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December 9, 2007

Chuckabee for Huckabee

This weekend marks the height of the "celebrity" dog-and-pony shows for the Democrats: Hillary Clinton brought daughter Chelsea (we wondered where she was) and her momma Dorothy Rodham on the campaign trail in Iowa. And Barack Obama brought out the big gun -- Oprah Winfrey -- to Iowa and South Carolina.

But Republicans have friends in Hollywood, too. Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, also has his own celebrity endorsement: Chuck Norris. Yup. Walker Texas Ranger is backing the conservative candidate. When we first saw the above video, we thought it was a Democratic spoof. But oh no -- the "Chuck Norris doesn't endorse, he tells America how's it going to be" is a genuine -- and funny video -- issued from the Huckabee camp.

Now that got us thinking of other possible celeb endorsements for some of the other candidates:

  1. Mitt Romney: He could use a little Donny and/or Marie. They're the best-known Mormons out there, and they're screwed up enough to show us that life isn't all gumdrops and roses for the followers of Joseph Smith.
  2. John McCain: Sylvester Stallone is coming back as Rambo, so might as well give a fellow ex-POW a boost.
  3. Fred Thompson: Maybe his Law & Order costar owes Thompson a favor?
  4. John Edwards: Forrest Gump. Edwards' "aww shucks" persona would fit perfectly with Tom Hanks' country bumpkin.

Got any other suggestions for us?

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And here I thought I was the only one using "Chuckabee for Huckabee" and that was months ago before he endorsed Crazy Baptist Preacher for President Man

 

Will Chelsea become prominent in her mother's campaign? Or was this just a test?

I'm just thinking -- if Huckabee can make waves with Chuck Norris, wtf is Newt Gingrich gonna come up with for his [cannonballlll] splash?

 
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