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laststeamtrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-25-08 02:56 PM
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Too bad there was no ***OFFICIAL THREAD*** for this testimony.


Flitty Fitness Guru Richard Simmons Courts a Run for Congress


It's all stars and stripes, spangles and spandex for anti-fat crusader Richard Simmons, who hinted at a desire to run for congress while speaking on Capitol Hill Thursday.

Testifying before the House Education and Labor Committee, on the issues of battling childhood obesity and increasing school exercise programs, fitness guru Simmons, 60, said in a half-kidding tone, "I want to have the respect of a congressman, I want to talk like a congressman, and maybe, someday, I'll be a congressman."

Then, answering about three minutes of follow-up questions, Simmons adopted a politician’s rhetoric to address the press. Simmons said at one point that he would be available for the people.

"However I can be of use," he said, "If my country wants me, I'll be there for my country."...http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?Section=66&ID=19711

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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-25-08 02:57 PM
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1. Richard is teh awesome
Edited on Fri Jul-25-08 02:57 PM by GreenPartyVoter
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