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The Barack Obama campaign is forcing those who wish to attend his acceptance speech in Denver, and get good seats, to volunteer their services at the convention in exchange for tickets to the event.

The Obama campaign has begun notifying people who got tickets for the big acceptance speech at Invesco Field the final night of the convention.

Many of those who received tickets told 7NEWS they have come with a caveat.Those viewers said the campaign told them they must volunteer six hours for the campaign by Friday in order to get a ticket.

“I got a call that if I want the tickets I have to volunteer two shifts of three hours apiece — for one ticket. If I want two tickets, then it’s four shifts of two hours apiece,” said Berenice Christensen.Another 7NEWS viewer sent an e-mail that said, “I received a call Monday saying I could ‘qualify’ for the tickets if I do 12 hours of volunteer work for the Obama campaign between now and Friday the 15th.”The viewer e-mail goes on, “To work 40 hours at my job, get to and from work, get to and from the campaign office and complete the 12 hours in three days would be next to impossible.”Dozens of Obama supporters are already volunteering. They are volunteers who believe working for tickets to the biggest night of the convention is a small price to pay.”They’re trying desperately. I mean, they’re almost panic-stricken, they want tickets to hear his acceptance speech,” said volunteer Terry Andrews.”I put my name in. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,” said Sue Palmer.Christensen said she too is excited, but a part of her believes the process for signing up was disingenuous. “I mean they made it seem like any Coloradan could go, and now you have to work for your ticket.”

What a bunch of crap. I mean, how vain and egotistical is this Obama guy anyway? And, if you’re forced to volunteer, you’re not really volunteering then, are you?