Shays Helps China's Economy

by: Route66

Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 02:38:21 AM EDT

Over the course of a couple of hours beginning at 10 AM sharp two days ago, some eight to ten Himes workers were handing out palm cards in front of a health clinic for seniors in Old Greenwich. Weather was perfect. Then an hour and half late(r) three Shays staffers in cute little red vests showed up to deal with cool weather, set up a gauntlet for the public and get ready to flog their tchotzke. The "gifts"? Small, plastic reusable shopping bags and a water bottle to go along with it. Buying votes is always kind of funny to me. Buying them with cheap product from China taken out of big boxes prominently displayed so all could see and labeled with "made in China" when you're running for public office in a strong union state sort of tells the tale. Wish I'd brought my camera.

BTW, wonder where the Shays red-coats came from? Hmmm. Maybe... nah... they wouldn't be that stupid, would they?

And the beat goes on.

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* I actually don't know the cost of the items, but who cares when you've got the extra help of the national Realtors organization to share some of the campaign burden with mailings. The cost to the realtors? Well over a quarter of a million dollars, thus leaving more money to hand out the door prizes that every senior longs for. I wonder if the Shays Real Estate operation in Stamford is creating a parallel campaign organization?