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Candidates on a Political "Smackdown"

MONDAY APRIL 21 2008 9:00 PM

Submitted by TwoToner. Edited By crispy.

TAGS: Obama, Clinton, McCain, WWE

As if the Democratic debate from Philadelphia last week wasn't a big enough farce, all three presidential candidates made appearances on World Wrestling Entertainment’s Monday Night Raw in the form of prerecorded vignettes.

The three presidential candidates intend to tap into more than five million viewers, who each week tune in to watch Raw, making it the number one weekly year round show on cable. In particular, Democratic senators Clinton and Obama will be appealing for votes from WWE fans in Pennsylvania, where they are locked in a tight primary battle. An invitation from WWE to have Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama appear on Raw to settle the Democratic nomination process in the wrestling ring was the catalyst for tonight's appearances by the three top presidential contenders, who will each address the WWE audience in specially taped messages.


Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and Republican hopeful John McCain all delivered addresses laced with wrestling references in an apparent attempt to inspire America’s lowest common denominator to vote in the November general election.

"This election is starting to feel a lot like King of the Ring," the 60-year-old former First Lady said, referencing one of the sports entertainment giant’s dozen pay-per-view events. "The only difference, the last man standing, may just be a woman."

It’s a far cry from her husband’s saxophone performance on The Arsenio Hall Show more than a decade ago.

"Do you smell what Barack is cooking?" asked Sen. Obama in an ode to former WWE star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Perhaps channeling The Rock – a Pennsylvania native – could pay off for Obama in Tuesday’s crucial primary in the Keystone State.

As the oldest of the three Presidential hopefuls, one would have hoped Sen. McCain would have had enough sense to forgo the invitation of the WWE.

At 71, and presumably unopposed on the Republican ticket, the one-time prisoner of war said he and his “McCaniacs” would run wild, in a nod to wrestling and reality TV superstar Hulk Hogan.

"If you want be the man, you have to beat the man,” said McCain, referencing Ric Flair – arguably the most decorated wrestler of all time. “Come November, it'll be game over."

Sadly, it may be over for us all, no matter who wins.

 

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ki1

ki1

Ireland
September 2007

APR 22, 2008 04:49 AM

this may be.......the start of, the fall of the empire.

Jim_H

Jim_H

Blackwood, NJ
January 2007

APR 22, 2008 11:15 AM

Remember when you could make fun of stuff by exaggerating how stupid it was? Those were good times.

401kboy

401kboy

Woodbridge, NJ
May 2007

APR 22, 2008 06:53 PM

stick a fork in us. we're done.

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

Intercourse, PA
January 2006

APR 22, 2008 06:56 PM

ki1 said:
this may be.......the start of, the fall of the empire.



Oh, it started about thirty years ago.

Strega

Strega

Minneapolis, MN
October 2005

APR 28, 2008 11:23 AM

MisterSatan said:

malkav11 said:
I wish this were an Onion article. I wish it so badly.



No kidding. I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in Bizarro World. surreal



Or a bad skit on SNL or MAD tv. If things keep going like this there will be nothing left for satire.

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

APR 28, 2008 12:22 PM

bald_eagle said:

emotedcreations said:
I think McCain was the most effective, then Clinton, then Obama. Sorry, Obama but you need to stay as far away from this shit as you can, and bowling too. He just doesn't work as a sports enthusiast (not that I'm calling WWE a sport), he seemed awkward. I think Clinton did better just because she seems able to morph into whatever character she feels will attract the most votes. One thing I've gotta give Obama for all this talk of elitism is at least he's genuine. He's a smart, intelligent, and analytical and he doesn't try to hide it. He is who he is.


He did a little better the other day playing basketball. That's required, you know, in Indiana.

He did, but I remember thinking "Please, Obama stop with the sports!"

scylis

scylis

Seattle, WA
November 2004

APR 28, 2008 12:45 PM

emotedcreations said:

bald_eagle said:

emotedcreations said:
I think McCain was the most effective, then Clinton, then Obama. Sorry, Obama but you need to stay as far away from this shit as you can, and bowling too. He just doesn't work as a sports enthusiast (not that I'm calling WWE a sport), he seemed awkward. I think Clinton did better just because she seems able to morph into whatever character she feels will attract the most votes. One thing I've gotta give Obama for all this talk of elitism is at least he's genuine. He's a smart, intelligent, and analytical and he doesn't try to hide it. He is who he is.


He did a little better the other day playing basketball. That's required, you know, in Indiana.

He did, but I remember thinking "Please, Obama stop with the sports!"



maybe if they showed him coaching a b-ball team. he'd look good as a coach.

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

APR 28, 2008 12:51 PM

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:

bald_eagle said:

emotedcreations said:
I think McCain was the most effective, then Clinton, then Obama. Sorry, Obama but you need to stay as far away from this shit as you can, and bowling too. He just doesn't work as a sports enthusiast (not that I'm calling WWE a sport), he seemed awkward. I think Clinton did better just because she seems able to morph into whatever character she feels will attract the most votes. One thing I've gotta give Obama for all this talk of elitism is at least he's genuine. He's a smart, intelligent, and analytical and he doesn't try to hide it. He is who he is.


He did a little better the other day playing basketball. That's required, you know, in Indiana.

He did, but I remember thinking "Please, Obama stop with the sports!"

maybe if they showed him coaching a b-ball team. he'd look good as a coach.

It certainly would be a more apt visual analogy, since you know, being the president is more like being a coach than a player. In all seriousness though, I didn't think it was as based as the gutter ball. He managed to look a little less goofy.

unfiltrator

unfiltrator

San Francisco, CA
April 2004

APR 28, 2008 01:18 PM

told you it wasn't a true democracy!...dam why do you people never listen?

SockPuppet

SockPuppet

I'm lost
July 2006

APR 28, 2008 03:32 PM

passiveAggresive said:
told you it wasn't a true democracy!...dam why do you people never listen?



Because if you're right, they have no reason to.

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