NPR: No Discounts for McCain in Homewood, Alabama

No Discounts for McCain in Homewood, Alabama

Last week NPR's Peter Overby reported on how Sen. John McCain had gotten a special deal on Rosewood Hall in Homewood, Alabama for a fundraiser. Mayor Barry McCulley, who had arranged the special deal on the hall (about one-quarter of its normal price),said he was just trying to get people to use the hall on a Monday night, normally a slow time.

Democrats complained, however, them weren't able to get a similar deal. (McCulley is not a Republican.)

But Peter e-mailed tonight to pass along this news:

Discount, new low rate or whatever it was, the McCain campaign won't get it. Homewood Mayor McCulley said Monday that he was wrong in letting McCain's campaign pay a reduced fee for its fundraiser at Rosewood Hall, and he's asked the campaign to pay the original cost.
"Short of that," he wrote in a press release, "I will find a way to pay the difference myself."

Serious Straight Talk Express here. And McCulley never used the phrases "I regret the appearance" or "mistakes were made."

Guess times must have been hot for the mayor in Homewood.

6:55 PM ET | 04-28-2008 | permalink

Comments (Send a comment)

After reading the headline I thought for sure this was going to be about a senior citizen discount for something.

Sent by Kevin | 10:07 AM ET | 04-29-2008

Oooh, "foldingchair-gate" continues...

Sent by deek | 12:40 PM ET | 04-29-2008

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