Marathon Pundit: Rahm campaign sends email mourning Chicago firefighter deaths, includes "Donate" button

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Rahm campaign sends email mourning Chicago firefighter deaths, includes "Donate" button

Tragedy in Chicago today

It's a sad day in Chicago--two firefighters died when a South Side building collapsed this morning.

Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign sent an email to supporters this evening, one they had to quickly retract.

From the Chicago Tribune's Clout Street blog:

"As we celebrate this holiday season, we must remember how fortunate we are that we have brave men and women working out there every day to protect our homes, our communities and our families," the e-mail from Emanuel read. "We are eternally grateful for their courageous work, and we will never forget them."

Included after those words was an electronic button marked "Donate."

A very big "Oops."

More:

The campaign corrected the mistake, and when e-mail recipients clicked the link they got a message of apology and a link to a list of organizations taking donations for the firefighters' families.

"Thank you for your support. We are not currently accepting donations from this evening's e-mail," the page reads.