Brad Blakeman's Mocking Obama's Trip "To Go Visit Grandma" Earns Obama Campaign $4,000 Overnight

October 24, 2008 | Vetting explained

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In a very real way, GOP strategist Brad Blakeman has donated $4,000 to the Obama-Biden campaign...and counting. Recent remarks made by Blakeman on MSNBC, mocking Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, has earned the Obama campaign $4,000 overnight, through a donation webpage created in response. The donation page URL is: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/EightDollarsSixtyCents The attached audio (mp3) file begins with MSNBC anchor David Schuster asking Blakeman about the RNC's $150,000 price tag for Palin's clothing. A video of this exchange can also be seen here (the comments in question begin at about 2:45 of this video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz6AaqgfrPw Blakeman made the remarks in an effort to deflect criticism of the RNC spending $150,000 in clothing for GOP VP candidate Gov. Sarah Palin. Blakeman claimed "the real outrage" was Senator Obama "taking a 767 campaign plane to go visit Grandma," a reference to Obama's urgent trip to visit his gravely ill grandmother. Many people were outraged by Blakeman's remarks, believing Blakeman crossed a line, making light of Obama's grandmother's very serious illness, coupled with an offensive tenor to his remarks ("go visit GRANDMA"). Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, remains gravely ill and is just days away from her 86th birthday (Oct. 26). With her 86th birthday in mind, the donation page asks visitors to donate $8.60, or any multiple of $8.60, to the Obama-Biden campaign right now. Making a donation of $8.60 or more will send a little message to Mr. Blakeman, and, far more importantly, make a donation specifically in honor of Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham. Again, the donation page URL is: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/EightDollarsSixtyCents

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