By B.J. Reyes

11:55 a.m.: Updating this post.

I jumped the gun in assuming that the Obama folks were dissing U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono. Thanks to David Raatz for forwarding me an e-mail he received from Mitch Stewart that lists Hirono and not U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie. The e-mails were tailored for the districts, so if you lived in the 1st Congressional District, it asked you to thank both senators and Abercrombie. If you lived in the 2nd Congressional District, the e-mail asked you to thank both senators and Hirono.

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10:00 a.m.: Original post.

During the presidential campaign, there was no shortage of faux-personalized e-mails from the Obama camp. Messages purporting to be sent straight from campaign strategists David Plouffe and David Axelrod and even from Barack and Michelle Obama themselves urged people to get involved in the campaign.

With the campaign over, the e-mails from barackobama.com continue to crowd the inbox (see below). Prior to the inauguration, some of the messages asked for contributions to help defray the costs of the “people’s inaugural.” Sometimes the messages just call your attenton to something the new administration has done.

This message from Mitch Stewart (below) asks you to call your representative or senator to thank him or her if they voted in favor of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the $787 billion economic stimulus package.

Although all four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation voted for the act, this e-mail only lists three members.

Where’s the love for U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono?

For the record, if you follow the link at the bottom of the message to see how your representative voted, it does show that Hirono voted in favor of the stimulus bill.

The e-mail:

Mitch Stewart, BarackObama.com <info@barackobama.com>	Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Reply-To: info@barackobama.comTo: “B.J. Reyes” <bjreyes@starbulletin.com>
B.J. –President Obama launched the most ambitious effort to stimulate the economy in our nation’s history when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Tuesday.Your representatives need to hear from you when they vote for the change you mandated in November. Doing what’s right can be thankless when the culture of Washington tries to make political games out of the issues that matter to everyday Americans.You’re part of a powerful grassroots movement that can change that dynamic. According to our records, you live in Hawaii’s 1st district. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, Sen. Daniel Inouye, and Sen. Daniel Akaka’s votes were crucial to passing the bill and creating and saving jobs in Hawaii. Can you pick up the phone right now to thank Rep. Abercrombie, Sen. Inouye, and Sen. Akaka? Rep. Neil Abercrombie 202-225-2726 Sen. Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934 Sen. Daniel Akaka 202-224-6361 Report your call. Here are some suggested talking points for your call: - I’m calling to thank [Congress member's name] for supporting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. - I’ll be watching closely online and in the news how taxpayers’ money is spent in the implementation of this Act. - I encourage [Congress member's name] to continue working with President Obama to lift America out of this economic crisis. After your call, please record your feedback here: http://my.barackobama.com/stimulusthanks We still have a long way to go, but working together we were able to take this important first step. With the plan in place, more than 2 million people will be lifted out of poverty, 20 million at risk of losing their health care will be protected, and 3.5 million jobs will be created or saved. There will be plenty more ways for you to contribute in the weeks and months ahead. Thank you for your continued support, Mitch Mitch Stewart Director Organizing for America P.S. — If you don’t live in HI-01 or think you have a different member of Congress to thank, you can input your address here and find out whether your Representative and Senators voted in favor of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: http://my.barackobama.com/recoveryvote Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee — 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

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