Posted on 06/16/2007 11:44:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
John Edwards may be running for the White House as a populist concerned about "the other America," but that doesn't mean he has to sit in the cheap seats.
The ex-North Carolina senator attended Thursday night's NBA finals in Cleveland, watching from the courtside "Platinum Suites" VIP seats costing thousands of dollars.
"He should sue himself . . . for political malpractice," said Dan Ronayne, deputy communications director of the Republican National Committee.
Countered Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz: "Breaking news - a candidate from North Carolina likes basketball. Wait till they find out he had a hot dog."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
At this point it would be a 'man bites dog' story to find he had paid $1200 for the wiener.
Exactly my point. If I had the coin to indulge like that I’d probably do it also. And if that happened to highlight any hypocrisy or inconsistencies in my political positions...well...poor for me...lol
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