Yesterday I received the following fundraising appeal from Chris Dodd:
And today I get a fundraising appeal from Barack Obama that has “Hey” as its subject line:
Now, it’s nice that Chris Dodd and Barack Obama are pretending to be friends of mine. And there’s no doubt I’d enjoy being their friend, too. But why the psuedo-informality? Isn’t that a little, you know, contrived? Shouldn’t someone running for president present himself more formally? It’s not like I’m giving a buddy five bucks to pick up a six pack before the game. They are asking me to give them potentially thousands of dollars to support their campaign to become the most powerful individual in the world. Presumably those people who are most inclined to donate to them can see through a silly gimmick like this.
