Mittens owns a stake in NY Yankees' empire!

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http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=1017065

Anybody else laughing? Go Yankees!

Another thing: the only thing that Ghouliani likes better than cheating on wife #___ (fill in blank) with mistress #_____ (fill in blank) is the New York Yankees!

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Former Gov. Mitt Romney has been slammed for his handling of the Big Dig and for abandoning Massachusetts in his waning days in office, but perhaps nothing will anger Bay Staters more than this revelation: He owns a stake in the hated New York Yankees’ empire.

According to a new federal campaign filing, Romney owns an undisclosed amount of stock in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports network. The YES network broadcasts the Bronx Bombers’ games and is partly owned by the Yankees and notorious team president George Steinbrenner.

The filing does not say when Romney purchased the stock.

Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said the YES network stock is part of a “blind trust” Romney created when he became governor to avoid conflicts of interest. The trust has been overseen since 2003 by an independent financial adviser without Romney’s input.

“It’s a blind trust the governor has no control over,‘ Fehrnstrom said. He added, “Now that he knows he owns a piece of the network, he’s going to black out all the games.”

But one GOP insider, poking fun at Romney’s abortion flip-flop, quipped: “Mitt Romney was effectively pro-Red Sox before he became pro-Yankees.”

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1. Excuse me while I fall down laughing!!!

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2. LOL.

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3. and... Yankee Stadium hired Ghouliani's Security Firm!

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/usa/news/article_1332480.php/N..Y_Yankee_stadium_cost_up_mayors_blamed_study

So Rudy's working for Mitt?

Giuliani's firm, Giuliani Security and Safety, was listed as a stadium security consultant in 2006 court documents, the group said. And the ex-mayor approved a $21 million rent reduction for the team when he was in office.

'Public faith in government is eroded when private corporations hire former government officials and use their expertise and influence to evade participatory planning and established economic development principles,' the report said.

A spokeswoman for Giuliani, a passionate Yankee fan and now a Republican presidential candidate, had no immediate comment.

A source close to the team said Giuliani's firm was hired in 2004 to improve security for the 85-year-old stadium, whose facade was crumbling. 'It (the contract) has been over for a long time,' said the source, who requested anonymity.

Yankee Spokeswoman Alice McGillion said: 'As promised, the New Yankee Stadium has created thousands of construction jobs and the New York Yankees have kept their commitment to hiring Bronx based workers and vendors.' Businesses in the Bronx, the outer borough Yankee owner George Steinbrenner once vowed to leave, have gotten $100 million of contracts, she added.