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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared to his Twitter page an image of his head superimposed on Sylvester Stallone’s body in the film “Rocky III.” The photo shows Trump’s face photoshopped on the body of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa from the film’s poster. The post did not include an accompanying caption or explanation about its origin, so the internet went crazy with speculations as Twitter users were left to interpret the image on their own. .....

I am sensing something VERY EXCITING happening in the primary campaign. First let me start off by stating that my favorite scene in the original Rocky movie was when Apollo Creed is relaxing, apparently unaware of a scene on the TV news in his room showing Rocky Balboa furiously boxing away at slabs of meat. Only one member of Apollo's crew sees that news clip and appears somewhat concerned but not Apollo. For him, the upcoming fight with Rocky will be a breeze. Folks, the same thing is happening right now. John McCain is arrogantly assuming that Super Tuesday...

For three days last December, my world and the Rocky Balboa world collided in Las Vegas, when I was hired as an extra for the latest sequel to my all-time favorite movie franchise, Rocky. I was cast as a high roller, sitting in the front row of the big fight scene—this was an amazing experience. Of course, being an extra, there is no guarantee that I will be in the final version, but I did enough cheering and jumping around to earn my one-sixteenth of a second of fame. Let me explain why I wanted to be there. First, I...

RUSH: Welcome to the program, Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa. The movie comes out on the 20th, correct? STALLONE: Right, the 20th, Rush. RUSH: Thanks for joining us today. They sent me a copy of it, Sly, and I want to be honest with you, I didn't know what was left to tell in the story. I've loved all these other Rocky movies but there's been a long hiatus now, and I put it in, and I was stunned. STALLONE: Thank you. RUSH: You cover every demographic in this, I mean, looking at it from a production and marketing point. It...