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Sarah Palin to endorse Trump
Rest of field scrambling for reality show endorsements
The New York Times
reported today that Sarah Palin, the former reality show host, will
endorse Donald J. Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in
Iowa on Tuesday. Palin, best known for her work on the reality show Sarah
Palin’s Alaska, which featured Mrs. Palin, her husband Todd, her daughters
Willow and Piper and included other Palin family members, was also once
governor of Alaska and the Republican candidate for vice-president in 2008.
“I am greatly honored to
receive Sarah’s endorsement,” Mr. Trump said in a statement trumpeting Mrs.
Palin’s decision. “She is a friend, a high-quality person and, most important, a truly great reality show star."
Mr. Trump’s history with
Mrs. Palin goes way back, as far as June 2011, when the two, along with Trump’s
wife Melania, shared a pizza in New York City. At that time, Mr. Trump, showing
off his true New York pedigree, ate his pizza with a knife and fork.
The Palin announcement
rocked the Republican field and sent the other candidates scrambling for a
reality star endorsement of their own.
As we post this article,
Around The Block has learned the following:
Ted Cruz, in
keeping with his bellicose defense of unencumbered gun rights for all, is announcing on
Wednesday the endorsement of Phil Robertson, star of the reality show Duck Dynasty. It is
unclear whether, in a quid quo pro, Cruz will have to begin growing a
Robertson-style beard.
Chris Christie, true to his New Jersey roots, is courting the
endorsement of both Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer “JWoww" Farley of the reality show Jersey
Shore. A Christie spokesperson indicated that, as former federal prosecutor, Mr.
Christie looked extensively into the backgrounds of both Snooki and JWoww and,
finding nothing other than bad taste, decided that an endorsement would be a
big boost to his campaign, particularly in Iowa where Snooki and JWoww are so popular among the evangelical community.
Marco Rubio is seeking the endorsements of the entire cast of the reality
show Cuban Chrome. Unfortunately, due to Rubio’s virulent anti-Castro rhetoric and his constantly shifting positions
on immigration, it is unclear whether any
of the show’s stars will be able to endorse Rubio without being either jailed
in Cuba or deported from the U.S.
Dr. Ben Carson said he is seeking the endorsement of any of the participants on the
medical reality show Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Carson said, "Look, it's simple. I'm a doctor and they're doctors. So naturally they should endorse me." One problem facing Dr. Carson is that he always slept through the show and does not remember the names of any of its stars. And, since his entire campaign staff has either
quit or been fired, there is no way that he will be able to identify any of
them.
The Jeb Bush campaign is currently reviewing a short-list of potential
reality show stars to put in front of Governor Bush for a possible endorsement.
But first campaign staffers are trying to explain to the governor what a reality
show is.
As of this writing, none
of the other Republican candidates have responded to our requests for comments.
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