One Last Bit of VW Propaganda

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One Last Bit of VW Propaganda
Behind the Badge found this 5/6/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com [flag]
V-dub in da haus! Free cars for everyone! If you don't think the scent of corporate dollars was wafting about RFK Stadium today like so many mildly reheated animal products, you better get your nostrils checked out. We're talking about a major multinational corporation ordering several large helpings of D.C. United, generously slathering its logo onto the team's signage and uniforms and ... [link]

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Volkswagen round-up
Published 5/6/2008 at Behind the Badge
... out there, so here are a few quick links from around the world wide webs..  Our favorite, Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog, was out in full force today. He is able to churn out a ton of great writing in a very short amount of time - and it's all hilarious. From today: VW Comes to RFK Heidie and VW and the Jersey Quavas Kirk is Black Thunder (no joke, he really is) United Players are Excited One Last Bit of VW Propaganda Yes, that's a bit overwhelming, but it will be worth ...

V-dub in ... what's a cool name for RFK?
Published 5/7/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... - If you play or work for D.C. United, you might get a deal on a Volkswagen. But Quavas Kirk tells Steinberg he’s not getting a Jetta because "that’s a chick car." Wait until you hit the minivan age, Quavas. ...

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Heidi and VW and the Jersey

Behind the Badge found this 5/6/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com

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VW Comes to RFK

Behind the Badge found this 5/6/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com

Things impossible to miss at the Volkswagen-sponsors-D.C. United press event: * Men in dark-framed glasses. * The car, with microphone. Apparently, the car is named Max and is something of a TV personality, starring in commercials with Heidi Klum, ...
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Quavas Kirk is Black Thunder

Behind the Badge found this 5/6/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com

Before we get back to the business at hand (providing free publicity for Volkswagen, making "V-dub in da haus" jokes), a brief interlude concerning United first-year midfielder Quavas Kirk, whose e-mail address prominently features the phrase "Black ...
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United Players Are Excited

Behind the Badge found this 5/6/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com

If all's it takes to get goofy pictures of United's foreign stars is a new corporate sponsorship, I say we make this a weekly feature. This week VW (ding), which joins Adidas; next week Der Spiegel, and the following week Ritter Sport. Anything to get ...
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