His Presidency's Dilemma

I just got another email from Barack Obama. There's no "Dear Anne" or "Dear Mrs. Lieberman," no "Dear Person who signed up to be on my email list" - nuthin'.  It reads in full as follows (emphases are mine).

 

I know we've been contacting you more than usual lately. It reflects the reality that the campaign season is already ramping up -- whether it feels early or not.

So we have a dilemma. While our opponents are campaigning full time, I'm busy* doing the job I was elected to do. There will be a moment when I can be part of this campaign in a bigger way, but it won't come for a while.

But that doesn't mean you can slow down. I need you to help pick up the slack.

Midnight tomorrow is an important deadline. The Vice President and I would love to meet you. Please give $5 now to support this campaign -- you'll be automatically entered to join us for dinner when you do:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner

Barack

 

 

*Tuesday, June 28 2011

 All Times ET

10:00 AM	The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of State Clinton Oval Office Closed Press
10:35 AM	The President departs the South Lawn en route Joint Base Andrews South Lawn Open Press
10:50 AM	The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Moline, Illinois Travel Pool Coverage
12:55 PM	The President arrives Moline, Illinois Local Event Time:  11:55 AM CDT Illinois, Moline, Quad City International Airport Open Press
1:45 PM	The President tours Alcoa Davenport Works Local Event Time:  12:45 PM CDT Alcoa Davenport Works, Bettendorf, Iowa Travel Pool Coverage
2:05 PM	The President delivers remarks on the critical role the manufacturing sector plays in the American economy Local Event Time:  1:05 PM CDT Alcoa Davenport Works, Bettendorf, Iowa Open Press
3:45 PM	The President departs Moline, Illinois Local Event Time:  2:45 PM CDT Illinois, Moline, Quad City International Airport Open Press
5:40 PM	The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews Travel Pool Coverage
5:55 PM	The President arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press

 

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

The email from Barack (y'gotta love that intimate, cozy, first-name touch) is beyond lampoon, beyond parody, beyond mockery. I read it three times -- carefully -- and still cannot believe that it isn't a spoof -- something written by an out-of-work comedy writer with too much time on his hands. Who else could have written the hilarious "I'm busy doing the job I was elected to do"? Or maybe the email was written by a lovesick teen-ager. Serious grown-ups are simply incapable of writing a line like "The president and I would love to meet you." The possibilities are endless, but the conclusion is inescapable: This is -- in the final analysis -- nothing to laugh about. Frankly, Yael, I think this is a matter with urgent national-security implications. It's obvious that someone not affiliated with the White House is sending out emails over the president's name. The potential ramifications -- were the writer to send a mischievous email over the name "Barack" to Ahmadinejad or Putin -- are incalculable. Do your duty. Call the FBI now -- before we're all incinerated because of the fancies of a crazed but anonymous email writer.