Found July 07, 2008 on The Biz of Basketball: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Former NBAer Doug Christie and his wife Jackie are amusing in a nauseating sort of way. Yes, they have done charitable work, which should be applauded. And, yes, they promote building strong marriages.But there's self-promotion, and then there's the Christies. Case in point, today the couple declared through a press release that on July 8th they will get married for a 13th time at the Space Needle in Seattle, "in a lavish ultra private ceremony." The self-proclaimed "power couple", "will donate $100,000.00 to charity and plan to invite 100 gay and lesbian couples to join them next July for their 14th wedding to marry in one joint ceremony." Charity? Good. Social causes? Ditto. Extraordinarily, gratuitous, self-promotion? Check, please. I need to leave. Think that the "power couple" reference is a bit, over the top? Try adding in how they reference their daughter. As the press release continues, "The Christie's daughter, ...
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