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Friday, February 03, 2012

Politicians using baseball players to drum up their own profile

By Tangotiger, 09:05 AM

And you thought Congress parading the PED boys so the politicians can guarantee themselves face time on TV was obscene.  How about in 1927, Babe Ruth being charged for labor law violation, because the parents of the children brought the children to a show, allowed those kids to go on stage with Babe, and the kids ended up with a signed baseball, all so a politician can make a name for himself.  It happened. Everyone loves to feel like the big man by challenging an even bigger man, in front of an audience, knowing that the bigger man has to reign it in.  Good for Babe for acting cool like this guy:


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