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Posted on 06/02/2006 3:58:10 PM PDT by SubGeniusX
An Unfamiliar Ring
Rookie candidate gets pinned by his wrestling past.
Folks leaving a recent gathering of the Republican Party in Timonium, Md., found fliers on their windshields that accused a candidate for state office of spitting on the American flag as a young man.
The target of the leaflets, Nikolai Volkoff, denies that charge.
“I never spit on the American flag. Never!” says Volkoff, 59, who is entering politics by trying to win the 7th District state-assembly seat after a long and legendary career in professional wrestling. “I sang the Russian anthem, yes. But I never spit on any flag.”
Volkoff’s press secretary, Andy Vineberg, challenges the anonymous accusers to back up their flag-spitting claims.
“There’s no film of that!” says Vineberg, a former producer of wrestling events and lifelong admirer of Volkoff. “That’s completely untrue! If this were wrestling, whoever [made the charges] would be bear-hugged and body-slammed down for the 1-2-3. But this is very upsetting. Nikolai wants to run a good, clean campaign.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtoncitypaper.com ...
and actually .. so what if he did ... it was wrestling, it was theater ... he was supposed to get heat ... like Austin wiping his nose or rear with the Canadian Flag ...
very cheap shot ...
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And this is just for the Republican Primary.... I goota follow this ...
I saw prominent Democrat activist and possible California gubernatorial candidate Warren Beatty gun down a couple cops in cold blood. In fact he killed many people with his accomplice Faye Dunaway!
"I saw Anthony Hopkins in a Nazi uniform once, but I think he was just acting too."
Didn't he eat some people?
LLS
Sean Penn has killed lots of people in his movies.
I watched Arnold Schwarzenegger kill lots of people. Hasn't helped him govern, though.
Damn ... and just think of all the stuff we have on the The good Guvn'er of California ... He's leveled entire nations .. stalked children ... ran around the streets naked ...
*This posting doesn't constitute an endorsement of the man. For informational purposes. :-)
I hope Nikolai is able to pull this off, but I coulda told him that politics is a tougher & dirtier game than rasslin'.
Let's arrest Martin Sheen for impersonating the President of the United States and then we'll go after all those people impersonating doctors and lawyers on TV.
And don't forget about when Martin Sheen took up arms against the US government and fought in support of slavery
SCANDELOUS!
And I heard a candidate for NY State Comptroller suggest a sitting US Senator from NY would shoot our President between the eyes if he thought he could get away with it.
"You may be asking yourself why I plan on running for office, and the reason is quite simple. I have had a very interesting life and for all those that have ever purchased a ticket to see me, ever watched me on your TV, ever purchased one of my figures, pictures, and for all those that welcomed me to live this dream, this is my way of saying thank you. Thank you for allowing me in your country, thank you for your kindness, support, and everything you do. Becoming your House of Delegate Representative is my way of giving back to all of you."
Actually .. from reading his site ... I think we need more people like him in government ...
He should respond with a chair shot to that guy's head.
Thanks for the ping
win Nikoli
It was the WWF for godness sake. Fantasy, not real, you know fiction. Geez..
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