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Obama at his press conf: "I get 10 letters of the 40,000 I receive every day to read at night so I stay connected to the world outside my bubble."

Posted by Max Mar 12 '09, 13:52

That a president has time to read at all is pretty amazing. No wonder they go grey.

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*ponders the mail selection process and how many of those 10 might be dissenting opinions* -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 14:15 9
- He's known for listening to all sides. I'd imagine it's a fairly balanced representation. - TWuG Mar 12, 14:18 4
  - Somewhere along the line there must be interns opening and flagging letters, their criteria for selection would be interesting. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 14:21 3
    - I'm betting they won't represent the extremes but be more personal stories... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 14:28 2
      - What about the Santellis? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 12, 14:29 1
        
        he never puts his address on the envelope so it doesn't get through. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 14:32
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  - You've been opening my mail again, haven't you? -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 14:20 1
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- I'm somehow picturing half of them being from PA, FL or Ohio -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 14:17
Check my math - 40,000 * 365 = 14.6 million letters. 300 million Americans - ~5% write the President a letter every year? - Roger More Mar 12, 14:01 11
- wonder how much junk mail 1600 pennsylvania avenue gets -- nm - Stewie Mar 12, 14:05 7
  - "The hell, Dubya, it's called a change of address form!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 14:08
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    - Right, he'll never make any money that way. Also send an invoice. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 14:10
  - Go**amnit, you threw out the Val Pak coupons AGAIN?!?!? -- nm - Obama SI Mar 12, 14:06
  - Publisher's Clearing House again?? How do I get on these lists? -- nm - Obama si Mar 12, 14:06 2
    - That's what you get for signing up to Columbis House's DVD club. -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 14:07 1
      - Well, you need to get your gifts for foreign leaders from somewhere. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 14:10
- Most of them, I suspect, are not from individuals. I'm sure plenty of lobbyists and private companies generate mail just for the shit of it. -- nm - TFox Mar 12, 14:03
- I actually imagine the majority are multiples. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 14:03
- I'm imagine most are multiples, and the rest school class projects. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 14:02
Rush does the same with the pills he gets in the mail -- nm - Stewie Mar 12, 13:59
Yeah, Mara linked this article last month. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 12, 13:58
Pfft. Maybe if he responded to those letters I'd be impressed. Bet he's tired of all the mash notes from TWuG and znu by now. -- nm - JackDawson si Mar 12, 13:55 3
- not to mention the Obama/Lou Dobbs slashfic CCC keeps sending him -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:58 2
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    - *shit* -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 14:01
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"Dude, I know you're President and all but it's your freakin' turn on CC!" -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 13:54

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