October 21, 2004

Athletes for Bush

With razor-thin margins in many state races any edge a campaign can find will be used. The Bush-Cheney campaign pulled out their sports card. Here's the list of athletic Bush backers:

• Emie Banks, MLB Hall of Famer
  
• Daniel Beery, Olympic Gold Medalist, Rowing
  
• Carlos Beltran, MLB All-Star Centerfielder
  
• Craig Biggio, MLB All-Star Catcher & Second Baseman
  
• Josh Davis, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming
  
• Adam Dunn, MLB All Star Left Fielder
  
• John Elway, NFL Hall of Famer
  
• Bob Feller, MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher
  
• Natalie Golda, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Water Polo
  
• Matt Hasselbeck, NFL Quarterback
  
• Bernie Kosar, NFL Quarterback, Ret.
  
• Steve Largent, NFL Hall of Famer
  
• Karl Malone, NBA All-Star & MVP Winner
  
• Anthony Munoz, NFL Hall of Famer
  
• Jack Nicklaus, PGA Tour Most Major Championship Titles
  
• Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Gold Medalist, Gymnastics
  
• Dot Richardson, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Softball
  
• Nolan Ryan, MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher
  
• Janet Lynn Salomon, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Figure Skating
  
• Chris Spielman, NFL Linebacker, Ret.
  
• Roger Staubach, NFL Hall of Famer
  
• Kerri Strug, Olympic Gold Medalist, Gymnastics
  
• Lynn Swann, NFL Hall of Famer
  
• Todd Walker, MLB Second Baseman
  

Unlike the pro-GOP actors at the national convention, Bush-Cheney didn't get stuck with a lot of second-tier talent--although a water polo players counts as third-tier in my book. These are about as intellectually valuable as the Hollywood crowd backing John Kerry. What does it say about an undecided voter that moves to President Bush because of Kerri Strug?