey by clicking here."
Then my pal, the senator, suggested that after I finished the survey, I should "make a special gift" to help the Republican Party. I knew for sure this was a personal e-mail because all my friends send me e-mails asking for money.
Some, like my friend in Nigeria, are going to give me big money in return -- $21 million from the Nigerian -- if I just send a good-faith token to him along with my bank account number and credit card account.
I wonder if Sen. McCain knows my wealthy foreign friend, Dr. Clement Okon. Maybe he will give the senator $21 million, too.
But back to my very personal and private email from Sen. McCain. . . "Jim, after you complete your Critical Issues Survey online, will you help me and Republican candidates across the country fight back by making a contribution of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $25 to Victory 2008?"
I'm going to have to wait until the $21 million shows up from Nigeria. I'll surely help when this money arrives. Maybe Sen. McCain can help me help Dr. Okon. After all, he would have plenty of money if Nigerian bureaucrats weren't holding it up. We'll all be rich when this technicality is resolved.
All this is true. I know that because it's on the Internet.
Well he certainly makes friends with everyone. He called me just to say hi and lovingly throw in that request for money.
Very interesting commentary ... keep it up and you may have a chance of being as good as Bill McEwen!!
I also receive personal notes from both Democratic candidates for President. Every other time I get one from the Senator from Illinois, I dig down and send another 10 Buck$ to Hillary.
I really can't afford to keep up with the daily barrage of "gimmee your money" campaigns from both candidates ... I keep my ears tuned-in to the “tunes” they sing about protecting social security.
Have a nice warm weekend.
Bush is giving us money in way of stimulus package although it is really our money and our kids will have to pay for it later.
And now he's suggesting we use our rebate checks to help offset higher food and gas prices. Whatta guy!
Jim,
I get those emails too! I didn't know I had so many long-lost Irish relatives living in the heart of Africa! This information-age thing is great--I'm gonna get rich!
Comparing a presidential campaign e-mail to a scam letter from Nigeria? I can tell the difference. I guess Jim's an idiot and those like him.
Brian, I know you don't think much of Mr. Boren's sense of humor, but surely you could tell this was obvious satire? Try not to take everything so seriously.
Quite obviously this rebate check is not going to fix the economy. Everybody have been hit in the pockets so hard that just keeping our heads above water is a daily task.