Arnold goes for McCain; Hulk backs Obama

mccainarnoldJohn McCain, who was endorsed last week by Sylvester Stallone, picked up California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s endorsement Thursday. And Chuck Norris is in Mike Huckabee’s camp.

But Barack Obama showed that Republicans aren’t the only ones who are backed by tough-guy action stars. Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan endorsed Obama this week, saying he “seemed like the real deal.”

Expect Hillary Clinton to go to the mat on this one. Who will be her counterpunch: Jackie Chan? Steven Seagal?

I say we have a Texas death match with all of them chained together in a ring to determine who will be the next president.

18 Comments

  1. Pleefer
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:26 am | Permalink

    It’s fitting that Ahnold would endorse MCCain.

  2. Pleefer
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:49 am | Permalink

    Does it count if Arlo Guthrie endorsed Ron Paul? Or can only meat-heads be taken seriously?

  3. The Phantom
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:50 am | Permalink

    Be more interesting to have a cage match with hIllary, obama, and McCain! Bloodier too! My money would be on Hill.

  4. The Phantom
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:51 am | Permalink

    You’d really put Arlo up against Chuck and Arnie? What are you thinking!

  5. The Phantom
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:52 am | Permalink

    From the picture, who would you guess has the higher I.Q.?

  6. Pleefer
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 6:53 am | Permalink

    I’m sure Bruce Lee would have endorsed Paul.

  7. Political_mama
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 8:35 am | Permalink

    The photo looks like Ahnold peed his pants with the shaddow. And McCain looks like someone I’d be providing home health care to.

  8. WAR
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 8:46 am | Permalink

    McCain definately has the best neckties of all the candidates. Arnold’s nectie is entirely je june – definately not presidential material. It’s funny McCain’s handlers allowed the photograph with Arnold’s nectie in the background to be published. You’d think that they would have at least gotten those guys from Saxet to go into PhotoSmart Studio and put a different tie on Arnold before they published the picture.

    (That’s funny. They wouldn’t post this because it had the word ‘Saxet’ in it. Has ‘Saxet’ become a profanity now?)

  9. Econ101
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 10:37 am | Permalink

    John McCain almost switched to the Democrat Party:

    http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-say-mccain-nearly-abandoned-gop-2007-03-28.html

  10. Ben
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 10:40 am | Permalink

    John McCain almost saw the light.

  11. Tom Paine
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm | Permalink

    Why do we care who Hulk Hogan supports? Arnold hes a gov so his endorsement might carry a little weight. I also think its the media themselves making a big deal of celebrity endorsements, asking a celeb in a interview who do you like for pres, and then waving and shouting so and so backs ” ” And people wonder why people watch stuff like daily show for news, one is a joke and the other id just pretending to be.

  12. Taz
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 12:09 pm | Permalink

    Gotta agree with you, Tom. “Celebrity endorsements” are good for a headline for the celebrity worshippers, but let’s get real. These are people who’s entire lives consist of getting paid to play make believe. They are telling people how to vote?

  13. Writerdog
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 1:01 pm | Permalink

    OK that tears it, they deleted my post… I am sending over Steven Segall!

  14. Nathan
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Permalink

    I am hoping McCain doesn’t get the nomination.

    This will be, by far, the most difficult time I have ever had in supporting the party if McCain does get the nomination.

  15. Writerdog
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 8:22 pm | Permalink

    Welcome to my world Nathan…

  16. Writerdog
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 8:43 pm | Permalink

    You ever heard that “every time I think I know the answer they change the question!”. I use to think I knew what being a Conservative meant, but then the other day it hit me. The definition was changed and I did not get the memo. It use to mean being in favor of small government, prudent spending and a reasonable foreign policy. But it seem to have changed! Now it is for a bigger Nanny state and no not just increasing the welfare rolls and making it so no body has to pay for anything or work. But that the Government has a absolute control over everything. Not that they exercise their control, just that they can if so desired.
    Its for bloating the Government till it makes the Democrats feel like it is their failing for not having been able to get it done. Its for “Perpetual war for a perpetual peace”, thus feeding the defense industry and employing the entire country in this effort. It for continuing to divide the nation and causing a situation where the people can not come together and revolt against those controlling it. This in a Bi-partisan effort with the Democrats.

    Mc Cain and Romney argue over who is the most “Conservative” what they are meaning is who is the most Neoconservative! It just makes it easier to say after dropping the “Neo” part and thinking that the public is so stupid they do not catch the difference.

  17. dr_k21
    Posted February 2, 2008 at 9:25 am | Permalink

    First, Writerdog- I don’t believe the definition of a conservative has changed. I do believe that the conservative movement is being hijacked by people like McCain. Those individuals that the only the conservative or republican about them is that they are registered that way.

    The only reason that Arnold endorsed McCain is that they are identical; both are registered republicans, both support big government & higher taxes, both support more liberal issues than all republicans put together.

  18. Bryan
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 3:02 pm | Permalink

    This news is outdated. Hogan just stated on “The View” that the Obama endorsement was a mistake and that he changed his mind. On McCain Hogan stated, “MCCAIN, WHEN I SEE HIM SERVING HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND IT’S A VERY CRUCIAL TIME FOR CHANGE.”

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