Rambo v. Walker, Texas Ranger: Stallone Backs McCain Against Norris’ Huckabee
Rambo himself says John McCain will make the best president. You gonna argue with him? (AP Photo/Lionsgate)
Talk about tough opponents.
After Mike Huckabee enlisted action star Chuck Norris to watch his back on the rough-and-tumble campaign trail, John McCain is tag-teaming with Rocky himself.
Sylvester Stallone told FOX News that he’s supporting the Arizona senator for the 2008 presidential nomination — McCain, a former Vietnam POW, is the real Rambo, Stallone seemed to reason.
“I like McCain a lot,” Stallone said in an interview that aired Thursday. “Things may change along the way, but there’s something about matching the character with the script, and right now the script is being written and reality is pretty brutal and hard edge and like a rough action film, you need somebody who’s been in that to deal with it.”
So who’s badder?
Though both tough-guy surrogates may be better suited for a cage match than a press gaggle, Norris has blended into civilian society, standing tall with Huckabee at rallies and accompanying him in post-debate “spin rooms” to set the media straight about what they just saw.
Stallone apparently has not been recruited for any campaign appearances … yet.
The Texas Ranger’s campaign ad with Huckabee late last year did wonders for the former Arkansas governor’s Web site traffic, with lines like “My plan to secure the border … Chuck Norris” and “There’s no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. Only another fist.”
Click here to see Huckabee’s ad on Norris’ endorsement.
Stallone/McCain versus Norris/Huckabee could the ultimate ultimate fighting contest of this election year. McCain, alerted to the surprise Stallone endorsement, said as a result, he’s prepared for the next brutal round on the campaign trail.
“I’m going to Philadelphia and run up the steps … I’m ready,” he told FOX News.
Campaigning later in West Palm Beach, McCain told reporters, jokingly: “Look out Chuck Norris, Sylvester’s comin’ after you. He’s comin’ after you and he’s going to get you. You better run! Chuck, you can run but you can’t hide!”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
I would not brag about stallone backing McCain. Stallone is about as dumb as a box of rocks!
Stallone’s an actor; Norris is for real. You decide…
Give me a break! Evevyone knows Chuck can kick Rocky’s tail any day of the week. Sly is too old and out of shape. Just like McCain.
I just read a really scary story that the NY Times wrote the other day about Rudy Guliani. Yes, New York, the city that he came from and has experience in managing. He is a total bully and sore loser when it come to anybody crossing him. He has not tried to work with anyone! He has wrecked sereal lives because somebody stood up to him. We don’t need bullying in Washington! If you think about it, he only has experience in being a Mayor. Is he really trying to jump up to being president?
McCain is not a Republican and yes he is too old to be president. He wants to give you the truth and the facts? There they are, he is 72 years old! That IS old. There are reasons that the retirement age is 65. He will be seven years beyond that if he is elected. If I were him, I too, would want to live in a big white house before I died or retired. (In his case which ever comes first) He was a courageous war hero, we all give him that. That doesn’t give him the qualifications to go and be president. I would support him to be the Secretary of Defense. He has a lot of democratic ideas and that is why the media loves him. I think that they will shoot themselves in the foot if McCain actually get elected. McCain has had his chance of 27 years in Washington and look what good he has done. NOTHING!
Romney is the canidate to vote for. He is organized, experienced, caring, family valued, well balanced, and most importantly different from anything Washington has ever seen. He has the experience that is going to get our country out of this crisis we are in. In MA, he made it a priority to make sure that he fulfilled all of his campaign promises. He has done it before, he will do it again. Come on media people, do yourselves a favor and get behind the one true conservative republican canidate, MITT ROMNEY!
Huh?
Who cares?
I guess it diverts our attention from McCain’s votes against the Bush tax cuts, his amnesty bills and the fact that he crossed the aisle to fight against conservative judges with the gang of 14.
John–what do you know about creating jobs? You have been in Washington DC so long, you wouldn’t even recognize your ‘home’ state of Arizona which just passed legislation making it so that any employer who hires an illegal alien will lose his business license. McCain’s answer to illegal immigration? Z-visas for every illegal alien which makes it so they never have to pay a fine and could stay in America forever–rewarding illegal border crossing = amnesty.
McCain is Washington DC. We need someone from outside to change shake up the executive branch of the federal government.
We need someone who has created real jobs in the real world.
Wow, if Sylvester Stallone is endorsing John McCain, then maybe I should vote for him.
I mean, Stallone seems like a really smart guy, who knows all about politics, and who would be best to run our economy and govern our country!
NOT!!! The only people this endorsement with effect, are those who get their political information from action movies!!
Check out Mitt Romney’s endorsements–watch these videos for the story you don’t get here:
http://www.time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/
MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT!!
I don’t think Mccain could run-up the steps of anything, he might have a heart attack. And where has Stallone been? still in the jungles of some studio. Haven’t seen him for a while.And you never mention Huckabee name in the news. I’m so sick of hearing Clinton,Obama and Mccain and Romney that i’ll never make it until next fall. Since the media elect the president, would you please put Huckabee in there for me. thanks………..
Wow, if Sylvester Stallone is endorsing McCain, maybe I’ll switch over to him too.
I mean, stallone is such a genius and all, he knows so much about the economy and governing that I’d be crazy not to follow his lead!
NOT!!! This endorsement might help McCain with those who get all of their political information from action movies, but not with the rest of the country!
Presidential candidates aside, Stallone isn’t a patch on Chuck Norris’ sweat towel…
I am voying for Huckabee. We do not need the same old song and dance that we will get wih McCain. He has done nothing in Washington except draw a paycheck off the taxpayers backs.