Senator Signs Endorsement Deal with GM
Newly-elected Senator Scott Brown has become famous for coming out of nowhere to win the Massachussetts Senate seat held for decades by the late Ted Kennedy. In addition to winning a seat long held by his opponent’s party, Brown became the poster child for the Republican plan for the 2010 elections. While many feel that his victory is priceless, General Motors decided that the Brown name did have a dollar value and announced him as the first in what they hope will be a stable of professional lawmakers to publicly represent the GM brand.
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GM spokesman Robert Jackson said, “We are very excited to welcome such a hot, new name into the General Motors family. As Tiger Woods showed the industry, you can’t be too careful whom you choose as spokespeople. The General Motors brand is a lion of America, just like the state of Massachusetts.”
When asked if they were concerned about “skeletons in the closet,” Jackson answered, “No, not at all. We hired the same vetting team John McCain used to investigate Sarah Palin. They assured us everything is fine.”
The deal was made possible because of the recent 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that ruled that corporations can spend as much as they want on political advertisements. While they cannot contribute directly to individual campaigns, they can do things like run advertisements either for the candidate they support or against the candidate they oppose.
While concrete terms of the deal have not been released, it appears that Brown will wear a small, tasteful, GM lapel pin, although the company source stressed that the pin would not be worn above the flag pin. (more…)