Boxing promoter Don King stumps for Bush

[librechik]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/8820936.htm?1c
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"People understand that George Walker Bush is the man with the plan to make America better," King, sporting an American flag tie and plenty of diamond-encrusted jewelry, told a group of black business leaders at a downtown jazz club. "Sometimes, just sometimes, it ain't too bad to be in the Bushes."

The latter line is the flip side of Jesse Jackson's warning at past Democratic conventions for Americans to "stay out of the Bushes."

King's rap sheet makes him an odd choice for Bush front man. He was convicted in the 1967 beating death of a man who owed him money and spent nearly four years in prison. In 1954, he killed a man who was robbing a numbers house he operated in Cleveland, but it was ruled self-defense.

King also has beaten tax evasion and fraud charges, faced numerous lawsuits from boxers and their handlers and endured three grand jury investigations and an FBI sting operation - all while cementing his status as one of the world's top boxing promoters."



Odd? Sounds exactly like Shrub!

[madmax]

1. Glad that sucker is stumping for bush!! n/t

[saigon68]

9. BOTH DON KING AND CHIMPANZEE MCSHRUB ARE KILLERS

Nice pair of book ends

2 MURDERERS

[diamond14]

28. bush* campaign poster (thanks to BartCop !)

Hi, I'm boxing thief Don King, inviting you to
vote for a thief bigger than me, George W Bush.


thanks to BartCop
http://www.BartCop.com

[shraby]

2. King fits right in doesn't he?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. BWAA-HA-HA!

serves them right!

[kodi]

4. tell you what, don king would dick cheney a run for his money

the man has almost single-handedly destroyed professional boxing.

[NNN0LHI]

5. Bush has a guy who kicked a man to death backing him? Thats nice

:eyes:

[Spinzonner]

6. Maybe he's trying to get appointed

to head up all those 'interrogations'

Seems eminently qualified.

[saigon68]

13. Gives the "BRISTOL STOMP" new meaning

Nice man

[SoDesuKa]

7. Promoter Don King

Promoter Don King is a piece of shit.

[Lisa]

8. what's he going to call it -- "the bungle in the jungle"?

(Florida election scams)

[librechik]

10. hah! good one n/t

[grytpype]

11. Well, he is rich.

Rich people seem to like Bush for some reason.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. That's it all my respect for Don King is gone.

Oh wait. I never had any to begin with. Teflon Don cheering for the Teflon Dung.

[Vladimir]

27. Can you say race traitor? n/t

[pacifictiger]

14. that's certainly reaching into the

bottom of the barrel for 'star' power.

[SideshowScott]

15. Don King for Bush: Crooks for Crooks!

Don King is just as much a Crook as Bush is...Peas in a pod if you ask me

[The Animator]

16. Crap...

Guess we won't be seeing Tyson vs. Bush on pay-per-veiw after all.

"...King's rap sheet makes him an odd choice for Bush front man. He was convicted in the 1967 beating death of a man who owed him money and spent nearly four years in prison."

...This makes him an odd choice for Bush why?

[number6]

17. LOL

"Teflon Don cheering for the Teflon Dung."

Dung is right :evilgrin:

[allalone]

18. can convicted felons

even vote? I thought they lose that right. And if not, why the pyrge of voters rolls in Fla?

[olddem43]

19. Murderers for Bush

This is great. Convicted Murderers for Bush! Sure to bring in a lot of middle of the road voters. Is this the only black Repug they can find to back the W.? Proves that money is the only thing that counts to these dolts.

[AngryAmish]

29. He is not a murderer - He is a manslaughterer

(Stole the line from "Wild at Heart")

Shouldn't the headline be "Don King Stomps for Bush", seeing how he stomped a man to death?

[finecraft]

20. Let's see...so far that's felons, terrorists and crooks for Bush*

Did I forget anyone? Oh yeah...let's not forget the "family values" wing of the repug party that includes child molesters and adulterers.
Anyone else?

[hyphenate]

21. I did a photoshop for a friend......

[Voltaire99]

23. Hee hee, nice one! (n/t)

[LiberalBushFan]

22. why???

According to fundrace.org, don king donated $2,000 to Gephardt. There must be some money involved here.

[Tellurian]

24. Wait, Charles Manson and Squeaky Fromm are stumping for Bush too-

Bush is jellin like a felon...

[Voltaire99]

25. He's like Don Corleone crossed with Buckwheat.

Seriously, don't let the 'fro fool you: King is more badass than sweet sweetback himself. He's killed twice. He rules an empire worth hundreds of millions.

In recent years, King has stymied attempts at federal reform of boxing like the one currently being pushed by McCain. That's the subtext here. The kingmaker does not wish to relinquish control.

[Stuckinthebush]

26. This makes sense...

King is very wealthy and respects one thing...money.

Bush allows him to keep more of his money, therefore, King appreciates Bush.

I'm sure Mr. King would like to stay in the Bushes that enrich him so.

Me, on the other hand...I'm still stuck in the bush with the rest of America.

[rocktivity]

30. Thugs of a feather flock together

If he's Bush's Great Black Hope, better he should keep slipping money to Al Shartpon.

:headbang:
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