Several reporters covering the U.S. Senate race this morning received a surprise – a box of World Wrestling Entertainment merchandise compliments of company head Vince McMahon, husband of Republican candidate Linda McMahon.
According to a brief letter from Vince, these items were also shipped to Democratic Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who recently clashed with WWE over whether its merchandise is too-closely associated with Linda to be allowed inside polling places on Election Day Tuesday.
Democrats have charged that Vince and Linda in recent weeks have been illegally using WWE to try and bolster her campaign.
But it’s pretty clear Vince, who with his wife built WWE into an international empire after purchasing a much smaller wrestling operation from his father in the early 1980s, sees a marketing opportunity. Yesterday the company announced it will hand out free WWE swag outside of select polling sites.
The company’s next quarterly report will be released Thursday.
I blogged last night about the impact Vince’s recent activities might have on Linda at the polls.
Should Connecticut voters send your wife to Washington, Vince, I beg of you, don’t let Linda and her handlers keep you under wraps for the next six years. I can only image how much fun it will be to cover her first term with you around. Something tells me shenanigans like this are just the tip of the ice burg.
UPDATE: For those who are interested – and because it’s come up during the campaign – the shirt pictured above was made in Mexico, the rest in China.
ah cmon Vince, we know its been hard for you to sit there behind that spot light, you must be half squirly by now. c’mon out, ya have everyons attention, for a nano second, lets see what ya really got. Vince is playing poker folks. And even Vince knows the house always wins. You have 6 mins of that 15 left Vince. Feel the PRESSURE?
Will Vince double down, or call. Whatcha gonna do Vince? Candybar?
Ah cmon Vinny, what happen to the pies? Ok,its official, right here right now. EVERYONE, let er RIP, FOOD FIGHT!!!!!
Brian,
I agree. I’m calm. It’s a joke. Remember jokes?
Paul, calm down. It’s just a box of T-shirts, wrist bands and hats.
You know, Brian, what confuses liberals is the fact that conservatives are generous by nature while liberals have learned to always be on the defensive. You know like what is happening in Florida, the black democrat candidate gets shoved under the bus by a leftist black president to make way for the turncoat third party white guy to put down the maverick white republican candidate.
The democrat party is the party that can not lose gracefully, whether it be a lawsuit or an election. We had the circus of democrats trying to steal a presidential election and we had the recent democrat circus in Minnesota stealing a senate seat. So we can expect the elections in Connecticut to drag on if Blumenthal/Malloy ticket crashes in defeat. There will be such kicking and screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Count on it.
And Rick, where is the Democrat’s traditional October
Surprise? Been awful quiet today.
Shenanigans, Brian? In other words, if someone does something incredibly stupid (ala Bysienitwit), Vince will respond appropriately. I agree, after CT voters send Linda to Washington, I certainly hope Vince continues this admirable policy.
The Empire State Building.
Hey Brian – Where can I get some Empire State Building garb in honor of the wealthy family Richard Blumenthal married into?
Next he’ll be peeing on the shrubbery in her yard.
I’m seriously thinking about dumping it along with Vince’s letter on eBay after the election as Linda McMahon-related campaign memorabilia, then donating the proceeds to a local shelter or some other charity.
So Brian, are you keeping the merchandise?