Mass. gov. hires joke writer for breakfast

[Judi Lynn]

Mass. gov. hires joke writer for breakfast

BOSTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney spent $2,200 from his campaign fund to hire a comic to write jokes for a St. Patrick's Day breakfast.

Romney has some $2 million leftover in his state campaign fund for governor and spending rules allow for a good deal of leeway.

In addition to the services of Doug Gamble, a California-based humorist who wrote jokes for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, the Republican governor spent about $16,000 on presents: $1,900 to treat some to a Rolling Stones concert at Fenway Park; $750 for Lands' End bags and even $166.97 for two bottles of top-shelf wine from Austin Liquors in Worcester, reported the Boston Globe.

Almost $6,000 was spent to buy supporters copies of "Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games" --Romney's memoir about his stewardship of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051016-065926-3573r

[MADem]

1. Ah, the lead balloon

They love to eat him alive at that thing, when he dares to show up, the coward. He is such a putz, and he has no sense of humor.

I find it incredible that he funnelled SIX K into buying his own shitty book to give to his acolytes...talk about feathering one's own nest. I guess the rich do get richer...

[IntravenousDemilo]

2. The funniest joke in the world

won't work if you're normally a humourless git with no sense of timing.

[Massachusetts]

3. "Mass. gov. hires joke writer for breakfast"

What.....! The Court Jester of the Commonwealth has run out of jokes? Oh well, he looks good in an Armani suit.

[kskiska]

4. He'd been trashing his state, making it the butt of his jokes.

The Washington Post caught him at it. I guess that's why he's hired a jokewriter.

[northzax]

5. he's a mormon

why is he buying wine? and furthermore, $166.87 won't buy you TWO bottles of top shelf wine, it won't buy you ONE bottle of top shelf wine. cheapskate.