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Senator Joseph Lieberman opened up an old wound from last
fall, “I still believe Howard Dean is a closet Yankee fan, “
he said. “ Does he really believe the baseball world is more secure
with Alex Rodriguez as a Texas Ranger? “ Senator John Kerry, who opened the suspicion about Dean’s
leanings during the Yankees, Red Sox playoff last fall noted that Dean
could settle the difficulties involved in the deal personally. “If
Dean really were a Red Sox fan he would spend that $40 million he raised
to pay Rodriguez’ salary for a year.” In response, Dean says he believes the Red Sox are already
much improved over the winter, and he expects that the “curse of
the Bambino” will come to an end just days before he is elected
President of the United States in November. He said the “World Champion
Red Sox” will get a big White House reception immediately after
his inaugural. Rep. Dick Gephardt said neither the Red Sox or Dean have
a chance against the best team the Major League Player’s Association
has to offer. “The St. Louis Cardinals have a proud history as baseball
insiders, including a couple of Dean boys that could make George W. Bush
dizzy with envy. These guys were winning championships when Presidents
Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy and Carter were also having champion seasons.” Senator John Edwards, a trial lawyer, says if he were
President and a Red Sox fan, he would file a class action to sue the club
for pain and suffering since its last world championship in 1918. “I
would probably make the class even larger by adding Chicago Cubs fans
to the group,” Edwards added. Former Ambassador Carol Mosely Braun said it was time
for Democrats to come together as something other than an “old boys
club.” Braun says she looked forward to the days when girls could
grow up to earn the salaries of major league baseball players. General Wesley Clark did not attend this week’s
debate, although he emailed in his comments regarding the Red Sox issue.
“I think the Boston major league baseball theatre is far too small.
Fenway Park’s fences should be moved to the open spaces of Arkansas
— right next to the Clinton library — where the Green Monster
can live out its life in tranquility and the Red Sox can be far away from
Yankee Stadium.” Meanwhile, Rep. Dennis Kucinich says there was too much emphasis on “championships” and “winning” throughout the US, be it baseball or world trade. “Why can’t we be more like the rest of the world which doesn’t get excited by baseball and instead follows more civilized sports like soccer?” |
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As
the 2004 primary season officially opened with a debate in Iowa this week,
the assaults on former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean —the front runner
in the race — increased in force. Dean has taken hits on his stands
on the Iraq war, health care, and the Democratic leadership in Washington,
while Democrats acted like children on a playground, or major league ballplayers
scratching out a living.