When Chelsea Clinton was a student at the Sidwell Friends School, the same school the Obama girls attend, the Clinton family’s involvement with the school’s annual benefit brought in big bucks. In 1996, a round of golf with Bill Clinton went for nearly six figures; another year Chelsea Clinton offered up her babysitting services to the highest bidder.Here are some items I thought might bring in the big bucks:
This past weekend was the Obamas’ first chance to participate in the Sidwell Friends School Dollars for Scholars benefit, and some families who remember the Clintons’ support are disappointed in the Obamas’ first showing.
According to a source with ties to the school, the only items up for bid from the Obamas included a signed copy of the Rolling Stone issue featuring the president and a signed copy of the January Vogue that featured the first lady.
“There were expectations that they might donate something more personal, like the Clintons did,” said another source who knew about the auction. “Lots of people were disappointed.”
A spokesperson for the Obamas said, “We have no comment on this.”
Chelsea Clinton remains involved in the event — this year she and a fellow alumna Nicole Davison donated a “lunch or brunch” in New York City. The value, according to the bidding materials: “priceless.”
Signed copies of the programs from the services Obama attended, when Wright spewed his hate-filled rants.
Signed DVDs from those sermons, that show Obama's in the audience.
Signed DVD of Obama's infamous Race speech - the best speech, evah!
Autographed copy of Obama's undisclosed presidential campaign donor list.
DVD of Obama's conversation with Chavez.
DVD Collection set of all of Obama's gaffes and flip flops.
Two hour lunch with Obama's friend Tony Rezko, and a bottle of vodka.
Bo puppy poop. (The media would surely pay big for this one!)
Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. (RuPaul would probably snatch that up in a second!)
A signed official teleprompter.
Obama's personal iPod and song list.
Rides on the Unity Pony, around the White House lawn.
A signed family photograph, including all of Obama's extended family, brothers, sisters and aunts and uncles, and Dick Cheney.
A date with President Obama. You know the *I love you Barack* lady would pay BIG for that one!
A signed deck of all the Race Cards that were dealt.
A copy of Obama's college transcripts.
A viewing of Obama's vaulted birth certificate.
Obama's IL state senate records.
Obama's flag pin.
The Greek columns from the Inauguration.
The old Air Force One fuselage from the Inauguration.
An autographed Obama Chia.
Four delegate votes.
The video the LA Times suppressed of the 2003 banquet where Obama spoke of his friendship with Rashid Khalidi.
A collection of the media love letters sent to Obama.
Are there any other items you can think of, to add to the list?
Hello Sara,
ReplyDeleteYou are one of my favorite posters and i enjoy very much your pragmatic view of the world. That is what happens when you live in other parts of the world and get to see America from outside.
I have been to 30 countries and lived in England for 8 years.
Keep up the good work...
i think I had a few good jokes on your thread
The one about the mirror i guess fell flat.
Madonna back in the 80" bought a Louis 16th mirror worth hundreds of thousands and i believe that oblah is just as vain as Madonna.
Moss
Thank you Moss! :O) Fellow seattlite!
ReplyDeleteJust because I didn't get it doesn't mean it wasn't funny. hehe
Are you from here Sara?
ReplyDeleteWhere abouts?
born and raised. i did move out of state for college, but i am from the eastside. worked downtown seattle, in pioneer sq. and uptown, 7th and olive.
ReplyDeleteWell it's a small world.
ReplyDeleteI bet you're enjoying Italy
My mothers side of the family is Italian coming from the Turin area up north
I'd give you my Stimulus Check - you know, the one they hinted at during the campaign -- for the Obama Chia Pet.
ReplyDeleteInstead of cha-cha-cha-chia it's cha-cha-cha-cheep-a. Man, it's not like he returned his paychecks to help balance the budget. Can't they figure this gift/donation thing out? I guess what mom always said is true: money can't buy class. You're either born with it or without.
Would the Vault Birth Certificate viewing be valued as much as the legal fees that have been spent avoiding the public release of said (alleged) document?
ReplyDeleteIf so, other than priceless, just downright overpriced (assuming, that is of course, that it is a normal B.C. valid for someone to be POTUS).
Fun fantasizing about it though.
And howz about the FBI surveillance tapes of Bill Ayers, with whom Obama obviously never had any contact?
Or the Illinois State Troopers' logs of Blagovitch's (sp?) phones in the period when Obama's best friends and most trusted confidantes and advisors weren't trying to sell his Senate Seat (oops, maybe better to say office - you never know how one of those politicians will try to sell his "seat") for a profit?
I'd go myself for a set of President's Choice™ DVDs (I *do* have a multiformat/multiregion DVD reader bought for €29 at Auchan, so I can see the movies, even if "England's" P.M. Brown and his missus can't).
I'd like too see the deck of Race cards he used/others used to get people to vote for him.
ReplyDeleteBet that's a big deck!!