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Politicians For Sale... On Amazon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday January 23, 2004 @11:03AM from the own-them-all dept.

aldheorte writes "In either a brilliant move or a sick commentary on politics (or both), Amazon is now selling U.S. Presidential candidates, or at least contributions to such."

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Re:Cut out the middleman by Kr3m3Puff · 2004-01-23 11:15 · Score: 5, Informative

Yes, the legally cannot not take money for their services, but they are donating the proceeds to Kid's Vote, so in the end, it is a good thing and an interesting social experiement.

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Re:Here's Who's Ahead by dublisk · 2004-01-23 11:16 · Score: 5, Informative

Gee, Bush doesn't have any contributions. Surprise, Surprise!

If you had read the FAQ on amazon you would see:

Why can't I contribute to the Bush or Lieberman campaigns yet?
It's up to each campaign to decide if and when they want to participate. We have invited each of these campaigns to participate and we're hopeful that they'll come on board in the near future. Meanwhile, we have posted information about each candidate and his campaign, and we've provided a link to the candidates' campaign Web sites where you can make a contribution.