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RNC mocks Obama with faux birthday e-cards
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08/03/12 03:09 PM ET
The Republican National Committee is using the occasion of President Obama's 51st birthday Saturday to taunt the president with a series of e-cards.
The committee launched a new site Thursday night, BaracksBirthdayCards.com, that lets supporters choose from a series of virtual birthday greetings for the president.
But the cards each play off recent White House gaffes or missteps — like the one featuring White House press secretary Jay Carney, who tells the president he didn't bring cake this year because "you have a lot on your plate." That's a tongue-in-cheek reference to Carney's explanation for why the president hadn't met recently with his jobs council.
The president, meanwhile, is also planning to use his birthday to political advantage. Obama plans to host a fundraiser and birthday celebration at his Chicago home, only the second time the president has visited his Hyde Park house since winning election. The Obama campaign has been urging supporters in recent weeks to donate for a chance to attend, and asking supporters to sign a virtual birthday card for the president.
On Thursday, the president told a crowd in Florida that he'd like to win their state for his birthday.
"I'm going to be 51 on Saturday. Fifty-one. Michelle says I look 50. That's not bad," Obama said, as the crowd broke into a rendition of "Happy Birthday."
"If I'd known you guys were going to sing, we would have had a cake," Obama said. "And then I would have blown out the candles. I would have made a wish — that probably would have had to do with electoral votes. Winning Florida wouldn't be a bad birthday present."
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