Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Florida Delegates Get To Wear Turnpike Collector Shirts – Really!

All 114 Florida delegates to the Republican Convention received the Hawaiian-design shirts worn by tollbooth attendants on Florida toll roads. The shirts even say “Turnpike” on them. I can honestly say I have seen toll takers on the Florida Turnpike wearing these shirts!
So, the questions are:

Is wearing a toll collector’s shirt at a national Presidential convention just a teensy, weensy bit tacky?

Will they be able to wear them, legally, once back in Florida and stop folks on the streets where they live and collect tolls (ala scenes from the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles)?

And, are they collecting any quarters, you know, to help offset the deficit?