Romney Offers Trip To Boston, Signed Baseballs In Donation-And-Essay Contest
Mitt Romney's political organization, the Free and Strong America PAC, is offering supporters a new chance to take an expenses-paid trip to Boston and join Mitt himself in his family's seats at Fenway Park for a Red Sox Game. But first there are two important questions: What does a free and strong America mean to you? And can you donate 50 bucks for the cause?
Here's Mitt's pitch of the contest:
Anyone can enter the contest by writing a 250-words or less essay giving their own personal answer to that question -- and by donating $50 to the Free and Strong America PAC. The author of the best essay will get to go to Boston with a guest, while the other top-five essays will be featured on the site, and the authors will receive baseballs personally autographed by Mitt himself.
The national Democratic and Republican Congressional campaign committees have done similar contests, offering trips to Washington to meet with top politicians. But they only required the purchase of a raffle ticket through a donation -- there were no merit-based essay portions.
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Baseballs autographed by Mitt?
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Sorry. I've composed myself now.
Mitt can't be the biggest celebrity. They've already given that title to Obama, remember?
June 10, 2009 11:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
These baseballs could prove to be very popular, providing they are issued in conjunction with Mitt in a Dunk Tank. I'd pay just to see how his hair emerges from the water.
Mitt. What a twit.
June 10, 2009 12:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who let the dogs out?
June 10, 2009 11:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
Better: "Who let the dirtdogs out?"
June 10, 2009 2:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Free to profit by looting the commonwealth.
Strong enough to ignore the cries of the less fortunate as we trod on their skulls.
Can I haz ticket now?
June 10, 2009 11:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
As a Bostonian, I have to say that I'm grinding my teeth. That carpetbagger Mitt should not be able to exploit our beloved Red Sox. In fact, he should not even be allowed in the park.
June 10, 2009 11:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
Mittens and the Red Sux -- "Perfect Together!"
June 10, 2009 1:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well they are the RED Sox and they even hired outspoken wingnut baseball mercenary Curt Schilling to pitch for them. And proving there is a God, the White Sox, our president's favorite team, dethroned them in a 4 game sweep in 2005, on their way to reclaiming the World Series Championship for all that is good and decent in the world.
The only thing the self pitying, whiny Red Sox have ever done for this nation is beat up on the even more overpaid & overrated Yankees, which I think everyone, outside a few burroughs in New York will agree is enough reason to overlook their other faults.
June 10, 2009 1:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I always find it interesting that some baseball fans (and all Red Sux fans) can't talk about their own teams without some passing, anemic slur on the Yankees. Freud would have a field day about pandemic Yankee/Penis envy.
June 10, 2009 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wasn't aware that anyone on the Yankees had a penis; learn something new every day.
June 10, 2009 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jeter has two!
June 10, 2009 5:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
And yet another story about the dangers of steroid use ;).
June 11, 2009 10:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
June 11, 2009 3:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Here's something I'm aware of: seven games against the Red Sox this season, seven Yankee losses. Oops; is your head spinning around Owl Boy?
June 11, 2009 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
As much as I like the Sox, and that's a lot, I'm picky about whom I'm seen with. So sorry Mittens, I'll take a pass.
June 10, 2009 2:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
If I give $50, I want something special in return -- like magic underwear!
June 10, 2009 11:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
In a free and strong America, a multimillionaire can keep a straight face while asking me for fifty bucks.
June 10, 2009 11:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
The essay doesn't need 250 words. Rather, 3 words will do: No more GOP.
June 10, 2009 12:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
To me, a free and strong America is one where union-busting, corporate-raiding asshats like Mitt Romney have the same amount of political power as that of the workers whose livelihood it has been Mitt's life's mission to destroy.
June 10, 2009 12:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well to begin free wouldn't be 50 dollars...could free mean health care? Maybe when Obama signs the health care bill he can have Mitt there after all the Massachusetts plan is what is being followed, and he can get a nice pen to sign those baseballs.
I think strong will be an understating description of the opposition Mitt will face from mainstream protestants in 2012.
June 10, 2009 2:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
I believe Ronald Reagan knows what a free and strong America looks like. So I would listen to Ronald Reagan. I contacted Ronald Reagan. With a Ouija board made of Ronald Reagan's jellybeans. And Ronald Reagan told me about freedom and strength. Ronald Reagan said:
Fredum is beng abel to leed entyr nashun into Hell. Strength is beng able to endewr the eternul flames YES GOODBYE
That was Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan talked to me. The end.
June 10, 2009 2:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
OMG, that is awesome.
June 10, 2009 4:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Have the Romney Cowards manned-up and signed-up to "fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here"?
June 10, 2009 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good question. Anyone have a URL for a photo of the Mittster sipping a cappucino in a Parisian cafe circa 1968-70?
The closest I have is here, where he is obviously asking the locals for directions to the nearest brasserie:
http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/12/09/PH2007120901581.jpg
"Madame, où est la brasserie la plus proche, s'il vous plait?"
June 10, 2009 4:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
The last several days have produced more than a few screws loose amongst GOP persons of "leadership."
While this may seem like a good thing I'm not sure if an exhibition of daft behavior, is a plus for the country.
It's really giving off a bizzaro feel.
June 11, 2009 1:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
Serious Question: Did the Red Sox approve this? They don't let their name get used for any marketing without their express written consent.
If not, Mitt should get his season tickets revoked.
June 11, 2009 1:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Revoked and given to me.
June 11, 2009 10:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
Wow, Mitt thinks he's Willy Wonka.
June 11, 2009 8:53 AM | Reply | Permalink