Public Relations Disaster III
For 40 years, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has claimed he was a draft pick for a professional baseball team in 1966. The claim has been included in his professional biography for decades, perhaps to show he’s a “star” in real life as well as politics. But a local newspaper couldn’t find any record of him being drafted by the Kansas City (now Oakland) A’s, and told him so. “After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter,” Richardson later announced to the press, “I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A’s.” (AP) ...This is just a guess, but was that statement written by Michael Brown?
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