July 11, 2012 07:57 PM UTC

Sweet Irony: The Snob Productions "Coverup"

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• by: Colorado Pols

As the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby reports deadpan:

Snob Productions in Grand Junction has worked numerous political events in the region for years.

But former Gov. Mitt Romney’s town hall event Tuesday was the first time a candidate’s campaign had asked owner David Wall to shield his company’s logo from public view. [Pols emphasis]

As a result, logos on the company’s trucks were masked and company workers wore something other than their company-issued T-shirts…

“I wouldn’t say it was because they didn’t like the name, it had more to do with proper media coverage staying focused on the right place,” said Wall, who formed the company at 2511 Filmore Ave. in 2000.

…Wall wasn’t directly told why the company was asked to cover its name, he suspected it might have been either because the campaign doesn’t want to appear to be endorsing any company or because of criticism Romney has received for being wealthy, having numerous homes and riding dressage horses.

The fact is, Snob Productions really is one of the best event stage service outfits available, and a great choice for A/V for any event in the Grand Valley. All things being equal, we agree it’s a memorable business name and a witty description of what they by all accounts do very well. Click the logo above to visit their site. Owner David Wall tells the Sentinel that it was no problem to comply with the Romney campaign’s request, because they aim to please.

And yes, folks, Romney’s the one who looks silly here. It’s of course not Romney’s fault that the best stage company in Grand Junction is named “Snob Productions,” but once he makes the decision to have them cover it up, he creates a punchline where there was none.

Or maybe the punchline was inevitable, but he definitely made it worse.