Super Trail Blazers FTW

by Ben Golliver on Sep 9, 2008 2:11 PM PDT

Came across this in the NYTimes -- an article about fundraising for the Presidential election.

A recent e-mail message to McCain fund-raisers unveiled new incentives to spur them in their final push. For the primary, anyone who raised $100,000 or more earned the title of Trailblazer, while those who raised $250,000 or more became Innovators. Now Trailblazers who raise another $100,000 for the party for the general election can become Super-Trailblazers, and Innovators who raise another $250,000 earn the title of Super-Innovators.

Growing up, like many of you, I dreamed of being a Trail Blazer. How foolish of me. I had no idea Super Trail Blazing was on the table.

Is becoming a Super-Trailblazer sort of like getting your jersey retired? If so, I nominate Terry Porter as the first Super-Trailblazer.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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Wait...

Isn’t “Innovators” the name of the new Oklahoma City team? That ain’t right.

—Dave

by Dave on Sep 9, 2008 2:17 PM PDT reply actions

ha!

talk about a disincentive to raise more money…

if you raise 100k you can be the greatest thing in the world.

if you raise 250k you get a lovely parting gift.

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON

by Ben Golliver on Sep 9, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Mccain really needs to rethink his campaign

I mean, here Paul Allen is giving away MILLIONS of dollars for people to be Trailblazers, and Mccain thinks people will PAY 100 grand to be a Trailblazer?

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Sep 9, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions

Sounds to me

like McCain is a lot smarter than Paul Allen. I don’t know why you think he needs to rethink it.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 9, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Great jscot! You're right!

Heck, I’ll make YOU a Trailblazer for the low low price of 19.95! Just send check or money order to the address on your screen or call 1-800-makeme1 today!

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Sep 9, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

i was under the impression that they weren’t allowed to raise any more money? I know the Repubs in general can but thought that mccain’s camp directlycant get any more funds b/c they accepted public finance ???

Sophia

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and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
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by BlazerFan1 on Sep 9, 2008 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

Quote says "for the party"

I think that’s the Republican Party, not the inaugural ball.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 9, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions

you are correct

i just didnt read it thouroughly enough… imagine that.

sophia

by BlazerFan1 on Sep 9, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Good party, perhaps?

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 9, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Wonder what Paul Allen thinks of this?

If memory serves me right, he was a pretty big supporter of Hillary.

by Corvid on Sep 9, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions

Does this make Ted Stevens a Jail Blazer?

BINGO, BANGO, BONGO

by blzrfan on Sep 9, 2008 2:42 PM PDT reply actions

Possibly. He does need a new career

considering his political one is down the tube. A series of tubes, actually.

/rimshot

by grimc on Sep 9, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Holy smokes

This made me laugh out loud!

by Bedhead on Sep 9, 2008 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't even qualify as a mini-Trailblazer 8^(

McCain should offer Trail Blazer tickets as an incentive. Or get folks to sell their Blazer tickets on eBay. Those things will be worth gold this season.

I shoot layups like they're jumpers.

by MiledAnimal on Sep 9, 2008 2:52 PM PDT reply actions

Indubitably

That certainly is rather interesting.

Kilroy was here.

by tominhawaii on Sep 9, 2008 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

Pritchard Should Run For Prez

His platform: Winners Change

His proof: Change (he changed the blazers— only Joel and Martell and TO are still around, right?)

His experience: a lot of freaking sweet executive decisions, all while answering to a higher power (exactly like our current chief executive, GWBush, answers to God, or Vice President Cheney)

His story: a champion from a young age, and a master-constructor of champions (although the liberal media might not let the master-constructor part stand… YET, although many of us feel deep inside it’s a done deal hands down)

His goal: to make America the Gold Medal country in the Border are for Sissies Olympics (which he might accomplish by trading Rhode Island for the Kamchatka Peninsula, then waiving North Dakota and signing unrestricted free agent Antarctica for the global minimum)

His weakness: while his predecessors were undone by subterfuge (and bad contracts), Pritchard would only have to fess up to an addiction to information, and an occasional anger problem (when he can’t find that three-ring binder that includes all facts ever of all time anywhere)