Sarah Palin might be the world's best known "hockey mom" - but Philadelphia hockey fans welcomed her with a chorus of boos when the wannabee VP dropped the puck to open the Flyers' season.
Even pimping her daughter "Piper" in a Flyer's jersey wasn't enough to stave off the boos.
This carefully orchestrated event took place at the Wachovia Center, and I suppose there is some irony in that the corporate sponsor for the stadium is a failing bank. But this wasn't just a ploy by Palin to tap into her target demographic (all white and, in Philly's case, none too bright); this was a feather in the cap for Flyer's owner Ed Snyder. Snyder is a generous source of money for the Republican party...and I'm sure he's going to get his money's worth if Palin is elected. Judging by the cronyism Palin employs in Alaska...he'll probably wind up as the Fed Chairman...or a Supreme Court judge.
So...when she's not exhorting her deranged supporters to direct death threats and racial epithets at Barack Obama...she is sullying the reputation of my favorite sport. I'm just glad she didn't try this stunt at a Washington Capitals game. It's made me a firm believer that there should not only be a separation of church and state, but of church and state and pucks.
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