Florida Republican uses Dan Marino's name for false endorsement

[seafan]

Marino calls penalty on candidate

BY JERRY BERRIOS
October 20, 2006


Football star Dan Marino moved to block State Rep. Susan Goldstein from using his name or picture in her campaign ads.

A campaign mailer featuring football Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino has sparked a Super Bowl-size flap.
State Rep. Susan Goldstein, a Weston Republican, sent voters a flier including a picture of her with the former Miami Dolphins quarterback that described their work helping children with autism.
The problem: Marino doesn't endorse political candidates.
Marino's camp felt that Goldstein's flier clearly crossed the political line of scrimmage by implying an endorsement.

''He has never publicly endorsed a political candidate,'' said Ralph Stringer, president of NeoStar Sports & Entertainment and Marino's business manager.
Goldstein came back with a prepared written statement: ``I am proud of what Dan Marino and I accomplished together and I believe he is as well. That is all that I was communicating to the voters. I regret that Dan's business handlers feel otherwise.''

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Goldstein, whose daughter has autism, sponsored a bill passed by the Legislature this year that mandates special certification for swim teachers at public pools who teach children with developmental and physical disabilities. The bill allocated money for the program, including $185,000 to the Dan Marino Foundation to implement and operate it.
Marino -- who also has an autistic child -- was a supporter of the bill and appeared publicly with Goldstein to champion its passage.

But his representatives said he never gave Goldstein permission to transfer that support to her reelection campaign.
Marino received the flier in the mail.
''She was contacted,'' Stringer said. ``It didn't stop.''
That's when they sent a formal notice asking her to pull all ads with his name or photo.

Goldstein's challenger in the November election says he is not surprised.

''So far, she has run a very negative, dirty campaign based on lies,'' said Martin Kiar. ``Once again, she was trying to lie to voters as a means of getting their votes. That is wrong.''

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These people are consumed by intrusiveness, deceit and greed for power. It makes me sick to look at what passes for *leadership* in *'s Republican Party.

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. Marino's a conservative dick.

What's the difference, Danny? Just pissed you're not getting paid for your name, huh?

:eyes:

[babylonsister]

3. He is a conservative?

I didn't know, but LOVE your 'kinky' sign!
:hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. A Bushie.

http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Dan_Marino.php

Thanks! Our own beloved Czolgosz posted a link to some anti-Kiky materials in the Texas forum the other day, and this one jumped out at me.

:hi:
fsc

[stumblnrose]

6. Seems like 90% of pro athletes are stupid repubs

I remember after 9-11 one of the local pitchers for the Seattle Mariners, JJ Putz made a comment on how thankful he was that it happened on Bush's watch. "I think about what happened on 9/11, and I think about what would have happened if Al Gore had been in charge," said reliever J.J. Putz, who hails from the important swing state of Michigan. "This country would be in shambles."

I have a hard time separating my feelings about this moran from the fact that he's my team's closer.

[fudge stripe cookays]

8. Too many concussions, I guess.

Is it any coincidence his last name is Putz? That one is just too easy! :D

[waiting for hope]

2. Using her own child

in the process.....they would eat their own if it served their political means. Shameful.

[AlCzervik]

4. "Laces out!"

[TlalocW]

7. Oh, reeeee-he-he-heeeeally?

I figured this was another story about Katherine Harris' further slip into dementia, what with all the claims of support from fellow repubs she's made that have turned out to be false.

Nice to see it's about someone else - just for a change of pace.

TlalocW

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

9. Hey Danny boy: You were born and raised in Oakland section of the Burgh..

Remember your roots next time you plan to make political contributions to prez candidates. At least you didn't let this Florida repuke candidate use your image...it's a start.