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| Springer to File Papers for Senate Bid |
| 2003-07-10 |
| I think he’d fit right in... Jerry Springer, the talk show host who put wife-swappers, strippers and skinheads on the air and then watched the punches fly, will file papers to run for the U.S. Senate as early as Friday, advisers said. Like I said, He’ll fit right in. Springer, 59, the former Cincinnati mayor, will not decide whether to actually run until later this month, said Mike Ford, his political adviser. Didn’t the reason he lost the mayor’s job have something to do with hookers? The early filing is necessary to avoid getting into legal trouble for raising money without officially declaring a candidacy, Ford said. Springer is airing 30-minute infomercials across the nation to raise money and build support for his possible run for the Democratic nomination next year. Do they feature incestuous trailer trash families hitting each other over the head with chairs? The infomercial, paid for by Springer, is part biography and part fund-raiser. It explains how Springer’s parents fled Nazi Germany for England, then moved to the United States just before Springer’s fifth birthday. The ad seeks small donations and offers T-shirts, bumper stickers and CDs of Springer singing "rockabilly" music. Wow! Where do I sign up! It’s worth it just for the CD! The infomercial will air for about two weeks in several U.S. cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tenn., New Orleans, San Antonio and New York. Ford would not say how much it cost. It was not immediately scheduled to air in Ohio because of concerns over equal access, meaning TV stations would have to offer equivalent time to other candidates. The infomercial also addresses potential problems by Springer’s talk show, known for its profanity, fistfights, cheating spouses and incestuous relationships. Springer repeats a theme he has voiced several times in recent months — that his show is not responsible for problems in Ohio with schools, jobs and the economy. Believe me, folks. Keeping these people on my show and off the streets probably helps cut down on crime. At least for an hour or so. The infomercial focuses on a comment by National Review commentator Jonah Goldberg on a Sunday morning talk show several months ago. Goldberg warned of new people brought to the polls by Springer, including "slack-jawed yokels, hicks, weirdos, pervs and whatnots." Was he talking about the Senate or the voters? The infomercial offers that quote on a T-shirt and inserted into a signed photograph of Springer next to a sign for Hicksville, Ohio. Springer refers to the quote and talks about wanting to reach out to "regular folks ... who weren’t born with a silver spoon in your mouth." This strategy worked for Huey Long...for awhile. State Sen. Eric Fingerhut, a Democrat, has already announced his candidacy for the Senate seat. The Democratic winner will probably take on Republican Sen. George Voinovich. Eric Fingerhut??? "A half-hour infomercial doesn’t wipe out what he’s been doing for a decade," Fingerhut said Thursday. "All it does tragically is identify Ohio with his level of entertainment." As opposed to what? Dennis Kucinich? |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 Who does your art work,Fred? |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-7-11 8:22:06 AM |