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FR Exclusive: Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe Insults Michigan Voters
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | Kristinn

Posted on 09/17/2008 8:56:11 PM PDT by kristinn

David Plouffe, campaign manager of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, issued a campaign fundraising video today that includes an insulting reference to Michigan that shows a lack of concern for the voters in that key swing state.

Plouffe e-mailed the You Tube video to Obama supporters and the media to explain to them why the campaign needs a lot more money from them. He used a map of the United States to highlight the seventeen swing states the Obama campaign is targeting, but the main point was to inform the supporters the campaign was budgeting a whopping $39 million for Florida alone.

Plouffe used the map many times during the video presentation. Part of his job is to know the targeted swing states down to the city, town, county and precint level.

Yet his map had a glaring error on it that any fifth grader would catch. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan was not colored in as part of the swing state of Michigan. It was left blank like it was another state, perhaps one of Obama's mythical 57 states.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: mi2008; obama; plouffe; swingstates
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I need Freeper help for a screen grab of the map Plouffe used in the video. The map first pops up ten seconds into the video.

Video link.

Thank you in advance.

1 posted on 09/17/2008 8:56:12 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: grellis

This thread screams MIping.


2 posted on 09/17/2008 9:01:12 PM PDT by magslinger (A politician who thinks he is above the law is actually beneath contempt.)
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To: kristinn

we have to get out tot he public somehow.


3 posted on 09/17/2008 9:01:54 PM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Robert Byrd - Ex community organizer)
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To: kristinn

Most inept presidential campaign ever. And that includes Dole’s.


4 posted on 09/17/2008 9:02:21 PM PDT by Harry Wurzbach
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To: kristinn

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!


5 posted on 09/17/2008 9:02:52 PM PDT by itsthejourney (Sarah-cuda IS the right reason)
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To: kristinn

Oh Man, they ticked off the Uppers, eh? (that’s pronounced uuuu-pers)


6 posted on 09/17/2008 9:03:08 PM PDT by Rodm (Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings)
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To: kristinn
How idiotic of Mr. Ploof.

I grabbed that image with Vista Snipping Tool, how do I get it to ya?

BTW, I vlog on Youtube.
7 posted on 09/17/2008 9:03:38 PM PDT by lmr (NOBAMA '08!)
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To: kristinn

Obama doesn’t know that Michigan has that Upper Peninsula and Plouffe doesn’t want to confuse him too much.....

Has Obama figured out where Kentucky is yet?

Has Obama told anyone what the other 7-8 states are?


8 posted on 09/17/2008 9:05:58 PM PDT by Enchante (OBAMAGATE: Iraqi Foreign Minister Says Obama Tried to Derail Agreement on Troop Withdrawals!!!)
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To: kristinn
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9 posted on 09/17/2008 9:06:01 PM PDT by txroadkill (Sarah Palin-- Vote for her?!? Hell, I want to marry her!)
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To: kristinn

Does anyone here know how many folk showed up for this rally today? Drudge has a picture and it looks pretty packed!


10 posted on 09/17/2008 9:06:28 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: kristinn

When you see the part you want to capture, hit your PrtScn key. Then open up Microsoft “Paint” and do a ‘ctrl+v’ in the program to paste the screen capture. Then you can drag your mouse over the video to isolate that part of the screen, then click on ‘Edit’ at the top of the Paint window, then click on ‘Cut’ to pull out the selected area.

Then click on ‘File’, then new to open a new Paint window(don’t save the current), then paste. Your captured screen area will paste into the new Paint screen, then you can save it in the format you choose. It does bitmaps by default. Save it as a .jpg.


11 posted on 09/17/2008 9:10:12 PM PDT by KoRn (Barack Obama Must Be Stopped!!!)
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To: kristinn
Photobucket
12 posted on 09/17/2008 9:10:20 PM PDT by leapfrog0202
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To: leapfrog0202

Hope that wasn’t too big


13 posted on 09/17/2008 9:10:45 PM PDT by leapfrog0202
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To: txroadkill

Thank you!


14 posted on 09/17/2008 9:11:08 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: Rodm

I didn’t expect that the rural UP would provide too many votes for Obama. West Michigan is also a McCain stronghold. Obama’s hopes rest on Wayne, Ingham, Genessee Counties.


15 posted on 09/17/2008 9:11:40 PM PDT by Michigan CD
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To: leapfrog0202

GA, MT, ND, and NC?

lol


16 posted on 09/17/2008 9:13:04 PM PDT by Harry Wurzbach
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To: leapfrog0202

Looks good to me. Thanks!


17 posted on 09/17/2008 9:13:28 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: leapfrog0202
Indiana?
18 posted on 09/17/2008 9:13:33 PM PDT by Harry Wurzbach
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To: kristinn
Hahahahahahahahah! I mentioned last week that we might see a 100% turnout in the U.P. thanks to Sarah Palin. I guess this nails it!

Worst. Campaign. EVER.

19 posted on 09/17/2008 9:13:53 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (RIP Tony Snow, great American, father, and Christian)
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To: Enchante

Sounds like Tokyo Rose or Bagdad Bob.


20 posted on 09/17/2008 9:14:07 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (WHO NEEDS OPRAH!!!!!)
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