Dinner With La. Gov. Goes $1 at Auction

[Rhino]

Dinner With La. Gov. Goes $1 at Auction

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS — Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.

The president of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, in northeastern Louisiana, said she called Blanco's office Tuesday to apologize for a "poor joke gone awry."

"It's something we deeply regret," chamber president Sue Edmunds said Wednesday. "Our organization has worked very well with the governor. We have been pleased with her efforts on behalf of this community."

Dinner with Blanco was the last item up for bid at the fundraising auction last week. Edmunds said the bidding opened at $1,000 and dropped to $500 before the auctioneer accepted a $1 bid from bank executive Malcolm Maddox, a regional chairman for Capital One.......http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Dec13/0,4670,Blanco1ForDinner,00.html

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: I'd have bid $2, just so she'd have to listen to me criticize her party.

[DeclinetoState]

I reckon an auction for a dinner with the Governor of California would fetch a bit more than a buck.

[Lubbock]

Heck, I'd have gone $5.00 just for the opportunity to get in the Porker's face and tell her what a maggot she is.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:rotflmbo: Lubbock said it so much more eloquently than I.

[Rhino]

Pay $10 and give the ticket to Rush.

I want the video though.

[Gonzo67]

"It's something we deeply regret," chamber president Sue Edmunds said Wednesday. "Our organization has worked very well with the governor. We have been pleased with her efforts on behalf of this community."


"In fact", she continues, "we think she's done just a slap happy bang up job as Gov! Why that whole Hurricane Katrina thing.... weee-doggy! What a hoot!"

[Rhino]

.... weee-doggy! LOL! Jed!!!

[The_Elucidator]

Dinner with Blanco was the last item up for bid at the fundraising auction last week. Edmunds said the bidding opened at $1,000 and dropped to $500 before the auctioneer accepted a $1 bid from bank executive Malcolm Maddox, a regional chairman for Capital One.......

Remind me to cancel my Capital One account...any chairman that would "overpay" by 900% can't be handling my money correctly.

[Lazarus]

Pay $10 and give the ticket to Rush.

I want the video though.Yeah I like this idea... Too bad Rush wasn't alerted to the auction - He could have made an anonymous phone bid... :thumb:

[Riverboat]

What's for dinner? If it's shrimp gumbo, I'll pitch in another $10.50. Ten bucks for the Cajun food, and two bits for the Opelousas Daily World so I can read something while I'm eating.

[Lubbock]

Looks like Blank-Oh is getting a better response from Republicans than Democrats.

[Maggie_T]

Nah, it's just that democrats are tighter with their money. It's only other people's money their are generous with. ;)

[Un Con Troll Able]

I wouldn't buy that for a dollar.

[Beowulf]

:roar: Dinner With La. Gov. Goes $1 at Auction