$100 Prize
for Best Brad Johnson Metaphor
Running elections in Montana is no
game.
It just sounds like one sometimes
when Brad Johnson is running the show.
Brad Johnson hailed a recent elections audit as
a victory, because of the audit's finding that there
was no evidence that dead individuals or incarcerated felons had been able to vote illegally.
Johnson sure has a funny idea of what
victory means. The audit is an obvious criticism of the failures of his office and a refute of his claims that same day
voter registration increased 'fraud'. The audit is a clear indication that Johnson "fumbled" the 2006 election.
So, since sports are a metaphor for life. So
we’re having a contest for the best sports metaphor that describes how Johnson bungled the 2006 elections in Montana.
The winner receives $100 and of course, fame and glory.
Example: Johnson
saying the fact that no dead people or felons voting was a “victory” is like a coach saying “You know, we lost every game this
season, but we kept the uniforms clean.
You, the reader, submit your metahpor to us. A select panel of completely impartial
judges will select the winner. Entry must be received by Friday, August 24, 2007 by 10:00a.m. MST. Any U.S.
resident age eighteen or older can enter (exclucing of course dead individuals or incarcerated felons).
Send your sports metaphors in an email info@mtdemocrats.net with “Sports metaphor
contest” in the subject line if you want to play. Entries should include the name, address, and phone number of the contest
participant. Email submissions only, please. You may enter as many metaphors as you like.
Fine
Print:
Any U.S. resident age eighteen or over can
enter, except employees, agents, or representatives of Brad Johnson or any member of his immediate family. Entries that are lost, late, misdirected,
garbled, or for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at
the Web site or elsewhere, inability to use a computer properly will not be eligible. The Montana Democratic Party, in its sole discretion, reserves
the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Web site, or otherwise in violation of the rules. You may
not point out that what we really mean by metaphor is analogy.
In the event two or more valid entries contain
the identical sports metaphor (including punctuation), the Judge(s) will draw the finalist by random selection. All decisions of the Judge(s) are
final and binding. Subject to all federal, state, and
local laws and regulations. Void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.
The Prize is a check for $100 made out to the
winner. Entries should include the name, address, and phone number of the contest participant. No substitutions for the Prize. Income and other
taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. All entries become the property of The Montana Democratic Party and will
not be acknowledged or returned. Except where prohibited:
acceptance of the Prize constitutes consent to use winner’s name, likeness, and winning entry for editorial, advertising, and publicity
purposes, without further compensation.
