Oh, dear...my hometown newspaper (in southern Ohio) reports that

[Laurian]

Jack Nicklaus and Scott Hamilton were in town yesterday stumping for Mitt. Could there be any better representation of the "old white man" party?

[zebe83]

1. Who is Scott Hamilton?

The Olympic figure skater?

[Laurian]

2. Yep, I think it's a hoot!

[zebe83]

5. Hysterical.....

It is almost like they went down a chain of ex-athletes and said who wants to come campaign for Mittens?

Favre - No
Bruce Jenner - Kris says nope.
Charles Barkley - Hell no.

Scott Hamilton - Yeah, I have nothing going on. My appearance fee is $2,500.

[Dr Claw]

18. LOL

Even Favre isn't that self-effacing

[MADem]

7. He's the "uncomfortable with gays" Olympic figure skater, to put it succinctly.

Some (contextual) offensive terminology at link; be warned.

http://www.plover.com/rainbowice/flavor1199.html

In the U.S., 1984 Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton is probably the best-recognized and wealthiest male figure skater. A major element of his popularity is his lovable, good-guy persona. But one not-so-lovable Hamilton trait has been his lifelong homophobia, which he discusses with uneasy frankness in his 1999 autobiography Landing It.

[2pooped2pop]

9. I always assumed he was gay.

I must have been wrong. Or not.

[union_maid]

14. Me, too

I really never heard anything about him other his roles in the skating world. It never, ever occured to me that he was anything but gay.

[MADem]

16. Well, you know how some folks protest too much...who knows?

He seems a bit defensive, if no longer mean-spirited.

[goblue316]

21. Look I am the mother of a gay young man

and my gaydar works pretty damned good and Scott Hamilton protests tooooo much. I find that many people who are "uncomfortable" with people who are gay, just might be gay themselves.

[barnabas63]

3. Oh noes! There goes the youth vote for the Republicans!!!!

[TroyD]

4. Disappointed to hear that

My respect for those two guys has gone down.

Yes, Scott Hamilton is the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating.

[zebe83]

6. There goes the white straight male figure skating vote!!!

[TroyD]

8. Is this the article?

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20121105/NEWS01/311050008

[Laurian]

12. Yes, that's it.

[Ian David]

10. I thought he changed his name to Scott Chapstick. n/t

[Thrill]

11. He has the country club vote

[BeyondGeography]

13. Damn; why are we so weak with figure skaters? Mitt has Kristi Yamaguchi, too

And you just know who Tonya Harding's voting for.

[LiberalFighter]

15. Does Jack Nicklaus still have a 9 iron stuck up his ass?

Or is it a woodie?

[MADem]

17. A sand wedge--accounts for the pissy look on his face. nt

[Binders Keepers]

19. Virtually all pro golfers are repug's

what with the money they make. Even once-liberal Tom Watson leans that way now, sad to say. They all like hunting, fishing, and NASCAR in their off-time, too.

[underpants]

20. Nicklaus got caught fixing the books of his golf company

and had to take it back to private ownership

[MADem]

22. Republican business values! nt