# Free Obama button **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432 "2008-08-01T00:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/1 "2008-08-01T00:29:24Z")
[MoveOn.Org](http://MoveOn.Org) is giving away [free Obama buttons.](http://pol.moveon.org/obamabuttons/?id=-9732155-bx4SMex) ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/2 "2008-08-01T00:37:34Z")
:smack: I read that as “Free Obama” buttons and couldn’t make heads or tails of it. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/3 "2008-08-01T00:42:03Z")
w00t! Done! ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/4 "2008-08-01T00:42:58Z")
They were advertising free bumper stickers a bit ago and I signed up for one. Said it takes 6-8 weeks though… ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/5 "2008-08-01T00:57:25Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] :smack: I read that as “Free Obama” buttons and couldn’t make heads or tails of it. [/QUOTE] You and me both, bub. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/6 "2008-08-01T01:03:08Z")
Hell, I wrote the OP and I did too, just now. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/7 "2008-08-01T01:58:02Z")
I’ll stick with my “Free Tibet” button, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/8 "2008-08-01T02:43:39Z")
Too bad they don’t have an option for sending the button overseas. I’ll be voting for him via absentee ballot. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/9 "2008-08-01T03:10:29Z")
Free Obama buttons? I didn’t know he’s in jail. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-obama-button/458432/10 "2008-08-01T04:42:15Z")
FREE OBAMA!\* [sub]\* With you buy a second Obama of equal or lesser value.[/sub]