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Barack Obama’s Campaign Emails Are Starting to Make Us Uncomfortable

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By Drew Grant 10/17/12 12:57pm
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    You know they’re getting a little too personal. There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t have a minor heart attack reading those “grabby” subject lines from the campaign, before realizing that they’re not from a guy we met at a bar last night. Why are they always so personal? Why do Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Julian Castro and, yes, even Michelle, send us these vaguely headed emails that are both too vague and way too personal at the same time?

    Guys, you need to stop. Please. We’d change our email address, if we thought that would do any good. But you’d find us, wouldn’t you? You always do.

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  • Back Forward What do you think they're talking about? Us? Is it us? (Getty Images)

    What do you think they're talking about? Us? Is it us? (Getty Images)

    during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate.

  • Back Forward Oh, sorry President...we just didn't expect you to be hovering over our bed like that. Oh, you made breakfast? That's...that's really sweet.

    Gah!

    Oh, sorry President...we just didn't expect you to be hovering over our bed like that. Oh, you made breakfast? That's...that's really sweet.

  • Back Forward It has the smoky undertone of a discovered affair and a jealous spouse.

    This is not the kind of email you want to get from anyone

    It has a smoky undertone of a discovered affair and a jealous spouse.

  • Back Forward Look, we are really busy dealing with our own Barack stuff right now. WE have no time for your malarkey.

    Oh god, Biden, not now!

    Look, we are really busy dealing with our own Barack stuff right now. WE have no time for your malarkey.

  • Back Forward Oh god, what happened? What did Michelle say? Don't even tell us,we'll just pack our bags.

    So....? Sew buttons!

    Oh god, what happened? What did Michelle say? Don't even tell us,we'll just pack our bags.

  • Back Forward Followed by your concerned best male friend checking to see if you're okay.

    Well, this sounds like every morning-after email we got in college

    Followed by your concerned best male friend checking to see if you're okay.

  • Back Forward The whole night is starting to come together.

    Oh, so that's what happened before we blacked out...

    The whole night is starting to come together.

  • Back The best defense to this kind of drama is to just not reply.

    Possibly the three worst messages to receive in sequential order

    The best defense to this kind of drama is to just not reply.

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  1. Garland Haag says:
    January 12, 2013 at 1:20 am

    alexdombroff@alexanderdombroff.com

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