Is it any wonder? The Blues are the franchise that had Lee Greenwood sing “God Bless the USA” to open the season in 2001. They have a Blue rapist bear as a mascot for some unknown reason. They moved from The Barn to DrinkScotch. And they had the Keenan era diagonal stripe jerseys. This has never been an organization that thought much about a move before making it.

I’m sure some fans will want to see the Tina Fey wannabe, but the team risks pissing off half its fanbase by leaving itself open to being seen as being politically supportive of either side.

I kinda see it being a bit far-fetched to think that people will automatically assume that by allowing Palin to drop the puck that the Blues support the McCain/Palin ticket. I’m sure if Joe Biden wanted to drop the puck they’d be just as open to that. Unfortunately, for the Dems out there, Joe Biden doesn’t seem to give a shit about the votes of hockey fans.

I’m sure the only reason it’s a Blues game she’s droping a puck at is (other than the fact that she’s passing through town) probably has to do with our minor-minor league team the Alaska Aces

Well Dr. Evil’s twin brother McCain visited my sister’s neighborhood the other day. These guys are going hard Missouri. But in the end as a former resident of Alaska and a verteran I’d like to say fuck you Palin. The best thing you’ve brought to America is Hustler’s Nailin’ Palin. And that my friends will end any political conversation I care to have a Blue’s website.

And she’s holding a Wings’ jersey now that’s gross.

Yea, but she’s saying “Look, this thing is perfect to wipe your ass with.”

anyone else feel that being down 2 to the wings is like being down 5 to other teams?

McCain in that picture has a disgusted/WTF look on his face…. HAHA And his fist is really clenched. “Excuse me? you expect ME to wear THAT?!”

Obama accepted a Wings jersey too: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nUqlpcP8xU/SOKp3IrgOrI/AAAAAAAAAZw/4g40ADHOR0/s200/redwings.jpeg

He seems all smiley about it… Palin and McCain seem all confused as to why someone would give them that rancid piece of trash. ’Nuff said.

I’m sure if Obama or Biden were strolling through on a game day that they would have been invited too, unless Palin’s people called the Blues and asked. Any way you look at it, I really don’t care. After Obama pushing back the start time of a World Series game for an infomercial, nothing is sacred.

Dan Says: October 22nd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Yea, but she’s saying "Look, this thing is perfect to wipe your ass with."

Use # 71 of 1001.

I tell my wife the same thing about yard signs for candidates. Why bother? Are you going to change even one person’s mind with a yard sign/ceremonial puck drop?

“Look honey, she likes hockey. Maybe I will vote for them.”

Keep all the politics out of my hockey arena. I don’t give a shit which party you’re in, dropping a puck doesn’t have any effect on how I’ll be voting.

In GT news, I’m really looking forward to being questioned by the Secret Service when they get a look at us loitering around on street corners with our suspicious-looking boxes full of some sort of pseudo-hockey propaganda.

I wonder if I can post comments from Gitmo?

I can understand someone who is already in office. If they’re in town, it’s kinda cool and par for the course (rank does have its privileges as long as they want to attend the game). This is just a free campaign stop without questions. There is no connection to the team other than she’s a “hockey mom”. If she’s such a hockey fan, then she should be content to watch the game from the expensive seats and understand that she’s not a part of it. I’d have the same reaction regardless of the candidate/position, even a candidate for head of garbage collection should stay the fuck off the ice.

I’ll still be in Denmark, so I’m going to miss the reaction.

Who is she? Wait, wait wait…let me read the first line again…What?! SHE is running for VP? Isn’t that something. Weird.

Does anyone know if this will effect parking around the DrinkScotch? I like parking at the meters for cheap and am worried that streets will be blocked off for the country jamboree to get in safely.

So much for the positive start to 08-09.

Hello losing streak.

Uh oh! Next team to suffer the “Palin Curse?”

I think Larionov snuck across the Russia/Alaska border to her house and brainwashed her to be a Wings fan.

Great. Anyone know how long the anal probing by security may take before we’re ushered in for the encore performance of Mrs. Palin’s Flying Circus? I don’t want to miss the real faceoff.

better her than obama. if he came, he’d make people with expensive tickets give them to people in the cheap seats.

David: A lot of us in the cheap seats would refuse to trade our whole ice perspective for just the trees in the forest.

if you guys really don’t like it, try to organize and don’t have fans go in until its over. that would actually send a message. or who knows, I was just watching the drug years on vh1 and it looked like a good idea. and i’ve been drinking

Now ryan says something I can get behind. And that’s of course drinking.

And I just noticed someone got an Obama/Biden sign in the picture in the stands. That’s funny.

No it’s not, it’s politics. Politics is shit. Fuck shit, Fuck politics, Fuck Detroit.

I’ve never been more excited to miss a game (mizzou homecoming). There is no place for politics at a hockey game.

SICK OF IT. I hope she gets booed…not because I want her disrespected but because I want politicians in general disrespected for sucking the fun out of pregame.

What’s the over/under on the possibility these comments are being read by Homeland Security?

david wrote:

better her than obama. if he came, he’d make people with expensive tickets give them to people in the cheap seats.

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(insert rolling eyes icon here)

Go to Hell.

Go directly to Hell.

Do not pass “GO.”

Do not collect $200.