Posted on 12/12/2016 5:41:49 AM PST by bryan999
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Piscopo’s Frank Sinatra impression, made famous from his days on “Saturday Night Live,” has gotten an update.
It’s no longer “New York, New York,” but “NJ, NJ,” the actor, standup comic and potential 2017 Republican candidate for governor is now crooning.
Piscopo performed the updated song — lyrics included “my New York and Philly blues are melting away” — at a recent charity event for the Boys and Girls Club in New Jersey, where his flirtation with running for governor to succeed incumbent Republican Chris Christie when his term ends in 2018 is out in the open.
Piscopo, 65, gained fame as a member of the “SNL” cast, impersonating fellow Jersey native Sinatra as well as late-night host Dave Letterman. He also appeared in films and hosts a political talk radio show in New York and is a spokesman for the Boys and Girls Club.
He says he would likely run as a Republican in 2017, but isn’t ruling out jumping in as an independent after the June 6 primary.
“I’m seriously looking at it,” he said, promising to make a decision by January. “I love the people. I love the state. I know what has to be done.”
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If Al Franken can be a senator, why not?
Farging Icehole. (Johnny Dangerously)
Danny Vermin for Gov!!
He supported Obama.
Both elections?
Watch it. Somebody else called me that once. Once. ;-)
I don’t know, but he was on Hannity once during Obama’s first term and supported him.
Good!
Trump-Friendly©
He looks more and more like the chairman of the board as he ages LOL
Another ‘roid-rage gov?
Just like Ahnold and Jesse “The Body” er, I mean “The Brain” Ventura, they start off sounding reasonable and then return to their make-believe universe once they get elected.
I remember that he supported Trump. I think that’s great.
What exit?
He turned right after backing Obama in '08.
I wouldn’t trust him.
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