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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 07:50 AM
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So Ric Flair, Chuck Norris and Ted Nugent are standing before St. Peter....
Certainly I thought there had to be a punchline in there somewhere, but Huckabee's endorsements read like good sketch material for The Simpsons! Anyone want to take bets on who's next?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

November 20, 2007
Wrestler Ric Flair supporting Mike Huckabee
Huckabee has picked another endorsement from a celebrity strong man.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) – In the race for presidential endorsements, Mike Huckabee has the kitschy pop culture celebrity vote on lockdown.

First it was martial arts hero and "Walker, Texas Ranger" star Chuck Norris, who appears with Huckabee in his first TV ad.

Then hard-rocking hunting enthusiast Ted Nugent jumped on the Huckabee bandwagon, citing the Republican's support for second amendment rights.

Now, Huckabee is getting ready to rumble: wrestler Ric Flair, a.k.a. The Nature Boy, is supporting the former Arkansas governor in his bid for the White House....
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 07:53 AM
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1. And St. Peter's horns, tail & pitchfork are cleverly disguised
They hear "psssst , psssst, psssst", and see jerry Falwell hiding behind a rock.. "Run, he says'..It's a trick"..


:rofl:
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 07:54 AM
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2. I just lost all respect for Flair.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 08:09 AM
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3. Me too
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semillama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 08:32 AM
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4. I as well, but I guess all those blows to the head have had their effect n/t
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:24 PM
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14. You mean stretching out his in-ring career a decade too long wasn't enough?
:shrug:
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Cheap_Trick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:15 PM
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5. so let's see
a steroid case, a has-been and a never-was endorse fuckabee? Whoop de frikking doo! Fuckabee has as much chance of getting the nomination as a choir boy has of keeping his ass intact at a catholic priest convention.
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:24 PM
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6. Where's Bo Derek??
or maybe Billy Baldwin...we know how Huckabee's been a boost to all their "careers". :rofl:
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BushOut06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:28 PM
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7. I'm waiting for the Kirk Cameron endorsement
That would really win people over... :sarcasm:
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FredScuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:36 PM
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8. But who will capture the all-important Junior Samples endorsement?
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:39 PM
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9. I know you were trying to be cute, but most of the old-time
Country & Western singers were Democrats - they were hard-working, pro-union cusses... and most of them were on Hee Haw.
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FredScuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 02:59 PM
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11. I wasn't poking fun at "old-time Country & Western singers"
I was poking fun at the Junior Samples voters.

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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 01:43 PM
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10. Going after the coveted kiss-stealing, jet-flying, limousine-riding son-of-a-gun vote
I must admit though, there isn't an important decision that I make where I don't stop and ponder What would the Nature Boy do?
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:31 PM
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16. You just gotta walk that aisle. WHOOOOO!
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:58 PM
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19. So what you're telling me is
that to BE the man, I've got to BEAT the man? So true, Natch, so true.
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:01 PM
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12. Your subject line is satisfaction enough
;)
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Phoonzang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:04 PM
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13. Noooo! Not Rick Flair!
Dammit. I liked him.
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:27 PM
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15. "...another endorsement from a celebrity strong man."
:eyes: :rofl:
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JohnnyBoots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:33 PM
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17. Charles Darwin would be a big endorsement.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 03:35 PM
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18. Huckabee will be getting the coveted Pat Boone endorsement soon, I'm sure!
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