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SexyBack?
Looks like crushes don’t quite bring the media-mongering clout they once did, seeing how Wednesday night’s “Bid on your Crush for Obama” date auction party fizzled faster than Fred Thompson’s campaign donations. Where did you go, Obama Girl?
The “Generation Obama”-sponsored fundraiser drew no more than 50 or so young District Dems, leaving Dupont nightclub Spank at less than half capacity by the time Yeas & Nays showed up.
“You don’t want to support Dick Cheney, do you?” desperate auctioneer Anjou Roy yelled when even Dartmouth alumni couldn’t raise more than 50 bucks. “Do you want to support Hillary?”
Even Spank’s beautiful barmaid Sachiko Arcega went for $60, adding far less than what was usually expected to be doled out by young, well-to-do Beltway brats in attendance.
The big loser of the night award went to Brian Duff, a lawyer and New York native, going only for a winning bid of $30. Apparently, having a “man-crush on Obama” wasn’t enough to tug on the crowd’s heart- (or purse-) strings that much.
The sluggish shindig ended up fetching $1,700 net profit. Maybe Sam Brownback’s new fawning-fan YouTube video will bring sexy back?
