Countering 'The Rock'
Conservative media analyst L. Brent Bozell III has a dream TV ad for the Democrats. Every time the Republicans harp on the violence in Hollywood and the Democratic Party's refusal to use its influence to clean up TV, show World Wrestling Federation superstar "The Rock" engaged in his violent style of wrestling. That would be the same wrestler who starred in last night's Republican National Convention performance here in Philly. "The Democrats and the press would have a field day," says Bozell. "When Republicans attack Democrats for being soft on Hollywood violence, the Democrats could say, 'Well, how do you explain The Rock?' "
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/election/gop/whispers.htm (House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and World Wrestling Federation champion, The Rock, raise their hands at the podium at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday.
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The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- The Rock was raring to rev up the Republican National Convention, but some GOP conservatives didn't want his help.
The World Wrestling Federation champion was joining House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a former high school wrestling coach, in launching Wednesday night's convention session.
That didn't sit well with the Parents Television Council, which complained to GOP leaders that The Rock stars in "the most violent and vulgar program on prime time network television."
The Rock, who won't say which candidate he's supporting for president, answered his critics at a news conference promoting a voter registration drive the WWF is sponsoring with MTV's Choose or Lose, Youth Vote 2000 and Project Vote Smart.
http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/080300/gop_0803005226.shtmlTo be fair, he appeared at both the Democratic and Republican conventions to promote the voter drive, and it's unknown as to which party he supports, but for the longest time I had thought I'd dreamed the whole thing up.