Lakers Game With Arnold: $10,000 Lakers Game With Arnold: $10,000

[Emillereid]

ArnoldWatch.Org


Lakers Game With Arnold: $10,000
Jumbo-Tron Public Service Announcement From Arnoldwatch: Priceless



by  Doug Heller and Jamie Court, author of Corporateering
December 5, 2003 - 2:30 PM

At the December 12th Lakers-Mavericks game, Arnold will be charging $10,000 to join him in a sky-box seat to retire his campaign debt. (Talk about ticket scalping!) ArnoldWatch thought we'd use the arena’s jumbo-tron to remind the governor and his donors of Webster's definition of special interest... But, alas, the Lakers informed us that the usual 30 second $3,000 advertisement will not be available to ArnoldWatch at any price.

Why don't they want ArnoldWatch's business? Perhaps it's because Arnold's fundraiser is being co-hosted by the Staples Center owner Tim Leiweke -- as well as supermarket magnate and big-time Democratic Party Poubah Ron Burkle.

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To make clear that "special interests" (according to Arnold’s definition) are not welcome, the invitation specifically points out that contributions from corporate PACs (political action committees) are permissible, but public employee union funds will not be accepted.

For working people without 10 Gs to blow, here is a lower priced alternative to have your message heard by the Governor. Buy a cheap seat to the game, which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN, and download and bring to the game ArnoldWatch’s special E.S.P.N. Poster: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/arnoldwatch/assets/ballposter.pdf.




http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/arnoldwatch/blogs/blog-pol_reform_12-05-03.html

Great website.







 

[rustydog]

1. It's pretty bad when one has to pay people to sit with them...

The game is 10,000 dollars, the groping is free.

[dbt]

2. KICK

(please excuse my excessive dribbling!)

:evilgrin:
dbt

[xchrom]

3. buying

a pig in a poke.