Everyone Loves a Freebie
By Richard Woodbury and Ian Judson
You're a big-city mayor. You want a political party to hold its
convention in your town. One (or both) of the party-site
selection committees is coming to evaluate. What do you do?
Bribe them with gifts! Here are some of the items that site
selectors have been given. --Richard Woodbury and Ian Judson
BY BOSTON (seeking the Democratic Convention): Palm Pilots;
silver Paul Revere bowls; Rockport shoes
BY DENVER (Democratic): An autographed Broncos football; stuffed
toy buffaloes; a cell phone; a putter
BY INDIANAPOLIS (G.O.P.): A video of Hoosiers; an Indy race-car
helmet; a polo shirt with the G.O.P. 2K logo
BY LOS ANGELES (Democratic): Getty Museum books; Universal
Studios T shirt; a DreamWorks cap
BY MIAMI (Democratic): A beach towel; CDs featuring local music;
cigars; suntan lotion
BY MINNEAPOLIS (Democratic): Wild rice; chokecherry jelly; the
book How to Speak Minnesotan; presidential nesting dolls
BY NEW ORLEANS (seeking either convention): A music box with a
model of the French Quarter
BY NEW YORK CITY (G.O.P.): A crystal bowl from Tiffany; an
N.Y.P.D. tote bag; a Joan Rivers pen; a Rangers jersey with each
delegate's name affixed
BY PHILADELPHIA (seeking either convention): A miniature Liberty
Bell; Tastykakes; a Flyers jersey
BY SAN ANTONIO (G.O.P.): Sheets bearing the G.O.P. logo and the
slogan "San Antonio, an idea to sleep on"
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