I wasn’t kidding about this I-date-a-relative-of-Barack-Obama situation.

The formal search has begun and is now organized into a three prong approach:

1. Ancestry.com searching and susequent contacting
Last week I had the following conversation with Carly:

• Carly: i can help!! i have literally done this kind of
• Me: this is so wonderful
• Carly: i have my family tree back to rev war and saw that i have the same great great grandfather as some guy our age that lives in new haven
• Carly: so i fb messaged him
• Me: WOW
• Carly: and now we are friends
• Me: see- that’s exactly what I need to do
• Carly: he went to uconn
• Carly: hmm, doing a quick looking at O’s family tree i think its actually pretty possible that i am distantly related to him – hahah – he has ancestors named “Wright” from tennessee in the 1800s… as do i
• Me: wow — then can I just date someone related to you? that would be a lot easier

Using Carly’s bizarre but convenient prowess we will scour Obama ancestry files for third, fourth, fifth, and even more distant cousins who I may be able to friend on Facebook and then eventually date. This happens tomorrow, over white wine and hummus (like all of life’s more important tasks). Piece of cake.
2. Washington-insiders approach
I graduated from the same high school specialized learning center as Kal Penn – former I’m-not-a-pot-head-I-just-play-one-in-the-movies and current Communications officer for the same company where Barack Obama works (America, more specifically The White House). I’m developing a one-sheet to send to Kal and like D.C. contacts explaining my “mission” and imploring them to choose to help me accomplish it. People love a good story, no?

3. Youtube?
Seems like a powerful engine for getting difficult things done. Sarah Silverman’s “The Great Schlepp” video sealed the election for Obama, as on example. And that “Charlie Bit Me” video inspired millions of Americans to talk in a British child’s accent for at least a week. Also, Susan Boyle… I am contemplating going so far as to develop a youtube video explaining my mission and asking the American people — arguably all brothers and sisters of our great leader, for help. Thoughts? Fears? Digi cams?

Stay-tuned, per usual. Also any and all recommendations for a campaign slogan are welcome. Doug – could you maybe repeat the magic of “Laundro-Matt.”