McCain’s Official Campaign Store
Tennessee Statewide Radio Host Steve Gill has done a little digging on the McCain merchandisers and the information just ain’t too purty. Check Gill’s piece out over at the national site, Pajamas Media.
We’ll interview Steve today on the radio about it.
Is Republican John McCain’s online “official campaign store” being run surreptitiously by a company that has a long track record of helping Democrats win?
and this:
Tigereye is not new to the political game. The company has been providing promotional items to Democratic Party political campaigns and labor unions since Baltes founded it in 1980. Baltes is a dyed-in-the-wool union supporter who claims to have ONLY worked for unions and Democrats — even turning down lucrative offers from Republican candidates in the past.
The company also operates a website called democraticstuff.com. Under “company info,” Tigereye proudly promotes the fact that they are in business to help Democrats win. “Before Democrats can effect change in office, they have to win. That’s where we come in… Tigereye Design is one of America’s leading manufacturers and distributors of Democratic campaign products. We are a Union company (proud members of United Steelworkers Local 3210) that exclusively serves Democratic campaigns, progressive organizations, and labor unions.”
Baltes explained his commitment to the Democratic cause in a 2006 interview with the Columbus Dispatch. He pointed out that he only works with Democrats because it “just don’t feel right working both sides.”
Today, there is every indication that Baltes may have changed his mind about working with Republicans.
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This may be a stretch, but here goes:
If you scratch through the surface of Tigereye, you find the liberal.
If you scratch through the surface of McCain, you find a liberal.
Coincidence they are working together now?
By BCB on 04.17.08 1:56 pm
Heh!
By Terry on 04.17.08 3:51 pm
It’s not much of a store anyway. I went there looking for a McCain signature series walker and there were none. They don’t even have red, white, and blue Depends.
By SemiPundit on 04.20.08 10:05 am
Yeah, I went there looking for a Conservative/Liberal reversible shirt so I could “reach across the aisle” to Kennedy and Feingold and couldn’t find one of those either.
By BCB on 04.21.08 12:10 pm
If it’s apparel you’re looking for, could I interst you in a genuine Zell Miller turncoat with a stylish Lieberman hat?
By SemiPundit on 04.21.08 4:34 pm
The Zell is not quite my style but I like it because it has not changed over time. Although I disagree with the Lieberman hat on many issues, I can respect it because it stands up in a storm and is not affected by the changing direction of the wind. And many liberals don’t like it becuase it is not in lock step with them. Freedom, diversity and tolerance are fine until you cross them, then they put you in their sights if you aren’t just like them.
By BCB on 04.21.08 8:10 pm
I have heard that the genuine McCain campaign logo Kool-Aid mugs will be available soon. They tell me that the unlimited refill offer doesn’t expire until November 5th.
I want to get them as gifts for a couple of friends of mine who are getting awfully thirsty.
By SemiPundit on 04.22.08 9:36 am
I don’t think that McCain has the flavor Kool-Aid that most of us conservatives like. I am waiting for them to come out with “McCain nose pincher” so I have the opportunity to vote with both hands if I decide to pull (gags) that lever for him.
By BCB on 04.22.08 5:46 pm
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