# Obama VP text message: Who's signed up? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673 "2008-08-20T15:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/1 "2008-08-20T15:38:12Z")
I did. I even set my message indicator to the loudest setting so I won’t discover I have a text message 10 hours after the fact. ---
**Author:** ![Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/2 "2008-08-20T15:43:09Z")
I signed up for the text messages; I also signed up for the email version, which are forwarded to my cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/3 "2008-08-20T15:46:58Z")
I figured one of you guys would pass it along. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/4 "2008-08-20T15:51:13Z")
I signed up for it last night, wrongly expecting it would allow me to stop checking the news for the announcement. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/5 "2008-08-20T15:56:39Z")
I signed up for it the other day. Pretty cool way of doing the announcement IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/6 "2008-08-20T16:06:40Z")
“I’m John McCain, and I approve this message” :::Shots of people texting - especially Hollywood types::: Senator Obama has again showed his disconnect with America. He plans to announce who he chooses by text message to his supporter. Not only that, but he demands that you register for the privilege of it. When I was a boy, the town crier announced these things to everyone. :::McCain stands beside [old telephone](http://www.poppascountry.com/museum/museum-phone.jpg)::: If the call comes at 3 AM, I’ll be right here to answer. But will Senator Obama’s phone be charged? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/7 "2008-08-20T16:12:14Z")
I signed up as soon as I heard about it, although I’m much more likely to find out via email since I rarely pay attention to my cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/8 "2008-08-20T16:17:25Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] “I’m John McCain, and I approve this message” :::Shots of people texting - especially Hollywood types::: Senator Obama has again showed his disconnect with America. He plans to announce who he chooses by text message to his supporter. Not only that, but he demands that you register for the privilege of it. When I was a boy, the town crier announced these things to everyone. [/QUOTE] The point of the text message isn’t to get the word out. It’s to find out which of his supporters are passionate enough to go out of their way to get updates on his campaign, as those persons are also good prospects for fund-raising. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/9 "2008-08-20T16:22:52Z")
They’re not hurting for fundraising. What it does is help to instill a sense of community and membership and “inside” status to supporters. The more involved you can get supporters to feel, the more loyal they tend to be. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/10 "2008-08-20T16:26:26Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] If the call comes at 3 AM, I’ll be right here to answer. But will Senator Obama’s phone be charged? [/QUOTE] You know darn well that being there to answer the phone on the wall does not mean that Sarah the Operator is on duty to patch it through on the party line, Mr. McCain… ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/11 "2008-08-20T16:31:27Z")
I’m signed up as well. In fact, I even turned off my Diamondbacks text message updates temporarily because I kept jumping every time I got a text message thinking it was the running mate announcement. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/12 "2008-08-20T16:32:56Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] I’m signed up as well. In fact, I even turned off my Diamondbacks text message updates temporarily because I kept jumping every time I got a text message thinking it was the running mate announcement. [/QUOTE] And really, who needs D-Backs info, anyway? 😉 (I’m sorry – I honestly tried to resist.) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/13 "2008-08-20T16:44:52Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] Not only that, but he demands that you register for the privilege of it. [/QUOTE] Untrue. (Though I don’t know if I’m informing you or your McCain. :D) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/14 "2008-08-20T17:15:54Z")
I had the same thought as **Dung Beetle** …I’m hoping someone here will pass it along (Hi **Athena**!) ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/15 "2008-08-20T17:16:31Z")
I have. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/16 "2008-08-20T17:18:51Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] I had the same thought as **Dung Beetle** …I’m hoping someone here will pass it along (Hi **Athena**!) [/QUOTE] I am positive it’ll be in the GD thread within 30 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/17 "2008-08-20T17:22:58Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] I had the same thought as **Dung Beetle** …I’m hoping someone here will pass it along (Hi **Athena**!) [/QUOTE] Why hello Zip! Were you angling for something there? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/18 "2008-08-20T17:50:01Z")
I have. Just because I thought it was a cool idea, not because I’m on pins and needles about it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnieEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/19 "2008-08-20T17:58:03Z")
I just signed up… all you have to do is text VP to 62262 and you receive a reply right away acknowledging your request. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673/20 "2008-08-20T18:58:00Z")
I signed up on the website to receive a txt message. I have to admit that I kind of always worry that if I sign up for something by text, then I’ll start getting text spam, kind of like email spam. So far it hasn’t happened in this case. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vp-text-message-whos-signed-up/460673.md?page=2)