DNC Exploits Slick Dancing Mitt's eBay Fundraiser to sell "Flip-Flop" Kit

November 09, 2007
DNC Lists Smooth Talking Mitt Romney's Flip Flops on eBay

Having apparently run out of policy positions to auction off this campaign season, smooth talking Mitt Romney is now calling on his supporters to join him in selling off parts of their pasts too. While reports indicate Romney may spend as much as $60 million of his own money between now and the start of the primaries and caucuses, the campaign is still looking to reverse its declining fundraising numbers. This week, Romney's Campaign Manager Beth Myers emailed supporters asking them to help fundraise by selling their old belongings on "Mitt Market," an on-line auction site. Supporters can list their items on eBay through "Mitt Market" and designate the proceeds to Romney's campaign. As the "Mitt Market" website says, "from bicycles that the kids have outgrown to old electronics or baseball cards, your stuff may be someone else's treasure."

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Since Romney himself has "outgrown" his previous positions on just about every issue in this campaign, his friends at the Democratic National Committee decided to join the fun by auctioning off Romney's past. The DNC today listed a Mitt Romney Flip Flop Kit that includes Romney's old positions on everything from gun control to immigration reform to tax cuts to gay rights to abortion on eBay. In order to avoid profiting from Romney's flip-flopping, the DNC will donate an amount equal to the winning bid to a local pet shelter in honor of embattled Romney family dog Seamus.

"It comes as no surprise that a presidential candidate who has so cravenly pandered to the right wing of his party by auctioning off his past would ask supporters to do the same," said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera. "Unless smooth talking Mitt Romney was planning on recycling those old tax-raising, pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-immigrant, pro-gay rights, and pro-campaign finance reform positions in a general election, we thought we'd auction them off for charity."

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Current bid: US $305.00
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The Democratic National Committee is auctioning off a special edition Mitt Romney Flip-Flop Kit.



Having apparently run out of policy positions to auction off this campaign season, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is now calling on his supporters to join him in selling off parts of their pasts too. Sure, smooth talking Mitt Romney is reportedly planning to spend as much as $60 million of his own money to win the GOP nomination. But his campaign is still looking to reverse its declining fundraising numbers by convincing supporters to auction off old belongings and give the proceeds to the campaign.



Since Romney has tried to smooth talk his way to the GOP nomination by shedding his previous positions on just about every issue in this campaign, his friends at the Democratic National Committee decided to join the fun by auctioning off Romney’s past. This one of a kind, special edition Mitt Romney Flip Flop Kit includes:



* Mitt Romney's Flip Flops on issues ranging from abortion, immigration, tax cuts, the Reagan administration, gay rights, campaign finance reform, climate change, conservatism, gambling, gun control, etc.;
* A limited edition DVD of some of Romney’s more infamous flip-flops;
* Flip-Flop flash cards in the shape of flip-flops so you can study on all of Mitt Romney's various positions, courtesy of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
* A new pair of flip-flops;
* A collectors edition foam flip-flop distributed at campaign events by a rival candidate;
* A replica of the snowman that Mitt Romney is afraid to take questions from at the YouTube debate; and
* A collection of Democratic signs, posters, pins and collectibles.

In order to avoid profiting from Romney’s flip-flopping, the DNC will donate an amount equal to the winning bid to a local pet shelter in honor of embattled Romney family dog Seamus. <http://www.democrats.org/a/2007/06/tongues_wagging.php>



Special note—our lawyers are making us say this—the winning bid is a contribution to the Democratic National Committee and is subject to the restrictions and limitations of federal campaign finance laws. The DNC will make a contribution equal to the amount of the winning bid to a local animal shelter. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.


Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.


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One that will get the Republicans in a major huff, might even garner some publicity, and provide me with a good laugh. Trifecta, DNC. Well played.

This won't, however, stop the Right Wing Noise Machine from becoming unhinged, and demanding that every Democratic candidate disavow the DNC and its awful, awful tactics. Keep an eye peeled for any candidate that lends even a nickel's worth of credence to the whiny ass titty babies instead of just guffawing in their insipid little faces.

Whoever came up with that idea should get a raise.