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"Star Trek" Captains campaign for Ohio Democrat. . .
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| 8/26/2002
| Associated Press
Posted on 08/26/2002 9:00:43 AM PDT by Salgak
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Far from the final frontier, "Star Trek" fans gravitated to a political fund-raiser, drawn by the prospect of seeing no less than two Star Fleet captains.
Tim Hagan, a Democrat running for governor against a Republican incumbent with the Taft family political lineage and 20 times as much money, isn't shy about using his Hollywood connection.
Hagan's wife is actress Kate Mulgrew, who commands a loyal following from her days as Capt. Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager."
And on Saturday, a fund-raiser for Hagan's campaign featured Mulgrew along with several of her fellow cast members, including Tim Russ (Vulcan security chief Tuvok) and Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim).
The crew of Voyager was joined by William Shatner, Capt. James T. Kirk of the Enterprise on the original "Star Trek."
Is this any way to run a campaign for governor in the nation's seventh-largest state?
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: badwig; democrats; fanboys; mulgrew; shatner; startrek
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Well, Star Trek always WAS a bit Politically Correct.
However, with Shatner, a Canadian National, doing an appearance for a US politician, isn't that TECHNICALLY a Foreign National making an illegal campaign donation to a US Federal Candidate ?? Especially as they talked it up at the "Trek" conventions. . .
Of course, there IS a Shatner-Ohio connection precedent: Jim Traficant and HIS bad hairpiece, to match the famous "Shatner Turbo 2000". . . .
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:00:43 AM PDT
by
Salgak
To: Salgak
Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.....
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:03:59 AM PDT
by
My2Cents
To: Salgak
I thought, in the future, along with no Iraqis to be found aboard any "Star Trek" vehicles, there would also be none of their supporters, the future evolved liberals....
To: Salgak
Janeway is easily the worst captain in Star Trek history....Hagan is toast.
To: Salgak
Go figure. The Federation always a bit on the liberal side.
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:11:26 AM PDT
by
finnman69
To: Salgak
Shame.
I never thought Shatner would campaign for a parasite-party candidate.
To: Salgak
Does this mean her campaign slogan is going to be RESISTANCE IS FUTILE?
To: Lancey Howard
Never fear...Shatner's hair is supporting the Republican.
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:21:02 AM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: Salgak
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:23:16 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
To: Salgak
Humans can be so illogical.
To: Salgak
And Seven of Nine has become a preachy, liberal, Clinton-worshiper (kneel before him!) on 'Boston Public'. Kids, prepare to be assimilated into NEAbots
Oh Ms. Ryan! How the mighty have fallen!
I agree. Kate Mulgrew won't help...she was the worst.
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:28:04 AM PDT
by
hattend
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
I've only seen one poll on this race - from last week, and it was closer than I expected. Taft - 42%, Hagan - 33%. But I don't know anything about the polling firm (Dykes), or who commissioned the poll. Margin of error - 5%.
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:29:23 AM PDT
by
Coop
To: Salgak
Of course, there IS a Shatner-Ohio connection precedent: Jim Traficant and HIS bad hairpiece, to match the famous "Shatner Turbo 2000". . . . DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!! At least during lunchtime (as I'm wiping spewed Diet Coke off the keyboard...)
LOL!
To: Lancey Howard
I remember reading one of Shatner's biographies (honest, I didn't buy it, it was just lying there!) where he compared Checkov's uptight character to a Rush Limbaugh listener. The comparison was not flattering.
To: Coop
Our choices are pretty sad here in Ohio. I think we have a Constitutional Party candidate. Guess I'll be one of the .067% crowd.
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posted on
08/26/2002 9:47:34 AM PDT
by
steve50
To: Salgak
Isn't Shatner still a Canadian citzen?
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posted on
08/26/2002 10:20:16 AM PDT
by
Grig
To: Grig
Yep. Says so in the article as well. . .
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posted on
08/26/2002 10:23:01 AM PDT
by
Salgak
To: steve50
Our choices are pretty sad here in Ohio. I think we have a Constitutional Party candidate. Guess I'll be one of the .067% crowd. Me too. I've never done that before. But this November for the governor's race, I will.
To: dubyaismypresident
I've got a couple RINOs for senators also. DeWine is cosponsoring a gun control bill with hillery, I'll never vote for him again.
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posted on
08/26/2002 10:30:19 AM PDT
by
steve50
To: steve50
I've got a couple RINOs for senators also. DeWine is cosponsoring a gun control bill with hillery, I'll never vote for him again. I voted for DeWine in the general last time, against in the Primary....not that it mattered. Why can't we have Blackwell in the Senate instead?
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