Palin to drop puck at Flyers game
Sarah Palin, the self-proclaimed "Hockey Mom," will take to the ice this Saturday night, dropping the puck at the Philadelphia Flyers NHL opener against their rival New York Rangers, campaign aides confirm.
The move reflects the campaign's savvy about where to reach key voters in the Keystone State, but also their determination to flip Pennsylvania, one of the few remaining blue states in reach for the GOP.
The Flyers will present all "Hockey Moms' who come to teh game with "puck-er peach lipstick" and tickets to a minor league game. The team, clearly taking advantage of the boost Palin has offered the sport, has been holding an online contest to find "the ultimate hockey mom in the Greater Philadelphia Region
There is some risk, though, in sending Palin to the Flyers game.
Hockey fans, especially in Philly, are not known for their manners. Palin will certainly receive a mix of boos and cheers upon being introduced.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/ READ some of the comments posted under this article. Here's a sample:
McCain's campaign is aware that Philly fans once booed Santa Claus, Right? This should be fun to watch.
Posted By: Mike in Nor Cal | October 08, 2008 at 05:58 PM
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Hope those hockey fans tell her to "Get the puck outta Pennsylvania"
Posted By: Brenda | October 08, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Leave my hockey team out of this. This isn't pee wee middle America living through your kids stuff, its big city living through professional athletes stuff.
Posted By: Go fightins! | October 08, 2008 at 05:59 PM
She is going to get mauled. Philly isn't some minor league hockey town deep in coal country. She will get booed and heckled.
Pittsburghers will be watching...make PA proud and boo Caribou Barbie out of the arena.
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