One heart, one team
Writing by treason on Tuesday, 29 of May , 2007 at 11:33 am
I called our vet’s office this morning and as I was on hold, I listened to some talk radio exchange about Bill Richardson. A guy and a girl were debating the significance of Richardson’s comments on baseball. I guess I missed this, but it sounded like Richardson had appeared on Russert’s show and claimed he was both a Red Sox fan and a Yankees fan. Russert pointed out that a person cannot be both. There are laws in baseball, and Richardson was clearly violating one of them. The guy was taking Russert’s position on this; the girl was annoyed that men put too much stock in stupid stuff like baseball. Exasperated, the guy sputtered:
“I just want a candidate that can pick a baseball team, okay?”
Funny, but I’ve been thinking the same thing. Yesterday was Memorial Day and I was wearing my usual Memorial Day shirt. It’s the American fashion icon, the indispensable cotton T-shirt. I just saw one like it on eBay this week. Someone’s selling his, but I’m hanging on to mine.
I remember when I bought it. The Mayor appeared on QVC, explained that we couldn’t let the economy take a hit, too, and pointed to a simple white T-shirt with a red, white, and blue heart on the chest. A sewing needle and thread was pulling the two halves of the heart together. A simple design, but there was something about it that struck a chord.
It was a limited edition, he said, and net proceeds would be contributed to the Twin Towers Fund. Shop to show your support. It’s funny how we scoff at that now, but at the time it made good sense. I grabbed the phone, unaware that I’d soon be out of a job, and ordered my shirt. (Truth be told, I ordered two. One is still in its original plastic.)
If Rudy Giuliani wanted me to buy this T-shirt, I was going to buy this T-shirt. The shirt probably doesn’t make a damn bit of sense to those who see me in it – there’s a heart on the back made up of designers’ names and the words “Fashion For America” beneath it – and I am certainly no fashionista these days, but there’s just something about that heart on the chest. It’s symbolism, I know, but it means something to me. My heart broke on that September day, and it hasn’t yet been sewn back together. I don’t expect it ever will be.
When I heard that exchange on the radio this morning, I thought: Rudy Giuliani is a candidate who has a team. No excuses, no political correctness. He is clear on his support for his team. When asked, “Which team do you want to see win?,” we know what his answer will be.
He understands that whole team concept: loyalty to one big team, one big town, one big cause. He can be counted on to be vocal. But I just have to ask: Does he think that all the illegals coming across our southern border, from a place that just booed the USA, are going to become Yankee fans?
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