From: sadeyedlady@earthlink.net   
      
   It sounds like a personal invite sent to his rich Hollywood colleagues. The   
   problem is, I don't think he anticipated that they would be as immature as   
   he is.   
      
   > From: "mariella"    
   > Newsgroups: alt.fan.george-clooney   
   > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:41:29 +1100   
   > Subject: Re: wish some body would wash my car   
   >   
   > is he proposing having stangers at his house and washing their car, if how   
   > dumb is that the man lost his mind ?   
   >   
   >   
   > "Catherine"  wrote in message   
   > news:BC649769.2148%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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