Dodd Plan to Take Someone to Sox Game a Complete Disaster
Friday, October 12th, 2007
A couple of days ago, the Chris Dodd presidential campaign tried to cash in on Red Sox Nation insanity with this seemingly innocuous ploy (via MassLive):
There’s something magical about playoff baseball under the shadow of the Green Monster, the Citgo sign in Kenmore Square, or the fact that if you squint hard enough you can almost make out Ted Williams patrolling the outfield or Cartlon Fisk waving that ball inside the foul pole.
So let’s go to Fenway Park… I’ve got two extra seats — great seats — to Game Six of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians. And I believe they have your name on them.
Next Thursday at 5 P.M. Eastern, we’re going to pick one entrant at random, live and online, to attend Game Six with me that Saturday. I’ll put up the two tickets, $600 towards airfare for you and your guest, and a hotel room in Boston.
Here’s how it works. You make a minimum contribution of $20.04 (in honor of the last time the Red Sox won the World Series, 2004) and you have as good a shot as anyone else to attend the game.
We didn’t post at the time because, hey, Wonkette is not a message board for Chris Dodd to make new friends, especially if he doesn’t offer a big bowl of chips! Major League Baseball apparently felt used also, and has ordered the Dodd campaign to stop the promotion at once. Ruh roh. MORE »
A couple of days ago, the Chris Dodd presidential campaign tried to cash in on Red Sox Nation insanity with this seemingly innocuous ploy (via MassLive):
There’s something magical about playoff baseball under the shadow of the Green Monster, the Citgo sign in Kenmore Square, or the fact that if you squint hard enough you can almost make out Ted Williams patrolling the outfield or Cartlon Fisk waving that ball inside the foul pole.
So let’s go to Fenway Park… I’ve got two extra seats — great seats — to Game Six of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians. And I believe they have your name on them.
Next Thursday at 5 P.M. Eastern, we’re going to pick one entrant at random, live and online, to attend Game Six with me that Saturday. I’ll put up the two tickets, $600 towards airfare for you and your guest, and a hotel room in Boston.
Here’s how it works. You make a minimum contribution of $20.04 (in honor of the last time the Red Sox won the World Series, 2004) and you have as good a shot as anyone else to attend the game.
We didn’t post at the time because, hey, Wonkette is not a message board for Chris Dodd to make new friends, especially if he doesn’t offer a big bowl of chips! Major League Baseball apparently felt used also, and has ordered the Dodd campaign to stop the promotion at once. Ruh roh. MORE »
