I Swear I'm Not Getting Paid for This Post

Us at the FPPfO blog are here because we believe in Sen. Obama's foreign policy credentials. Not because we're eagerly awaiting the next prize we could win by writing another post.

Apparently, in order to have people blog in Sen. McCain's favor, the campaign has resorted to offering prizes to those willing to "spam" blogs and websites with McCain talking points. This is not a joke, and please try and contain your laughter as you read this:

People who sign up for McCain's program receive reward points each time they place a favorable comment on one of the listed Web sites (subject to verification by McCain's webmasters). The points can be traded for prizes, such as books autographed by McCain, preferred seating at campaign events, even a ride with the candidate on his bus, known as the Straight Talk Express.

I had to bring it up as a contributor to a truly grassroots, people-driven, blog supporting one of the presidential candidates. Sen. Obama can count on the energy, passion and support of people across the country. Apparently McCain needs to bribe Americans in order to support him online. Hey - maybe if you vote for him on November 4th, you'll get a cool bandana!