From: sadeyedlady@earthlink.net   
      
   He's an idiot. And he writes like a high school kid. This is _the_ dumbest   
   thing I've ever heard of. Why not just throw a party and entertain guests at   
   $500 a head? Why do some _stupid_ stunt that sounds like the idea came right   
   out of a high school or a frat house?   
      
   > From: "mariella"    
   > Newsgroups: alt.fan.george-clooney   
   > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:24:32 +1100   
   > Subject: wish some body would wash my car   
   >   
   > February 27, 2004 -- WANT your car washed by   
   > George Clooney in a toga?   
   > All you have to do is pony up $500 for his father Nick Clooney's   
   > congressional campaign.   
   >   
   > The star, who is holding a fundraiser for his father's Kentucky   
   > congressional run in his Studio City, Cal., home on March 6, made the   
   > oddball offer in a handwritten appeal to potential campaign donors.   
   >   
   > George's letter came with a memo noting the minimum contribution is $500   
   > and maximum $4,000. It begins, "OK, this is a little tricky. I'll start   
   > with a warning: I'm asking for money so you might want to stop reading   
   > and pretend you never got this letter.   
   >   
   > "My father, Nick, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in   
   > Kentucky's 4th District. He's the Democratic candidate. If he wins,   
   > he'll be the only Democrat from Kentucky in Congress.   
   >   
   > "There's a limit to what anyone can donate to a campaign. If I was   
   > allowed, I'd pay for the whole thing (and cover a few Father's Days),   
   > but I can't. So, I'm writing you in hopes of scaring up some cash for   
   > his Congressional bid.   
   >   
   > "If you can't or don't want to, I understand. However, if you can . . .   
   > I'm having a cocktail party at my house on Saturday March 6, at 7 p.m.   
   > It's a benefit so there will be entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and booze.   
   >   
   > "And I'll wash your car every week till it's paid off and Armor-all the   
   > tires . . . in a toga. Hope to see you there, George."   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > The bottom of the letter reads, "Paid for by Clooney for Congress, Nina   
   > Clooney, Treasurer." Nina is George's mother.   
   >   
   > Asked if Clooney would wash PAGE SIX's cars, the actor's spokesman Stan   
   > Rosenfield told us: "George is a man of his word."   
   >   
   > Nick Clooney might not need too much help capturing a congressional seat   
   > in his native Kentucky. The popular brother of the late crooner Rosemary   
   > Clooney is somewhat of a local legend, having been an anchor of the   
   > local evening news.   
   >   
   > Interested parties should call (859) 426-1471 or e-mail   
   > clooneyforcongress@hotmail.com - but be aware that, as Clooney notes,   
   > "corporate contributions cannot be accepted."   
   > http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix   
   >   
   >   
      
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