MARTY AKINS FOR COMPTROLLER Escape to Austin for a exciting weekend.

eBay ^ | September 6, 2002 | marty akins

[Bubba_Leroy]

MARTY AKINS FOR COMPTROLLER
Escape to Austin for a exciting weekend.
Bid on 2 UT Longhorn tickets for the Sept 21st game UT v. UH.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1379431178

Excellent seats on the 40 yard line.

Friday night dinner with Marty and Pam Akins at Ray's Steakhouse.

Attend Akins Fall Bash Sept 20th at 7pm free food, drinks & live music by the Cosmic Dust Devils.

Friday Night Hotel Stay at Holiday Inn South.

[Bubba_Leroy]

When a candidate has to auction himself off on eBay it is usually a sign that his campaing isn't going so well.

[Bubba_Leroy]

And yes, I do know how to spell campaign. I just can't type.

[TexasNative2000]

Wow. A night at the Holiday Inn South. That's a whopping $79 dent in the campaign budget.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Don't forget the hamburger at Ray's Steakhouse. That's another $5 or $6 at least.

[Tall_Texan]

Are they including air fare? And does this count as a campaign contribution? And, if so, aren't there laws against candidates doing this sort of thing?

Just curious. I've never known Democrats to ever let the law get in the way of whatever they were trying to do...

[Tall_Texan]

I guess I'd also wonder about whether this might violate any ticket scalping laws...

[Bubba_Leroy]

Scalping tickets is legal in Texas. At most major concerts and sporting events where there is a limit on the number of tickets per person, ticket scalpers will hire dozens of vagrants (I mean homeless persons) to stand in line a couple of days before the ticket window opens.