Here's a fun game, based on research I did with the Federal Elections Commission (and with the help of the archives of Newsmeat.com): I'll give you a player/sports figure and amount donated to a 2008 Presidential Election campaign, you tell me who the donation went to. Your campaign choices are:
Hillary Clinton; Chris Dodd; John Edwards; Rudy Giuliani; Mike Huckabee; John McCain; Barack Obama; Mitt Romney; Fred Thompson
If you see more than one dollar figure, that means that sports figure donated to two campaigns!
Ready to play? Post your guesses in the comments section. NO FAIR CHEATING! Winner gets some sort of fabulous prize (to be determined later).
- Lakers legend and terrible talk show host Magic Johnson ($4,600 & $2,300):
- Boxing promoter and convicted manslaughterer Don King ($4,600):
- Zen coach Phil Jackson ($4,600):
- Equine-featured Hall of Fame QB John Elway ($2,300):
- The Round Mound of Rebound Charles Barkley ($2,ooo):
- Tennis icon Martina Navratilova ($1,000):
- Tennis legend and FOE (Friend of Elton) Billie Jean King ($4,600):
- Cleveland Indians reliever JD Martin ($2,000):
- Pasty Celtics great Danny Ainge ($2,300):
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ($2,300):
- HBO boxing mouthpiece Larry Merchant ($2,300):
- Pine tar enthusiast (and hemorrhoids sufferer) George Brett ($2,300):
- NBA Star and walking injury risk Grant Hill ($2,300):
- NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon ($2,300):
- AL MVP Alex Rodriguez ($2,300):
- New York Knick and lover of interns Stephon Marbury ($4,600):
- Stiff Oakland Raiders and Arizona St. QB Andrew Walter ($500):
- The Real Home Run King Hank Aaron ($2,300):
- Warriors point guard and burly beard man Baron Davis ($2,300):
- NFL MVP and advertiser's wet dream Peyton Manning ($2,300):
- Noted French-Canadian Mario Lemiuex ($2,300):
- Navy man Roger Staubach ($2,300):
- NBA Commissioner David Stern ($4,600):
- Cubs first baseman (who is not better than Albert Pujols, Chicago fan) Derrek Lee ($9,200):
- Dodgers announcing legend Vin Scully ($2,100):
Good luck everyone!
