Bush 41 socks raked in $1 million for RNC
(CNN) - Fundraising off President George H. W. Bush's vibrant sock fashion has proven to be a boon for the Republican National Committee.
The RNC told CNN Friday it's raised around $1 million in fundraising off of a pair of striped yellow, orange, green and blue socks it created under Bush's name.
In April, supporters starting getting email blasts from RNC officials and Bush 41 himself, urging a contribution of $35 or more to get a pair of socks embroidered with the Republican elephant symbol and the 89-year-old's signature.
"I'm a self-proclaimed sock man. The louder, the brighter, the crazier the pattern – the better," he said in one of the emails.
Colorful socks are Bush's trademark. His unique style has inspired bipartisan tributes to the Republican president.
In its latest pitch, the RNC is pushing donors to contribute by midnight Friday to get their conservative dads a pair in time for Father's Day this weekend.
CNN's Paul Steinhauser, Ashley Killough and Dana Davidsen contributed to this report.
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you just gotta love this guy!!
#sock-it-to-me-41
That's hilarious. "Limited Edition" it says. Yet, they have another million pairs in stock.
Rudy NYC
That's hilarious. "Limited Edition" it says. Yet, they have another million pairs in stock.
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Yes, it will be limited to the number of orders they recieve for the next year. I'll send you a pair Rudy. I'm sure you would wear them with pride!
I didn't vote for him, but he's certainly the only one in the family (except Barbara) with a reasonable amount of working grey matter
This pretty much sums it up. Republicans have nothing to run on, so they are running on George H.W. Bush's socks.
just asking
you just gotta love this guy!!
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I do. He rocks the socks. I wonder how much of a commission he gets for each pair sold with his signature on them.
Rudy NYC
I do. He rocks the socks. I wonder how much of a commission he gets for each pair sold with his signature on them.
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the guy is a class act from start to finish. zero percent would be my guess.
Tony
This pretty much sums it up. Republicans have nothing to run on, so they are running on George H.W. Bush's socks
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booooooo.... hiiiisssssss....
He can sell his socks, hair etc. Nonsense, crazy.
Those socks sure are bright and colorful 🙂
Democrats will now be pushing Bill Clinton to do the same. I can hardly wait for the $35 Clinton signature cigar.
I wonder if he WASHED them?????
That's a lotta socks!
Hmmm. Maybe the GOP could sell Clint Eastwood chairs, too.
Awesome! Now I'll know which of my coworkers/friends/neighbors are Republicans by the goofy socks... whose colors look strikingly similar to the gay pride flag, by the way.
"I'm a self-proclaimed sock man. The louder, the brighter, the crazier the pattern – the better," he said in one of the emails.
–from the article.
An apt way of describing what the GOP has now become: loud and crazy.
SOUTHERN HOTTIE
An apt way of describing what the GOP has now become: loud and crazy.
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But Obama and his party can lay sole claim to "Liar of the Year". It's why he and other Democrats just keep falling and falling in the polls. Too many lies.
Are those the socks that soaked up the best part of w? Yes the best part of w ran down his leg. Sad but oh so true.
@SOUTHERN SNOTTIE
SOUTHERN HOTTIE
An apt way of describing what the GOP has now become: loud and crazy.
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But Obama and his party can lay sole claim to "Liar of the Year". It's why he and other Democrats just keep falling and falling in the polls. Too many lies.
June 6, 2014 02:29 pm at 2:29 pm |
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You mean lies like weapons of mass destruction?
GOP response: *cricket sounds*