LeatherCreations ad pokes fun at Illinois governor
Advertises ‘Senate seats' for $1,999
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 29, 2008
CHICAGO — Furniture store LeatherCreations is making lemonade out of a sour political situation in Illinois by advertising its own "Senate seats" for sale at $1,999, according to an online report by the Cleveland Leader.Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had been accused of offering to sell president-elect Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, but not for this cheap.
LeatherCreations' ad proclaims, "We sell more seats than the Governor!"
Click here to see the Leader story and a copy of the ad.
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