i was a huge wwe fan. then i guess i kinda grew out of it.

but i like linda mcmahon. not sure about her politics, but as a person she seems reasonable enough.

if old WWE clips are the best CT dems can come up with, then i have a feeling CT will have be getting a new senator.

also, i didn't know they're now a tv-pg show. that's definitely a change from when i used to watch, in the days of stone cold and mankind and "the corporation"...

So every American knows the difference between scripted TV and "real life betrayal of Americans by Washington politicians," but playing a Grand Theft Auto game will turn them into murdering fiends and seeing Janet Jackson's boob flashed for two seconds will turn them into sex perverts?

The front page blurb calls her "Julie McMahon."

And boy oh boy, Wrestling is a dirty, dirty business. Linda McMahon has been running a company that basically forces it's employees to be drug users, sometimes not Steroids but for most of her tenure absolutely. Vince is famously quoted for once saying he could infinite amounts of cocaine, he'd never get addicted. A) The addiction part isn't the crime and B) Some of your employees didn't turn out to be so self-controlled.

A simple add showing what percentage of the wrestler's they've used are dead before 40 should be effective. Wait till folks turn 50 and you realize the WWE is basically a death merchant. Not a savory business. If Democrats can't find a way to get to the dirt it'll be a tragedy, because there is mounds and mounds of it.

The Dems in the state are wasting their time going after this stuff. Linda isn't a viable candidate. Why bother?

If she gets the nomination, they roll out WWF/WWE stuff. There's tons of it that would make a non-wrestling fan's head spin. But it's really a waste of time.

It's double a waste of TPM's time. It's really a non-story. She's never going to get the nomination, or even challenge strongly. She and Vince aren't really any reflection on the GOP.

John

I'm not sure this will do much to harm her. People know what pro wrestling is all about. To the average schmoe, the spokesperson for the party comes off as priggish though that is what a segment of Democrats really like. If it's intended to short up the base with women it might have some strength as a criticism, but generally speaking it doesn't seem like it will be terribly effectve in my opinion. Dodd needs to be able to run on his record which is a damn sight better than that scumbag Lieberman's record and he won. Dodd's weakness is that he's become a caricature of an old, out of touch Washington pol. The only time in recent memory when Dodd was showing himself in a favorable light was when he was running for President and kept tacking to the left. That's what he ought to do if he wants to cut this crazy lady off at the knees.

A real nice touch on the "rape" scene is that the female "wrestler"--Stephanie McMahon--is the daughter of Linda and Vince. So they have the whole "family values" thing going for them.

I hate to be a prig (and I will begin by noting I know nothing of Ms. McMahon, and I don't like professional wrestling), but this type of attack is precisely what we have be criticizing the right wing about. Ms. McMahon is in the entertainment business, and even a tongue-in-cheek headline like such as the "condoning necrophilia" is petty, childish, and should be out of bounds. It is no different from Republican confusion about Senator Franken's comic routines with his actual policy positions.

At the risk of being accuses of advocating a "holier than thou" attitude.... I think we on the left (and particularly on TPM) should be exactly that. I know the humor is hard to resist -- but that is what Wonkette is for

@ Freaktow: you claimed "the WWE appeals to the lowest common denominator". The claim was NEVER proven to be accurate and it's nothing more than a fictional stereotype people like you feel the need to pitch on those who have a different taste of entertainment. It's juvenile and it's morally wrong. If that weren't the case then it's funny how the "higher common denominators" are so informed with Linda McMahon's background and actual responsibilities when she was a WWE CEO (yes, that was sarcasm).

As for the Katie Vick rape segment, do you realize it's just entertainment? It's just like saying Arnold Schwarzenegger shouldn't be the governor of California because he was portrayed as a cyborg who was programmed to murder people. Let's not forget he was nude in the beginning of the movie, but is it be fair to use fiction against somebody fulfilling a goal or dream? Answer: no. Obviously MANY people are misinformed and many are judging w/out doing the proper research. Linda McMahon DID NOT work in the creative department of the WWE. She most likely did not know this angle was going to take place prior to the segment being aired. She doesn't go over the scripts or pitch in ideas or anything. That is why they hire a creative team for the shows. So why is it fair to use something against Linda that she had NO part in what so ever? Better yet, why use fiction against reality? That is just silly and sorry to say, I'm really questioning the credibility of Christina Bellantoni here. The entire article was laughable.

That's going to backfire big time. The political "strategists" who came up with it should be fired.

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