Obama Inauguration Souvenir Sales Raised $2 Million

By News One April 22, 2009 4:01 pm

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Top 10 Ghetto Ways to Support Obama

President Barack Obama’s inauguration fundraisers had no problem capitalizing on a hot market for keepsakes. Their sales of Obama souvenirs reaped $2 million for the inaugural committee.

When added to the $53 million in individual donations disclosed by the committee earlier this week, those sales boost total inaugural fundraising to about $55 million.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the inaugural committee is debt-free. He said the swearing-in celebrations cost about $50 million.

Inaugural fundraisers sold a wide range of items carrying Obama’s name and image. Mementos included clothing, jewelry, glassware, artwork and even decorated piggy banks, rulers and coasters.

Obama’s predecessor, President George W. Bush, raised $40 million to $42 million for each of his two inaugurations.

Top 10 Ghetto Ways to Support Obama

Top 10 Ghetto Ways to Support Obama

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  • 4-23-2009 9:06 am

    They forgot the Obama Air Force Ones!

  • 4-23-2009 9:01 am

    Mad at Number 15. All I got was a tshirt that said Obama is my homeboy haha.

  • 4-23-2009 8:10 am

    I think the editor needs to pay closer attention… because where they have it listed as Obama Soda… It’s really hot sauce!

  • 4-23-2009 12:06 am

    one of my friends has that iced out obama watch and I must say they pretty fly, but I thought the ice cream from ben and jerry was a cute play on words.

  • 4-22-2009 11:55 pm

    Uhhh…10 is hot sauce…not soda. I thought that was thick ass soda for a hot second.

  • 4-22-2009 11:21 pm

    I seen Obama condems

  • 4-22-2009 10:07 pm

    I WOULD ROCK THAT OBAMA THONG AND THA ICED OUT WATCH LOL! THEM TOWELS HOT TOO…NOTHING LIKE WIPING MY ASS ON OBAMA’S UPPER LIP!

  • 4-22-2009 9:54 pm

    i was too busy buying al sharpton souvenirs

  • 4-22-2009 9:31 pm

    LMAO IM FEELIN DA BIG O

  • 4-22-2009 8:54 pm

    what was that last item? was that what i think it was?

  • 4-22-2009 8:40 pm

    IN MOBILE ALA THEM NIGGAZ GOT HOM-OBAMA HENNESY!

  • 4-22-2009 8:33 pm

    really a dildo word

  • 4-22-2009 8:30 pm

    DAMN! THIS HAMMITE GOT MO MEMORABILIA THAN JESUS CHRIST!! HELL NAW!

  • 4-22-2009 8:15 pm

    LMAO @ the shoes, I love the idea behind the Ice Cream. I actually have a few buttons and the inauguration DVD.

  • 4-22-2009 7:51 pm

    because if they made it chocolate people would start talking s**t about how racist it is so i guess they kept it neutral with the vanilla….

    morena.

  • 4-22-2009 7:46 pm

    hahahahaa…how come the ‘Yes Pecan’ ice cream gotta b vanilla? huh? lol…funny stuff…i boughta T-shirt!!

  • 4-22-2009 7:14 pm

    those flip flops are the worst, i agree!

  • 4-22-2009 7:08 pm

    Such a fn lady is always so negative. You need Jesus girl, I didn’t buy souvenirs maybe if I get a stimulus check I will buy a T shirt or something.

  • 4-22-2009 7:03 pm

    Hot sauce? as if there arent enough different brands on the market lmao

  • 4-22-2009 6:45 pm

    I hope you all did buy souvenirs. Your gonna need something to burn and stomp on when he F’s you over. LMAO!

  • 4-22-2009 6:40 pm

    some of these things are horrible. those flip flops are the worst.

  • 4-22-2009 6:32 pm

    These guys were saleing “Obama” condoms at the inauguration and there was also “Obama” water being sold in D.C. durring the inauguration.

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