Oh god it's so pathetic. Because he really wants that money to go toward his campaign, not gifts and merriment. His campaign is just too important. Everyone should give things up in order to support it. If only we did things more like the Soviets...

Edit: Love the comments.

"This is THE WORST GIFT you could EVER get someone"

"You know it is really bad when you wouldn't even give it as a gag gift."

"Is this what the office of the President of the United States has come to? Pandering for wedding and birthday money?"

"Why not? He's already tried to pander for cash via 20+ "sweepstakes".... This is just more of the same tackiness."

"Can't wait to see the death notices with, "In lieu of flowers...""

"So when is he going to ask people to will over their estates to his campaign or was that last week?"

"No, he just wants to tax them out of existence."

"Their estates...??? I'm just waiting for my first born and left kidney to be asked to be donated to "The Cause." What a joke of a prez."

"That's next and then there is complete confiscation of all private prop."

"I'll be sure to send whatever is left over after I pay off my $138,000 Nat'l Debt Per Taxpayer."

"I could not agree more with you! 0BOMBa is spending money like a drunken sailor but at least the drunken sailors are spending their own money."

"What a freaking joke... In lieu of birthday, graduation, wedding gifts, etc., make a donation to Barack Obama's campaign in my name? This is the most absurd thing to come out of his mind to date. What a bunch of ignorant arrogant douch-bags. Sorry to offend real douch-bags but this idiocracy has got to stop."

"You've just insulted ignorant, arrogant douche-bags everywhere! :-D"

"Does it bother you that the majority of America wants your candidate out of office as soon as possible?"

"HEY LIBS,,,,,, Did Valery Jarrett make her daughter give up all the gifts at her wedding last week ?"

"This is sad, sad, sad. My heart is seriously crying here."

"Desperate, classless AND tasteless. Grats on the three-fer."

"Who is his campaign manager? Mel Brooks? This is better than the Producers."

"Don't insult Mel Brooks by associating him with this train-wreck. But it certainly smacks of his humor, even though the folks running his campaign are humorless lefty propagandists."

"Please take this embarrasment down as soon as posible...please...from someone who used to be proud he grew up with a Democrat mother and Republican father...now I am ashamed my family was ever associated with the Democrats."

"My mother has voted Democrat since 1960. This year she won't."

The only reason I'm getting married is for the gifts. Without that, then why bother?

Speaking of, I'm registering at BBaB and others. I'll be expecting something from all of you.

Yes. I need a kitchen upgrade!

Should get a Dyson hand dryer.