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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/12/09

    In reply to Tracy Morgan Launches Alec Baldwin-for-Senate Campaign
    who among us doesn't start out each and every day throwing on a sumo mawashi and fantasizing about hurling Lieberman from the dohyō?
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    Image of meerkat meerkat
    10/12/09

    In reply to Tracy Morgan Launches Alec Baldwin-for-Senate Campaign
    I get that the nunchucks could be a problem... but really, is there anyone who wouldn't like to beat Lieberman up?

    And when did bean bags become part of a police officer's arsenal?
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    As long as she never breaks kayfabe.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    If she could only run as the Empress of the Deep South, she'd win simply by announcing her intention to enter the race.
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    Image of TabithaIapetus TabithaIapetus
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    She sounds like the perfect Republican candidate! And no wonder they thought it was a good idea to put her on the State Board of Education! Those Republicans... always thinking of the kids. And then touching them inapprorpriately.
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    Pareene's fixed his mistake on the front page, but it's 2pm Eastern and he hasn't actually corrected this story. Cue the Jeopardy theme...
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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    Ugh! It always astounds me that a House of Schlock and Ersatz Soap Opera like the WWE is so wildly successful, while genuine fighting which is filled with drama and masterful technique like Mixed Martial Art events go relatively unknown. I blame it on the UFC's dumb and myopic marketing decisions, from the 90s, where they chose to portray the contests as no-holds-barred brutal cage-fighting with no rules. That false image haunts the UFC and other MMA organizations to this day. Also, what's happening with the WWE's popularity is a metaphor for America: we prefer the fake to the real, and the shamelessly shallow to the substantive.
    While I'm not a huge Chris Dodd fan, here's hoping he has Linda McMahon for lunch while Dana White provides the condiments.
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    Image of transbastard transbastard
    09/16/09

    @Wrapitup: Real fighting is ugly, as the UFC shows reliably. The WWE provides absurdist theater with a high amusement factor.

    The WWE is the heir of the old vaudeville shows.
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    Image of Julio Esquivel Julio Esquivel
    09/16/09

    @Wrapitup: Yeah, it's pretty much a theater production of a superhero action story. Its historical roots in the circus industry is a large factor in its success, and I happen to be one of those old fans who watched with his parents back in the ol' days, and then on my own when I was an angsty, middle-schooler in the mid-to-late '90s.

    And wait a second... MMA is relatively unknown? That's a pretty big claim, considering the recent boom and notoriety of the sport, and how it has since overshadowed Boxing, completely.
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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    09/16/09

    @Julio Esquivel: Aight, lemme modify that to say 'not as well-known as WWE'. You don't see MMA fighting on network TV like with WWE and extraordinarily great fighters like Anderson Silva or Fedor Emelianenko are really not household names like the WWE's Big Show or John Cena. The WWE is part of American, and even world, pop culture. Their 'stars' go on talk shows and appear in B movies. Sure a few MMA stars have had brief forays into showbiz like Chuck Liddell but the vast majority of them have nowhere near the name recognition of the average WWE star. I think the commenter above you had it right when he mentioned that real fighting can get pretty hardcore, which is something that many parents wouldn't want their kids to see. The WWE can thus market to kids much better than the UFC can. However Dana White has promised a network TV deal next year. So I'll be looking forward to the UFC kicking the WWE's ass.
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    Image of Peter Feld Peter Feld
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    I wish some meteorologist would take on Lieberman. He could use this slogan: "You don't need a Lieberman to know which way the wind blows."
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    This could be what Dodd needs to win - a crazy sideshow on the Republican side.
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    Let's get ready to bumble.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    I didn't think Connecticut politics could get any more idiotic.

    And then Linda goes and answers the call.
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    That description of her history with her family sounds pretty much like that of every other GOP Senator.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    Linda, just one punch to Joe Lieberman's groin would raise you $100 million.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/16/09

    @MrInBetween: Linda, just one punch to Chris Dodd's groin would raise you $100 million.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    She'd have better luck running against Franken when his term is up. They love wrestlers in Minnesota.
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    09/16/09

    @morninggloria: While I can't deny the truth of that statement, she looses points for not actually wrestling. We have clear ideas of what our politicians should be.
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    09/16/09


    @lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist:
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    Image of HardyCachimba HardyCachimba
    09/16/09

    In reply to WWE CEO Linda McMahon To Run For Senate
    She is running against Chris Dodd .. not Joe Lieberman.
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