Can Jodi Rell! Or Put Her on a T-Shirt

Friday October 17, 2008

What could be scarier than a pumpkin carved into the likeness of Gov. Jodi Rell?
Well, frankly, if it isn’t wearing one of those doily scarves that the governor seems to be weaning away from, alot of things, her predecessor, John “Why Should I Resign if I’ve Done Nothing Wrong” Rowland, for starters. He presents a cautionary tale for any adults and children alike.
John McCain laughing would be another.
Anyway, the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk is promoting its imminent “Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular” and have a pumpkin with her image.
From October 23 through November 2, the aquarium will expand its usual 10-to-6 hours by reopening from 6 to 11. Tickets are available on their web site: www.MaritimeAquarium.org.
Too bad the Rell pumpkin artist, Kim Reckner, used a photo provided by Rell’s office. The Blogster would prefer an artist’s vision that struck the look of distaste that Rell could have displayed upon first realizing that she is more articulate than Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
There’s no word in the news release on whether the pumpkins are destined to become pies.
The Aquarium expects 20,000 people coming through and recommends you buy tickets in advance.You can also get them over the phone by calling the Aquarium’s reservations desk: 203-852-0700, ext. 2206.
Show times are 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights until 10:30 p.m.
If you like your politics printed rather than carved, consider CafePress’s political T-shirt contest. The Blogster failed to post the rules of the challenge before the deadline last week, so you can’t design a shirt yourself, but you can still vote for your favorite entry and have a say in who gets the Gibson SG guitar and who goes to Washington for the inauguration of the next president, who at this point appears to be Barack Obama, barring more of those long lines at the polls in Cincinnati or the Democrats’ ability to self destruct.
Check the entries at:
http://shop.cafepress.com/sportyoursupportcontest
If I had it together to meet the deadline, I would have entered “Dow 7,500 Vote McCain,” or depending on your persuasion “Dow 7,500 Vote Obama.”