As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

I have the amount for $25k. Enough to purchase the car, pay applicable taxes and then transport it wherever it needs to go.

Also. Short description has been updated:

Help us raise $25 thousand dollars to buy Joe Biden a gift from the American people as awesome as he is... a vintage Pontiac Trans Am.

Now, if for some reason this awesome gift is too awesome for pesky laws and other unknown political reasons and Uncle Joe has to remain Trans Am-less, the internet will still purchase the car and auction it off.

All proceeds will go to benefit the Biden Breast Health Initiative.

Is there anyway we can demand a photo-op of him hand-washing it on the White House driving while wearing jorts and shirtless? If so, I'm in for five. Not gay, just want life to imitate the onion.

Nezort: Also Joe Biden is another typical politician who rarely makes any significant charitable contributions of his own accord and with his own money.

As a former Delawarean, fark YOU. Joe Biden doesn't make significant charitable contributions with his own money because the dude barely has any money at all. He's been a long-term Senator from Delaware, where damn-near every corporation and bank in the world is located, and his net worth is about $250k. Read that again: $250k. Dude lives in Wilmington, and took the train to DC in the morning for his senate gig. This is a guy that could easily be living the high life, underwritten by any one of thousands of deeply cash-laden corporations that agree with him, but that's not how he rolls.

I wish more people knew about the real Joe Biden. He's a stand-up motherfarker. Do not farking dismiss Joe farking Biden. He's been doing good work for the people for over 30 years, and he's not a rich man for it.

I wasted 3/4 of a day at work following the thread. I "wasted" most of my night annoying my friends at the bar and on Facebook with this. I made a video to celebrate this.

This day was totally not wasted.

Thank you, Fark and its brethren, the Farkers.

Hell, I'm a Republican and I'm in for $10. I may disagree with some of the man's politics, but
he's a hell of a decent guy. And hey...how can you hate on a guy who loves his TransAm?

My official response to any current or future haters: I am so sorry you are offended by my charitable contribution to wounded combat veterans because I made it in Joe Biden's name. You can always negate my donation by sending $10 to the Taliban, and credit Dick Cheney.

And we are on Yahoo News.

Link

BAMFinator: As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

Biden is one of the lowest net worth congress critters

day 1 summary:

Awesome. Just awesome. We have raised close to one fifth of our total goal in about 12 hours. Everyone that has contributed should feel immensely proud. I expect a lull over the weekend but will discuss hitting social and print media hard on Monday. If you have contacts in any type of media please forward them the indiegogo page and youtube video. We will be preparing a press release for Monday to go out to local and national media. I know some people who have media relations experience have volunteered their time. If still available, please submit a draft press release to me (joebidenstransam at the gmail) no later than 8 p.m.on Sunday.

Again, thank you to everyone in this thread. You have either contributed your time, support or money to this cause. We literally could not do this without you.


Boobs.

The One True TheDavid: Nobodyn0se: The One True TheDavid:

Kim, it would have never occurred to me to take up a collection for dental work on Fark if this really stupid and useless thread weren't already here.

Donating well over $1,500 to The Wounded Warriors, Doctors Without Borders, etc. is "stupid and useless"?

Can I quote you on that?

I was talking about buying Biden a Trans Am. Which is what the thread was set up for. Or is that too subtle for you?

As to collecting for "The Wounded Warriors, Doctors Without Borders, etc.," that's a very good idea. It's too bad it took y'all Farkers a thread proposing buying a Trans Am for Biden to make it happen.

Like I said, y'all could just add TheDavid's New Teeth to the charity list. Unfortunately it's not tax-deductible (yet), but then true charity does not necessarily equal a tax deduction.

How's this: on my Fark profile I'll link to a blog with photos of what generous Farkers' donations have enabled me to accomplish.

And I'll heartily and sincerely thank you individually, in public or in private, by name and/or username, as you specify.

What Would Biden Do?

Loosely translated: "Charity is good, BUT WHAT ABOUT MEEEE????!!?!?!?"

Taking that attitude on charity and donating to charities is sick. Troll or not: People who take that stance should be ashamed of themselves. Either donate or don't.

abhorrent1: While I find this kind of amusing, You people suck balls.
The rescue I work with has a Indiegogo campaing set up for a puppy that really needs help. And you'd rather give your money to buy this tool a car rather than help someone that really needs it. This dog will bring more joy in it's short life then this douche-nozzel could ever dream of. You're all a bunch of farking farks.

What makes you and other people like you in this thread think that these things are mutually exclusive? People willing to donate to the charities in this campaign also probably donate to other charities all the time. Fark has a long history of donating to good causes.

Stay on point here people. This gesture is not about who Joe Biden really is, it's about who we (the internet) want to believe he is. A Trans Am driving, beer chugging, bad ass that devours debate opponents and celebrates by having anal with his wife.

The goal would be to get the exact same type of trans am as in the Onion photo.

mr lawson: Fluorescent Testicle: Want one of us to donate something to you as well?

Sure! Start here.

/much better use of 20K

Good idea. How about we split it between 3 charities. The Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctor's Without Borders and the Wounded Warrior Project?

We should find out what charities Joe supports (or his wife Jill) and set it up that way with a clear intent rather than trying to divert the car to the charity after the fact.

Hate to be a killjoy, but there's probably some law against giving a car to the VP.

holy hell i'm not even american and i'm in for $5. This is legendary.

The oatmeal guy uses http://www.indiegogo.com/

And here is a listing for a minted out 1979 Trans Am: Link

It looks like we will need about $20k

RichieLaw: coeyagi: coeyagi: Ok, boys and girls.

THE VIDEO IS DONE.

Link

I'd appreciate if a new youtube account was created and the video posted there. You can pull it down from Youtube, RichieLaw?

Why dont you create one and then email me the new link or post it here so I can upload it. I am away from a computer at the moment and am on my mobile. I can manage the youtube as well if you like. Just shoot me the pw and sn. Joebidenstransam at gmail.com

Check your Biden email account. New location for video:

Link

Update: received a very nice message from indiegogo congratulating us on our success over the past hours and offering to help in any way they can. They also suggested delineating what we will do with the monies should we not reach our goal. When I get home I will update the pitch stating that all monies in excess of the Trans Am purchase, expenses and delivery will be split amongst the 4 charities pro rata. Should we not receive enough money to buy a Trans Am, the monies will still be split amongst the charities pro rata.

If any of you have suggestions for anything other than this please let me know now.

Cheers guys! Almost at $5,000!!!11

What a brilliant idea.

A note on presidential gift-giving (I'll send you a message explaining this as well). I notice that your donation page states that federal ethics rules prohibit you from actually giving the Trans Am to Biden. That is actually not true. 5 CFR 2635.204(j) states as follows:

(j) Gifts to the President or Vice President. Because of considerations relating to the conduct of their offices, including those of protocol and etiquette, the President or the Vice President may accept any gift on his own behalf or on behalf of any family member, provided that such acceptance does not violate §2635.202(c) (1) or (2), 18 U.S.C. 201(b) or 201(c)(3), or the Constitution of the United States.

2635.202(c) (1) and (2) states that the President/VP cannot receive a gift in return for an official act or solicit/coerce the giving of a gift.

18 USC 201(b) and 201(c)(3) are anti-bribery rules, and also pertain to giving of gifts in return for favors.

The Constitution prohibits accepting foreign gifts without the approval of Congress.

Source 1: Congressional Research Service Report on Gifts to the President of the United States
Source 2: 5 CFR 2635.204

Now, actually getting him to accept the car is a different matter. Most gifts to the President or Vice-President are sent to the White House Gift Unit, where they are given to a charitable organization or non-governmental agency. Given that, you may wish to retain control over the final destination of the car itself, but nothing prevents you from presenting it as a gift to Biden himself.

Kit Fister: Cyclometh: $2855... this is amazing.

The sad thing about this is that people on here will do threads like this to buy Biden a TA, but will they give to Cancer, AIDS, or any other charity? No. But yes, of course, Biden needs a TA.

It's creative is what it is. Trying to find the downside to this is just plain old douchebaggery, my friend.

/My Facebook

another option on cars.com asking $11K

This is clearly irritating the Fark's resident humor-deficient teahadists, what with the sad efforts to derail the fun with dead memes and failed attempts at wit.

Keep it up.

Considering that a lot of people on reddit don't subscribe to r/politics on, there's also threads on other subreddits.

r/obama: Link

r/funny: Link

r/PoliticalHumor: Link

r/POLITIC: Link

For those that are truly dead inside:

IF WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THE ACTUAL TRANS AM HAPPEN, THE MONEY WILL GO TO CHARITY,

and we'll buy and ship Uncle Joe a toy Trans Am, will that satisfy the "Under $20" policy?

This is what Al Gore had in mind when he invented the Internet.

Cyclometh: Good question- it was mentioned upthread that we'll engage the White House. I suggest that once we have an idea of how well it will go (if we're going to hit the funding target) that we try to arrange a brief photo-op with the VP to "hand over the keys" and shake some hands, then take it and sell it for the charities.

Create a https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ page to petition Biden to do the photo-op with the trans-am or something. Then from the donation link (and here), post a link to the petition to get signatures. That'd be how I would do it at least.

Not to get too excited here folks, but wouldn't this be the first time something like this has been done before? Like. EVER?

Total internet strangers creating a hilarious charity from scratch and seeing it through in a blisteringly fast time frame?

What is that worth - to you?!?!

Carolus99: I'm loving this idea.

Would it be possible for us to go through Colbert SuperPac and get this protected as political speech? I'm sure the guys on Colbert's crew would love to do something like this, especially as Stephen has a real heart for charity.

Can you imagine: "Mr. Vice President, the citizens of the internet would like your blessing to donate this Trans-Am in your honor. They only ask that you pose with it holding an Icehouse Tallboy while shirtless."

As long as Colbert can somehow support it while spinning it against Joe (for the fake GOP punditry) or for Colbert himself, he'd do it, just because it's hilarious.

Maybe Colbert's SuperPAC could answer some of the legal/donation questions. They've been quiet for a while now.

So. Pitch so far:

Unfortunately, not everything on the internet is true, no matter what the internet tries to tell you. Over the past four years one of the internet's favorite political meme's is of "Uncle Joe Biden." It started with an Onion article (http://www.theonion.com/articles/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-w hite-house-dri,2718/) which poked fun at the Vice President because of his blue collar mannerisms and forthright speech when discussing...well...anything.

Joe Biden has made a career about speaking what he means, regardless if it is in his best political interest or if it is the "politically correct" thing to say. Because of this he endures jokes regarding his "gaffes" and verbal miscues and America (and some of the rest of the world) laugh and chuckle about this homer Vice President of ours.

All the while, Joe Biden has calmly and quietly been an incredible Vice President. He was one of the first politicians to publicly embrace gay marriage (http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/06/nation/la-na-biden-gay-marria ge-20120507) and may have been personally responsible for President Obama coming out in favor of gay marriage and the subsequent change in the Democratic Party's platform.

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Now, if for some reason this awesome gift is too awesome and cannot be given to Vice President Biden, the internet will still purchase the car and auction it off.

All proceeds will be distributed to the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, the Wounded Warrior Project and GLAAD.

Regardless if it is to Joe Biden or to charity, maybe Joe Biden will even wash it on the White House lawn.

**Im wondering if we should just do this straight up for charity....I sincerely doubt he'll be able to accept it.

BAMFinator: As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

Who the fark invited Debbie Downer?

BAMFinator: As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

Biden was one the few senators (in 2008) who wasn't part of the 1%. 2012 numbers are here. The VP oddly enough is one of the least wealthy guys on Capitol Hill.

mr lawson: Cyclometh: Sometimes you should do something because it's awesome or feels good, not because it's practical.

The Democratic platform right there.

Oh please...the Republicans got 2 good wars in for about the same reason.

Like a boss

KiTTeNs_on_AciD: just want life to imitate the onion.

Be careful what you wish for.

/also in for $5 on the Trans Am

NowhereMon: The oatmeal guy uses http://www.indiegogo.com/

And here is a listing for a minted out 1979 Trans Am: Link

It looks like we will need about $20k

So a Minnesota Farker gets to take a road trip to D.C. to drop that baby off at the White House. Cool gig.

//it really should be white though if we want the Onion article to come true

Juc: You guys are dumbasses for giving this guy money for the trans-am.

blahblahblahblah

Um, your profile says you are Canadian. Why the whining?

/ Just donated $35
// To send it over $5k!

legalgus: If you contribute look in a mirror and say "a fool" and his money are soon parted. Carry on fools. I'd rather buy a bum a beer. Hey, maybe ya'll can offer the bum a beer.

You should fark right off. I know a bum, lived in a shelter in Lawrence KS. He taught himself chess from a book during the year he was in lockup, then lived on the streets and slept in shelters when it was cold. I bought him a few beer over the years and he taught me chess. He's graduated from the guy in a bed to being part of the staff of that shelter, which means guaranteed pay and a place to crash, and he is an all-around great guy. He let himself get plowed over with booze and drugs, but now he's pulling himself up by his very thin bootstraps, with some taxpayer help, and helping others as he does it.. He's now a contributing member of society, and helping other to be the same. I bought him a beer now and again (alcoholism wasn't his problem) and gave him a smoke once in a while, and watched him make a buck or two crushing fratboys who thought they knew how to play chess. He schooled 'em. So give a buck to a bum, then fark right off.

Charities that will benefit:

Biden Breast Health Initiative

Doctors Without Borders

the Wounded Warrior Project

and GLAAD


Media sites that have mentioned Uncle Joe's sweet, sweet ride:
Yahoo.com
Gothamist.com
Jalopnik.com

PERTINENT LINKS:

Video

GiveJoeTheBird.com

on Facebook

on Twitter
@GiveJoeTheBird
and @JoeBidensTransA


TOTAL THUS FAR: $4,479


CREDITS:
Subby: Hack Patooey

Campaign site master: RichieLaw

Video editor: coeyagi

Voice on video: Cyclometh

beenjammin: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/11ehae/help_joe_biden_make_ i nternet_history_fund_the/

We have a couple reddit threads going. Some of them have enough momentum to be seen by most users over the weekend.

Threads on the Indiegogo link: Link

Threads on the Yahoo News Article: Link

The threads in the smaller subreddits like r/nottheonion, r/offbeat, r/obama, r/politicalhumor, and others have enough momentum to be visible for the next few days. Any thread in a default sub like politics or funny needs a lot more momentum to keep it visible.

Developing this over the weekend with things like the video and other ideas, then pushing that out on Monday would be the best way to garner more attention.

BraveNewCheneyWorld: Because people who are suddenly motivated to donate to charity because it's mildly amusing in a round about way are the people who get it? Yeah, great that you're finally doing something, but if it's because this amuses you, you're really the one missing the point

You should start a charity to raise awareness for people tragically stranded atop high horses.

Delay: andino: I just want to say that I love you Farkers. I mostly lurk on this site, but you've provided me with countless hours of entertainment, and for that I'm grateful.

That said, for me this really tops it off (I missed the Romero charity drive). So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who contributed (I'm pleased with the causes they're donating to) and to everyone who is posting in this thread. Even the trolls/people who disagree with this.

/I threw in $100

Whoa dude, you don't need to go all Ryan on us here. Saying $5 is is good enough.


Well, for the first time in my life I have a REALLY good job, and a LOT of people have helped me along the way, so the least I can do is pay it forward a little. And like I said, I really like the charities they're donating to.

And thank you so much to the Farker who just gave me a month of TF!! (not sure if you want to remain anonymous or not)

RockofAges: Jesus guys, are you all drunk?

It's Fark, so... yes?

VivianVivisect: I got $5

My predictions: Before midnight tonight the donations will be over $4,000. Fark will have had more hits than Paul Ryan.

BAMFinator: As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

Just for the record Biden is nowhere near the 1%. With a net worth between $59,000 and $366,000, and almost no outside income or investment income, he was consistently ranked as one of the least wealthy members of the Senate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

Come on, my fellow Republicans. Let go of your hate. This is a damn decent thing to be
a part of.

Even if you hate Uncle Joe with the fiery hate of a thousand suns, how can you hate on
a movement to donate to several worthy causes AND bring an internet meme to life?

It's at $3295 now - would LOVE to see it hit $3500 even before dinner is over.

RichieLaw: That way we can just go get it and bargain the price down.

Perhaps a used-car lot or dealer that would be willing to donate one in order to gain some serious publicity?

IronTechV1: RichieLaw: I thought I made it pretty evident that those perks weren't real...I honestly dont think a disclaimer is necessary at this point.... Right? People aren't that dumb.

Umm... You live on the same big blue spinning ball thingy i do? These human-creatures are of questionable moral, ethical, and intelligence capacities. For some reason, when they find a knife, they think it belongs in some well-meaning back.

Oh, bullshiat. The majority of people are of good moral and ethical character, immaterial of their intelligence. We just pay more attention to the very tiny percentage that are assholes.

see you all later guys....heading home. Can this get bounced to top of Main and Politics Tabs every 2 hrs if needed?

Kit Fister: Cyclometh: $2855... this is amazing.

The sad thing about this is that people on here will do threads like this to buy Biden a TA, but will they give to Cancer, AIDS, or any other charity? No. But yes, of course, Biden needs a TA.

another one who needs to RTFT.

How the FARK do you know how many hours, dollars and platelet donations I manage a year anyway?


Or, when you rack up 120+ hours a year for Habitat for Humanity, give generously to the American Cancer Society, Children's Home (time and cash there for me), Red Cross (cash and platelets 3X a month), March of Dimes, Easter Seals (time and money) and the other six or so humanitarian things I do every month, every week, all year for the last 25+ years, and provide PROOF, because I CAN, you can threadshiat with your drivel all you want, Until then STFU and GTFO. I'll give MY goddamn money to anything or anyone I want. If it doesn't meet YOUR tiny penis' needs, well too farkin bad.

So this is what success looks like... (first page of results)

Favorite Twitter Parody Account so far here:



Link

Perez Hilton: The money raised goes to Doctors Without Borders?

Time to get serious here. I'll alert my contacts at Doctors Without Borders. Let's see if we can get Joe Biden to agree for a photo shoot with the Trans Am and the photo will be auctioned at the annual DWB fundraiser. The theme this year is "Transformation."

http://www.hmbreview.com/arts_and_entertainment/doctors-without-borde r s-fundraiser-starts-again/article_ea336636-13ee-11e2-8105-0019bb2963f4 .html

So cool!!

Has anyone sent links to Biden campaign staff?

He could host a Q & A on fark, similar to what Obama did on Reddit, hey this late in a tight election....

Did anyone tweet at Wil Wheaton? He may be able to use his powers for good instead of evil

/WHEATON!

The money raised goes to Doctors Without Borders?

Time to get serious here. I'll alert my contacts at Doctors Without Borders. Let's see if we can get Joe Biden to agree for a photo shoot with the Trans Am and the photo will be auctioned at the annual DWB fundraiser. The theme this year is "Transformation."

http://www.hmbreview.com/arts_and_entertainment/doctors-without-borde r s-fundraiser-starts-again/article_ea336636-13ee-11e2-8105-0019bb2963f4 .html

UncleStumpy: Twenty thousand could will feed benefit a lot of people. This is why I hate love you people

FTFY

I_Love_Cheesecake: HST's Dead Carcass: It's picked up a bit, but dying off again.

This needs a serious shot in the arm.

The problem, in terms of reaching out to the media, is that it's a Friday afternoon. We may just have to rely on social media until Monday morning.

In the meantime, we should contact the heck out of places like HuffPo, TMZ, Gawker, Wonkette, TPM, etc.

I was thinking the car shows... speedTV, Fast n' Loud, Jesse james, the American chopper guys...Pimp my Ride (Yo I herd you like Trans Ams, so we put a Trans Am in your Trans Am)... those shows are always looking for a project that 'has synergy' and exposes them to a wider audience... so they do a show where they take the old Trans Am bought for this and 'pimp' it out or paint it or whatever they do... they get to be a part of the charity thing, they get a tv show out of it... maybe some extra attention because of the VP/charity connection and the auction...

I've FB'd it to all of my local newsagencies on their pages.

And Cyclometh that audio is AWESOME!!!!! This is going to be greater than great!!!!

retweeted by reddit_democrats.

Just got the call. I got a job. I can give $10 now and $10 to the campaign. This is a great day.

Facebook

Twitter (@GiveJoeTheBird)

HST's Dead Carcass: It's picked up a bit, but dying off again.

This needs a serious shot in the arm.

The problem, in terms of reaching out to the media, is that it's a Friday afternoon. We may just have to rely on social media until Monday morning.

In the meantime, we should contact the heck out of places like HuffPo, TMZ, Gawker, Wonkette, TPM, etc.

Bontesla: rjucksch: "Kim Kardashian Live" just tweeted the story, shait is officially on!

No way. Seriously?

That's not THE Kim Kardashian, merely a fan. However, it will sure to be re-tweeted by other KK fans, and so on...

I notice that both Katy Perry and Bieber fans on Twitter are picking up the story, too.

It's all good.

The One True TheDavid:

For fark's sake, just shut up already. Goddamn.

HST's Dead Carcass: I'm pretty sure Biden will get a kick out of this when he hears about it. He'll most likely graciously ask the money be sent directly to the Charities instead of buying a car to give him, the auction off, but in the end, no matter what, it's going for a good cause. You have my $5... and my axe... and my bow...

Meanwhile some poor schmoe trying to sell his Trans Am has to go hungry or miss his rent payment? Let's spread it all around. In the karmic sense of things, the greatest good we do today could be paying someone for a used car. Who knows?

If we donate upwards of $100 can we assist with the car washing? I'll totally throw on a bikini for the cause.

kimwim: The One True TheDavid: Kim, it would have never occurred to me to take up a collection for dental work on Fark if this really stupid and useless thread weren't already here.


This isn't a personal charity case. Someone gave you a link. I suggest you thank them, and use it.

Dude's just here to hate. I doubt he has any teeth at all to worry about. Hate is caustic.

coeyagi: Ok, video is coming along a little bit, we got some good free background music. Only about 9 stills so far, need about another 20 or so. We'll get there.

you can easily find 20 images of biden eating icecream alone

I've sent a message to a friend who is in the webpage-side of her news station and is a supporter of Obama/Biden. Hoping she helps give some traction or passes it along to her peers.

NobleHam: As a side note, I think you should update the donate page to reflect the fact that the Trans Am won't be given to Joe. That was the initial idea, but I think it's pretty much unanimous now that it will be auctioned and given to charity regardless of the law. Ideally, Joe will pose with the Trans Am before it's auctioned though.

Right now, David Axelrod is down on his knees thanking Jebus and the Baby Moses in a Basket for the amazing gift that is the Internet.

They get Biden to pose with the car, talk about the charities the money will support, and segue to campaign talking points on the middle class.

PRICELESS.

Another option-

tuxq: This whole thread is farking priceless. It speaks volumes in its imagery. The liberals are willing to waste money on a stupid cause have a sense of humour and are reaping a media win as a result, while the conservatives are going "wtf? don't realize they're getting their ass handed to them on social media"

farking. Priceless.

stirfrybry: Good to see liberals focusing on important issues

Yeah, like breast cancer, gay rights, veterans and health care?

WTF Indeed: And we are on Yahoo News.

Link

shiat just got serious.

Duke Phillips' Singing Bears: Cyclometh: I'm willing to risk ten bucks on a venture like this. Hell, I've already gotten more than my money's worth just in laughter.

I haven't done a bit of real, actual work since this started. So I've got that going for me, which is nice.

Leeds: Any chance we can cap it off at 1K and buy him a trans-am that's as shiatty as Biden is?

There's no need to get him one that very nice, folks.

It's for charity, hater. Joe's not going to be driving it to and from work or anything.

Reddit x-post in r/funny:

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/11djqb/hey_reddit_help_us_get _u ncle_joe_the_sweet_trans/

Being the beaurocratic desk jockey that I am, should we reorganize a few threads for comms?

Proposals:

Charity handlers
Media Promotion (reddit/colbert/wh/huffpo etc etc)
Trans An procurement squad (including titles/taxes etc)
Legal Team

Debbie Downers & Trolls (in their own thread)

Thoughts? Or are there some super-secret TF type threads looming behind the curtain that would be better?

Why all the anger? It's a fun idea. If you like Joe, there's no reason not to have some fun. If it bothers you so much, start your own donation page to buy Romney a f*cking personality or something.

PallMall: sex0r: Yes, let's contribute to buy a hack, millionaire politician, who gives less to charity than I do and who hasn't done an honest days work since he's been in any type of elected office, a TransAm.

Are you people farking retarded?

I don't like Biden, but since the proceeds are going to charity either way... it works.

That and a living example of the power of Fark is something to which credit is due. (and the Lulz)

There you go. Awesome. This is the way it should be. Forget last night for a second, forget the politics in general and go with it.

I salute you sir.

This is the car that he needs to get delivered to him. Seems like a perfect match

Link

I'm sorry, but you're trying to raise money to buy a car for a guy who gets paid $230,700/year, plus free health care and retirement benefits, and who has little to no actual responsibility for his job? Have you Farkers gone full blown retarded? Sounds like the money would be better spent getting all of you Joe Biden blow up dolls so you can make your fantasy of sucking his dick one step closer to reality.

abhorrent1: While I find this kind of amusing, You people suck balls.
The rescue I work with has a Indiegogo campaing set up for a puppy that really needs help. And you'd rather give your money to buy this tool a car rather than help someone that really needs it. This dog will bring more joy in it's short life then this douche-nozzel could ever dream of. You're all a bunch of farking farks.

Sounds fair, until you recall that ultimately: "All proceeds will be distributed to the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, the Wounded Warrior Project and GLAAD."

But you did remind me that I'm overdue to donate to the local animal shelter, so I hope you find solace in that.

slayer199: I'm pretty sure Uncle Joe can afford it on his own.

Please. Read. The. Thread.

Sure it was a funny article, funny to joke about doing it... but actually doing it would be the quintessential example of what is wrong with far too many people in this country.

garkola: Why are you going to buy a millionaire a used car?

RichieLaw: So. Pitch so far:

Unfortunately, not everything on the internet is true, no matter what the internet tries to tell you. Over the past four years one of the internet's favorite political meme's is of "Uncle Joe Biden." It started with an Onion article (http://www.theonion.com/articles/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-w hite-house-dri,2718/) which poked fun at the Vice President because of his blue collar mannerisms and forthright speech when discussing...well...anything.

Joe Biden has made a career about speaking what he means, regardless if it is in his best political interest or if it is the "politically correct" thing to say. Because of this he endures jokes regarding his "gaffes" and verbal miscues and America (and some of the rest of the world) laugh and chuckle about this homer Vice President of ours.

All the while, Joe Biden has calmly and quietly been an incredible Vice President. He was one of the first politicians to publicly embrace gay marriage (http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/06/nation/la-na-biden-gay-marria ge-20120507) and may have been personally responsible for President Obama coming out in favor of gay marriage and the subsequent change in the Democratic Party's platform.

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Now, if for some reason this awesome gift is too awesome and cannot be given to Vice President Biden, the internet will still purchase the car and auction it off.

All proceeds will be distributed to the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, the Wounded Warrior Project and GLAAD.

Regardless if it is to Joe Biden or to charity, maybe Joe Biden will even wash i ...

Good so far, but there needs to be a part that mentions the fact that Biden is aware of the Onion spoof, and even laughs at it, and himself often. That is a quality we need more in government.

RichieLaw: Done. No longer using paypal. Sorry for any inconvenience!

No inconvenience to me - I'm only donating advice. Glad you pulled it from Paypal though. Even lame brained ideas like this shouldn't suffer the misery of Paypal's Terms of Service.

insertsnarkyusername: Why don't we just contribute money directly to those charities instead of buying a car he doesn't want and then auctioning it off?

Because then no one will care. Making it amusing makes more interest. Sometimes the best way to get to point B is not a straight line.

WTF_Are_You_Looking_At: I think we should get the internet to buy Biden a Trans Am
Subby
You want a bunch of poor people to buy a millionaire a classic sport car?
What a dumbass idea.

Whoosh. That's why this idea is brilliant. It shows our complete disregard for reality. But please send your $5 to Komen because apparently there are still eight or nine people in the US who are not yet "aware" of breast cancer.

insertsnarkyusername: Why don't we just contribute money directly to those charities instead of buying a car he doesn't want and then auctioning it off?

Because the whole point is to celebrate Biden's awesomeness in the debate last night in a hilarious yet positive manner.

I said before the debate "They should let Biden be Biden" and they did and it worked.

Yes Biden isn't prefect but people kind of like him because of that. They go "Yeah this guy cares, he might get over the top or say things without thinking through but that makes him real".

Why don't we just contribute money directly to those charities instead of buying a car he doesn't want and then auctioning it off?

RichieLaw: Link

I don't know if you saw it above but to get the message to Joe, an easy way might be to simultaneously start a petition at the White House to have him celebrate his defense of reality and the middle class by washing a Trans Am or something. If you hint at it well enough, if you buy a $25K trans-am, get Joe Biden to at least photo-op with it on the WH lawn, it'll be worth a lot more at auction. Maybe the petition can be to get Joe Biden to photo-op with the Trans Am and the winning auction bidder on the White House lawn?

Anyway:

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ Link

RichieLaw: PayPal or Direct Credit Card?

Can you cash out the direct credit card after funding?

Don't use Paypal*. They'll lock up any account that sees a sudden influx of cash and it wouldn't be available for withdraw for anywhere from 21 days to 6 months or more. Not worth the headache.

If you're taking credit cards directly, you have to have a merchant account.

*If you have no other choice, then use Paypal until you can get something better set up.

CSB on: Gotta a cousin-in-law who is completely plugged in with tons of social media networks in D.C. That's his job, owner of an LLC that does social networking for businesses. You get this going, I can get it viral. CSB off.

dopekitty74: Wouldn't you have to get The Onion's permission to do shirts?

easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission

Last Version of the Pitch:

Joe Biden loved his Trans Am. As soon as it reached about 40 degrees, in Scranton, PA. Ole Joe would pull the cover off of his beloved beauty and spend hours detailing her immaculate curves. He'd often be overheard murmuring how sweet his,"Bird" was, which was in complete opposite to his normally gruff demeanor. It also made certain Senate Foreign Relations Committee meetings very awkward.
Senator Biden, now Vice President Biden, was always known for his fiery and passionate speech and mannerisms. But when he looked at the Bird, he'd hitch up his jorts, rip off of his shirt sleeves and chug a sixer of Ice House. It was love.

Then came the Great Recession. Biden tried to maintain his Trans AM through 2009, but with the soaring gas prices and the Republican's pressure to destroy everything that was General Motors, he was unable to do so. He sold it to a young man about to go to war in Iraq. There were tears in his eyes when he gave the Bird away. But he knew she would be in a better place.

Unfortunately, not everything on the internet is true, no matter what the internet tries to tell you. Over the past four years one of the internet's favorite political meme's is of "Uncle Joe Biden." It started with an Onion article (http://www.theonion.com/articles/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-w hite-house-dri,2718/) which poked fun at the Vice President because of his blue collar mannerisms and forthright speech when discussing...well...anything.

Joe Biden has made a career about speaking what he means, regardless if it is in his best political interest or if it is the "politically correct" thing to say. Because of this he endures jokes regarding his "gaffes" and verbal miscues and America (and some of the rest of the world) laugh and chuckle about this homer Vice President of ours.

All the while, Joe Biden has calmly and quietly been an incredible Vice President. He was one of the first politicians to publicly embrace gay marriage (http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/06/nation/la-na-biden-gay-marria ge-20120507) and may have been personally responsible for President Obama coming out in favor of gay marriage and the subsequent change in the Democratic Party's platform.

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Now, if for some reason this awesome gift is too awesome and cannot be given to Vice President Biden, the internet will still purchase the car and auction it off.

All proceeds will be distributed to the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, the Wounded Warrior Project and GLAAD.

Regardless if it is to Joe Biden or to charity, maybe Joe Biden will even wash it on the White House lawn.

dameron: This vehicle must have a vanity plate.

I suggest:

1987 FTW
TAIL MAN
TALL BOY
MY TRAIN

among others that would never be approved.

Delaware Plates that say "Malarky" (limited by character limit)

html_007: Cyclometh: "thesinator.com" is available. Just sayin'.

www.givejoethebird.com

I am starting to be swayed by The Bird, as long as the full force of Fark is behind the tongue-in-cheek message of The Bird as displayed in this URL, I'm all for it.

RichieLaw: I need a name for Joe Biden's trans am.

The Bird.

ChrisDe: I love me some Joe Biden, but he can buy his own Trans Am. And hook it up to the back of a train for his trips home for all I care.

Another crackshot ace missing the point(s): The gesture, the hilarity and the charity.

No one posted this yet?

mr lawson: No...this is how KIDS think and act. Not adults

So should we state the Republican platform as "the freedom to do whatever you want, as long as it's something I approve of"? Unlike your example it's both relevant and true.

mr lawson: Cyclometh: Sometimes you should do something because it's awesome or feels good, not because it's practical.

The Democratic platform right there.

That's nice, go along and go deny some rights to people, we're too busy for your tri-color patriot eagle tears.

Hack Patooey: Found a white one

Holy shiat, that's the exact one. Seller is only asking like $13K. Alright Farkers, let's get it done. Who has the donation site set up and where? Let's discuss.

Pantubo: You'd let Biden drive a car?

Why would anyone let Vice President Bath Salts behind the wheel of a car?

it has to be the redneck camaro/trans am: at least three different colors, bondo in spots, duct tape on seats, colored cellophane tape for taillights, one of the doors won't open, mismatched rims and a tape deck with an Iron Maiden tape stuck in it on play.

He must also use some version of the phrase "i'm workin on fixin her up"

tricycleracer: BAMFinator: As part of the 1%, Biden can buy his own damn TransAm.

No reason to think Biden would keep it. I'd imagine the Vice Presidential TransAm would feature in a few good-natured photo-ops and then be auctioned off for charity.

physt: Could he event accept such a gift?

Yes, and then auction it for charity immediately (after getting an actual shirtless photo like the Onion p-shopped one).

Seriously, this is all fun and games, but let's make this sh*t happen for realz.

So, I've tentatively started a indiegogo site for this. I need a short description. Thoughts?

Hack Patooey: Subby here. I think Kickstarter might be the way to go? I wonder what kind of gift laws this crosses?

Probably several, but you know, whatever.



JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE

SmellsLikePoo: Anyone want to clue-in a person who didn't catch the debate?

The short version: Biden thrashed Ryan like a red-headed stepchild in a Dickens novel.

We'll need an 8 track...

I'd chip in ten. And some Creedence.

I got five on it. Better spent then on a TF.

LOL. I'm in. Just make sure there's a cooler of Busch and a lovingly-assembled set of car washing and detailing tools in the trunk.

Woo hoo!

IronTom: I apologize for being insulting earlier. You guys did great, and the thread is a hoot. Legendary.

No worries, man. This has quickly transcended all our political views into hilarity-cum-charity goodness. It has honestly made me feel great to be part of something so organic and awesome and hope everyone else feels that way too.

Addicting Info picked it up - attributes it to Farkers: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/10/13/give-joe-the-bird/

Now mentioned on: http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=8688460

The James Randi Educational Foundation forum.

Charities that will benefit:

Biden Breast Health Initiative

Doctors Without Borders

the Wounded Warrior Project

and GLAAD


Media sites that have mentioned Uncle Joe's sweet, sweet ride:
Yahoo.com
Gothamist.com
Jalopnik.com

PERTINENT LINKS:

Video

GiveJoeTheBird.com

on Facebook

on Twitter
@GiveJoeTheBird
and @JoeBidensTransA


TOTAL THUS FAR: $4,860


CREDITS:
Subby: Hack Patooey

Campaign site master: RichieLaw

Video editor: coeyagi

Voice on video: Cyclometh

Oh hell, in for $50.